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All laboratory courses must be taken concurrently with the corresponding lecture courses. A student must have the permission of the instructor to deviate from this policy. A student who withdraws from a lecture course may not continue the laboratory course except under unusual circumstances and with the permission of the instructor.

PS 150 Concepts in Physics 3 cr.
This course, intended for Middle Childhood Education students and non-science majors wishing to fulfill the science GER, will explore a wide variety of topics in physics, including the scientific method, linear and circular motion, Newton’s laws of force, momentum, energy, electricity, and magnetism. Prerequisite: MA 110. Corequisite: PS 151.

PS 151 Concepts in Physics Laboratory 1 cr.
One three-hour laboratory period weekly.

PS 180 Basic Physics I 4 cr.
A general physics course covering the principles of mechanics and heat with emphasis on applications to biological systems. Includes a weekly problem/recitation session. Prerequisite or corequisite: MA 120.

PS 181 Basic Physics I Laboratory 1 cr.
One three-hour laboratory period weekly.

PS 182 Basic Physics II 4 cr.
A general physics course covering optics, electricity, magnetism, atomic and nuclear physics. Includes a weekly problem/recitation session. Prerequisite: PS 180, 181.

PS 183 Basic Physics II Laboratory 1 cr.
One three-hour laboratory period weekly.

PS 191, 192, 193, 194 Selected Topics 1-3 cr.

PS 200 College Physics I 4 cr.
Study of linear and angular kinematics and dynamics for point masses and systems of masses; conservation of momentum; simple harmonic motion. Includes a weekly problem/recitation session. Prerequisite or corequisite: MA 175.

PS 201 College Physics I Laboratory 1 cr.
One three-hour laboratory period weekly.

PS 202 College Physics II 4 cr.
Electricity, introduction to Maxwell’s equations, electromagnetic waves, introduction to optics. Includes a weekly problem/recitation session. Prerequisite: PS 200.

PS 203 College Physics II Laboratory 1 cr.
One three-hour laboratory period weekly.

PS 220 Earth Science 3 cr.
Study of the structure of the earth, rocks and minerals, continents and ocean basins, weather and climate, and stars and planets.

PS 221 Earth Science Laboratory 1 cr.
One three-hour laboratory period weekly.

PS 360, 362 Physical Chemistry I, II 3, 3 cr.
An integrated classical and quantum approach to thermodynamics, statistical mechanics, dynamics, atomic and molecular structure. Prerequisites: PS 200, 202; MA 176.

PS 361, 363 Physical Chemistry Laboratory I, II 1, 1 cr.
One three-hour laboratory period weekly.

PS 391, 392 Special Topics 1-3 cr.

PS 491, 492 Independent Study 1-3 cr.
An opportunity for students who meet the requirements to do independent studies.

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