College of Arts and Sciences

Department of Physics

Hamza Abdelhaq, Head

Faculty

• Ali Alnaser
  
• Nidhal Guessoum
  
• Nasser Hamdan
  
• Mohammad Islam
  
• Asad Hasan Jaidi
  
• Tariq Majeed
  
• Said Sakhi
  
• Yousef Salamin

The central aim of the Department of Physics is to provide students of engineering and other applied sciences with a solid grounding in physics, which is essential for progress in their respective fields of study, and to contribute to the Environmental Sciences Program. In addition to courses leading to a minor in physics, the department also offers courses on conceptual physics and astronomy as general science education requirements.

Minor in Physics

Students of science and engineering can enroll in a minor in physics in one of two areas of special emphasis: space physics and the physics of lasers and semiconductors. Interested students must seek the approval of the chair of the Department of Physics. Students enrolling in the physics minor should have normally completed a minimum of 30 credits of course work and be in good academic standing.
The following rules apply:

• The minor consists of a minimum of 18 credits, including at least nine credits in courses at or above the 300 level.
• At least nine credits of the 18 credits required for the minor must be taken in residence at AUS.
• At least six credits of the nine credits at or above the 300 level must be taken in residence at AUS.
• Free electives can be taken toward the minor.
• A grade of at least C- in each course and a GPA of at least 2.0 must be earned in courses taken to satisfy the minor.

Students seeking a minor in physics must complete the following courses or their equivalent. All course prerequisites must be satisfied.

Minor Requirements (6 credits)

• PHY 106 General Physics III
• PHY 201 Modern Physics

Minor Electives (minimum of 12 credits)

Students must complete 12 credits of electives from the following list of courses. At least nine credits must be at the 300 level or above.

• PHY 106L General Physics III Laboratory
• PHY 201L Modern Physics Laboratory
• PHY 232 Properties of Matter            
• PHY 251 Meteorology        
• PHY 301 Energy Sources     
• PHY 303 Atmospheric Physics
• PHY 305 Modern Optics and Lasers
• PHY 313 Satellites and Space Physics
• PHY 401 Physics of Semiconductors

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