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115	Introductory Astronomy	320	Mathematical Methods for Scientists
116	Introductory Astronomy, with Lab	361	Analytical Mechanics I
121	How Things Work	380R	Special Topics - Fluid Dynamics
141	Introductory Physics I, with Lab	380RS	Special Topics - Problem Sovling
151	General Physics: Mechanics, with Lab	380R	Special Topics - Single Molecule Biophysics
190H	Freshman Seminar: Envisioning Light	397R	Directed Study
190	Freshman Seminar: Fifteen Easy Pieces	421	Thermal Physics
190	Freshman Seminar: Physics, Philosophy, and Spirituality	444WR	Advanced Undergraduate Laboratory
211	Multivariable Calculus	495	Honors Research
234	Digital Electronics and Microprocessors, with Lab	495WR	Honors Research
253	Modern Physics, with Lab	499R	Undergraduate Research

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PHYSICS 115: Introductory Astronomy Malko TTh 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM MAX: 55 Credit: 4 Hours Bajaj TTh 2:30 PM - 3:45 PM MAX: 55 Credit: 4 Hours Content: A descriptive overview of astronomy. Topics covered include the celestial coordinate system, time keeping, constellations, ancient astronomy, the planetary system, the sun, stellar evolution, neutron stars, black holes, galactic astronomy, cosmology and the origin of the Universe. Audience: Only a minimal mathematical ability is required. Students who have completed or who are enrolled in Physics 116 may not enroll in Physics 115. Physics 115 satisfies one II.B Natural Sciences Non-Laboratory Course General Education Requirement. Particulars: There will be three in-class exams and a final comprehensive exam. Texts:   Malko The Essential Cosmic Perspective, 3rd ed. (2002), Bennett, et al.   The Night Sky 30-40 deg. North (Planisphere), Chandler     Bajaj Discovering the Universe, 6th ed. (2002), Comins and Kaufmann   Edmund Mag 5 Star Atlas (recommended)   The New Patterns in the Sky: Myths and Legends of the Stars, Staal (recommended)

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PHYSICS 116: Introductory Astronomy, with Laboratory Williamon TTh 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM MAX: 40 Credit: 4 Hours Lab Sections: Tu Th 7:30 PM - 10:30 PM 7:30 PM - 10:30 PM MAX: 20 MAX: 20 L-B L-D Content: A descriptive astronomy course with laboratory. Topics covered include celestial mechanics, light and telescopes, the solar system, the Sun, stellar evolution, black holes, galaxies, and the origin and fate of the Universe. Audience: Only a minimal mathematical ability is required. Students who have completed or who are enrolled in Physics 115 may not enroll in Physics 116. Physics 116 satisfies one II.B Natural Sciences Laboratory Course General Education Requirement. Particulars: There will be three in-class exams and a final comprehensive exam. There are two laboratory sections, held weekly on either Tuesday or Thursday night, which require registration. Texts: Discovering the Universe, 6th ed. (2002), Comins and Kaufmann   The Night Sky (Planisphere), Chandler   Astronomy Laboratory Manual, Parks (for sale only by the Physics Department)

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PHYSICS 121: How Things Work Coleman TTh 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM MAX: 175 Credit: 4 Hours Content: Bicycles, rockets, airplanes, cars, Frisbees, elevators -- the mysteries of these and other objects will be explored, increasing your understanding of our technical world. Audience: Physics 121 satisfies one II.B Natural Sciences Non-Laboratory Course General Education Requirement. Particulars: Problem sets, one term paper, one midterm exam, and a final examination. Text: How Things Work: The Physics of Everyday Life, Bloomfield

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PHYSICS 141: Introductory Physics I, with Laboratory Day MWF 8:30 AM - 9:20 AM Credit: 4 Hours Day MWF 9:35 AM - 10:25 AM Credit: 4 Hours Content: Introduction to classical mechanics and thermodynamics. Physics 141 is the first course of a two-semester non-calculus introductory physics sequence. Audience: The student is expected to be competent in algebra, trigonometry, and plane geometry. Physics 141 and 142 are appropriate courses to satisfy a one-year physics requirement of various professional schools. Students who expect to pursue a BS degree in mathematics or one of the sciences should seriously consider Physics 151. Physics 141 satisfies one II.B Natural Sciences Laboratory Course General Education Requirement. Particulars: Three 2 hour tests will be given at 6:00 PM on these three Wednesday evenings: October 5, November 2 and November 30. There is one three-hour laboratory each week which requires registration as a related component. Texts: [to be determined]   Physics 141-142 Laboratory Manual, Emory University Physics Department

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PHYSICS 151: General Physics: Mechanics, with Laboratory Berland MWF 10:40 AM - 11:30 AM MAX: 54 Credit: 4 Hours Content: Introduction to classical mechanics and thermodynamics. Differential and integral calculus are employed from the beginning and more advanced mathematical techniques are introduced throughout the course. Physics 151 is the first course of a two-semester introductory physics sequence. Audience: Physics 151 and 152 are strongly recommended for students who contemplate the completion of a BS degree in science or mathematics, or who plan to pursue graduate studies in the sciences or engineering. If you have AP credit in physics and are considering majoring in physics, please contact the instructor for advice. Physics 151 satisfies one II.B Natural Sciences Laboratory Course General Education Requirement. Prerequisites: Mathematics 112, 112S or 112Z (may be taken concurrently). Particulars: There is one three hour laboratory each week.

