Physics

Bowers Hall, Room 147
(607) 753-2821
E-mail: wheeler@cortland.edu
www.cortland.edu/physics/

School

Arts and Sciences

Faculty

Richard M. Wheeler (Chair), Yolanda J. Kime, Evelyn Monsay, Brice Smith

Adjunct Faculty

For a listing of adjunct faculty see the Faculty and Administration section.

Programs Offered

Bachelor of Arts in Physics
Bachelor of Science in Physics
Bachelor of Science in Adolescence Education: Physics (7-12)
Bachelor of Science in Adolescence Education: Physics and Mathematics (7-12)

Majors Offered

Physics
Physics leading to the 3+2 Engineering Program
Adolescence Education: Physics (7-12)
Adolescence Education: Physics and Mathematics (7-12)

Concentrations Offered

Environmental Science
Geophysics

Minor Offered

Physics

Description

Physics programs at SUNY Cortland provide a versatile background in the principles of physics, applied mathematics, computer skills and electronic equipment. This background is useful in many areas of technology, engineering, business, industry, government and the teaching of physics at all levels. The laws of physics are central to all branches of science, and students with physics training may readily enter such related fields as astronomy, biophysics, chemical physics, engineering, geophysics, medicine, meteorology, molecular biology and radiology.

Special Features

• Physics and Engineering Club
• Internships
• Undergraduate teaching
• Physics Honor Society – experiences Sigma Pi Sigma

Requirements

1. Degree Requirements listed here apply to all of the majors offered by this department.
2. Liberal Arts Requirements: B.A. – 90 credit hours; B.S. – 75 credit hours
3. Physics majors may not take additional physics course work unless they earn a 2.0 grade point average in PHY 201 and PHY 202.

Programs

I. Major

• •  Adolescence Education: Physics (7-12) [APH]
• •  Adolescence Education: Physics and Mathematics (7-12) [APM]
• •  Physics [PHY]

II. Concentration

• •  Physics leading to the 3+2 Engineering Program [PEN]
• •  Physics with a concentration in Environmental Science [PHY/ENVS]
• •  Physics with a concentration in Geophysics [PHY/GEOP]

IV. Minor

• •  Physics Minor [PHY]

Courses

• •  AED 391 - Introduction to Adolescence Education (PHY)
• •  AED 442 - Methods I: Teaching the Sciences in the Middle and Secondary Schools (PHY)
• •  AED 443 - Methods II: Teaching the Sciences in the Middle and Secondary Schools (PHY)
• •  AED 444 - Laboratory Practicum (PHY)
• •  AED 445 - Student Teaching: Adolescence Education — Science (PHY)
• •  PHY 100 - Conceptual Foundations of Physics
• •  PHY 105 - Elementary Mechanics and Heat
• •  PHY 106 - Elementary Electricity, Light and Sound
• •  PHY 129 - Special Topics In Physics
• •  PHY 150 - Astronomy
• •  PHY 186 - Introductory Programming
• •  PHY 201 - Principles of Physics I
• •  PHY 202 - Principles of Physics II
• •  PHY 203 - Principles of Physics III
• •  PHY 229 - Special Topics In Physics
• •  PHY 329 - Special Topics In Physics
• •  PHY 357 - Intermediate Physics Laboratory
• •  PHY 410 - Modern Physics
• •  PHY 420 - Classical Mechanics
• •  PHY 422 - Applied Mechanics
• •  PHY 425 - Methods of Applied Mathematics
• •  PHY 429 - Special Topics In Physics
• •  PHY 440 - Electronics
• •  PHY 450 - Electricity and Magnetism
• •  PHY 458 - Digital Logic Systems
• •  PHY 460 - Optics
• •  PHY 495 - Independent Study in Physics
• •  PHY 529 - Special Topics In Physics
• •  PHY 530 - Statistical and Thermal Physics
• •  PHY 531 - Physical Chemistry I
• •  PHY 532 - Physical Chemistry II
• •  PHY 559 - Advanced Physics Laboratory
• •  PHY 565 - Solid State Physics
• •  PHY 570 - Nuclear Physics
• •  PHY 575 - Introduction to Quantum Mechanics
• •  PHY 595 - Geophysical Methods