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3.00 Credits
A look at the physics behind everyday life, at a level suited for non-science students. We examine common household objects and machines (for example, bicycles, air conditioners, and microwave ovens) to discover how they operate, their history, and their relation to one another. Underlying physical principles discussed in the course include mechanics and motion, fluid flow, heat, electricity, magnetism, light, and nuclear energy. Basic mathematics (high-school algebra); can be used to satisfy the College distribution requirement in science, but does not fulfill any physics requirements for science majors or medical school admission. ( Spring, alternate years)
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4.00 Credits
This course presents a rigorous treatment of classical mechanics at a level beyond the general physics survey. Topics include: Newtonian mechanics, oscillations and resonance, conservative forces and potential energy, central forces, non-inertial frames of references, rigid body motion; an introduction to Lagrange's formulation of mechanics, coupled oscillators, normal modes, special relativity, and relativistic kinematics. Prerequisites: University Physics I & II or the equivalent, and Calculus I & II or the equivalent.
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4.00 Credits
This course presents a rigorous treatment of classical electromagnetism at the level beyond the general physics survey. Topics include: Electrostatics and magnetostatics, Laplace's equation and boundary-value problems, electromagnetic waves, multipole expansions, dielectric and magnetic materials, Faraday's Law, AC circuits, Maxwell's equations,Lorentz covariance, special relativity. Prerequisites: University Physics I & II, and Calculus I & II or the equivalent.
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4.00 Credits
This introduction to quantum physics includes the following topics: the basic principles of the quantum theory, the timeindependent and time-dependent Schrodinger equations, eigenvalue equations, the theory of measurement, uncertainty principle, energy levels in potential wells, reflection and transmission by potential barriers, the harmonic oscillator, the hydrogen atom, and other applications to atomic, molecular, and nuclear physics. Prerequisites: University Physics I & II, and Calculus I & II or the equivalent.
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4.00 Credits
This course covers the formal treatment of thermodynamics and statistical physics beyond the introductory level in the general physics survey. Topics include: Thermodynamics, kinetic theory, methods of statistical mechanics, energy and entropy, Boltzmann, Fermi, and Bose distributions, ideal and real gases, blackbody radiation, chemical equilibrium, phase transition, ferromagnetism. Prerequisite: Quantum Physics.
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4.00 Credits
This course offers an advanced formal treatment of classical mechanics following PHY 2010 Mechanics. Topics include: Calculus of variations, Hamilton's Principle, Lagrangian formulation of mechanics, Hamilton's formulation of mechanics, rigid body, coupled oscillations and normal modes, canonical transformations, Hamilton-Jacobi theory. Prerequisites: Calculus III, Differential Equations or the equivalent, and Mechanics or the equivalent.
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4.00 Credits
This course provides a formal treatment of non-relativistic quantum mechanics following PHY 2030 Quantum Physics. Topics include: the formulation of quantum mechanics in terms of state vectors and linear operators, three-dimensional spherically symmetric potentials, the theory of angular momentum and spin, time-independent and time dependent perturbation theory, scattering theory and identical particles. Prerequisites: Calculus III, Differential Equations or the equivalent, Mechanics or the equivalent, and Quantum Physics.
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4.00 Credits
This course offers a rigorous treatment of classical electrodynamics following PHY 2021 Electromagnetism. Topics include: Electrostatics; magnetostatics, quasi-stationary phenomena, and Maxwell's equation; Special mathematical methods for problems in electrostatics; Electromagnetic waves and boundary value problems; Potentials and gauge transformations; Radiation from charge and current distributions, including multipole expansion of the field, and the field of moving charges. Prerequisites: Calculus III, Differential Equations or the equivalent, Mechanics or the equivalent, and Electromagnetism.
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4.00 Credits
This course covers the necessary mathematics for treatment of advanced physics topics. Topics include: complex analysis, partial differential equations, integral equations, Green's functions, special functions, boundary problems, Fourier and other transforms, group theory and representations. Emphasis is placed on applications to physical problems. Prerequisites: Calculus III or the equivalent, and Differential equations or the equivalent.
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4.00 Credits
This course is a rigorous introduction to solid-state physics. Topics include: crystal structures, properties of periodic lattice, electrons in metals, band structure, transport properties, semiconductors, magnetism, and superconductivity. Prerequisites: Electromagnetism, Quantum Physics, & Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics, or equivalents.
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