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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite(s): PHYS 150/151 or PHYS 170/171 and MATH 104, MATH 115. Corequisite(s): MATH 240. Elementary thermodynamics and statistical physics including heat engines and the Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution, independent and forced harmonic motion, coupled oscillators, normal modes, longitudinal and transverse sound and light waves, interference and diffraction, and elementary Fourier analysis and the uncertainty principle.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite(s): PHYS 151 or 171. Corequisite(s): MATH 240. Special relativity, an introduction to the principles of quantum mechanics, properties of electrons, protons, neutrons, and the elements of atomic structure and nuclear structure. Electromagnetic radiation and photons; interaction of photons with electrons, atoms, and nuclei.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite(s): PHYS 150/151 or PHYS 170/171. Corequisite(s): MATH 240. PHYS 250 students take a two-hour lab. Special relativity, an introduction to the principle of quantum mechanics, properties of electrons, protons, neutrons, and the elements of atomic structure and nuclear structure. Electromagnetic radiation and photons; interaction of photons with electrons, atoms, and nuclei.
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Prerequisite(s): PHYS 101 (or higher), MATH 104 and (MATH 114 or MATH 115). Recommended: previous or concurrent PHYS 102; basic background in chemistry and biology. Classic case studies of successful reductionistic models of complex phenomena, emphasizing the key steps of (1) making estimates, often based on dimensional analysis, (2) using them to figure out which physical variables and phenomena will be most relevant to a given system, and which may be disregarded, and (3) finding analogies to purely physical systems whose behavior is already known. The cases studied involve basic biological processes, mainly at the molecular and cellular level, in the light of ideas from physics. Topics may include entropic forces, free energy transduction at the molecular level, the structure of biopolymers, molecular motors, pattern formation (oscillation and morphogenesis), immune response, nerve impulses and neural computing, and other forms of signal transduction.
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Prerequisite(s): PHYS 150/151 or PHYS 170/171 or PHYS 101/102. Benjamin Franklin Seminar. This course will provide an introduction to current research performed by faculty in the Department of Physics and Astronomy. It will be particularly appropriate for sophomore or junior physics majors interested in participating in physics research; it will also be of interest to other science- or engineering-oriented students who want to learn more about current topics in physics. Grading will be based on attendance at seminars presented by faculty, homework assignments, and a term paper.
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3.00 Credits
Repetitive credit. Special projects and independent study under the direction of faculty member.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite(s): PHYS 150/151 or PHYS 170/171, MATH 104/114, and MATH 240, or permission of instructor. An intermediate course in the statics and dynamics of particles and rigid bodies. Langrangian dynamics, central forces, non-inertial reference frames, and rigid bodies.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite(s): PHYS 151 or 171, and MATH 241. An intermediate course. Electrostatic fields and potentials, dielectrics, and direct currents.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite(s): PHYS 361. A continuation of PHYS 361. Magnetic fields and potentials, electromagnetic induction, Maxwell's equations, electromagnetic waves, and radiation.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite(s): PHYS 632. A continuation of PHYS 632, dealing with non-Abelian gauge theories.
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