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"All religions, arts and sciences are branches of the same tree. All these aspirations are directed toward ennobling man's life, lifting it from the sphere of mere physical existence and leading the individual towards freedom." - Albert Einstein
to the Keene State Physics Department Web Page (original version). We hope you will find this site both informative and entertaining. Enjoy.

Present Chair: jjasinsk@keene.edu

Dept. Chair: 2003-04 fwolf@keene.edu

Past Chair: rharkay@keene.edu

Departmental Interests: Science and Physics Education (Wolf, Harkay)

                        Plasma Resonance Spectroscopy and Inquiry Teaching/Text Authoring  (Harkay)        


Please note: Although the following departmental guidelines and descriptions may be used as a reference regarding course and/or major requirements, they are NOT official (catalog) course descriptions. For official (catalog) information, please visit http://www.keene.edu




Click here for more information on our
General Science Education Majors

Physics Labs Online!
Phys 141 (College Physics I) Labs Page
Phys 142 (College Physics II) Labs Page

Keene State hosted a joint NES-APS/AAPT meeting November 2 and 3, 2001.

Click here to see what transpired.

Major Programs

Chemistry-Physics, BS
     This interdisciplinary major provides grounding in two related sciences, with balance in both. It consists of 25 credits in Chemistry and 22 in Physics.
     By completing the Teacher Education Option, students are prepared for certification as Physical Science teachers in secondary schools. Those individuals interested in teaching physics should contact the Certification Officer for more information.

Math-Physics, BS

     This interdisciplinary program provides sufficient groundwork in both mathematics and physics for employment in industry or further study in graduate school.

     Students who are interested in an engineering degree may elect this program, complete major requirements within three years, transfer to an engineering school of choice, and be awarded both the B.S. in Math-Physics from Keene State and the appropriate engineering bachelor's degree.

     The program is comprised of 21 credits of Mathematics, 22 credits of Physics, and 3 credits of Computer Science.

General Education Requirements (minimum) 42 credits

     As prerequisites for major courses, MATH 151, 152, and 251 must also be completed. These courses may apply toward the Sciences/Mathematics component (D) of the General Education requirements.

     For teacher certification in Physical Sciences (secondary), the following courses must be included in the General Education requirements:

a U.S. History course in the Arts and Humanities component (B);
a Geography course in the Social Sciences component (C).




General Science, Middle School Certification

     Please Click here for the requirements for our new General Science degree, Middle School certification

General Science, Elementary School certification

     We will soon have full details on this new major posted in word format. Please check back soon for this document.
Requirements for this degree may be found on the General Science Major information Page below.

Visit our  General Science Education Page here

More information regarding both of the new General Science Degrees may be found in PDF format here. Please note that a PDF reader such as Adobe Acrobat is required to read this file.

This file also contains information on our new course, Phenomenal Science, NH state guidelines, letters of support, etc.


"Teaching should be such that what is offered is perceived as a valuable gift and not as a hard duty."
- Albert Einstein


goodale, french, wolf, harkay

You may also link to the following KSC sites:

Keene State College Main Page   Physics Main Page

Courses:   Physics Courses   Astronomy Courses  
Majors/Minors:   Chem/Physics Major   Math/Physics Major  
   General Science Education Major   Physics Minor  
Faculty:   Faculty Main Page  
Assorted:   Potential Physics Major Letter

For current KSC students:   Intro/Astronomy
  
 


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