printer friendly pagePHYSICS 41: Mechanics
Vectors, particle kinematics and dynamics, work, energy, momentum, angular momentum; conservation laws; rigid bodies; mechanical oscillations and waves. Discussions based on use of calculus. Corequisite:
MATH 19 or 41, or consent of instructor.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER: DB-NatSci, WAY-SMA
Instructors:
Church, S. (PI)
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Engel-Hall, A. (PI)
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Fletcher, A. (PI)
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Church, S. (PI)
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Engel-Hall, A. (PI)
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Fletcher, A. (PI)
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Li, S. (PI)
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Miduthuri, A. (PI)
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Pavlichin, D. (PI)
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Weyl, L. (PI)
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Anchuri, A. (TA)
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Billings, G. (TA)
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Camp, C. (TA)
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Chang, V. (TA)
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Engel-Hall, A. (TA)
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Kurahashi, N. (TA)
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Marshall, J. (TA)
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Pavlichin, D. (TA)
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Shaghoulian, E. (TA)
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Srivastava, A. (TA)
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Wang, H. (TA)
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Wu, W. (TA)
PHYSICS 41N: Mechanics: Insights, Applications, and Advances
Preference to freshman. Additional topics for students in
PHYSICS 41 such as tidal forces, gyroscopic effects, fractal dimensions, and chaos. Corequisite: 41 or advanced placement.
Terms: Win
| Units: 1
Instructors:
Abel, T. (PI)
PHYSICS 43: Electricity and Magnetism
Electrostatics, Coulomb's law, electric fields and fluxes, electric potential, properties of conductors, Gauss's law, capacitors and resistors, DC circuits; magnetic forces and fields, Biot-Savart law, Faraday's law, Ampere's law, inductors, transformers, AC circuits, motors and generators, electric power, Galilean transformation of electric and magnetic fields, Maxwell's equations; limited coverage of electromagnetic fields and special relativity. Prerequisites: 41 or equivialent, and
MATH 19 or 41. Corequisite:
MATH 20 or 42, or consent of instructor.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER: DB-NatSci, WAY-SMA
Instructors:
Billings, G. (PI)
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Lyon, B. (PI)
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Michelson, P. (PI)
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Billings, G. (PI)
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Lyon, B. (PI)
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Michelson, P. (PI)
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Miduthuri, A. (PI)
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Bestwick, A. (TA)
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Billings, G. (TA)
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Cho, W. (TA)
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El Hedri, S. (TA)
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Engel-Hall, A. (TA)
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Gerke, A. (TA)
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Howe, K. (TA)
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Lyon, B. (TA)
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Malone, C. (TA)
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Mao, W. (TA)
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Miduthuri, A. (TA)
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Wang, H. (TA)
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Wu, W. (TA)
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Yen, J. (TA)
PHYSICS 43N: Understanding Electromagnetic Phenomena
Preference to freshmen. Expands on the material presented in 43; applications of concepts in electricity and magnetism to everyday phenomena and to topics in current physics research. Corequisite: 43 or advanced placement.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 1
Instructors:
Laughlin, R. (PI)
PHYSICS 44: Electricity and Magnetism Lab
Pre- or corequisite: 43.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 1
Instructors:
Liu, L. (PI)
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Michelson, P. (PI)
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Chang, V. (TA)
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Liu, L. (PI)
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Michelson, P. (PI)
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Chang, V. (TA)
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Grossman, W. (TA)
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Li, S. (TA)
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Sahagun, M. (TA)
PHYSICS 45: Light and Heat
Reflection and refraction, lenses and lens systems; polarization, interference, and diffraction; temperature, properties of matter and thermodynamics, introduction to kinetic theory of matter. Prerequisites: 41 or equivalent, and
MATH 19 or 41, or consent of instructor.
Terms: Aut, Sum
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER: DB-NatSci, WAY-SMA
PHYSICS 45N: Advanced Topics in Light and Heat
Preference to freshmen. Expands on the subject matter presented in 45 to include optics and thermodynamics in everyday life, and applications from modern physics and astrophysics. Corequisite: 45 or advanced placement.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 1
Instructors:
Romani, R. (PI)
PHYSICS 46: Light and Heat Laboratory
Pre- or corequisite: 45.
Terms: Aut, Sum
| Units: 1
Instructors:
Nanavati, C. (PI)
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Osheroff, D. (PI)
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Bulteau, T. (TA)
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Nanavati, C. (PI)
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Osheroff, D. (PI)
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Bulteau, T. (TA)
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Elting, M. (TA)
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Liang, D. (TA)
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Miduthuri, A. (TA)
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Perng, C. (TA)
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Toytman, I. (TA)
PHYSICS 50: Astronomy Laboratory and Observational Astronomy
Introduction to observational astronomy emphasizing the use of optical telescopes. Observations of stars, nebulae, and galaxies in laboratory sessions with 16- and 24-inch telescopes at the Stanford Observatory. No previous physics required. Limited enrollment. Lab.
Terms: Aut, Sum
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: GER: DB-NatSci, WAY-AQR, WAY-SMA
Instructors:
Beck, J. (PI)
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Funk, S. (PI)
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Bert, J. (TA)
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Shaw, M. (TA)
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Simeon, P. (TA)
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Watters, K. (TA)
PHYSICS 59: Current Research Topics
Recommended for prospective Physics majors. Presentations of current research topics by faculty with research interests related to physics, often including tours of experimental laboratories where the research is conducted.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 1
Instructors:
Allen, S. (PI)
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