Physics/Engineering Physics

What makes the program special?• Abalancedcurriculumprovidesthetheoretical frameworkneededforgraduatestudiesand thepracticalskillsneededinindustry.

• Opportunitiesaboundforrewarding communityserviceprojects,internshipswith localengineeringfirms,andsummerresearch orupper-levelstudentresearchabound.

• Allclassesaretaughtbyfaculty(unlikelarger universities,wheregraduateassistantsteach manyundergraduatecourses).

• Alowstudentfacultyratiointhedepartment meansclassesaresmallandstudentsnever runtheriskofgettinglostinthecrowd.

• Professorsareprimarilydevotedtoteaching undergraduates.

Why study PHYSICS or ENGINEERING PHYSICS at Morningside?

Individual attention. Innovative, discovery-based learning. Excellent preparation for careers, research, and graduate school. Opportunities to explore challenging, real world topics. A foundation for most engineering fields, including civil, computer, electrical, environmental, and mechanical.

• Innovativeteachingisbasedondiscovery, smallgroupactivities,cooperativelearning, anddesignprojects.

• Studentshaveaccesstothelatest technologies.Almostalllabsusecomputer- assisteddatacollectionandanalysis.

What’s New?• Allengineeringclassesincludeanelement ofdesign,inwhichstudentsactuallyusethe conceptstheyhavebeendeveloping.

• Asuiteoffreeelectivesallowsstudentsto pursueavarietyofinterests.

• EngineeringintheCommunityservice- learningcourseenablesstudentstoengage inanengineeringprojectthatbenefitsthe community.

TheCollege• Private,four-year,coeducationalcollege• Foundedin1894• 1,798studentsfrom22statesand5countries• LocatedinSiouxCity,Iowa(greaterSiouxland population143,000)• 68-acrecampusontheNationalRegisterof HistoricPlaces

Degreesconferred• BachelorofArts• BachelorofScience• BachelorofScienceinNursing• BachelorofMusic• BachelorofMusicEducation• MasterofArtsinTeaching

Academicyear• 4-4-1academiccalendar

Campuslife• 50+student-ledclubsandorganizations

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The Morningside College experience cultivates a passion for life-long learning

and a dedication to ethical leadership and civic responsibility.

How will I benefit?Asaphysicsorengineering-physicsmajoryouwilldevelop

• Athoroughunderstandingofthe relationshipbetweenphysicsandthe othersciences

• Afoundationintheoreticaland experimentalphysicsandengineering

• Preparationtoconductresearchin industryandinnationallaboratories

• Scienceliteracy,alife-longinterestin thephysicalsciences,andasound graspofallphysicalprocesses

• Thebroad-basedwritingskills expectedofpracticingphysicistsand engineers

PhysicsThisfour-yearprogramisintendedforstudentswhoseprimaryinterestisinthetheoreticalsideofthephysicalworld.Thisprogramisidealforstudentsinterestedinpursuinggraduatestudiesinscience,appliedscience,engineering,orprofessionalprogramssuchasmedicine,architecture,andlaw

Physics TeachingThephysicsteachingmajorisafour-yearprogramrecommendedforstudentswhowishtoteachphysicsinthehighschoolsystem.

General Sciences TeachingThisinterdisciplinarymajor(withchemistryandbiology)isintendedforstudentswhowishtoteachacombinationofphysics,earthscience,chemistry,andbiologyatthemiddleschoolorelementaryschoollevel

CoursesStudentsmajoringinphysicsorengineeringatMorningsideCollegecantakeawidevarietyofclasses.Ourintroductorygeneralphysicscourse-sequenceprovidesabroadsurveyofphysicsprinciplesandapplicationsinasettingthatcombinesclassroomexperiencesandlabwork.Innovativecoursestructuresallowstudentstoconcentrateondevelopingconcepts,mathematicaltools,andproblem-solvingstrategiesoneatatime.Thisapproachmakesthesequencemoremanageablethandoesthetraditionalstructure.Theresultisagreatlyenhancedlikelihoodofsuccessfullymovingontoupper-levelcourses.

Advancedcoursesincludebothclassroom-basedcourses,suchasstatics,dynamics,andquantummechanics,andlaboratorycourses,suchaselectronics,andtheadvancedphysicsandengineeringlabs,whichofteninvolveasignificantcomponentofcreativedesignwork.

Inourengineeringapplicationscourses,studentslearntousethetoolsofthetrade,suchasMATLABandengineeringgraphicssoftware.Studentswillalsotakemathematicscourseswhichprovidethemwiththeframeworkforanalyzingphysicalsystemsandengineeringproblems.

Wealsohaveclassesforstudentstolearnaboutotherareasofscience,suchasastronomy,meteorology,geology,androcketry.

Ifyouareinterestedingivingbacktothecommunity,ourservice-learningcourses—EngineeringintheCommunityandPhysicsintheCommunity—provideanopportunitytolearnwhileengaginginanengineeringorphysicseducationprojectthatbenefitsthelocalcommunity.

