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.