Conceptual lectures and demonstrations of the most significant and universal laws and models describing the physical world by faculty from the Physics and Astronomy, Chemistry and Biochemistry, and Geological Sciences departments. Satisfies GE Physical Science requirement. Typically offered Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer.

Classical and modern physics and chemistry as they relate to current concepts of the physical world. Lab exercises illustrate many topics with concrete examples. With Phy S 110B satisfies GE Physical Science requirement. Typically offered Fall, Winter, Spring.

Concepts and methods used in geology to interpret rock record, protect and make use of earth materials, and better understand natural environment and how to live in it. Lab studies, field trips, home projects. With Phy S 110A satisfies GE Physical Science requirement. Typically offered Fall, Winter, Summer.

Laboratory exercises that illustrate physics and chemistry principles. To accompany or follow Phy S 100 lecture course. Not for students enrolled in Phy S 110A or 110B. Typically offered Fall, Winter, Spring.

Laboratory exercises that illustrate geology principles. To accompany or follow Phy S 100 lecture course. Not for students enrolled in Phy S 110A or 110B. Typically offered Fall, Winter, Summer.

Field-based initial teaching experience directed at helping prospective teachers experience demands and opportunities associated with teaching secondary students. Typically offered .

Developing meaningful and engaging instruction for secondary students; developing critical thinking, problem solving, literacy, and democratic character; assessing learner performance. Typically offered Fall, Winter.

Implementing meaningful and engaging instruction for secondary students; developing critical thinking, problem solving, literacy, and democratic character; assessing learner performance. Typically offered Fall, Winter.

Principles of classical and modern physics as they relate to current concepts of our physical environment. Typically offered Fall.
Scheduled Offerings:

• Fall Semester 2009 (Hart, Grant W.)

Applied physics course not requiring calculus. Topics include mechanics, heat, wave motion, sound. Typically offered Fall, Winter, Spring.
Scheduled Offerings:

• Fall Semester 2009 (Colton J, Magleby S, Chenworth J)
• Winter Semester 2010 (Stokes H, Chenworth J)

Continuation of Physics 105. Topics include electricity and magnetism, atomic and nuclear physics, and optics. Typically offered Fall, Winter, Summer.
Scheduled Offerings:

• Fall Semester 2009 (Rees L, Chenworth J)
• Winter Semester 2010 (Hess B, Magleby S, Chenworth J)

Typically offered Fall, Winter, Spring.
Scheduled Offerings:

• Fall Semester 2009 (Vanfleet R)
• Winter Semester 2010 (Hart G)

Typically offered Fall, Winter, Summer.
Scheduled Offerings:

• Fall Semester 2009 (Vanfleet R)
• Winter Semester 2010 (Peterson B)

Newtonian mechanics. Weekly lab. Typically offered Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer.
Scheduled Offerings:

• Fall Semester 2009 (Bergeson S, Spencer R)
• Winter Semester 2010 (Bergeson S)

Waves, thermal physics, optics, special relativity, and introduction to modern physics. Weekly lab. Typically offered Fall, Winter, Spring.
Scheduled Offerings:

• Fall Semester 2009 (Stokes H, Durfee D)
• Winter Semester 2010 (Davis C, Durfee D)

Nonmathematical presentation of knowledge of the content and history of the cosmos, frequently using observatory and planetarium. Typically offered Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer.
Scheduled Offerings:

• Fall Semester 2009 (Moody J, Hintz E, Hintz M)
• Winter Semester 2010 (Stephens D, Migenes Gaetan V, Joner M)

Nonmathematical introduction to characteristics of the atmosphere, emphasizing structure and dynamic behavior, including the environmental impact of man. Typically offered Fall, Winter.
Scheduled Offerings:

• Fall Semester 2009 (Christensen C)
• Winter Semester 2010 (Christensen C)

Using laboratory equipment, sources of uncertainty, statistical analysis of data, curve fitting, computer data acquisition, measurements of motion, electrical measurements. Typically offered Fall, Spring.
Scheduled Offerings:

• Fall Semester 2009 (Davis R)

Introduction to physical measurement and analysis, optics, Introduction to physical measurement and analysis, optics, sensors, actuators, and computer-based data acquisition. Typically offered Winter, Summer.
Scheduled Offerings:

• Winter Semester 2010 (Campbell B)

Introductory acoustics course, emphasizing physical principles underlying production and perception of music and speech. Typically offered Fall, Winter, Spring.
Scheduled Offerings:

• Fall Semester 2009 (Neilsen T)
• Winter Semester 2010 (Gee K)

Survey of BYU undergraduate physics and astronomy programs, careers in physics and astronomy, and current physics and astronomy research. Take first semester after registered as physics major. Typically offered Fall.
Scheduled Offerings:

• Fall Semester 2009 (Allred D)

Review of mathematics and introductory physics for returning missionaries and others returning after a significant break. Typically offered Fall 1st Block.
Scheduled Offerings:

• Fall Semester 2009 (Vanfleet R)

Electricity and magnetism. Weekly lab. Typically offered Fall, Winter, Spring.
Scheduled Offerings:

• Fall Semester 2009 (Campbell B)
• Winter Semester 2010 (Rees L)

Quantum physics, atoms, molecules, condensed matter, nuclei, elementary particles, and selected topics in contemporary physics. Typically offered Fall, Winter, Summer.
Scheduled Offerings:

• Fall Semester 2009 (Turley R)
• Winter Semester 2010 (Turley R)

Physics of light and matter, Newton’s laws, solar-system dynamics, and planetary surfaces and atmospheres. Typically offered Fall.
Scheduled Offerings:

• Fall Semester 2009 (Stephens D)

Stellar atmospheres, stellar interiors, stellar evolution, interstellar matter, galactic structure, external galaxies, and cosmology. Typically offered Winter.
Scheduled Offerings:

• Winter Semester 2010 (Migenes Gaetan V)

Numerical and symbolic differentiation, integration, and differential equations, using Maple. Applications in mechanics, optics, and special relativity. Typically offered Fall, Winter.
Scheduled Offerings:

• Fall Semester 2009 (Neilsen D)
• Winter Semester 2010 (Campbell B)

Machining, computer interfacing, controls, and vacuum systems. Typically offered Fall, Spring.
Scheduled Offerings:

• Fall Semester 2009 (Peterson B)

In-depth, multi-period experiments in contemporary physics, using advanced instrumentation. Typically offered Winter, Summer.
Scheduled Offerings:

• Winter Semester 2010 (Vanfleet R)

Introduction to physics of solids, including laboratory experience. Typically offered Fall.
Scheduled Offerings:

• Fall Semester 2009 (Hart, Gus)

Faculty-supervised research experience. Typically offered Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer.

Exploring principles of mechanics through scripted inquiry resulting in personal discovery of key principles and learning to teach through inquiry methods. Typically offered Winter.
Scheduled Offerings:

• Winter Semester 2010 (Merrell D)

Exploring principles of electricity through scripted inquiry resulting in personal discovery of key principles and learning to teach through inquiry methods. Typically offered Winter.

Special topics in physics for undergraduate physics majors. Typically offered On Demand.
Scheduled Offerings:

• Fall Semester 2009 (Merrell D, Gee K, Neilsen D)
• Winter Semester 2010 (Lawler M, Merrell D)

Scientific explanation, concepts, and models. Philosophical assumptions and criteria for theory selection, as exemplified by historical development of basic ideas in science. Typically offered Fall.

