PHYSICS

PHYSICS

CRN	92164	Distribution	E/G
Course No.	PHYS 101 Q course
Title	Introduction to Physics
Professor	Matthew Deady
Schedule	Mon Wed Fr 8:30 am - 9:50 am HEG 106 Labs: Mon 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm ROSE 108 Mon 3:40 pm - 5:40 pm ROSE 108 Mon 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm ROSE 108

A calculus-based survey of Physics. This first semester covers topics in mechanics, heat and thermodynamics, and wave motion. The course stresses ideas--the unifying principles and characteristic models of physics. Labs develop the crucial ability to elicit understanding of the physical world.

Corequisite: Math 111.

CRN	92165	Distribution	E/G
Course No.	PHYS 111
Title	Schroedinger's Cat and All That
Professor	Matthew Deady
Schedule	Tu 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm OLIN 309

2 credits While it has been an incredibly successful physical theory, Quantum Physics does include many philosophical ideas and experimental results which seem to defy common sense. Is the electron a particle or a wave? Does God roll dice? Is Schrodinger's cat dead or alive before we look in the box? In this seminar, we will study the aspects of subatomic phenomena that scientists and others find most puzzling. And, we will develop the conceptual and mathematical tools necessary to make sense of it all. There are no specific math or science prerequisites, but comfort with basic algebra will be assumed. Enrollment limited to 15 students.

CRN	92166	Distribution	E/G
Course No.	PHYS 211 Q course
Title	Introduction to Digital Electronics
Professor	Burton Brody
Schedule	Mon 3:30 pm - 5:50 pm HEG 107 Wed 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm HEG 107

This course is a 1-term introduction to the basic electronics of the algorithms and bus architecture underlying most digital computers. After brief introductions to current, voltage, and Kirchhoff's Laws; resistors, diodes, and capacitors; filters, impedance and voltage dividers; meters and oscilloscopes; we will delve more deeply into number systems, Boolean algebra, and circuit realizations of combinational and sequential logic; ending with 3-state logic and a prototype "monobus" computer. The rest of the term will be devoted to building and elaborating a Z-80-based minicomputer with memory, addressed I/O (via dip switches and HEX LED displays), etc. Each student will wire his/her own computer and may extend the computer beyond the exercises indicated. Physics is not a prerequisite but would be helpful; no math beyond algebra and basic trigonometry is required but some calculus may be used; and some experience with a programming language would be useful. Each class will begin with lecture/discussion then move to lab mode (although students can also work in the lab on their own time). This course is conceived to serve the interests of computer science students.

CRN	92167	Distribution	E
Course No.	PHYS 314
Title	Thermal Physics
Professor	Peter Skiff
Schedule	Wed Fr 10:30 am - 12:00 pm ROSE 108

Elements of thermodynamics, kinetic theory, and statistical mechanics. Equations of state, first and second laws, distribution functions, the partition function, quantum statistics. Prerequisites: Physics 101-102, Mathematics 112.

CRN	92169	Distribution	E
Course No.	PHYS 325
Title	Mathematical Physics Methods
Professor	Matthew Deady
Schedule	Fr 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm ROSE 108

2 credits. Concepts and techniques of vector and tensor analysis, line and surface integration, and complex function analysis will be developed in this course. These mathematical methods are particularly useful in thermodynamics and electromagnetism. Prerequisite: Mathematics 112.