PHYS 3310 - Introduction to Relativity and the Physics of Waves

Institution:

Southern Methodist University

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Description:

One-dimensional harmonic oscillator, coupled oscillators, longitudinal and transverse waves, sound and electromagnetic waves, interference and diffraction, Lorentz transforms and invariants, time dilation, length contraction, equivalence principle and black holes. Prerequisites: PHYS 3305 (can be taken concurrently), MATH 2339, MATH 2343 (can be taken concurrently).

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.smu.edu

Phone Number:

(214) 768-2000

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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