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Department of Physics |
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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.
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 either Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland or Washington University in St. Louis. 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.
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