ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT
Physics is the science devoted to the study and understanding of nature. It traces its history back to Aristotle and derives its name from the Greek words for nature and natural. Physics deals with the constituents, properties and evolution of the entire universe, on all length and time scales, and so is often said to be the most fundamental science. Other branches of science focus on smaller domains, but physics provides the foundation for all of them.
The Physics Department at Polytechnic is committed to providing high-quality introductory, intermediate and advanced level physics courses as services to the Engineering and Science Departments of the University; through an undergraduate major, training new generations of physicists capable of applying the tools of physics to contemporary problems, for the benefit of all; and through close collaborations with other departments, enabling engineering research and education with physics knowledge and techniques, and serving as a catalyst for research in other scientific and engineering fields.
About the Department 
