物理

Welcome to the
物理 Department

Program Description

物理 is the study of the natural world at its foundation. As such it is the basis of other disciplines such as biology, 医学, 化学, computer science, 地质, 天文学, and 工程. Physicists study the world from the smallest particles of matter (quarks and leptons), 核, 原子, and molecules; through the forces of motion which determine properties of solids, 液体, 气体, and plasma; to descriptions of the behavior of matter on all scales up to stars, 星系, and even the origin and fate of the universe. The department encourages student-faculty interaction in all these areas.

For students intending to pursue graduate work or employment in Electrical Engineering, the department offers an Electrical Engineering option, intended to facilitate a seamless transition after graduation. We have a partnership with one of our sister 基督教社会联盟 campuses.

The 物理 Minor has flexible upper division requirements to encourage students majoring in other fields to broaden their expertise to fit a niche in contemporary technology or re搜索. Students are invited to meet with a physics advisor to map areas of interest and expertise. The most successful physics minors distinguish themselves as mathematics majors in applied math, computer science majors in computer hardware, 化学 students in physical 化学, music majors in electronics and instrumentation, and clinical science majors with elements of nuclear physics (modern physics).


Career Possibilities

Graduates find technical positions in industry, 政府, or teaching; or pursue advanced degrees for re搜索, 设计, or analysis in physics, 工程, or related fields. The campus is surrounded with electronics, 航空航天, and semiconductor companies, 等, who hire physicists to work in applications of optics, electrical 工程, 生物物理学, computer science, 地球物理学, 航空航天, 和天文学.

Academic Advising

All prospective students should meet with a 物理 department faculty member to learn more about the physics major and minor and to receive assistance in planning a schedule for courses. All physics majors must review their course list with a physics advisor prior to registration each semester.

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研究

基督教社会联盟DH 物理 is distinguished by its excellence in re搜索. We have nationally recognized re搜索 programs in experimental cosmology, 等离子体物理, 空间物理, elementary particles and relativity, nuclear physics, particle astrophysics and cosmic rays, medical applications of physics, 生物物理学, and non-linear science. We study a variety of topics from the curvature of the universe and grand unification of the fundamental forces in nature, to space plasmas, exploding stars, 恒星融合, particle astrophysics and cosmic rays, and new techniques for diagnostic imaging, modeling the strength and elasticity of bones and arteries, and radiation therapy. 

Dr. John Price, Department Chair
jprice@joyerianicaragua.com