GENERAL PHYSICS I
Prerequisites: some basic background in calculus or be concurrently taking MATH UN1101 Calculus I. The accompanying laboratory is PHYS UN1291-UN1292 The course will use elementary concepts from calculus. The accompanying laboratory is PHYS UN1291 - UN1292. Basic introduction to the study of mechanics, fluids, thermodynamics, electricity, magnetism, optics, special relativity, quantum mechanics, atomic physics, and nuclear physics.
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P. Michael Tuts
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Instructor:
Eric Raymer
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GENERAL PHYSICS I - REC
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Instructor:
P. Michael Tuts
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GENERAL PHYSICS I LAB
Corequisites: PHYS UN1201 This course is the laboratory for the corequisite lecture course and can be taken only during the same term as the corresponding lecture.
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Instructor:
Giuseppina C Cambareri
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GENERAL PHYSICS I LAB
Corequisites: PHYS UN1201 This course is the laboratory for the corequisite lecture course and can be taken only during the same term as the corresponding lecture.
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Instructor:
Giuseppina C Cambareri
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GENERAL PHYSICS I LAB
Corequisites: PHYS UN1201 This course is the laboratory for the corequisite lecture course and can be taken only during the same term as the corresponding lecture.
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Instructor:
Giuseppina C Cambareri
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GENERAL PHYSICS I LAB
Corequisites: PHYS UN1201 This course is the laboratory for the corequisite lecture course and can be taken only during the same term as the corresponding lecture.
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Instructor:
Giuseppina C Cambareri
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GENERAL PHYSICS I LAB
Corequisites: PHYS UN1201 This course is the laboratory for the corequisite lecture course and can be taken only during the same term as the corresponding lecture.
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Instructor:
Giuseppina C Cambareri
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GENERAL PHYSICS I LAB
Corequisites: PHYS UN1201 This course is the laboratory for the corequisite lecture course and can be taken only during the same term as the corresponding lecture.
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Instructor:
Giuseppina C Cambareri
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GENERAL PHYSICS I LAB
Corequisites: PHYS UN1201 This course is the laboratory for the corequisite lecture course and can be taken only during the same term as the corresponding lecture.
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Instructor:
Giuseppina C Cambareri
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Instructor:
Rebecca I Grossman
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Giuseppina C Cambareri
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Instructor:
Rebecca I Grossman
CULPA: 3 Info - 1 points
INTRO TO MECHANICS & THERMO
Corequisites: MATH UN1101 Fundamental laws of mechanics, kinematics and dynamics, work and energy, rotational dynamics, oscillations, gravitation, fluids, temperature and heat, gas laws, the first and second laws of thermodynamics. Corequisite: MATH UN1101 or the equivalent.
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Instructor:
John Parsons
CULPA: 31
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Instructor:
Eric Raymer
CULPA: 3
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Instructor:
Cory Dean
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INTRO-CLASSCL & QUANTUM WAVES
Prerequisites: PHYS UN1402 PHYS W1402. Corequisites: MATH V1201 or the equivalent. Classical waves and the wave equation, Fourier series and integrals, normal modes, wave-particle duality, the uncertainty principle, basic principles of quantum mechanics, energy levels, reflection and transmission coefficients, applications to atomic physics.
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Instructor:
Yasutomo Uemura
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INTRO TO MECH & THERMO - REC
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Instructor:
John Parsons
CULPA: 31
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INTRO TO EXPERIMENTAL PHYS-LAB
Prerequisites: PHYS W1401 and W1402. Laboratory work associated with the two prerequisite lecture courses. Experiments in mechanics, thermodynamics, electricity, magnetism, optics, wave motion, atomic physics, and nuclear physics. Note: Students cannot receive credit for both PHYS W1493 and W1494.
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Instructor:
Valerie Hsieh
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PHYSICS I:MECHANICS/RELATIVITY
Prerequisites: Corequisite: MATH UN1102 Calculus II or equivalent. Fundamental laws of mechanics, kinematics and dynamics, work and energy, rotational dynamics, oscillations, gravitation, fluids, introduction to special relativity and relativistic kinematics. The course is preparatory for advanced work in physics and related fields.
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Instructor:
Jeremy R Dodd
CULPA: 25
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PHYSICS I:MECHANICS/RELATIVITY-REC
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Instructor:
Jeremy R Dodd
CULPA: 25
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PHYSICS III:CLASS/QUANTUM WAVE
Prerequisites: PHYS UN1402 or PHYS UN1602 Corequisite: MATH UN1202 or equivalent. Classical waves and the wave equation, geometrical optics, interference and diffraction, Fourier series and integrals, normal modes, wave-particle duality, the uncertainty principle, basic principles of quantum mechanics, energy levels, reflection and transmission coefficients, the harmonic oscillator. The course is preparatory for advanced work in physics and related fields.