Facilities and resources• Well-equippedlabswithcomputersfor datacollectionandanalysis.• Workshopequippedwithbasictoolsto beusedinsupportofengineering designprojects.

Who are the faculty?Dave Slaven,AssistantProfessorSpecialinterestsincludeelementaryparticlephysics,especiallythephysicsoftheweaknuclearforce.Tolearnmoreaboutphysics,visithisWebsiteathttp://webs.morningside.edu/slaven/Physics/.Education:Ph.D.intheoreticalhighenergyphysicsfromIowaStateUniversity

Andrew Plumb,AssistantProfessorSpecialinterestsincludequantumsystemsincurvedspacetime.Education:Ph.D.andM.A.inphysicsfromtheUniversityofWisconsin.

What happens inside the classroom?• You’llhaveplentyofaccessto technologicalresources:75percentof first-yearlabsusecomputer-assisted datacollectionandanalysis.• You’lldevelopthebroad-based writingskillsexpectedofapracticing physicist/engineerbymaintainingan electronicportfoliooftermpapers,lab reports,andcomputerprogramsthat arereviewedandendorsedbyfaculty beforegraduation.

What happens outside the classroom?• Internships.Studentsoftencomplete internshipswithalocalengineering firmortheUnitedStatesGeological Survey.• Forexample,astudentplanningto attendgraduateschoolinarchitecture recentlycompletedtheengineering mechanicsminor,anddesigned acommunityobservatoryaspart ofaresearchproject.Thisdesign waspresentedatthenational meetingoftheAmericanAssociationof PhysicsTeachers.• Therecentadditionoftwocommunity- basedservice-learningexperiencesgive studentstheopportunitytocontribute totheircommunity.Engineering intheCommunitystudent-teams contributetovaluableengineering projects.PhysicsintheCommunity student-teamsleadourregional physicsoutreachprograms,including publicdemonstrationsandK-12 classroomactivities.

What else can I do?• Joinacampusclubsuchas theSocietyofPhysicsStudents,the AssociationforComputingMachinery, ortheMathematicalAssociationof America,tosocializewithlike-minded studentsandexploredevelopmentsand careeropportunitiesinyourfield.• GetinitiatedintoKappaMuEpsilon, thenationalmathhonorsociety,or SigmaPiSigma,thenationalphysics honorsociety.

M O R N I N G S I D E C O L L E G E

PHYSICS/ENGINEERING PHYSICS

How about the details?Weofferaselectionofmajorprograms,eachwithitsownemphasis.

Engineering PhysicsThisfour-yearprogramisintendedforstudentswhowanttoworkattheboundarybetweenscienceandengineering.Studentshavethebenefitofdeveloping practicalskillsandlearningthetheoreticalbasisbehindthoseskills.Graduateshavethenecessaryskillstotakeajobinsmall-tomedium-scaleindustryrightoutofcollege,orgoontograduateschoolinavarietyofareas,includingscience,appliedscience,engineering,orprofessionalprogramssuchasmedicine,architecture,andlaw.

Engineering ScienceThisisadual-degreeprogram,requiring2–3yearsatMorningsidefollowedby2–3yearsatanotherinstitutionstudyingaparticularbranchofengineering(e.g.mechanical,electrical,aerospace).Thisprogramisdesignedforstudentslookingtoworkinindustryrightoutofcollege.Studentsreceivetwodegrees,onefromeachinstitutionatthecompletionofthisprogram.TheamountoftimerequiredatMorningsidedependsonthreefactors:thestudent’schosenareaofspecialization,thechoiceoftheinstitutiontowhichthestudentwilltransfer,andthelevelofhighschoolpreparation.ThisprogramandtheEngineeringPhysicsprogramyieldliberally-educatedengineers,whoareinhighdemandinindustry.

• Participateinouroutreach activitiesbyhelpingwithpublic showsandcompetitions,designing newdemonstrationsandactivity- stations,workingwithlocalK-12 schooleducators,orparticipatingin alliedprograms,suchasWINGSwhich providesscienceactivitiesformiddle schoolgirls.

Where can I go from here?Careers.Physicsmajorsarehighlysoughtafterinallfieldsthatinvolveanalyticalorabstractthinking.Someexamplesinclude:• Industry—ourstudentshavethe theoreticalandpracticalbackgrounds tocompeteinindustrialsettings. Additionalbackgroundinbusiness,a secondlanguage,orcommunications throughaminororclusterfurther enhanceemployability.• Research—eitherinindustryorin researchlabs• Teachingphysics—tomeetthechronic shortageofhighschoolphysics teachersnationwide• Publishing—technicalbooks,journals andsoftware• Softwaredesign—withabstract thinkingskillsvitaltodataprocessing andcomputergames• Telecommunications—television, imageanalysis,radio,andrecording technology

Graduate School.Studentsarepreparedtoattendgraduateschoolineitherphysicsorengineering.