printer friendly pagePHYSICS 16: The Origin and Development of the Cosmos
How did the present Universe come to be? The last few decades have seen remarkable progress in understanding this age-old question. Course will cover the history of the Universe from its earliest moments to the present day, and the physical laws that govern its evolution. The early Universe including inflation and the creation of matter and the elements. Recent discoveries in our understanding of the makeup of the cosmos, including dark matter and dark energy. Evolution of galaxies, clusters, and quasars, and the Universe as a whole. Implications of dark matter and dark energy for the future evolution of the cosmos. Intended to be accessible to non-science majors, material is explored quantitatively with problem sets using basic algebra and numerical estimates.
Terms: Win, Sum
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: GER: DB-NatSci, WAY-SMA
Instructors:
Monzani, M. (PI)
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Wechsler, R. (PI)
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Huang, J. (TA)
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Instructors:
Monzani, M. (PI)
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Wechsler, R. (PI)
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Huang, J. (TA)
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Ji, W. (TA)
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Morningstar, W. (TA)
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Van Tilburg, K. (TA)
PHYSICS 23: Electricity, Magnetism, and Optics
How are electric and magnetic fields generated by static and moving charges, and what are their applications? How is light related to electromagnetic waves? Students learn to represent and analyze electric and magnetic fields to understand electric circuits, motors, and generators. The wave nature of light is used to explain interference, diffraction, and polarization phenomena. Geometric optics is employed to understand how lenses and mirrors form images. These descriptions are combined to understand the workings and limitations of optical systems such as the eye, corrective vision, cameras, telescopes, and microscopes. Discussions based on the language of algebra and trigonometry. Physical understanding fostered by peer interaction and demonstrations in lecture, and interactive group problem solving in discussion sections. Prerequisite:
PHYSICS 21 or
PHYSICS 21S.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER: DB-NatSci, WAY-SMA
Instructors:
Linde, A. (PI)
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Deolalikar, S. (TA)
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Ho, E. (TA)
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Instructors:
Linde, A. (PI)
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Deolalikar, S. (TA)
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Ho, E. (TA)
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Malia, B. (TA)
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Shen, Y. (TA)
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Van Houten, K. (TA)
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Wolff, A. (TA)
PHYSICS 24: Electricity, Magnetism, and Optics Laboratory
Guided hands-on exploration of concepts in electricity and magnetism, circuits and optics with an emphasis on student predictions, observations and explanations. Introduction to multimeters and oscilloscopes. Pre- or corequisite: PHYS 23.
Terms: Win
| Units: 1
Instructors:
Linde, A. (PI)
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Fetroe, B. (TA)
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Riggi, L. (TA)
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PHYSICS 41: Mechanics
How are motions of objects in the physical world determined by laws of physics? Students learn to describe the motion of objects (kinematics) and then understand why motions have the form they do (dynamics). Emphasis on how the important physical principles in mechanics, such as conservation of momentum and energy for translational and rotational motion, follow from just three laws of nature: Newton's laws of motion. Distinction made between fundamental laws of nature and empirical rules that are useful approximations for more complex physics. Problems drawn from examples of mechanics in everyday life. Skills developed in verifying that derived results satisfy criteria for correctness, such as dimensional consistency and expected behavior in limiting cases. Discussions based on language of mathematics, particularly vector representations and operations, and calculus. Physical understanding fostered by peer interaction and demonstrations in lecture, and discussion sections based on interactive group problem solving. Prerequisite: High school physics or concurrent enrollment in
PHYSICS 41A.
MATH 41 or
MATH 51 or
CME 100 or equivalent. Minimum corequisite:
MATH 42 or equivalent.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER: DB-NatSci, WAY-SMA
Instructors:
Lee, Y. (PI)
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BERGES, V. (TA)
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Banerjee, A. (TA)
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Instructors:
Lee, Y. (PI)
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BERGES, V. (TA)
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Banerjee, A. (TA)
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Bevillard, B. (TA)
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Chatterjee, E. (TA)
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Cho, W. (TA)
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Garland, R. (TA)
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Jia, T. (TA)
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Lin, Y. (TA)
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MacPherson, Q. (TA)
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McCandlish, S. (TA)
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Murli, D. (TA)
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Neish, A. (TA)
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Rostaing, G. (TA)
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Schucker, R. (TA)
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Sun, P. (TA)
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Warmoth, A. (TA)
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Young, S. (TA)
PHYSICS 41A: Mechanics Concepts, Calculations, and Context
Additional assistance and applications for
PHYSICS 41. In-class problems in physics and engineering. Exercises in the concepts and calculations of vectors, translational and rotational velocity and acceleration, equations of motion for particles and rigid bodies, and principles of energy and linear/angular momentum. In-class participation required. Highly recommended for students with limited or no high school physics or calculus. Co-requisite:
PHYSICS 41.