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Instructor:
Sebastian Will
h-index: 18 Info - 3.5 points
Physics III: Class/Quantum Wave - Rec
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Instructor:
Sebastian Will
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ACCELERATED PHYSICS I
Prerequisites: Advanced Placement in physics and mathematics, or the equivalent, and the instructor's permission. (A special placement meeting is held during Orientation.) This accelerated two-semester sequence covers the subject matter of PHYS UN1601, PHYS UN1602 and PHYS UN2601, and is intended for those students who have an exceptionally strong background in both physics and mathematics. The course is preparatory for advanced work in physics and related fields. There is no accompanying laboratory; however, students are encouraged to take the intermediate laboratory, PHYS UN3081, in the following year.
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Instructor:
Yury Levin
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ELECTRICITY-MAGNETISM
Prerequisites: general physics, and differential and integral calculus. Electrostatics and magnetostatics, Laplace's equation and boundary-value problems, multipole expansions, dielectric and magnetic materials, Faraday's law, AC circuits, Maxwell's equations, Lorentz covariance, and special relativity.
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Instructor:
William A Zajc
CULPA: 16 Wikipedia Info - 3 points
SEM IN CURRENT RES. PROBLEMS
A detailed study of a selected field of active research in physics. The motivation, techniques, and results obtained to the present, as well as the difficulties and unsolved problems. For Physics majors only. Priority given to seniors; juniors by permission of the instructor.
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Instructor:
Kerstin M Perez
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INTERMEDIATE LABORATORY WORK
Prerequisites: phys UN2601 or phys un2802 Primarily for junior and senior physics majors; other majors must obtain the instructors permission. Each experiment is chosen by the student in consultation with the instructor. Each section meets one afternoon per week, with registration in each section limited by the laboratory capacity. Experiments (classical and modern) cover topics in electricity, magnetism, optics, atomic physics, and nuclear physics.
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Instructor:
Elena Aprile
CULPA: 21 Wikipedia Info - 2 points
SUPERVISED READINGS IN PHYSICS
Prerequisites: the written permission of the faculty member who agrees to act as supervisor, and the director of undergraduate studies permission. Readings in a selected field of physics under the supervision of a faculty member. Written reports and periodic conferences with the instructor.
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Instructor:
Jeremy R Dodd
CULPA: 25
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SUPERVISED INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH
Prerequisites: Permission of the departmental representative required. For specially selected students, the opportunity to do a research problem in contemporary physics under the supervision of a faculty member. Each year several juniors are chosen in the spring to carry out such a project beginning in the autumn term. A detailed report on the research is presented by the student when the project is complete.
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Instructor:
Jeremy R Dodd
CULPA: 25
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MATHEMATICL METHODS OF PHYSICS
Prerequisites: PHYS UN3003 and PHYS UN3007 and differential and integral calculus; linear algebra; or the instructor's permission. This course will present a wide variety of mathematical ideas and techniques used in the study of physical systems. Topics will include: ordinary and partial differential equations; generalized functions; integral transforms; Green’s functions; nonlinear equations, chaos, and solitons; Hilbert space and linear operators; Feynman path integrals; Riemannian manifolds; tensor analysis; probability and statistics. There will also be a discussion of applications to classical mechanics, fluid dynamics, electromagnetism, plasma physics, quantum mechanics, and general relativity.
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Instructor:
Alberto Nicolis
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QUANTUM MECHANICS I
Prerequisites: PHYS UN3003 and PHYS UN3007 Formulation of quantum mechanics in terms of state vectors and linear operators. Three dimensional spherically symmetric potentials. The theory of angular momentum and spin. Identical particles and the exclusion principle. Methods of approximation. Multi-electron atoms.
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Instructor:
Alfred H Mueller
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THERMAL & STATISTICAL PHYSICS
Prerequisites: PHYS GU4021 or the equivalent. Thermodynamics, kinetic theory, and methods of statistical mechanics; energy and entropy; Boltzmann, Fermi, and Bose distributions; ideal and real gases; blackbody radiation; chemical equilibrium; phase transitions; ferromagnetism.
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Instructor:
Gustaaf Brooijmans
CULPA: 11 Info - 3 points
PHYSICAL COSMOLOGY
Prerequisites: PHYS W4021-W4022-W4023 or the instructor's permission. An introduction to the basic concepts of the Friedmann-Robertson-Walker universe: the thermal history from inflation through nucleosynthesis, recombination, reionization to today; constituents of the universe including dark matter and dark energy; distance scales; galaxy formation; large scale structure of the universe in its many manifestations: microwave background anisotropies, galaxy surveys, gravitational lensing, intergalactic medium, gravitational waves. Current topics of interest at the discretion of the instructor.
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Instructor:
James C Hill
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