PHY 102 - Visions Of The Multiverse

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University of Rochester

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Description:

This is an introductory course designed especially for students in the humanities and other non-scientific fields who are interested in learning about science, physics and concepts of a multiple universe reality. Topics include the nature of science, Newton's laws, relativity, light, quantum mechanics, the nature of particles and forces, and cosmology. In the course of surveying the modern scientific view of the universe, a number of serious concepts of a multiuniverse reality will be examined, including the many-worlds view of quantum mechanics, inflationary and string-based cosmologies. There are no prerequisites, no background knowledge is required and the material will be presented with very little mathematics. Substantial use will be made of demonstrations. This course is intended to be equivalent to our Physics 100 course in terms of satisfying cluster requirements.

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4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.rochester.edu

Phone Number:

(888) 822-2256

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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