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1.00 Credits
Lectures on current areas of research with discussions of motivation, techniques, and results, as well as difficulties and unsolved problems. Each student submits a written report on one field of active research. Prerequisites: (or corequisite) Any 1000-level course in the Physics or Astronomy departments. This course may be repeated for credit only with the instructor's permission. 1 point
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3.00 Credits
Newtonian mechanics. Oscillations and resonance. Conservative forces and potential energy. Central forces. Non-inertial frames of reference. Rigid body motion. Introduction to Lagrangian mechanics. Coupled oscillators and normal modes. Prerequisites: General physics and integral calculus. 3 points
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3.00 Credits
Electrostatics and magnetostatics. Laplace's equation and boundary-value problems. Multipole expansion. Dielectric and magnetic materials. Faraday's law. AC circuits. Maxwell's equations. Lorentz covariance and special relativity. Prerequisites: BC2002 or the equivalent, and differential and integral calculus. General Education Requirement: Quantitative and Deductive Reasoning (QUA). 3 points
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3.00 Credits
Maxwell's equations and electromagnetic potentials. The wave equation. Propagation of plane waves. Reflection and refraction. Geometrical optics. Transmission lines, wave guides, and resonant cavities. Radiation. Interference of waves. Diffraction. Prerequisites: W3007. 3 points
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2.00 Credits
Experiments in solid state electronics, with introductory lectures. Prerequisites: Permission of the instructor required. Registration is limited to the capacity of the laboratory. Corequisites: W3003 or W3007. 2 points
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4.50 Credits
Fundamental laws of mechanics. Kinematics, Newton's laws, work and energy, conservation laws, collisions, rotational motion, oscillations, gravitation. Corequisites: Calculus I or the equivalent. Lab Required. General Education Requirement: Quantitative and Deductive Reasoning (QUA). 4.5 points
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5.00 Credits
Charge, electric field, and potential. Gauss's law. Circuits: capacitors and resistors. Magnetism and electromagnetism. Induction and inductance. Alternating currents. Maxwell's equations. Prerequisites: Physics BC2001 or the equivalent. Corequisites: Calculus II. Lab Required. General Education Requirement: Quantitative and Deductive Reasoning (QUA). 4.5 points
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5.00 Credits
Nonlinear pendula, transverse vibrations-elastic strings, longitudinal sound waves, seismic waves, electromagnetic oscillations & light, rainbows, haloes, the Green Flash; polarization phenomena- Haidinger's Brush, Brewster's angle, double refraction, optical activity; gravity & capillary waves; interference, diffraction, lenses & mirrors. Prerequisites: Physics BC2002 or the equivalent. Corequisites: Calculus III. Lab Required. General Education Requirement: Quantitative and Deductive Reasoning (QUA). 5 points
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3.00 Credits
Wave-particle duality and the Uncertainty Principle. The Schr dinger equation. Basic principles of the quantum theory. Energy levels in one-dimensional potential wells. The harmonic oscillator, photons, and phonons. Reflection and transmission by one-dimensional potential barriers. Applications to atomic, molecular, and nuclear physics. Prerequisites: BC3001 or C2601 or the equivalent. 3 points
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1.50 Credits
Barnard College physics laboratory has available a variety of experiments meant to complement 3000-level lecture courses. Each experiment requires substantial preparation, as well as written and oral presentations. Elementary particle experiments: detectors, cosmic ray triggers, muon lifetime. 1.5 points
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