Terms: Win
| Units: 1
Instructors:
Drell, P. (PI)
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Nanavati, C. (PI)
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Brackbill, N. (TA)
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Drell, P. (PI)
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Nanavati, C. (PI)
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Brackbill, N. (TA)
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Davis, E. (TA)
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Delacretaz, L. (TA)
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Fudenberg, D. (TA)
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Sahasrabuddhe, K. (TA)
PHYSICS 42: Classical Mechanics Laboratory
Hands-on exploration of concepts in classical mechanics: Newton's laws, conservation laws, rotational motion. Introduction to laboratory techniques, experimental equipment and data analysis. Pre- or corequisite:
PHYSICS 41
Terms: Win
| Units: 1
Instructors:
Michelson, P. (PI)
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Bouton, M. (TA)
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Gharibyan, H. (TA)
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Instructors:
Michelson, P. (PI)
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Bouton, M. (TA)
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Gharibyan, H. (TA)
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Haas, B. (TA)
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Hergert, J. (TA)
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Li, X. (TA)
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Prochnow, B. (TA)
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Teicher, S. (TA)
PHYSICS 63: Electricity, Magnetism, and Waves
(Second in a three-part advanced freshman physics series:
PHYSICS 61,
PHYSICS 63,
PHYSICS 65.) This course covers the foundations of electricity and magnetism for students with a strong high school mathematics and physics background, who are contemplating a major in Physics or Engineering Physics, or are interested in a rigorous treatment of physics. Electricity, magnetism, and waves with some description of optics. Electrostatics and Gauss' law. Electric potential, electric field, conductors, image charges. Electric currents, DC circuits. Moving charges, magnetic field, Ampere's law. Solenoids, transformers, induction, AC circuits, resonance. Relativistic point of view for moving charges. Displacement current, Maxwell's equations. Electromagnetic waves, dielectrics. Diffraction, interference, refraction, reflection, polarization. Prerequisite:
PHYSICS 61 and
MATH 51. Pre- or corequisite:
MATH 52.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER: DB-NatSci, WAY-FR, WAY-SMA
PHYSICS 64: Electricity, Magnetism and Waves Laboratory
Introduction to multimeters, breadboards, function generators and oscilloscopes. Emphasis on student-developed design of experimental procedure and data analysis for topics covered in
PHYSICS 63: electricity, magnetism, circuits, and optics. Pre- or corequisite:
PHYSICS 63
Terms: Win
| Units: 1
PHYSICS 107: Intermediate Physics Laboratory II: Experimental Techniques and Data Analysis
Experiments on lasers, Gaussian optics, and atom-light interaction, with emphasis on data and error analysis techniques. Students describe a subset of experiments in scientific paper format. Prerequisites: completion of
PHYSICS 40 or
PHYSICS 60 series, and
PHYSICS 70 and
PHYSICS 105. Recommended pre- or corequisites:
PHYSICS 120 and 130. WIM
Terms: Win
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: WAY-AQR, WAY-SMA
Instructors:
Schleier-Smith, M. (PI)
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Goldman, H. (TA)
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Ng, E. (TA)
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Instructors:
Schleier-Smith, M. (PI)
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Goldman, H. (TA)
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Ng, E. (TA)
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Rider, A. (TA)
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Tan, S. (TA)
PHYSICS 108: Advanced Physics Laboratory: Project
Small student groups plan, design, build, and carry out a single experimental project in low-temperature physics. Prerequisites
PHYSICS 105,
PHYSICS 107.
Terms: Win, Spr
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: WAY-SMA, WAY-AQR
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