Bowers Hall, Room 342
(607) 753-2821
Fax: (607) 753-4973
E-mail: brice smith@cortland.edu
www.cortland.edu/physics/

School

Arts and Sciences

Faculty

Brice Smith (Chair), Aphrodite Ahmadi, Andrew Carmichael, Moataz Emam

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 in this catalog  apply to all of the majors offered by this department.
2. Liberal Arts Requirements: B.A. – 90 credit hours; B.S. – 60 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

Major

• •  Adolescence Education: Physics (7-12) [APH]
• •  Adolescence Education: Physics and Mathematics (7-12) [APM]
• •  Physics leading to the 3+2 Engineering Program [PEN]
• •  Physics [PHY]
• •  Physics: Concentration in Environmental Science [PHY/ENVS]
• •  Physics: Concentration in Geophysics [PHY/GEOP]

Minor

• •  Physics Minor [PHY]

Courses

• •  AED 391 - Introduction to Adolescence Education
• •  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)
• •  ENS 176 - Green Representative: Sustainability in the Campus Community
• •  EST 176 - Green Representative: Sustainability in the Campus Community
• •  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 340 - Physics Teaching Assistant
• •  PHY 357 - Intermediate Physics Laboratory
• •  PHY 405 - Energy and Sustainability
• •  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 495 - Independent Study in Physics
• •  PHY 505 - Energy and Sustainability
• •  PHY 522 - Engineering Mechanics
• •  PHY 529 - Special Topics In Physics
• •  PHY 530 - Fundamentals of Thermodynamics
• •  PHY 531 - Physical Chemistry I
• •  PHY 532 - Physical Chemistry II
• •  PHY 540 - Electronics I: Circuit Elements and Devices
• •  PHY 541 - Electronics II: Power Electronics
• •  PHY 550 - Intermediate Astronomy
• •  PHY 559 - Advanced Physics Laboratory
• •  PHY 565 - Solid State Physics
• •  PHY 567 - Thermodynamics of Building Design and Technology
• •  PHY 570 - Nuclear Physics
• •  PHY 575 - Introduction to Quantum Mechanics
• •  PHY 576 - Physics of Renewable Energy Technologies
• •  PHY 595 - Geophysical Methods