Eric Edlund, chair
Bowers Hall, Room 143
607-753-2821
Fax: 607-753-4973
cortland.edu/physics

School of Arts and Sciences

Faculty

Douglas Armstead, Eric Edlund, Moataz Emam, Sean Nolan, Beth Pennell

Adjunct Faculty

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

Degrees and Minor

Bachelor of Science in Physics
Bachelor of Physics and Engineering 3+2
Bachelor of Science in Adolescence Education: Physics (7-12)
Bachelor of Science in Adolescence Education: Physics and Mathematics (7-12)
Minor in 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 – 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

• 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]

• 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)

• 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 111 - Science and Pseudoscience
• PHY 129 - Special Topics In Physics
• PHY 150 - Introductory Astronomy
• PHY 151 - Introductory Astronomy Laboratory
• PHY 155 - Introductory Astronomy with Laboratory
• 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 385 - Scientific Programming
• PHY 386 - Scientific Programming
• PHY 404 - Physics Seminar
• 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 430 - Statistical and Thermal Physics
• PHY 440 - Electronics
• PHY 445 - The General Theory of Relativity
• PHY 450 - Electricity and Magnetism
• PHY 458 - Digital Logic Systems
• PHY 475 - Quantum Mechanics
• 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 567 - Thermodynamics of Building Design and Technology
• PHY 575 - Introduction to Quantum Mechanics
• PHY 576 - Physics of Renewable Energy Technologies