printer friendly pagePHYSICS 61: Mechanics and Special Relativity
(First in a three-part series: 61,63,65.) Advanced freshman physics. For students with a strong high school mathematics and physics background contemplating a major in Physics or interested in a rigorous treatment of physics. The fundamental structure of classical physics including Newtonian mechanics, electricity and magnetism, waves, optics, thermodynamics. Foundations of modern physics including special relativity, atomic structure, quantization of light, matter waves and the Schrödinger equation. Prerequisites: high school physics and familiarity with calculus (differentiation and integration in one variable). Pre- or corequisite:
MATH 51.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER: DB-NatSci, WAY-FR, WAY-SMA
PHYSICS 63: Electricity, Magnetism, and Waves
(Second in a three-part series: 61,63,65.) Advanced freshman physics. For students with a strong high school mathematics and physics background contemplating a major in Physics or interested in a rigorous treatment of physics. The fundamental structure of classical physics including Newtonian mechanics, electricity and magnetism, waves, optics, thermodynamics. Foundations of modern physics including special relativity, atomic structure, quantization of light, matter waves and the Schrödinger equation. Prerequisites: high school physics and familiarity with calculus (differentiation and integration in one variable). Pre- or corequisite:
MATH 52.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER: DB-NatSci, WAY-FR, WAY-SMA
PHYSICS 64: Advanced Electromagnetism Laboratory
Experimental work in mechanics, electricity and magnetism. Corequisite 63. (Staff)
Terms: Win
| Units: 1
Instructors:
Gratta, G. (PI)
;
Mahmood, F. (TA)
PHYSICS 65: Thermodynamics and Foundations of Modern Physics
(Third in a three-part series: 61,63,65.) Advanced freshman physics. For students with a strong high school mathematics and physics background contemplating a major in Physics or interested in a rigorous treatment of physics. The fundamental structure of classical physics including Newtonian mechanics, electricity and magnetism, waves, optics, thermodynamics. Foundations of modern physics including special relativity, atomic structure, quantization of light, matter waves and the Schrödinger equation. Prerequisites: high school physics and familiarity with calculus (differentiation and integration in one variable). Pre- or corequisite:
MATH 53.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: WAY-SMA, GER: DB-NatSci, WAY-FR
PHYSICS 67: Introduction to Laboratory Physics
Methods of experimental design, data collection and analysis, statistics, and curve fitting in a laboratory setting. Experiments drawn from electronics, optics, heat, and particle physics. Intended as preparation for
PHYSICS 105, 107, 108. Lecture plus laboratory format. Required for 60 series Physics majors; recommended for 40 series students who intend to major in Physics. Corequisite: 65 or 43.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 2
PHYSICS 70: Foundations of Modern Physics
Required for Physics majors who completed the 40 series, or the
PHYSICS 60 series prior to 2005-06. Special relativity, the experimental basis of quantum theory, atomic structure, quantization of light, matter waves, Schrödinger equation. Prerequisites: 41, 43. Corequisite: 45. Recommended: prior or concurrent registration in
MATH 53.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER: DB-NatSci, WAY-SMA
PHYSICS 80N: The Technical Aspects of Photography
Preference to freshmen and sophomores with some background in photography. How cameras record photographic images on film and electronically. Technical photographic processes to use cameras effectively. Camera types and their advantages, how lenses work and their limitations, camera shutters, light meters and the proper exposure of film, film types, depth of focus, control of the focal plane and perspective, and special strategies for macro and night photography. View cameras and range finder technical cameras. Students take photographs around campus. Prerequisite: high school physics.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3
Instructors:
Osheroff, D. (PI)
;
Wong, V. (TA)
PHYSICS 83N: Physics in the 21st Century
Preference to freshmen. Current topics at the frontier of modern physics. Topics include subatomic particles and the standard model, symmetries in nature, extra dimensions of space, string theory, supersymmetry, the big bang theory of the origin of the universe, black holes, dark matter, and dark energy of the universe. Why the sun shines. Cosmology and inflation.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: GER: DB-NatSci, WAY-SMA
Instructors:
Kallosh, R. (PI)
PHYSICS 87N: The Physics of One: Nanoscale Science and Technology
Preference to freshmen. Contemporary interdisciplinary research in nanoscience and nanotechnology; the manipulation of nature's fundamental building blocks. Accomplishments and questions engendered by knowledge at the discrete limit of matter. Prerequisite: high school physics.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: GER: DB-NatSci
Instructors:
Manoharan, H. (PI)
PHYSICS 100: Introduction to Observational and Laboratory Astronomy
For physical science or engineering students. Emphasis is on the quantitative measurement of astronomical parameters such as distance, temperature, mass, composition of stars, galaxies, and quasars. Observation using the 0.4m and 0.6m telescopes at the Stanford Observatory. Limited enrollment. Prerequisites: one year of college physics; prior or concurrent registration in 65, or 70; and consent of instructor.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: WAY-SMA, GER: DB-NatSci, WAY-AQR
Instructors:
Allen, S. (PI)
;
Applegate, D. (TA)
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