Learning Outcomes
Program Goals and Student Learning Outcomes
Goal #1 Students will have the scientific knowledge needed to begin their careers or graduate school.
- Know the foundations of physics, as evidenced by solving problems in elementary mechanics and electricity and magnetism.
- Know the main areas of physics at the intermediate/advanced undergraduate level, as evidenced through solving problems in:
- Modern Physics
- Classical Mechanics
- Electricity and Magnetism
- Quantum Mechanics
- Thermodynamics
- Mathematical Physics
Goal #2 Students will have the analytical and problem solving skills needed to begin their careers or to enter graduate school.
- Demonstrate analytical and problem solving skills at the introductory level as evidenced in elementary mechanics and electricity and magnetism.
- Demonstrate analytical and problem solving skills at the introductory level as evidenced in:
- Modern Physics
- Classical Mechanics
- Electricity and Magnetism
- Quantum Mechanics
- Thermodynamics
- Mathematical Physics
Goal #3 Students will have the laboratory skills needed to begin their careers or enter graduate school.
- Be able to carry out experiments in mechanics and electricity and magnetism at the introductory level.
- Know the roles of hypotheses, measurements and analysis in the development of scientific theory at the introductory level as evidenced by laboratory reports.
- Be able to carry out experiments at the intermediate/advanced level.
Goal #4 Students will have the communication skills necessary to begin their careers or enter graduate school.
- Be able to write a well-documented laboratory report that reflects high personal and ethical standards.
- Be able to make an oral presentation to a variety of audiences (e.g. professionals within the field, general audience, peers) that informs while still respecting the different backgrounds and needs of each audience member