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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: consent of the Department. Pass/Not Pass Only. May be repeated for credit.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, two hours; discussion, one hour; tutorial, two hours. Provides the applied mathematics and problem solving/presentation skills necessary for success in an introductory physics sequence. Focuses on practical exercises in problem solving. Additional topics include vectors, graphing functions, trigonometry, differentiation, integration, and approximations. Corequisite: Mathematics 1B or 2A. 3A-B-C Basic Physics (4-4-4) F, W, S, Summer. Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. 3A: Vectors; motion, force, and energy. 3B: Fluids; heat; electricity and magnetism. 3C: Waves and sound; optics; quantum ideas; atomic and nuclear physics; relativity. Prerequisite or corequisite: Mathematics 2A-B. ( II) 3LB Basic Physics Laboratory (1.5) W, S, Summer. Laboratory, three hours. Practical applications of electronics and classical physics to biology. Goals include skill to use oscilloscope and other basic instrumentation. ( IX) 3LC Basic Physics Laboratory (1.5) S, Summer, F. Laboratory, three hours. Practical applications of physics to medical imaging. Topics include optics, radioactivity, and acoustics. Prerequisite: Physics 3LB. ( IX) 7A-B Classical Physics (4-4) F, W; W, S. Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. 7A: Units; vectors; motion; force; energy. 7B: Momentum; thermodynamics; rotation and gravity. Corequisites for 7A-B: corresponding quarters of Physics 7LA-LB; Mathematics 2A-B. Physics 7C may not be taken for credit after Physics 7A or 7B. ( II) 7C Classical Physics (4) W. Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Topics include force; energy; momentum; rotation and gravity. Corequisites: Physics 7LC, Mathematics 2B. Prerequisites: Mathematics 2A and one of the following: a passing score on the UCI Physics Placement exam, or a 4 or better on the Physics AP Exam C, Part I or II, or a grade of C or better in Physics 2. Physics 7C may not be taken for credit after Physics 7A or 7B. (II) 7D Classical Physics (4) S. Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Electricity and magnetism. Corequisites: Physics 7LD; Mathematics 2D. Prerequisites: Physics 7C or 7B; Mathematics 2B. ( II) 7LA-LB Classical Physics Laboratory (1-1) F, W; W, S; Summer. Laboratory, two hours. Experiments related to lecture topics in Physics 7A-B. Corequisite: corresponding quarter of Physics 7A-B. Physics 7LA-LB and Physics 7LC may not both be taken for credit. ( IX) 7LC Classical Physics Laboratory (1) W. Laboratory, two hours. Experiments related to lecture topics in Physics 7C. Corequisite: Physics 7C. Physics 7LC and 7LA-LB may not both be taken for credit. ( IX) 7LD Classical Physics Laboratory (1) S. Laboratory, two hours. Electricity and magnetism. Corequisite: Physics 7D. ( IX) 7E Classical Physics (4) F, W, Summer. Lecture, three hours; discussion one hour. Fluids; oscillations; waves; and optics. Prerequisites: Physics 7B or 7C; Mathematics 2B. ( II)
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3.00 Credits
Introduction to the physical environment. The formation, structure, and evolution of the Earth, planets, stars, galaxies, and the universe as a whole.
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4.00 Credits
History of astronomy. Underlying physics. Objects in the solar system and how they are studied. Properties of stars: their formation, structure, and evolution. Pulsars and black holes. Galaxies and quasars. ( II)
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4.00 Credits
"Cook's Tour" of tuniverse. Ancient world models. Evidence for universal expansion; the size and age of the universe and how it all began. The long-range future and how to decide the right model. Anthropic principle. ( II)
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Fundamental observational techniques used in astronomy, including the analysis and interpretation of images and spectra that allow students to determine orbits of planets and moon, time evolution of supernovae, ages of star clusters, Hubble's Law. Naked-eye observations of the night sky. Observations of stars and galaxies with the UCI 24-inch telescope. Current events in observational astronomy. Prerequisites: Physics 20A, 20B. ( II)
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4.00 Credits
Motions of planets, satellites, and rockets. Propulsion mechanisms and space flight. The solar radiation field and its influence on planets. The interplanetary medium, solar wind, and solar-terrestrial relations. (II)
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, three hours. Topics vary. Past topics have included physics and music, Newton, planetary science. Lectures on areas of special interest in physics are used to introduce students to scientific method, fundamental laws of science, qualitative and quantitative analysis of data. May be repeated for credit as topics vary. ( II)
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Mathematica and its applications to linear algebra, differential equations, and complex functions. Fourier series and Fourier transforms. Other topics in integral transforms. Corequisite: Mathematics 2E. Prerequisites: Mathematics 2J and 3D.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. 51A: Wave-particle duality; quantum mechanics; special relativity; statistical mechanics. Prerequisites: Physics 7E and Mathematics 2D. 51B: Atoms; molecules; solids, nuclei; elementary particles. Physics 51A-B is for nonmajors only. Corresponding segments of Physics 51A-B and 61A-B may not both be taken for credit.
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