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PHYS 118
A Light and Color |
Burton Brody |
M T . . . |
10:30 - 12:30 pm |
ROSE 108 |
SCI |
An introduction to light,
optical phenomena, and related devices, including some historical perspective;
classical and modern models of light; light and color in nature, and vision;
the geometrical optics of lenses, mirrors, and related devices; the physical
optics of interference and diffraction; spectroscopy and polarization; lasers,
and holography. Without assuming either prior knowledge of physics or heavier
mathematics, we will develop models and explore them in intermixed lecture
-discussion and experiment-demonstration modes.
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99289 |
PHYS 118
B Light and Color |
Burton Brody |
M T . . . |
1:30 -3:30 pm |
ROSE 108 |
SCI |
See above.
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99488 |
PHYS 124 Climate Change |
Gidon Eshel |
. T . Th . |
9:00 – 10:20 am |
OLINLC 115 |
SCI |
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1:00 – 2:20 pm |
ALBEE 100 |
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This lab course explores
the physical principles underlying climate and anthropogenic climate change. We
will start with a survey of the most compelling lines of evidence for climate
change, how they are obtained/derived and some of their limitations. We will
then discuss in some depth idealized one-dimensional planetary radiative and
thermal balance, first in the absence of an atmosphere, and then in the
presence of a radiatively active one, with variable number of layers. In this
context, it will become interesting to explore atmospheric opacity with respect
to various radiative types, and what natural and anthropogenic effects affect
this opacity. A related topic will be natural feedbacks, such as water vapor
and could feedbacks. We will next place current (modern) observations of
climate change in the broader context of past climates, emphasizing the last
couple millennia, hundreds of millennia, and finally the ten million-year
scale geological record. We will conclude the course with some discussion about
the objective of a successful policy mitigation efforts, and their
implementation obstacles. While not technical per se, participation in this
course does require the ability to solve a couple of linear algebraic equations
(like solving x + 4 = 2y and 2x - 3y = 6 for x and y) and to perform some very
basic manipulation of data and plot the results (using, e.g., Microsoft's
Excel).
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99285 |
PHYS 141 Introduction to Physics I |
Christian Bracher |
M . W . F |
10:30 - 11:50 am |
HEG 102 |
SCI |
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M . . . . |
1:30 -3:30 pm |
HEG 107 |
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4:00 -6:00 pm |
HEG 107 |
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1:30 -3:30 pm |
HEG 107 |
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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 141. This
course has three Lab options.
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99287 |
PHYS 303 Mechanics |
Peter Skiff |
. . W . F |
10:30 - 12:00 pm |
ROSE 108 |
SCI |
Particle kinematics and
dynamics in one, two, and three dimensions. Conservation laws, coordinate
transformations, and problem‑solving techniques in differential
equations, vector calculus, and linear algebra. Lagrangian and Hamiltonian
formulation of dynamics. Prerequisites: Physics 141‑142, Mathematics 141‑142.
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99286 |
PHYS 321 Modern Physics |
Burton Brody /Christian Bracher |
. . W . F |
2:20 -4:20 pm |
ROSE 108 |
SCI |
A topical course in the
development of modern physics from the theory of relativity to quantum
mechanics. Relativity, photoelectric effect, X‑ray production and
scattering, nuclear transmutation, alpha and beta radiation processes,
particles and quasiparticles. Prerequisites:
Physics 141‑142, Mathematics 141-142.