Guide to the Department of Physics and Astronomy Records and Publications, 1930-
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Department of Physics and Astronomy: Records, George J. Mitchell Department of Special Collections & Archives, Bowdoin College Library, Brunswick, Maine
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The Department of Physics and Astronomy at Bowdoin College uses a curriculum that highlights problem solving and critical thinking skills. The goal of the department is to provide a strong preparation for advanced work, coupled with intellectual growth and good scholarship. The physics major is based on a combination of courses in mathematics and physics. Majors must meet the math requirements and take a minimum of 5 physics courses at the college. The minor consists of at least 4 Bowdoin physics courses numbered 1130 or higher. Honors is offered to exceptional students that have exceeded in the coursework as a means to consolidate their knowledge and better prepare themselves for graduate work in physics.
Physics and astronomy department records.
Laboratory manuals, handbooks, and exercises.
Arranged chronologically.
Laboratory Manual for College Physics [Physics 1-2] (1942 ed.)
Laboratory Manual for College Physics, Physics 11-12 (1949 ed.)
Laboratory Manual for College Physics, Physics 11-12 (1958 ed.)
Laboratory Manual for College Physics, Physics 11-12 (1959 ed.)
Laboratory Manual for College Physics, Physics 11-12 (1964-1965 ed.)
Laboratory Manual for College Physics, Physics 11-12 (1966-1967 ed.)
Laboratory Manual for College Physics, Physics 11-12 (1967-1968 ed.)
Laboratory Manual for College Physics, Physics 11-12 (1968-1969 ed.)
Laboratory Manual Physics 17
Laboratory Exercises in Electronics (1953 ed.)
Laboratory Exercises in Electronics (1961 ed.)
Laboratory exercises, 1970s?
Laboratory exercises, 1970s?
Laboratory exercises, ca.1974
Laboratory exercises, 1975
Laboratory exercises, 1976-1977
Laboratory exercises, 1978
Laboratory exercises, ca. 1978
Laboratory manual, 1984
2004-2005, Handbook for Physics Majors
2012-2013, Handbook for Physics Majors
2013 Spring, Phys 103 Laboratory Manual
2013 Spring, Phys 104 Laboratory Manual
Examinations, posters, reports, syllabi, and other printed material.
Arranged alphabetically by subject.
Examinations, 1930, 1967
List of majors, 1958-1970
Miscellaneous print material, 1932, 1956, 1991, undated
Posters
Review of the Department of Physics requested by the Curriculum and Educational Policy Committee, 1962 Apr
Syllabi, undated