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• Scanning Probe Microscopy at Appalachian State University

Current research using the Scanning Probe Microscope is in the area of analyzing the wear patterns on experimental archaeological tools. Research efforts are at the undergraduate and graduate level.

• Department of Physics and Astronomy

General information about the department, and about the undergraduate and graduate programs in physics and astronomy available at Appalachian State University.

• University Honors Program at Appalachian State University

The University Honors Program contains programs in many disciplines. There are course requirements for each existing program, plus each candidate must complete an Honors thesis
to graduate with Honors. The Director of the program is Don Saunders and he is more than willing to work with anyone interested in the Honors Program.

• Physics & Astronomy Honors Program

Physics & Astronomy offers only one course sequence with an Honors designation - PHY1150 & PHY1151. However, students can graduate with Honors in Physics & Astronomy by taking upper level courses which are given an Honors designation and by completing an Honors thesis. For more information, contact  Dr. Patricia E. Allen.
 
• Honors Section of Analytical Physics - PHY1150 & PHY1151

Each version of PHY1150 & PHY1151 - Honors ends up containing something different during the semester. Students are expected to complete the assignments listed in the syllabus. However, there is nothing wrong about coming up with something new to try. Field trips, World Wide Web assignments, and projects are an integral part of the Honors setting.
 
• Course Syllabi - Specific details, on a day-to-day basis, about course activities.
• 1150 Syllabus for PHY1150, Fall, 1997 - Analytical Physics
• 1101 Syllabus for PHY1101, Summer, 1997 - Concepts of Physics I.

• Links to Physics & Astronomy sites

Explore some topics in Physics & Astronomy by examining the given sites.  Visitors to this page are encouraged to evaluate the site and provide feedback to improve the quality of the listed links.  Also, feel free to add to the list.
 
• Biographical Sketch (Vita)

More information than you possibly want to know about who I am, what I do, and where I think I am going.