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PHYSICS 190H: Freshman Seminar: Envisioning Light Perkowitz TTh 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM MAX: 15 Credit: 4 Hours Content: A course about understanding light and vision from the scientific and human viewpoints. Especially appropriate for non-scientists who want to discuss some important ideas with minimal mathematics, and for science majors who want to broaden their background. Early theories of light; light in culture and art; how the eyes and brain interpret light; the beginning (Big Bang) and the end (Big Crunch) of light; light in quantum theory and the theory of relativity; illumination, optical devices, and the 21st-century technology of light. Audience: Freshman only. Permission of Dean Brown required prior to enrollment. Physics 190H satisfies two General Education Requirements: I.C Freshman Seminar and II.B Natural Sciences Non-Laboratory Course. Particulars: Seminar discussion format; brief quizzes, a mid-term exam, and a term paper. Special features include guest discussion leaders and class demonstrations. Texts: Empire of Light (paperback), Perkowitz; additional readings

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PHYSICS 190: Freshman Seminar: Fifteen Easy Pieces: Powerful Tricks to Succeed with Calculus Boettcher TTh 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM MAX: 15 Credit: 4 Hours Content:Have you ever wondered how a lender calculates your payment, whether it's true that "all roads lead to Rome", what should happen when you push ½! on your pocket calculator, what the surface and volume of a sphere in 4, 0, or any other dimension are? We will boldly sum divergent series, integrate by differentiating, make functions that aren't, random walk, calculate 1023, and discover in a single lecture the trick behind both the 1965 and 1999 Nobel Prizes in Physics. This class requires only elementary knowledge in calculus, but a lot of playful enthusiasm and creativity for unlocking its powers without boring proofs. This class should benefit all puzzle masters and anybody with interest in a math, science, or quantitative professional career. Audience: Freshman only. Permission of Dean Brown required prior to enrollment. Particulars:TBA Texts: TBA.

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PHYSICS 190: Freshman Seminar: Physics, Philosophy, and Spirituality Rao MWF 3:00 PM - 3:50 PM MAX: 15 Credit: 4 Hours Content:The course will address the following topics: (1) The scientific worldview derived from the progress of natural sciences particularly physics. (2) The descriptions of worldviews based on the faith traditions of Abrahamic religions, Christianity, Judaism and Islam as well as Eastern religions of Hinduism and Buddism. (3) The philosophical activity of attempting to formulate, understand and answer fundamental questions such as what is real, what is true, what is good and what is beautiful, that leads to the spirituality of man, his beliefs and expectations. Audience: Freshman only. Permission of Dean Brown required prior to enrollment. Particulars: Seminar discussion format; journal writing, brief quizzes, a mid-term exam, and a term paper Texts: The Dancing Universe - from Creation Myths to Big Bang, Gleisser   The Matter Myth, Davies and Gibbron   The World's Religions, Smith   Science and Religion, Kuntz

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PHYSICS 211: Multivariable Calculus (Crosslisted as Mathematics 211P) Borthwick MWF 12:50 PM - 1:40 PM MAX: 27 Credit: 4 Hours Content: This section of Math 211 is designed to meet the needs of physics majors, but math majors and others with strong interest are welcome. Topics include vectors and 3-space, functions of several variables, parametrized curves, vector fields, line integrals, surfaces, gradients, partial derivatives, multiple integrals in various coordinate systems, conservative fields, circulation, flux, Stokes' Theorem. Optimization (for economics) will not be covered. Prerequisites: Mathematics 112, 112s, or 112Z.

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PHYSICS 234: Digital Electronics & Microprocessors, with Laboratory TPL DuVarney TTh 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM MAX: 18 Credit: 4 Hours Content: An introduction to combinational and sequential logic circuits, and microprocessor hardware. Topics include transistors, gates, flip-flops, counters, clocks, decoders, displays, microprocessors (internal architecture and programming), memory, input/output circuits, and device interfacing. The course places great emphasis on hands-on experience. This is a Theory-Practice Learning course. Prerequisite: Physics 142 or 152. Particulars: A mid-term and a final exam project.

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PHYSICS 253: Modern Physics, with Laboratory Warncke TTh 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM MAX: 16 Credit: 4 Hours Content: Particle-like properties of electromagnetic radiation, wave-like properties of particles, Schrödinger equation and wave mechanics, hydrogen atom, many-electron atoms, nuclear structure and radioactivity, and the special theory of relativity. Prerequisites: Physics 142 or 152, and Mathematics 112 or the equivalent. Particulars: Three tests and one final examination, and weekly homework assignments. There is a three-hour laboratory each week (Monday or Tuesday, 2:30-5:30PM).

