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4.00 Credits
Lecture, three hours. Experimental techniques and theoretical concepts of high-energy phenomena: accelerators and detectors; classification of particles and interactions; particle properties; symmetries and mass multiplets; production and decay mechanisms. Prerequisite: Physics 113B.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Solution of the differential equations governing the expansion of the Universe. Observational determinations of the parameters governing the expansion. Big Bang inflation, primordial nucleosynthesis, and cosmic microwave background. Dark matter, dark energy, and large-scale structure of the Universe. Prerequisites: Physics 111A, Mathematics 3D.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Introduction to the solar neighborhood, Milky Way, and other galaxies. Interstellar medium. Star formation. Stellar populations. Evolution of spiral, elliptical, and irregular galaxies. Supermassive black holes, quasars, and active galaxies. Galaxies as probes of the expansion rate of the Universe. Prerequisites: Physics 111A-B.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, one hour; laboratory, eight hours. Telescopes and astronomical observations, imaging with CCD detectors and image processing techniques. Photometry and spectroscopy of stars, galaxies, and quasars. Advanced imaging techniques such as deconvolution, adaptive optics, and interferometry. Prerequisites: Physics 52A-B-C; Physics 53 or equivalent computing experience.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, three hours. The physics of society's energy production and consumption, and of their influences on the environment. Topics include fossil and renewable energy resources; nuclear power; prospects for a hydrogen economy; efficient and environmentally benign transportation; efficient home and commercial energy usage. ( II)
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, three hours. Stars: their structure and evolution; physical state of the interior; the Hertzprung- Russell diagram, stellar classification, and physical principles responsible for the classification; star formation; nuclear burning; giant and dwarf stars; neutron stars and black holes. Prerequisites: Physics 51B or 61B, 111A, and 112A.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, three hours. Production of radiation by high-energy particles, white dwarfs, neutron stars, and black holes. Evolution of galactic nuclei, radio galaxies, quasars, and pulsars. Cosmic rays and the cosmic background radiation. Prerequisites: Physics 51B or 61B, 111A, and 112A.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, three hours. Physical concepts and experimental and computational techniques used to study the structure and function of biological molecules and molecular machines with examples from enzyme action, protein folding, molecular motors, photobiology, chemotaxis, and vision. Prerequisite: Physics 115A or consent of instructor. Concurrent with Physics 230A-B.
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3.00 Credits
Lecture, three hours. 147A Principles of Imaging (4) F. Linear systems, probability and random processes, image processing, projection imaging, tomographic imaging. Prerequisite: Physics 51B or 61B or equivalent. Concurrent with Physics 233A and Engineering EECS202A. 147B Techniques in Medical Imaging I: X-ray, Nuclear, and NMR Imaging (4) W. Ionizing radiation, planar and tomographic radiographic and nuclear imaging, magnetism, NMR, MRI imaging. Prerequisite: Physics 147A. Concurrent with Physics 233B and Engineering EECS202B. 147C Techniques in Medical Imaging II: Ultrasound, Electrophysiological, Optical (4) S. Sound and ultrasound, ultrasonic imaging, physiological electromagnetism, EEG, MEG, ECG, MCG, optical properties of tissues, fluorescence and bioluminescence, MR impedance imaging, MR spectroscopy, electron spin resonance and ESR imaging. Prerequisite: Physics 147B. Concurrent with Physics 233C and Engineering EECS202C.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, three hours. Introduces basic physical principles underlying generation and properties of music, including basic properties of sound waves, musical scales and temperament, musical instruments, and acoustics of music halls. No mathematics background required, but high school algebra is recommended. ( II)
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