Welcome to the Allegheny College Physics Department's internal web site. These pages are designed to give you more of a personal look at the people and places that make up the Department. For general information, curriculum requirements, course descriptions, etc., please see the Physics section on the main Allegheny web site. But here on Inside Physics, you can meet our professors, learn about faculty and student research, and take a brief tour of our facilities. To the left, you will also find quick links to faculty home pages, course pages, and a few other useful sites.
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Beginning with the Fall 2007 semester, the Physics Department will be offering a new minor in astronomy. This new program seeks to give students an appreciation of the beauty and order of the known universe and also to show them how astronomers have come to learn what we know. The study of astronomy helps us to understand the formation and evolution of planetary systems, the stars, galaxies, and the universe as a whole. Astronomy courses at Allegheny address questions such as: "What would it be like to travel to a black hole?"; "What is the fate of the universe?"; and "Is there other intelligent life?" We explore the reasons for everyday phenomena such as the seasons and the phases of the Moon, and we probe the cutting edge science that describes heavenly bodies such as planets, stars, and galaxies. Classes make use of both the Wible Planetarium and the Newton Observatory. (For more information on the astronomy program, including curriculum requirements and selected course descriptions, please click here.)
The 2007 Physics Banquet was a big success. Students and Faculty enjoyed some wonderful food and afterwards, all of our students were honored for their hard work throughout the academic year. Sophomores, juniors, and graduating seniors all received a small gift and individual students were recognized for their contributions to research and the general life of the Department. For more photos of this gala event, please click here.