Charlie FreemanDepartment Chair and Professor ofPhysics |
ISC 234A 1 College Circle Geneseo, NY 14454 585-245-5281 freeman@geneseo.edu |
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Charlie Freeman has been a member of the Geneseo faculty since 1997. |
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Faculty Information
Education
- Ph.D. & M.S., Nuclear Physics, University of Rochester
- B.S., Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Research Interests
Director of SUNY Geneseo 1.7 MV Pelletron accelerator lab with research interests in Inertial Confinement Fusion, plasma diagnostics, and ion beam analytical techniques including Proton Induced X-Ray Emission (PIXE), Rutherford Backscattering Analysis (RBS), and Nuclear Reaction Analysis (NRA). Also interested in studying the physics of baseball.My Classes
Phys 125:
Analytical Physics II
- An analytical, calculus-based treatment of charge, electrostatic and magnetostatic fields, simple applications of Maxwell's equations, Lenz's law, basic electrical circuits, mechanical and electromagnetic waves, and geometric optics. Prerequisites: PHYS 123 or permission of instructor. Corequisites: PHYS 126 or PHYS 116 or permission of department. Prerequisites/ Corequisites: MATH 222 or MATH 228 permission of instructor. Offered every spring
Phys 116:
Physics II Lab
- A lab course to complement General Physics II and Analytical Physics II lectures. Experiments in waves, electricity and magnetism, circuits, and optics will be performed. Prerequisites: PHYS 113/114. Corequisitee: PHYS 115 or PHYS 125. Offered every spring
Phys 341:
Seminar in Physics
- Presentations are made by students enrolled, faculty members, and invited guests. Each student is expected to attend each scheduled meeting and to make at least one oral presentation on a topic approved by the instructor. Prerequisites: Junior standing or permission of department. Offered every spring