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Prerequisite: Physics 169, 242, or permission of instructor. An introduction to geometrical and physical optics which includes paraxial theory, polarization, interference and diffraction phenomena, and optical instruments. Topics in contemporary optics, including lasers, holography and Fourier optics will also be discussed. Lecture and laboratory. Offered in alternate years. Seely.
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Prerequisite: Physics 169. An introduction to special relativity, early experiments in modern physics, one-dimensional quantum mechanics, and the physics of one-and many-electron atoms. Staff.
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Prerequisites: Physics 169, 242. An introduction to the modern quantum mechanical description of solids and the atomic nucleus. Lecture. Offered in alternate years. Moreau.
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Prerequisite: Physics 242. Review of elementary mechanics, one-dimensional motion, harmonic oscillator, motion in two and three dimensions, central force motion and orbital mechanics, many-particle systems, rotational motion, gravitation, moving coordinate systems and Lagrangian mechanics. Seely, Zellner.
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Prerequisites: Physics 242, Mathematics 247, or permission of instructor. A thorough discussion of Maxwell's electromagnetic field equations in differential form. Major topics are electrostatics, magnetostatics, electromagnetic induction and electromagnetic waves. Moreau, Seely.
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Prerequisites: Physics 242, Mathematics 247, or permission of instructor. Mathematical methods in physics including vector calculus, transform calculus, tensor analysis and special functions (viz. Fourier series, Gamma functions, Hermite polynomials, Bessel functions, spherical harmonics and Laguerre polynomials). Offered in alternate years. Same as Mathematics 380. Staff.
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Prerequisites: Physics 242. Classical thermodynamics, including kinetic theory and an introduction to statistical mechanics. Moreau.
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Prerequisites: Physics 321, 325, 336, or permission of instructor. Non-relativistic quantum interpretation of matter and energy, employing both the wave mechanics of Schroedinger and the matrix mechanics of Heisenberg. Staff.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. The course content will vary depending on student and faculty interests.
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3.00 Credits
Offered on a credit/no credit basis. Staff.
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