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3.00 Credits
Description: Prerequisite: Physics 226 with a grade of "C" (2.0) or better, or equivalent. Corequisite: enrollment in Physics 227L laboratory except for Biochemistry, Chemistry and Mechanical Engineering majors who may enroll for 1 unit credit (optics component). All others must enroll for 3 units credit. Geometrical and physical optics, wave phenomena; quantum physics, including the photoelectric effect, line spectra and the Bohr atom; the wave nature of matter, Schroedinger's equation and solutions; the Uncertainty Principle, special theory of relativity. (225, 225L & 226, 226L & 227, 227L = CAN PHYS SEQ BUnits: (3 or 1)
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3.00 Credits
Description: Corequisite: Enrollment in 227 lecture (3 hours laboratory). Laboratory for Physics 227. Instructional fee required. (225, 225L & 226, 226L & 227, 227L = CAN PHYS SEQ B) Units: 1
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3.00 Credits
Description: Prerequisite: Mathematics 250A. Survey of mathematical techniques required for upper division physics courses including differential vector operators, complex variables, partial and ordinary differential equations, special functions, Fourier transforms and series, matrices and operators, probability and statistics. Units: 3
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3.00 Credits
Description: Prerequisites: completion of general education requirement in physical science or earth and astronomical science. Basic physical principles applied to the generation and use of energy. Conventional and alternative energy sources. Environmental consequences of energy use, greenhouse effect, global warming. Energy conservation principles. Units: 3
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3.00 Credits
Description: Prerequisites: Physics 227 and 300. Laws of thermodynamics with physical, chemical and engineering applications; kinetic theory of gases. Introduction to statistical physics with reexamination of laws of thermodynamics. Units: 3
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3.00 Credits
Description: Prerequisite: Physics 227. Previous computing experience recommended. Basic numerical methods in physics. Applications include curve fitting and minimization, numerical simulation of classical particles, waves and Fourier analysis, quantum square well, Monte Carlo methods and diffusion. Hands-on computing with high-level languages, graphics and symbolic mathematics. (1 hour lecture, 4 hours activity) Units: 3
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4.00 Credits
Description: Prerequisites: Physics 227 and Physics 300. Classical mechanics and associated mathematical and numerical techniques: Newtonian dynamics; Lagrangian and Hamiltonian dynamics. Units: 4
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4.00 Credits
Description: Prerequisites: Physics 227 and 300. Applications of vector calculus and Maxwell's equations to the propagation of EM waves in dielectrics, plasmas, and conductors. Selected topics in radiation, diffraction, and Eigen function expansions of static and waveguide fields. Units: 4
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4.00 Credits
Description: Prerequisites: Physics 227 and 300. A survey of modern physical theories, their experimental foundations and applications: special relativity; quantum physics of atoms, molecules, and nuclei; introduction to solid state physics. Units: 4
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3.00 Credits
Description: Prerequisite: Physics 226. Experiments using analog, digital, and integrated circuits including: filtering circuits, diodes, transistor amplifiers, operational amplifiers, triggers, and digital logic. Introduction to automated experimentation. (1 hour lecture, 6 hours laboratory). Instructional fee required. Units: 3
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