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0.00 - 4.00 Credits
This calculus-based course is primarily geared to students majoring in engineering and physics, but is also well suited to majors in other sciences. The goal of the course is to develop an understanding of the fundamental laws of physics, in particular, electricity and magnetism, with applications to electronics and optics.
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0.00 - 4.00 Credits
This course features the classical theory of electricity and magnetism, with emphasis on the unification of these forces through the special theory of relativity. While the subject matter is similar to that of PHY 104, the treatment is more sophisticated. The topics also include DC and AC circuits and the electromagnetic behavior of matter.
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0.00 - 4.00 Credits
Classical Mechanics with emphasis on the Lagrangian method. The underlying physics is Newtonian, but with more sophisticated mathematics introduced as needed to understand more complex phenomena. Topics include the formalism of Lagrangian mechanics, central force motion and scattering, rigid body motion and non-inertial forces, small oscillations, coupled oscillations and waves. The course is intensive but rewarding.
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0.00 - 4.00 Credits
This course covers wave phenomena, both classical and quantum, and it also includes an account of special relativity and introductory aspects of statistical physics. Topics include: special relativity, Lagrangians, small oscillations, coupled oscillations and waves, wave-packets and the Schrodinger equations, and elements of statistical mechanics. Mathematical methods will be developed as appropriate, in parallel to physical concepts.
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0.00 - 4.00 Credits
This is the Physics Department's introductory quantum mechanics course. Its intent is to present the subject in a fashion that will allow both mastery of its conceptual basis and techniques and appreciation of the excitement inherent in looking at the world in a profoundly new way. Topics to be covered include: state functions and the probability interpretation, the Schroedinger equation, uncertainty principle, the eigenvalue problem, angular momentum, perturbation theory, and the hydrogen atom.
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0.00 - 4.00 Credits
Introduction to the use of computers in physics research. The two main themes of the course are the difficulty of analyzing even simple physics problems with pen and paper, and the application of numerical programming to such problems. Methods include numerical integration, least-squares fitting, Fourier transforms, and Monte Carlo simulation. Students will engage in scientific programming, graphing, and some visualization. Examples are intentionally drawn from various fields of physics not normally explored by sophomores, including cosmology, condensed matter, and elementary particle physics.
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0.00 - 4.00 Credits
The seminar introduces students to techniques in modern experimental physics in a laboratory setting. In the first half of the course, students are introduced to analog electronics, data acquisition and control, vacuum technology, optics and lasers, cryogenics and other techniques. In the second half of the course, students working in small groups propose and perform an experiment.
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0.00 - 4.00 Credits
A unified introduction to thermodynamics and statistical mechanics, both classical and quantum. Topics include heat engines, kinetic theory, black-body radiation, ideal Fermi and Bose gases and phase transitions.
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0.00 - 4.00 Credits
Electromagnetic theory based on Maxwell's equations. Electrostatics, including boundary valve problems, dielectrics, and energy considerations leading to the Maxwell stress tensor. Magnetostatics and simple magnetic materials. Electromagnetic waves, retarded potentials and radiation. Familiarity with vector calculus is assumed.
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0.00 - 4.00 Credits
This course is a continuation of PHY 208. We will continue to develop the formalism of quantum mechanics and to explore its basis. We will apply our methods to phenomena from atomic, high energy, and condensed matter physics.
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