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Welcome to the Department of Physics, the home of advanced study in physics and nuclear engineering at the United States Military Academy. Click to begin This show runs by itself and lasts about five minutes. You can pause, back up, and resume at any time using your right mouse button. Thanks for your interest! Advanced study in physics provides skill in critical thinking valued by all branches of the Army and an academic foundation well-suited for later specialization in virtually any technical field of value to the Army. Cadets who major in physics can serve the Army as acquisition project managers, astronauts, battalion commanders, doctors, engineers, intelligence specialists, nuclear weapons experts, physicists, and in other positions. Physics majors can serve the Army in any Branch... just ask the officers now assigned to the Department. Physics majors can serve the Army in any Branch... just ask the officers now assigned to the Department. COL Naessens COL Nelson LTC Sones MAJ Schock MAJ Campbell CPT Brady MAJ Haufler MAJ Wehmeyer MAJ Rothenbush MAJ Spear MAJ Cho MAJ Zinn MAJ Gerving MAJ Schools MAJ Schwarz MAJ Palazzo MAJ Giacomozzi LTC Jaye MAJ Schlicht MAJ Page COL Winkel COL Bedey LTC Hartke MAJ Kalainoff LTC Visosky MAJ Bull MAJ Phillips LTC Musk MAJ Viar Transformation during a time of sustained campaigning will not be easy; but it is a practice that appears many times in the history of our great Army. We must examine, design, and develop new solutions for a new and dangerous world, as we have done so successfully in our past. This will require the deep and personal commitment of every member of the Army team - every leader, every Soldier, every civilian, and every family member. Advanced Physics Program Goals Cadets who successfully complete a major in physics graduate with the following: • knowledge of physical principles necessary to lead Army science and technology efforts and adequate for graduate schooling • knowledge of experimental techniques necessary to lead Army science and technology efforts and adequate for graduate schooling • capability to apply advanced mathematics to solve complex problems • possession of enhanced scientific literacy, i.e., the ability to study and understand developments in science and technology and to communicate scientific ideas To accomplish these goals we have designed a program with three distinct threads Mathematics PH363 Mathematical Physics These courses include significant Mathematical content PH381 Physics Theory PH365 Modern Physics Intermediate Classical Mechanics Experimental/Applied Physics PH382 Intermediate Electrodynamics PH361 Experimental Physics These courses all have laboratory components PH482 Advanced Classical Mechanics PH366 Applied Quantum Physics PH481 PH484 Statistical Physics Quantum Mechanics PH477 Lasers and Optics Content of Cadet Experiences Cow Year • Fall – We lay the foundations for all three threads simultaneously with carefully designed courses in • Mathematical Physics, • Modern Physics, and • Experimental Physics. • Spring – Applied Quantum Physics uses the theory learned in Modern Physics, but is a lab course that continues the experimental thread. – Intermediate Classical Mechanics continues the theory thread but limits the topical coverage so that necessary math topics can be studied as they are needed. Content of Cadet Experiences Firstie Year • Fall – The experimental thread concludes with Lasers and Optics. – Theory courses include Advanced Classical Mechanics and Intermediate Electrodynamics—more math included as it is needed to understand the theoretical topics. • Spring – Statistical Physics and Quantum Mechanics conclude the theory thread and provide a solid foundation for future graduate study. – PH456, Science and Policy, integrates the physics major and core curriculum and completes the accomplishment of our scientific literacy goal. Physics Major for Class of 2009 4th Class Yr 3rd Class Yr 2nd Class Yr 1st Class Yr Fall Spring Fall Spring Fall Spring Fall Spring HI107 HI108 L_203 L_204 3CES-1 3CES-2 3CES-3 LW403 EN101 EN102 SS201 SS202 SS307 EN302 HI301 PH482 HI302 PH456 IT105 PL100 EV203 PY201 IT305 PL300 Advanced Classical Mechanics Science and Policy PH361 PH366 PH477 PH254 Experimental Physics Applied Quantum Physics Lasers and Optics CH101 CH102 PH203 PH365 PH381 Choose anyMA206 three-course engineering sequence PH363 that interests you. MA103 MA104 MA205 Modern Physics Mathematical Physics Intermediate Classical Mechanics PH481 Statistical Physics PH382 PH484 Intermediate Electrodynamics Quantum Mechanics Research in the Department of Physics • The Department has senior faculty working on research in eight Cosmology Dr. Pfenning different areas. The investigators will make every effort to include Spectroscopy Winkel interested and qualified COL Dr. Magnes cadets in their research efforts through Advanced Photonics LTC Hartke Individual Study in MAJ Schwartz Dr. Magnes Physics, PH489. Nuclear Engineering COL Naessens LTC Sones Dr. Moretti LTC Musk Department of Physics Space Physics COL Bedey Low Temperature Physics COL Nelson Physics Education COL Nelson LTC Sones Solid State Physics Dr. Harrell Honors in Physics You can enhance your educational experience by pursuing honors in physics. Honors will be awarded to cadets who meet minimum GPA requirements and who take two additional courses from this list (PH489 is required unless an approved AIAD is completed): PH 374 PH 472 PH 489 Medical Radiation Physics Space and Astrophysics Advanced Individual Study MA 376 MA 385 MA 386 MA 396 Applied Statistics Chaos and Fractals Introduction to Numerical Analysis Numerical Methods for Solution of Differential Equations Mathematical Statistics Partial Differential Equations Applied Complex Variables MA 476 MA 484 MA 485 Academic Individual Advanced Development (AIAD) You can be teamed with officers or scientists located at Army and other national and international research laboratories. Previous AIAD work has been conducted at: • • • • • • • Lawrence Livermore Lab, California Los Alamos Lab, New Mexico NASA-Langley, Virginia White Sands, New Mexico Army Research Lab, Maryland CERN Accelerator Lab, Switzerland Laboratoire de Spectrometrie Ionique et Moleculaire, France QUESTIONS? Contact: COL Ray Nelson 938-5012 [email protected] Dr. Lee Harrell 938-3548 [email protected]