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Hiram College Physics Department
We are a small but active department focused
on providing our students with a high quality physics
education. Our physics majors are
well prepared to pursue numerous tracks after Hiram including graduate study in
physics, the 3-2 engineering program, teaching in the sciences, or working in a
high tech career. All physics
courses are geared towards developing quantitative reasoning and problem
solving skills and embrace the idea that to learn physics one must actively do
physics. We also offer a number of
general education courses that seek to raise the level of scientific literacy
of all students at Hiram College. All of our courses emphasize the strong
interconnections between the scientific disciplines. We are keen on
providing research opportunities for our students and have an active program in
computational physics and computer modeling of complex liquids and
macromolecules. Our students
regularly attend the regional meetings of the American Physical Society.
Courses (including information about our major and minor)
Engineering Dual Degree Program
We offer a major and a minor in
physics, and participate in a Dual Degree program granting a Hiram degree in
physics (or the appropriate major) and an engineering degree from Case Western
Reserve University in Cleveland.
AP Credit policy:
A grade of 4 or 5 on the AP Physics B exam, including a full year of lab, is
equivalent to Phys 113, Principles of Physics. A score of 5 on the AP
Physics C: Mechanics exam, including a full lab component, is equivalent to
Phys 213, Fundamentals of Physics. A student can also place out of Phys
213 by earning both a 4 on AP Physics C: Mechanics and a 4 or 5 on AP Physics
C: Electricity and Magnetism, as long as the full lab component has been taken.