The Department of Physics Weber State University

Commitment to Quality Education Our faculty are dedicated to students Close student-faculty interaction Students are actively involved in research

Facilities Available to Students Atomic force microscope Scanning-tunneling microscope Laser laboratory Nuclear laboratory Computers Observatory Planetarium Student study room

Faculty Research and Scholarship Interests Astrophysics Laser optics Semiconductor physics Space physics Quantum physics Physics education Nuclear physics Accelerator design Electronics Text book writing

Text Books Written by Our Faculty An Introduction to Quantum Field Theory, Michael E. Peskin and Daniel V. Schroeder, Addison Wesley, –“It is fair to say that the book by Peskin and Schroeder is the best quantum field theory book I have ever taught from…” Tom Banks, American Journal of Physics, July, An Introduction to Modern Astrophysics, Bradley W. Carroll and Dale A. Ostlie, Addison Wesley, –“A gem has arrived.” David Hughes, New Scientist, 28 March An Introduction to Thermal Physics, Daniel V. Schroeder, Addison Wesley Longman, –“Schroeder has written a thermal text that pulls students in with an animated personal style that maintains respect for the reader while mixing informality with rigor.” John K. Pribram, American Journal of Physics, December

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Research Opportunities for Students Atomic Trapping and Cooling Investigations of Semiconductor Quantum Wells Numerical Modeling of Stellar Pulsations Photodarkening in As 2 Se 3 Photoluminescence of Semiconductors Physics Education Research Scanning Probe Microscopy Variational Calculations of Ground State Energies in Finite Quantum Wells

Major and Minor Degrees Available (both BS and BA) Majors: –Physics –Applied Physics –Physics Teaching –Physical Science Composite Teaching (offered jointly with the departments of Chemistry and Geosciences) Minors: –Physics Teaching

National Median Starting Salaries (Class of ) Ph.D. –Industry: $62,000 –Government: $61,000 (permanent), $43,000 (postdoc) –University: $36,000 (permanent), $34,000 (postdoc) Bachelors –Industry:$37,000 –Government:$30,000 –College/Univ:$28,000 –High School:$26,000 –Military:$25,000 Source: AIP Pub No. R , December 1999.

Physics Majors --- Terminal Degree Received Bachelors degree (approx. 1/3) Masters degree (approx. 1/3) –Physics (approx. 40%) –Engineers, MBAs, computer science, mathematics, education Ph.D. (approx. 1/4) –Physics (majority) –Engineering, mathematics, chemistry, geosciences Other Professional Degrees (approx. 8%) –Law –Medicine –Dentistry –Business –Misc. Source: “The Physics Bachelors as a Passport to the Workplace: Recent Research Results”, Roman Czujko, Education and Employment Statistics Division, American Institute of Physics“The Physics Bachelors as a Passport to the Workplace: Recent Research Results”, Roman Czujko, Education and Employment Statistics Division, American Institute of Physics Suggested web sites:

A Physics Major Provides Valuable Skills Critical and analytical thinking Problem solving skills Learning how to define a problem Technical skills Computer skills Mathematical skills Ability to use, design, and build sophisticated laboratory equipment

Courses Available in the Department of Physics Introduction to Physics Introduction to Astronomy Principles of Physical Science General Physics I/II General Physics Lab I/II Environmental Physics Physics for Scientists and Engineers I/II Laboratory Physics I/II Scientific Programming in C++ and Fortran Laboratory Safety Introductory Modern Physics Cooperative Work Experience Astrophysics Thermal Physics Applied Optics Computational Physics Electronics I/II Analytical Mechanics Electromagnetic Theory Mechanical and Electromagnetic Waves Advanced Physics Laboratory Secondary School Science Teaching Methods Quantum Mechanics Atomic, Nuclear, and Particle Physics Individual Research Problems Readings in Physics Senior Thesis Senior Seminar

Scholarships and Fellowships Available to Physics Majors The Pope M. & Grace C. Burkhart Undergraduate Research Fellowship Jim Bateman Scholarship Mary Margaret Clarke Scholarship H. Paul Huish Scholarship Questar Corporation Physics Education Scholarship Physics Department Activities Scholarship Layton P. Ott Planetarium Activities Scholarship Other College and University Scholarships also available Applications are due approximately March 1. Check with the Physics Department.

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