Classical equations of physical fields; algebra of complex variables; applying Fourier analysis, Fourier transforms, and orthogonal functions. Typically offered Fall, Winter, Spring.
Scheduled Offerings:

• Fall Semester 2009 (Hart, Grant W.)
• Winter Semester 2010 (Neilsen T)

Newton’s laws applied to particles and systems of particles, including rigid bodies. Conservation principles and Lagrange’s and Hamilton’s equations. Typically offered Fall, Spring.
Scheduled Offerings:

• Fall Semester 2009 (Peterson B)

Basic techniques of observational astronomy, emphasizing practical experience in optical data acquisition and analysis. Typically offered Winter.
Scheduled Offerings:

• Winter Semester 2010 (Hintz E)

Numerical solution of ordinary differential equations, linear algebra and eigenvalues, chaos theory. Applications to dynamics. Introduction to programming in Matlab. Typically offered Fall, Spring.
Scheduled Offerings:

• Fall Semester 2009 (Hess B)

Principles of statistical mechanics and thermodynamics, with applications. Typically offered Winter.
Scheduled Offerings:

• Winter Semester 2010 (Neilsen D)

Typically offered Fall, Winter.
Scheduled Offerings:

• Winter Semester 2010 ()

For students engaged in the cooperative education program. Typically offered Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer.
Scheduled Offerings:

• Fall Semester 2009 (Campbell B)
• Winter Semester 2010 (Campbell B)

First part of Phscs 416. Writing scientific and technical articles and proposals. Writing and presentation skills applied to senior thesis or capstone project. Resources and guidelines for publishing in physics. Typically offered Winter on block, Spring.
Scheduled Offerings:

• Fall Semester 2009 (Ware M)
• Winter Semester 2010 (Moody J)

Second part of Phscs 416. Writing scientific and technical articles and proposals. Writing and presentation skills applied to senior thesis or capstone project. Resources and guidelines for publishing in physics. Typically offered Winter on block, Summer.
Scheduled Offerings:

• Fall Semester 2009 (Ware M)
• Winter Semester 2010 (VanHuele J)

Principles and observational techniques of astrophysics. Typically offered Fall.
Scheduled Offerings:

• Fall Semester 2009 (Christensen C)

Principles and observational techniques of astrophysics. Typically offered Winter.
Scheduled Offerings:

• Winter Semester 2010 (Christensen C)

Static and dynamic boundary value problems, partial differential equations. Applications in electrostatics, thermodynamics, waves, and quantum mechanics. Programming with Matlab. Typically offered Winter, Summer.
Scheduled Offerings:

• Winter Semester 2010 (Colton J)

Classical theory of static electric and magnetic fields. Typically offered Fall, Spring.
Scheduled Offerings:

• Fall Semester 2009 (Mason G)

Maxwell’s equations, radiation, interaction of electromagnetic fields with matter, and special relativity. Typically offered Winter, Summer.
Scheduled Offerings:

• Winter Semester 2010 (Mason G)

Analytical foundations of quantum mechanics. Typically offered Fall.
Scheduled Offerings:

• Fall Semester 2009 (Chesnel K)

Applications of quantum mechanics to atomic, molecular, statistical, condensed-matter, and nuclear physics; elementary particles. Typically offered Winter.
Scheduled Offerings:

• Winter Semester 2010 (Chesnel K)

Electromagnetic wave phenomena, including polarization effects, interference, coherence, dispersion, ray theory, diffraction; introduction to quantum nature of light. Laboratory component emphasizes applications. Typically offered Fall, Winter.
Scheduled Offerings:

• Fall Semester 2009 (Ware M)
• Winter Semester 2010 (Peatross J)

Senior capstone projects in applied physics. Topic must be approved by department applied physics capstone project coordinator or department chair. Typically offered Fall, Winter Spring, Summer.
Scheduled Offerings:

• Fall Semester 2009 (Campbell B)
• Winter Semester 2010 (Campbell B)

Typically offered Fall, Winter Spring, Summer.
Scheduled Offerings:

• Fall Semester 2009 (Spencer R)
• Winter Semester 2010 (Spencer R)

Individually directed research for seniors. Thesis topic must be cleared by faculty member before registration. Typically offered Fall, Winter Spring, Summer.
Scheduled Offerings:

• Fall Semester 2009 (Hintz E)
• Winter Semester 2010 (Hintz E)

Topics generally related to recent developments in physics. Typically offered Fall, Winter.
Scheduled Offerings:

• Fall Semester 2009 (Farrer J)

Advanced techniques of observational astronomy, emphasizing knowledge and skills necessary to carry out observational scientific investigation in astronomy. Typically offered On demand.

