Physics

Want to know how the world works? In Professor Levon Yoder's classes, you'll learn the principles of physics that make technology possible. Maybe he'll explain the many uses for transformers: the rangetop on a stove, for instance, or the huge power lines running from city to city. Then he'll put the principles into practice. Rigging up a transformer, he zaps a nail until it buzzes loudly, glows white hot, then begins to spark and disintegrate. Or he'll set up a demonstration on magnetic levitation, where he creates an electromagnetic field to raise a metal ring. It's through actual demonstrations like these that you'll take what you learn in the book and see it in action.

In highly individualized courses on everything from digital electronics to nuclear radiation, Professor Yoder ensures that you master every theoretical aspect of the discipline. He then pulls theory and practice together in the lab when you study such topics as mechanics, wave motion, optics, and acoustics. He also encourages you to participate in internships at such sites as Argonne National Laboratory and Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

Majoring in physics will help you prepare for a career in professional physics, engineering, education, or an interdisciplinary field such as medical physics, radiological physics, biophysics, geophysics, or chemical physics.

Pre-engineering Program
When you choose the pre-engineering program at Adrian College, you qualify yourself to transfer to engineering school. You'll have the advantage of a liberal arts education, including communication and critical thinking skills, so you'll be well prepared to enter the third year of engineering school. You'll have taken the courses required by the engineering accrediting association for all engineering schools and programs. For more about our pre-engineering program click here.