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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.
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