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PHYSICS 320: Mathematical Methods for Scientists Benson MWF 9:30 AM - 10:25 AM MAX: 16 Credit: 4 Hours Content: An advanced mathematical methods course designed for majors in the natural sciences, emphasizing techniques and applications. Topics include curvilinear coordinates, basic linear algebra and vector spaces, complex variables, partial differential equations, orthogonal functions, special functions, Fourier series and transforms. Prerequisites: Physics 142 or 152 and Mathematics 211 and 212, or consent of instructor. Text: Mathematical Methods in the Physical Sciences, Boas.

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PHYSICS 361: Analytical Mechanics I Family TTh 1:00 PM -2:15 PM MAX: 16 Credit: 4 Hours Content: A deeper mathematical and philosophical treatment of classical mechanics, which will also provide experience in reasoning from fundamental principles, and familiarity with some important mathematical techniques. Topics to be covered include vector analysis; conservation laws; rocket motion; central forces and planetary motion; rotations; oscillating systems; scattering problems; variational principles; Lagrangians; and relativistic kinematics. Audience: Required for Physics BS and Applied Physics BS majors. Physics BA majors may take Physics 361 (in which case they must also take Physics 365: Electromagnetic Fields I) or they can instead take Physics 254: Classical Physics (spring semester). Prerequisites: Physics 152 and Mathematics 211, or consent of instructor. Text: Classical Mechanics: A Modern Perspective, Barger, Vernon D. and Olsson, Martin G.

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PHYSICS 380R: Special Topics - Fluid Dynamics   CLOSED Koehler MWF 11:45 AM - 12:35 PM MAX: 12 Credit: 4 Hours Audience: Advanced undergraduates in physics, chemistry, or math and graduate students. Content: Introduction to fluid dynamics for biologists, chemists, and physicists. Emphasis will be placed upon developing intuition for fluid dynamics from biological examples. Prerequisite: Multidimensional calculus AND Physics 361, 365 or consent of instructor. Texts: Elementary Fluid Dynamics, Acheson   Life in Moving Fluids, Vogel

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PHYSICS 380R: Special Topics - Single Molecule Biophysics Faculty TTh 10:00 AM - 11:15 PM MAX: 12 Credit: 4 Hours Audience: Advanced undergraduates in physics, chemistry, or biology and graduate students. Content: This course will cover the fundamental single-molecule techniques and illustrate how they may be used in biophysics. In particular, atomic force microscopy (static and dynamic), electron microscopy and electron energy loss spectroscopic imaging), tethered particle motion (TPM), nano-particle manipulation (magnetic and optical tweezers), fluorescence and fluorescence resonance energy transfer microscopy will be discussed. Demonstrations of some of these techniques will be offered. Examples of the application of each of these techniques to biophysical problems will be presented and appropriate literature references will be given with the goal of emphasizing the biophysical information accessible via single-molecule experimentation. In addition students will be encouraged to learn to read scientific articles in a critical manner. To this end, each student will be required to present an article from the literature to the class. Prerequisite: Consent of Instructor. Texts: TBA.

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PHYSICS 397R: Directed Study Faculty TBA TBA MAX: 16 Credit: 1 - 12 Hours Content: Varies. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Particulars: Adapted to the particular needs of individual students, with the instructor acting as advisor.

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PHYSICS 421: Thermal Physics Weeks MWF 10:40 AM - 11:30 AM MAX: 16 Credit: 4 Hours Content: Entropy, temperature, free energy, statistical mechanics, Gibbs ensembles, partition function, ideal gas, Fermi and Bose gases, principles of classical thermodynamics, Carnot Theorem, phase transitions, and kinetic theory of gases. Prerequisites: Physics 253, or consent of instructor. Text: An Introduction to Thermal Physics, Daniel V. Schroeder.

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PHYSICS 444WR: Advanced Undergraduate Laboratory   Segre Lecture W 2:30 PM - 5:30 PM MAX: 8 Credit: 4 Hours Brody Lab Th 2:30 PM - 5:30 PM     Content: Modern experimental techniques and hands-on laboratory projects, including semiconductor device physics, chaos in electronics, X-ray crystallography, and astronomical photometry. Prerequisite: Physics 253 AND consent of the instructor. Particulars: Each student will complete written resports for at least three experimental projects. All students must register for both W 2:30-5:30 and Th 2:30-5:30 PM. Texts: Student Manual for the Art of Electronics   Experimental Physics: Modern Methods   Data Reduction and Error Analysis in the Physical Sciences

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PHYSICS 495: Honors Research Faculty TBA TBA MAX: NA Credit: 4 Hours Audience: For students participating in the College Honors Program. Prerequisite: Consent of the undergraduate physics advisor. Independent research for students invited to participate in the Physics Department's Honors program.

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PHYSICS 495WR: Honors Research Faculty TBA TBA MAX: NA Credit: 4 Hours Audience: For students participating in the College Honors Program. Prerequisite: Consent of honors research advisor. Content: Final Semester of independant research for students invited to participate in Physics Department Honors program. WR is satisfied by acceptance of completed honors thesis.

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PHYSICS 499R: Undergraduate Research Faculty TBA TBA MAX: 20 Credit: 1 - 12 Hours Audience: For students who wish to participate in physics research with the instructor acting as research director. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.