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  • Physics 136: Physics of Medical Imaging

    4.00 Credits
    Harvard University

    This course presents the underlying physics of modern medical diagnostic imaging techniques. We will explore the physics of diagnostic imaging from a unified electromagnetics' viewpoint ranging from a simple mapping of radiation attenuation coefficients in X-ray, to resonance absorption in a nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) induced inhomogeneously broadened RF absorber. The bulk of the course will focus on the powerful technique of NMR imaging. Flexibility exists to vary the depth of each area depending on background and experience of the students.
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  • Physics 143a: Quantum Mechanics I

    4.00 Credits
    Harvard University

    Introduction to nonrelativistic quantum mechanics: uncertainty relations; Schrodinger equation; Dirac notation; matrix mechanics; one-dimensional problems including particle in box, tunneling, and harmonic oscillator; angular momentum, hydrogen atom, spin, Pauli principle; time-independent perturbation theory; scattering.
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  • Physics 143b: Quantum Mechanics II

    4.00 Credits
    Harvard University

    Time dependent perturbation theory, resonance, spin-1/2 systems, harmonic excitation; identical particles; emission and absorption of radiation; scattering, partial wave analysis, the Born approximation, scattering length; other topics as time permits including density matrix, entanglement, quantum computing, decoherence, tensor operators.
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  • Physics 145: Elementary Particle Physics

    4.00 Credits
    Harvard University

    Introduction to elementary particle physics. Emphasis is on concepts and phenomenology rather than on a detailed calculational development of theories. Starts with the discovery of the electron in 1897, ends with the theoretical motivation for the Higg's boson, and attempts to cover everything important in between. Taught partly in seminar mode, with each student presenting a classic paper of the field.
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  • Physics 151: Mechanics

    4.00 Credits
    Harvard University

    Fundamental ideas of classical mechanics including contact with modern work and applications. Topics include Lagrange's equations, the role of variational principles, symmetry and conservation laws, Hamilton's equations, Hamilton-Jacobi theory and phase space dynamics. Applications to celestial mechanics, quantum mechanics, the theory of small oscillations and classical fields, and nonlinear oscillations, including chaotic systems presented.
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  • Physics 153: Electrodynamics

    4.00 Credits
    Harvard University

    Aimed at advanced undergraduates. Emphasis on the properties and sources of the electromagnetic fields and on the wave aspects of the fields. Course starts with electrostatics and subsequently develops the Maxwell equations. Topics: electrostatics, dielectrics, magnetostatics, electrodynamics, radiation, wave propagation in various media, wave optics, diffraction and interference. A number of applications of electrodynamics and optics in modern physics are discussed.
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  • Physics 15a: Introductory Mechanics and Relativity

    4.00 Credits
    Harvard University

    Newtonian mechanics and special relativity. Topics include vectors; kinematics in three dimensions; Newton's laws; force, work, power; conservative forces, potential energy; momentum, collisions; rotational motion, angular momentum, torque; static equilibrium, oscillations, simple harmonic motions; gravitation, planetary motion; fluids; special relativity.
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  • Physics 15b: Introductory Electromagnetism

    4.00 Credits
    Harvard University

    Electricity and magnetism. Topics include electrostatics, electric currents, magnetic field, electromagnetic induction, Maxwell's equations, electromagnetic radiation, and electric and magnetic fields in materials.
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  • Physics 15c: Wave Phenomena

    4.00 Credits
    Harvard University

    Forced oscillation and resonance; coupled oscillators and normal modes; Fourier series; Electromagnetic waves, radiation, longitudinal oscillations, sound; traveling waves; signals, wave packets and group velocity; two- and three-dimensional waves; polarization; geometrical and physical optics; interference and diffraction. Optional topics: Water waves, holography, x-ray crystallography. Solitons.
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  • Physics 16: Mechanics and Special Relativity

    4.00 Credits
    Harvard University

    Newtonian mechanics and special relativity for students with good preparation in physics and mathematics at the level of the advanced placement curriculum. Topics include oscillators damped and driven and resonance (how to rock your car out of a snow bank or use a swing), an introduction to Lagrangian mechanics and optimization, symmetries and Noether's theorem, special relativity, collisions and scattering, rotational motion, angular momentum, torque, the moment of inertia tensor (dynamic balance), gravitation, planetary motion, and a quantitative introduction to some of the mind-bending ideas of modern cosmology like inflation and dark energy.
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