Introduction to plasma physics, including single-particle motion and both fluid and kinetic models of plasma behavior. Typically offered Fall, alt year.

Sound generation, transmission, reflection, and reception. Vibrating systems, elastic media, mechanical energy, and radiation. Sound in tubes and cavities. Acoustic filters. Noise measurement and perception. Typically offered Fall.
Scheduled Offerings:

• Fall Semester 2009 (Anderson B)

Laser amplification, cavity design, and control and characterization of temporal and spatial modes. Applications in nonlinear optics and atomic physics. Typically offered Fall, alt year.
Scheduled Offerings:

• Fall Semester 2009 (Bergeson S)

Introduction to the physics of solids. Crystal structure and symmetry, X-ray diffraction, lattice vibrations, metals and semiconductors, superconductivity, thermal properties, magnetic properties, and dielectric and optical properties. Typically offered Winter.
Scheduled Offerings:

• Winter Semester 2010 (Stokes H)

Properties of nanostructures, surfaces, and interfaces; experimental methods. Applications to emerging problems and opportunities in science and technology. Emphasis on concepts. Typically offered .

Preparation, characterization, use, and special properties of modern thin films; interdisciplinary treatment. Of interest to students in applied physics and engineering. Typically offered Winter, alt year.
Scheduled Offerings:

• Winter Semester 2010 (Allred D)

Device physics, with an in-depth study of the MOS transistor and other nanoscale computing devices. Typically offered Fall.
Scheduled Offerings:

• Fall Semester 2009 (Davis R)

Cooperative education internships off campus. Typically offered Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer.
Scheduled Offerings:

• Fall Semester 2009 (Campbell B)
• Winter Semester 2010 (Campbell B)

Topics in modern theoretical physics, including applications of matrix and tensor analysis and linear differential and integral operators. Typically offered Fall.
Scheduled Offerings:

• Fall Semester 2009 (Hirschmann E)

Topics in modern theoretical physics, including applications of matrix and tensor analysis and linear differential and integral operators. Typically offered Winter.
Scheduled Offerings:

• Winter Semester 2010 (Neilsen D)

Theory of stellar atmosphere. Typically offered Fall, every third year.
Scheduled Offerings:

• Fall Semester 2009 (Migenes Gaetan V)

Internal structure of stars. Typically offered Winter, every third year.
Scheduled Offerings:

• Winter Semester 2010 (Hintz E)

Applications of tensor analysis, differential geometery, and differential forms to such topics as mechanics, optics, relativity, and fluid dynamics Typically offered .

Introductory group theory. Basic representation theory and developments, with applications to quantum mechanics and molecular and solid state physics Typically offered .

Advanced group theory. Space groups and lie groups with applications in solid-state physics (energy band representations, phase transitions, etc.), nuclear physics, and quantum field theory (particle classification schemes, etc.). Typically offered .

Review of special relativity and general relativity, with applications to modern astrophysics. Typically offered Fall, alt year.

Applications of general relativity to modern astrophysics, including gravitational collapse, black holes, cosmological models, gravitational waves, etc. Typically offered Winter, alt year.

Theory of interstellar matter. Typically offered Fall, every third year.

Galactic structure. Typically offered Winter, every third year.

Advanced electrostatics and magnetostatics, Maxwell's equations and electromagnetic waves, relativistic electrodynamics, radiation theory, and interaction of matter with electromagnetic fields. Typically offered Fall.

Advanced electrostatics and magnetostatics, Maxwell's equations and electromagnetic waves, relativistic electrodynamics, radiation theory, and interaction of matter with electromagnetic fields. Typically offered Winter.

Plasma equilibrium and dynamics using magnetohydrodynamic theory with application to fusion and astrophysical plasmas. Typically offered .

