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A theoretical treatment of electrostatics and magnetostatics in vacuum and material media through Maxwell's equations. Lecture and discussion. Prerequisite: Physics 142 or 145 and Mathematics 302. Four credit hours. CAMPBELL
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Concepts of temperature, energy, entropy, heat, and work and their thermodynamic relations as developed from a microscopic point of view. Single- and multi-component systems are discussed, using both classical and quantum statistics. Lecture and discussion. Normally offered every other year. Prerequisite: Mathematics 122 (or 162) and either Physics 242 (may be taken concurrently) or Chemistry 342 (may be taken concurrently). Four credit hours.
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Modern experimental techniques of condensed matter physics are used to investigate the vibrational, electrical, and optical properties of materials. Phenomena to be studied may include the Hall effect in semiconductors, superconductivity in Josephson junctions, phonons in crystalline compounds, molecular symmetry breaking of C60, and surface plasmons of metal island films. Photolithographic techniques may be learned in conjunction with studying electrical properties. Prerequisite: Physics 242. Physics 336 is strongly recommended but not required. Three credit hours.
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Laboratory projects in modern atomic, molecular, and optical physics. Projects include diode laser spectroscopy, the Zeeman effect in mercury, and absorption spectroscopy of molecular iodine. Laboratory and tutorial. Prerequisite: Physics 242. Three credit hours. TATE
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An introduction to Einstein's general theory of relativity, including a treatment of tensor analysis, Einstein's equations, Schwarzschild metric, black holes, expansion of the universe, and cosmology. Prerequisite: Physics 241. Four credit hours. BLUHM
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An introduction to the properties of solid (condensed) matter. Topics may include bonding and crystal structure; diffraction of X-rays; thermal, optical, acoustical, electrical, and magnetic properties; energy band structure; and superconductivity. Students will research in more depth a chosen topic of current interest in condensed matter physics. Prerequisite: Physics 242. Four credit hours. LONG
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Nuclear physics, including nuclear reactions and nuclear models; followed by elementary particle physics, including the quark model, leptons, and the strong and weak interactions. Prerequisite: Physics 242. Four credit hours.
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Philosophy has taken a linguistic turn in the 20th century: philosophers have come to suppose that reflection on the nature of language and the linguistic representation can help solve long-standing philosophical problems. The development of the philosophy of language and its success, with special attention to the role of metaphor. Prerequisite: Philosophy 151 or 158. Four credit hours. COHEN
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An introduction to classical American philosophy (roughly 1870-1945), with focus on pragmatic naturalism as a response to cross-Atlantic forms of empiricism and idealism and an exploration of its contemporary relevance. To provide context, we begin with the transcendentalist thinker Ralph Waldo Emerson and conclude with contemporary neo-pragmatist Richard Rorty. The bulk of the course, however, features the close study of thinkers most representative of the "classical" period: Charles Sanders Peirce, William James, John Dewey, Jane Addams, George Herbert Mead, and others. Four credit hours. H.
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At the beginning of the 20th century, G.E. Moore, Bertrand Russell, and Ludwig Wittgenstein revolutionized the way we philosophize. The change in philosophical methods with its intense focus on language led to an overhaul of the entire philosophical agenda: new answers were given to old questions, and entirely new questions were asked. In particular, new questions were asked about the nature of philosophy itself and how it relates to other disciplines. Additional reading will come from logical positivism, as an articulation of some of those early views, as well as the ordinary language and neo-pragmatist reactions of positivism. Prerequisite: Two prior philosophy courses. Four credit hours.
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