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1.25 Credits
Addressed to majors in non-science disciplines. Topics in classical and modern physics and the relation to physical phenomena in the world around us. Concepts are stressed, but some calculational techniques are developed. Knowledge of high school algebra is desirable. (General Education Code(s): IN, Q.) Z. Schlesinger
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2.00 Credits
One lecture per week providing a descriptive overview of major areas in the discipline. These include fundamental particles, solid state, fluids, nonlinear dynamics, biophysics, and cosmology. Lectures by various faculty with research interests in these fields. The course is suggested for prospective physics majors, or others, before they enroll in the Physics 5 sequence. F. Kuttner
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1.25 Credits
Special theory of relativity. Early experiments and models in quantum physics. Introduction to concepts and calculations in quantum mechanics. Single-electron atoms. Prerequisite(s): courses 5A/L, 5B/M, and 5C/N or 6A/L, 6B/M, and 6C/N. B. Schumm
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1.25 Credits
Topics in quantum physics, including angular momentum and spin, the Pauli exclusion principle, and quantum statistics. Applications in multi-electron atoms, molecules, solid state physics, and nuclear and particle physics. Prerequisite(s): course 14 or Mathematics 23B; course 101A; 5A/L, 5B/M, and 5C/N or 6A/L, 6B/M, and 6C/N. F. Kuttner
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1.25 Credits
Particle dynamics in one, two, and three dimensions. Conservation laws. Small oscillations, Fourier series and Fourier integral solutions. Phase diagrams and nonlinear motions, Lagrange's equations, and Hamiltonian dynamics. Prerequisite(s): courses 5A/L, 5B/M, 5C/N, and 116A-B. R. Johnson
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1.25 Credits
Fundamental topics in fluid dynamics. Euler and Lagrange descriptions of continuum dynamics. Conservation laws for inviscid and viscous flows. Potential flows. Exact solutions of the Navier-Stokes equation. Boundary layer theory. Gravity waves. Students cannot receive credit for this course and Applied Mathematics and Statistics 217. (Also offered as Applied Math and Statistics 107. Students cannot receive credit for both courses.) Prerequisite(s): Applied Mathematics and Statistics 27, or courses 116A-B-C, or equivalent. N. Brummell
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2.00 Credits
One two-hour meeting per week. Subjects include roles of the physicist in industry, the business environment in a technical company, economic considerations, job hunting, and discussions with physicists with industrial experience. Enrollment by permission of instructor. Priority given to applied physics upper-division students; other majors if space available. Enrollment limited to 15. F. Kuttner, B. Rosenblum
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1.25 Credits
Maxwell's equations, electrostatics, magnetostatics, induction, electromagnetic waves, physical optics, and circuit theory. Prerequisite(s): 116A-B-C. A. Young
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1.25 Credits
Maxwell's equations, electrostatics, magnetostatics, induction, electromagnetic waves, physical optics, and circuit theory. Prerequisite(s): course 110A, and 116A-B-C. J. Nielsen
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1.25 Credits
Consequences of the first and second laws of thermodynamics, elementary statistical mechanics, thermodynamics of irreversible processes. Prerequisite(s): courses 5B/M, 5C/N, 5D, 101A, 101B, 105, and 116A-B. B. Shastry
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