2025-2026 Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog
Physics (PHY)
Courses
- PHY 105 - Descriptive Astronomy (3 credits)
- PHY 110 - The Physics of Climate Change (3 credits)
- PHY 180 - Special Topics in Physics (1 to 4 credits)
- PHY 200 - Physics for the Life Sciences (4 credits)
- PHY 201 - Inquiry: The Mechanical and Thermal World (4 credits)
- PHY 202 - Physics for Teachers: Motion, Energy, and Forces (4 credits)
- PHY 203 - Physics for Teachers: Light, Sound, and Electromagnetism (4 credits)
- PHY 205 - Astronomy for Teachers (3 credits)
- PHY 215 - Energy in Modern Life (4 credits)
- PHY 216 - Physics of Sports (4 credits)
- PHY 220 - General Physics I (5 credits)
- PHY 221 - General Physics II (5 credits)
- PHY 230 - Principles of Physics I (5 credits)
- PHY 231 - Principles of Physics II (5 credits)
- PHY 234 - Engineering Physics (4 credits)
- PHY 280 - Special Topics in Physics (1 to 4 credits)
- PHY 302 - Introduction to Modern Physics (4 credits)
- PHY 309 - Experimental Methods in Physics (4 credits)
- PHY 311 - Advanced Laboratory II (2 credits)
- PHY 320 - Optics (3 credits)
- PHY 325 - Numerical Problem Solving Methods in Physics (3 credits)
- PHY 330 - Intermediate Mechanics (4 credits)
- PHY 340 - Electromagnetic Fields (4 credits)
- PHY 350 - Introduction to Quantum Mechanics (4 credits)
- PHY 360 - Statistical Thermodynamics (4 credits)
- PHY 370 - Solid State Physics (3 credits)
- PHY 380 - Special Topics in Physics (1 to 4 credits)
- PHY 399 - Readings in Physics (1 to 4 credits)
- PHY 430 - Advanced Mechanics (3 credits)
- PHY 440 - Advanced Electricity and Magnetism (3 credits)
- PHY 450 - Quantum Mechanics (3 credits)
- PHY 475 - General Relativity (3 credits)
- PHY 480 - Special Topics in Physics (1 to 4 credits)
- PHY 485 - Senior Physics Project (Capstone) (1 credit)
- PHY 486 - Senior Physics Project (Capstone) (2 credits)
- PHY 499 - Research in Physics (1 to 4 credits)
- PHY 670 - Modern Physics with Computer Visualization (3 credits)
- PHY 680 - Special Topics in Physics (1 to 4 credits)
- PHY 697 - Professional Learning (1 to 3 credits)