PHYS 320 - Concepts in Modern Physics

Institution:

California State University-Chico

Subject:

Description:

3 FA Completion of lower-division Area B General Education. An upper-division General Education Thematic course that explores concepts in relativity, quantum physics, and chaos. The course will emphasize both the conceptual essentials of these theories and the philosophical implications arising from them. Topics will include the nature of space and time, the interplay of measurement and our conception of "reality," the difference between predictability and determinism, and the tension between human understanding and mathematical description.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.csuchico.edu

Phone Number:

(530) 898-6116

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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