PHYS 230 - Principles of Physics III:Thermal Physics and Waves

Institution:

University of Pennsylvania

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Prerequisite(s): PHYS 150/151 or PHYS 170/171 and MATH 104, MATH 115. Corequisite(s): MATH 240. Elementary thermodynamics and statistical physics including heat engines and the Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution, independent and forced harmonic motion, coupled oscillators, normal modes, longitudinal and transverse sound and light waves, interference and diffraction, and elementary Fourier analysis and the uncertainty principle.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.upenn.edu

Phone Number:

(215) 898-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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