Gettysburg Physics Courses

Gettysburg College
Physics Department
Courses

"It is never too late to give up our prejudices. No way of thinking or doing, however ancient, can be trusted without proof. What everybody echoes or in silence passes by as true today may turn out to be falsehood tomorrow, mere smoke of opinion...." -Henry David Thoreau

AST 101 Solar System Astronomy LL
AST 102 Stellar Astronomy LL
AST 208 Topics in Astronomy

PHY 101 The Evolving Universe
PHY 103-104 Elementary Physics I and II LL
PHY 107 Physics of Music LL
PHY 111 Introductory Modern Physics I LL
PHY 112 Introductory Modern Physics II LL
PHY 211 Intermediate Physics
PHY 240 Electronics LL
PHY 255 Mathematical Techniques for Physicists
PHY 310 Atomic & Nuclear Physics LL
PHY 312 Thermodynamics & Statistical Physics
PHY 315 The Nature of Space - Philosophical Revolutions in the History of Physics
PHY 319 Classical Mechanics
PHY 325 Advanced Physics Laboratory
PHY 330 Electricity & Magnetism
PHY 341 Quantum Mechanics
PHY 352 Optics and Laser Physics LL
PHY 381 Special Topics in Physics
PHY 452 Individualized Study-Tutorial: Special Topics
PHY 462 Independent Study in Physics and Astronomy
PHY 474 Summer Internship

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Other Courses Taught by Our Physics Professors:

IDS 255 Science, Technology and Nuclear Weapons
ES 240 Energy: Production, Use and Environmental Impact
FYS 145 Writing about Science
FYS 172 From Madame Curie to Agent Scully: The Role of Gender in Science and Technology
History 226 Birth of Deadly "Boy"

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