PHYS 153 - Thermodynamics and Modern Physics
| Description: | PHYS 153 is the third semester of the laboratory courses designed for students who plan to major in the field of engineering, physics, or mathematics. It is a calculus-based study of the physical world, introducing students to such topics as optics, the nature and properties of light, reflection, refraction, lenses and optical instruments; temperature, transfer of heat, thermal properties of matter, and the laws of thermodynamics; atoms, electrons and protons, the structure of the atom and the nucleus, radioactive decay and an introduction to nuclear physics. |
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| Credit hours: | 3-2-4 |
| Prerequisite(s): | PHYS 152 or equivalent competencies and MATH 122 or concurrent enrollment |
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| Offered: | Offered in Spring. |
Physics Courses
| Number | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| PHYS 105 | Physics of Sound and Light | 3-2-4 |
| PHYS 105 | Physics of Sound and Light | 3-2-4 |
| PHYS 100 | Physics of the Modern World | 4-0-4 |
| PHYS 100 | Physics of the Modern World | 4-0-4 |
| PHYS 101 | Introduction to Physics 1 | 3-2-4 |
| PHYS 101 | Introduction to Physics 1 | 3-2-4 |
| PHYS 102 | Introduction to Physics 2 | 3-2-4 |
| PHYS 102 | Introduction to Physics 2 | 3-2-4 |
| PHYS 151 | Mechanics and Wave Motion | 3-2-4 |
| PHYS 151 | Mechanics and Wave Motion | 3-2-4 |
| PHYS 152 | Electricity and Magnetism | 3-2-4 |
| PHYS 152 | Electricity and Magnetism | 3-2-4 |
| PHYS 153 | Thermodynamics and Modern Physics | 3-2-4 |
| PHYS 153 | Thermodynamics and Modern Physics | 3-2-4 |