Nonrelativistic quantum mechanics, with applications. Typically offered Fall.
Scheduled Offerings:

• Fall Semester 2009 (Hirschmann E)

Nonrelativistic quantum mechanics, with applications. Typically offered Winter.
Scheduled Offerings:

• Winter Semester 2010 (VanHuele J)

Analyzing and modeling electro-mechano-acoustic systems. Transducers, calibration, and acoustical measurements. Sound sources, arrays, coupling, radiation, and directivity. Duct acoustics. Energy-based acoustics. Typically offered Winter.
Scheduled Offerings:

• Winter Semester 2010 (Anderson B)

Physics of sound production by musical instruments and the human voice. Sound reproduction and reinforcement. Enclosed sound fields. Acoustic reflection, absorption, and scattering. Architectural acoustics. Typically offered .

Sound-structure interactions. Sound transmission through panels and sound-isolation techniques. Advanced passive and active techniques in sound and vibration control. Typically offered .
Scheduled Offerings:

• Winter Semester 2010 (Sommerfeldt S)

Classical and quantum descriptions of the interaction of light with atoms. Atomic spectroscopy. Applications to lasers and astrophysics. astrophysics. Typically offered .

Physical characteristics of X-ray generation, optics, and experimental applications. Methods of X-ray imaging emphasized. Typically offered .

Quantum theory of solids, emphasizing the unifying principles of symmetry, energy-band theory, dynamics of electrons and periodic lattices, and cooperative phenomena. Typically offered .

Quantum theory of solids, emphasizing the unifying principles of symmetry, energy-band theory, dynamics of electrons and periodic lattices, and cooperative phenomena. Typically offered .

Required of all graduate students every semester in residence. Typically offered Fall, Winter.
Scheduled Offerings:

• Fall Semester 2009 (Christensen C)
• Winter Semester 2010 (Hirschmann E)

One or two research areas to be selected, with 20 hours of participation required each semester. Typically offered Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer.
Scheduled Offerings:

• Fall Semester 2009 (Moody J)
• Winter Semester 2010 (Moody J)

Typically offered Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer.
Scheduled Offerings:

• Fall Semester 2009 (Spencer R)
• Winter Semester 2010 (Spencer R)

Typically offered Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer.
Scheduled Offerings:

• Fall Semester 2009 (Spencer R)
• Winter Semester 2010 (Spencer R)

Recent and upcoming topics include chaos, thin films, phase transformations, amorphous solids, quantum optics, astronomy using nontraditional frequencies, and particle physics. Typically offered .

Advanced treatment of classical mechanics, including Lagrange's and Hamiltons's equations, rigid body motion, and canonical transforms. Typically offered Fall.

Astrophysics of galaxies, active galactic nuclei, and large-scale structure. Typically offered Fall, every third year.

Cosmology. Typically offered Winter, every third year.

Advanced thermodynamics, classical statistical mechanics, quantum statisitcs, and transport theory. Typically offered .
Scheduled Offerings:

• Winter Semester 2010 (Berrondo M)

Plasma equilibrium and dynamics using a kinetic description, including collisionless damping and collisional transport. Typically offered .

Topics in relativistic quantum mechanics, including quantum field theory. Typically offered .
Scheduled Offerings:

• Fall Semester 2009 (VanHuele J)

Topics in relativistic quantum mechanics, including quantum field theory. Typically offered .
Scheduled Offerings:

• Winter Semester 2010 (Berrondo M)

Quantum theory of solids, emphasizing the unifying principles of symmetry, energy-band theory, dynamics of electrons and of periodic lattices, and cooperative phenomena. Typically offered .
Scheduled Offerings:

• Fall Semester 2009 (Hart, Gus)

Quantum theory of solids, emphasizing the unifying principles of symmetry, energy-band theory, dynamics of electrons and of periodic lattices, and cooperative phenomena. Typically offered .
Scheduled Offerings:

• Winter Semester 2010 (Hart, Gus)

Focused readings and student presentations based on these readings. Typically offered .
Scheduled Offerings:

• Fall Semester 2009 (Moody J)
• Winter Semester 2010 (Moody J)