Principia College:
Departments
Physics
Dave Cornell Topher Cawlfield

Majors and Minors -B.S. in Physics, B.A. in Physics, Minor in Physics

Courses

120 -- Introduction to Physics
151 -- Descriptive Astronomy
161 -- Physics of Musical Sound
174 -- Computational Physics
177 -- Energy
201 -- Physics for Scientists/Engineers I
202 -- Physics for Scientists/Engineers II
203 -- Physics for Scientists/Engineers III
231 -- Superstrings & Stranger Things
250 -- History Of Science
251 -- Astronomical Topics
253 -- Electronics
281 -- Reading in Physics
283 -- Advanced Laboratory
292 -- Positron Physics
301 -- Classical Mechanics
303 -- Electricity & Magnetism I
304 -- Electricity & Magnetism II
305 -- Quantum Mechanics I
306 -- Quantum Mechanics II
308 -- Teaching Physics
325 -- Solid State Physics
326 -- Statistical Mechanics
361 -- Physics Research Seminar
362 -- Technical and Proposal Writing
401 -- Research

Resources

Physics

Quarterly College Course Book

Official Course Catalog

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Background and Publications

Topher Cawlfield

Dave Cornell

Special Programs

Observatory

“I've been able to dedicate myself to projects in other classes and see them all the way to completion because I've been trained to do that in physics.”- more comments