Physics
Summer 2007
General Education Info: GFR | GEP (for students starting Fall 2007)
PHYS 111 Basic Physics I (MS) 4 credits
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A general physics course intended primarily for students in psychology, biology and the health related sciences. Topics include mechanics, heat and sound. In summer session, there are three 130-minute lectures and two 110-minute labs per week. Note: This course satisfies the minimum requirements of medical and dental schools. Prerequisite: High school mathematics, including trigonometry, or MATH 150. For more information contact reno@umbc.edu.
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Grade Method: REG
GEP:N/A. GFR:Meets Biol/PhySci plus lab.
SECTIONS 6060 & 6061 LECTURES WILL MEET IN
LH6.
[0250] 6060 Meets 05/29/2007 - 07/06/2007 RENO, R
TuWTh......9:00am-11:15am (LH6 ...)
TuTh.......2:00pm- 3:50pm (PHYS108) LAB
[0251] 6061 Meets 05/29/2007 - 07/06/2007 RENO, R
TuWTh......9:00am-11:15am
TuTh......11:30am- 1:20pm (PHYS108) LAB
PHYS 112 Basic Physics II (MS) 4 credits
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Continuation of PHYS 111. Topics include electricity, magnetism, optics and modern physics. Prerequisite: PHYS 111 with a grade of "C" or better. For more information contact lili@umbc.edu.
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Grade Method: REG
GEP:N/A. GFR:Meets Biol/PhySci(non-lab).
SECTIONS 6061 & 7061 LECTURES MEET IN PHYS
201.
[0253] 6061 Meets 05/29/2007 - 07/06/2007 CUI, L
TuWTh......9:00am-11:15am (PHYS201)
TuTh......11:30am- 1:20pm (PHYS109) LAB
[0254] 7060 Meets 07/09/2007 - 08/17/2007 CUI, L
MWF........9:00am-11:15am (PHYS201)
MF........11:30am- 1:20pm (PHYS109) LAB
[0255] 7061 Meets 07/09/2007 - 08/17/2007 CUI, L
MWF........9:00am-11:15am
MF.........1:40pm- 3:30pm (PHYS109) LAB
PHYS 121 Introductory Physics I (MS) 4 credits
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This course emphasizes classical mechanics. Topics include force, particle kinematics and dynamics, equilibrium, Newton’s laws of motion and gravitation, rotational motion, collisions, momentum, energy and conservation laws. Pre- or corequisite: MATH 151. For more information contact andersoe@umbc.edu for section 6060 or kramer@umbc.edu for section 7060.
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Grade Method: REG
GEP:N/A. GFR:Meets Biol/PhySci(non-lab).
[0256] 6060 Meets 05/29/2007 - 07/06/2007 ANDERSON, E
MWF........9:00am-11:50am (SOND107)
[0257] 7060 Meets 07/09/2007 - 08/17/2007 KRAMER, I
MWF........9:00am-11:50am (SOND203)
PHYS 122 Introductory Physics II (MS) 4 credits
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This course emphasizes electricity, magnetism, heat and thermodynamics. Topics include Coulomb’s law, Gauss’s law, electric fields and electric potential, currents, simple circuits and Kirchhoff’s laws, generation of magnetic fields by charges in motion, electromagnetic induction, magnetic materials, oscillatory circuits, temperature, heat and the laws of thermodynamics. Prerequisite: PHYS 121. Corequisite: MATH 152. For more information contact reno@umbc.edu for section 6060 or takacs@umbc.edu for section 7060.
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Grade Method: REG
GEP:N/A. GFR:Meets Biol/PhySci(non-lab).
[0258] 6060 Meets 05/29/2007 - 07/06/2007 RENO, R
TuWTh......2:30pm- 5:20pm (LH6 ...)
[0259] 7060 Meets 07/09/2007 - 08/17/2007 TAKACS, L
TuThF......9:00am-11:50am (SOND101)
PHYS 333 Applied Physics in Archaeology and Art 3 credits
(MS)
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This course will demonstrate how physics is utilized to locate and date archaeological objects to determine their place of origin and to reconstruct ancient technologies. Topics in physics will be introduced at an elementary level and developed to the necessary sophistication. Note: Credit does not apply toward the physics major. Prerequisite: At least junior standing, mathematical ability at the level of high school algebra and geometry. Note: Also listed as ARCH 350. For more information contact takacs@umbc.edu or visit http://physics.umbc.edu/~takacs/phys333.html.
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Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD
[0260] 7060 Meets 07/09/2007 - 08/17/2007 TAKACS, L
MW.........1:00pm- 4:10pm (PHYS107)
PHYS 650 Special Topics 1-2 credits
Grade Method: REG/P-F Individual
Instruction course: contact department or
instructor to obtain section number.
Special Topics in Atmospheric Physics:
Sferics, Tweeks and Whistlers: Remote
Sensing of Lightning Induced VLF Radio
Signals
PHYS 799 Master's Thesis Research 1-6 credits
(PermReq) Grade Method: P-F Individual Instruction
course: contact department or instructor
to obtain section number.
PHYS 898 PRE CANDIDACY DOCTORAL RESEARCH 1-6 credits
(PermReq) Grade Method: P-F Individual Instruction
course: contact department or instructor
to obtain section number.
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