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3.00 Credits
The second semester of a year-long sequence (200-205) for pre-med students and other scientists who require a year of physics. Topics include electricity and magnetism, optics, relativity, atomic physics and nuclear physics. Three hours of lecture and three hours of laboratory. (Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning.) Prerequisite, Physics 200; Math 113. Silversmith.
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Hands-on introduction to the concepts and devices of electronics. Study of analog and digital circuits, computer architecture, assembler programming and computer interfacing. (Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning.) (Proseminar.) Six hours of laboratory. Maximum enrollment, 16. Collett.
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Wave-particle duality, the nuclear atom, the development of Schrödinger's wave mechanics and the quantum theory of atoms. Three hours of class and three hours of laboratory. (Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning.) Prerequisite, 195 or 105 or 205, and Mathematics 114. Silversmith.
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Introduction to the mathematical description of the electric and magnetic fields, their sources and their interactions with matter. Exploration of Maxwell's laws with emphasis on the relationship between the physics and the mathematics needed to describe it. Three hours of class. Prerequisite, 290. Normally taken concurrently with 245. Connolly.
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Independent work on a research project under supervision of a faculty member. Prerequisite, Consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit, but not counted toward concentration requirements. Students may count up to a total of one credit of Physics Research toward graduation. One-quarter, one-half, or one credit per semester. Credit/No Credit only. The Department.
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A study of the physics of space-time geometry including Einstein's special and general theories of relativity with applications to black holes and cosmology. Prerequisite, Physics 290, Mathematics 215, or permission of the instructor. (Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning.) Seth Major.
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Principles of classical mechanics, including oscillations, nonlinear dynamics, dynamics of systems of particles, non-inertial reference frames, Hamilton and Lagrangian mechanics, celestial mechanics, rigid body motion and coupled oscillations. (Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning.) Prerequisite, 295 or consent of instructor. Major.
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3.00 Credits
Properties of large-scale systems in terms of a statistical treatment of the motions, interactions and energy levels of particles. Basic probability concepts and the principles of statistical mechanics. Explanation of thermal equilibrium, heat, work and the laws of thermodynamics. Application to various physical systems. (Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning.) Prerequisite, 290. Millet.
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3.00 Credits
Using the tools developed in 370, we examine topics such as the physics of semiconductors, metals and insulators, the p-n junction, phase transitions and ferromagnetic materials. Prerequisite, 370. Millet.
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3.00 Credits
A series of research projects stressing the integration of theory and experiment. Emphasis on scientific writing, formal oral presentations, use of the current physics literature. (Writing-intensive.) (Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning.) (Oral Presentations.) Prerequisite, 290. Maximum enrollment, 20. Collett.
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