PHY 470 - Environmental Physics

[3 credit(s)]

Prerequisite: PHY 221 or PHY 231 or PHY 241/243/243H. Study of physical phenomena underlying a set of current environmental issues. Topics include energy and entropy laws; electromagnetic radiation; forms of energy, including fuels, nuclear, solar; percolation model; chaos theory, including population dynamics, and climate; computer simulations.

Semesters Offered: Every Spring