An introductory study of the universe consisting of descriptive astronomy, the historical development of astronomical theories, and astrophysics. Knowledge of basic algebra and trigonometry is required.
Teaching History:
Spring 2001, Fall 2001, Spring 2002, Fall 2002, Fall 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2009, Fall 2009, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2021, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Spring 2027
Essentials of mechanics, wave motion, heat, and sound treated with some use of calculus. Recommended for science, mathematics, and premedical students.
Teaching History:
Fall 1999, Fall 2000, Spring 2014, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Fall 2020, Spring 2022 (x2)
Essentials of electricity, magnetism, optics, and modern physics treated with some use of calculus. Recommended for science, mathematics, and premedical students.
Teaching History:
Spring 2000, Spring 2001, Spring 2004 (x2), Spring 2005, Spring 2011, Spring 2014, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Fall 2023, Spring 2024
An introduction to finding numerical solutions to scientific problems. Topics include understanding computational errors, differentiation, integration, interpolation, root finding, random numbers, linear systems, Fourier methods, and the solution of ODEs and PDEs. There is no computer programming prerequisite.
Teaching History:
Spring 2011, Spring 2017, Spring 2019, Spring 2021, Spring 2023, Spring 2025, Spring 2027
The Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formulations of mechanics with applications.
Teaching History:
Fall 2011
Basic quantum theory and applications including the time-independent Schrodinger equation, formalism and Dirac notation, the hydrogen atom, spin, identical particles, and approximation methods.
Teaching History:
Fall 2006, Fall 2007, Fall 2008, Fall 2011, Fall 2013, Fall 2014, Fall 2015, Fall 2017, Fall 2021, Fall 2023
Basic quantum theory and applications including the time-independent Schrodinger equation, formalism and Dirac notation, the hydrogen atom, spin, identical particles, and approximation methods.
Teaching History:
Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2010, Spring 2015, Spring 2017
A study of variational principles and Lagrange’s equations, the rigid body equations of motion, the Hamilton equations of motion and canonical transformations, Hamilton-Jacobi theory, and applications to continuous systems and fields.
Teaching History:
Fall 2003, Fall 2004, Fall 2009, Fall 2010, Fall 2025, Fall 2026
Study of the covariant formulation of physical laws in mechanics and electromagnetism.
Teaching History:
Fall 2009, Fall 2019, Fall 2025
Gregory Cook
Department of Physics
2090 Eure Dr.
Winston-Salem, NC 27109, USA
email: cookgb@wfu.edu
