Difference between revisions of "Brigham Young University. Dept. of Physics"
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| − | + | The Dept. of Physics was responsible for teaching courses in: Elementary Physics, Household Physics, Mechanics and Sound, Electricity, Heat and Light, Molecular Physics and Heat, Electricity and Magnetism, Radio Instruments and Measurements, Optics and Astrophysics, Wave Motion, and History of Physics. By 1954 the department also taught courses in: Astronomy, Weather and Climate, Photography, Thermodynamics, Kinetic Theory, Mechanics, Physics of Air, Meteorology, Acoustics, and Nuclear Physics. | |
==Assets and Administrative Structure== | ==Assets and Administrative Structure== | ||
| − | + | The Dept. of Physics was a department within the College of Arts and Sciences. The Department Chairs: Carl F. Eyring, 1921-1928, 1930-1937, and 1939-1951; and Milton Marshall, 1929, 1938, and 1951-1954. | |
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| − | + | Brigham Young University Dept. of Physics records, 1950-1971 (UA 374). | |
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Revision as of 12:17, 26 August 2009
The Dept. of Physics was established and placed in the College of Arts and Sciences in 1921 when the School of Arts and Sciences was abolished. Carl F. Eyring and Milton Marshall served as the Department Chairs in various times during the existence of the department. The department was placed in the College of Physical and Engineering Sciences in 1954 when the College of Arts and Sciences was abolished.
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Description
Established: 1921
Abolished: 1954
Location: Provo, Utah (1921-1954)
Functions
The Dept. of Physics was responsible for teaching courses in: Elementary Physics, Household Physics, Mechanics and Sound, Electricity, Heat and Light, Molecular Physics and Heat, Electricity and Magnetism, Radio Instruments and Measurements, Optics and Astrophysics, Wave Motion, and History of Physics. By 1954 the department also taught courses in: Astronomy, Weather and Climate, Photography, Thermodynamics, Kinetic Theory, Mechanics, Physics of Air, Meteorology, Acoustics, and Nuclear Physics.
Assets and Administrative Structure
The Dept. of Physics was a department within the College of Arts and Sciences. The Department Chairs: Carl F. Eyring, 1921-1928, 1930-1937, and 1939-1951; and Milton Marshall, 1929, 1938, and 1951-1954.
Associated Units
Superior unit: Brigham Young University. College of Arts and Sciences (1921-1954)
Earlier unit: Brigham Young University. School of Arts and Sciences. Dept. of Mathematics and Physics (1920-1921)
Later unit: Brigham Young University. College of Physical and Engineering Sciences. Dept. of Physics (1954-1972)
Associated Archival Materials
Brigham Young University Dept. of Physics records, 1950-1971 (UA 374).
Sources
Brigham Young University Annual Catalog, 1921-1922: p. 30 (part of College of Arts and Sciences) p. 121-125 (courses taught by the department).
Brigham Young University Annual Catalog, 1953-1954: p. 279-283 (courses taught by the department).
Brigham Young University Annual Catalog, 1954-1955: p. 371 (part of the College of Physical and Engineering Sciences).
Brigham Young University The First One Hundred Years, 1975: v. 4 p. 503 (Department Chairs: Carl F. Eyring, 1921-1928, 1930-1937, and 1939-1951; and Milton Marshall, 1929, 1938, and 1951-1954).
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