Fall Term 2026 (1970)
PHYS 301 - Particles, Nuclei, and the Cosmos
3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)
Relativity; properties and structure of the nucleus; radioactivity, carbon dating, tracer techniques; nuclear fission; fusion; nuclear reactors; elementary particles and particle accelerators; standard model; astrophysics; cosmology. Prerequisite: PHYS 208 or 271; MATH 101 or 115 or 118 or 136 or 146 or 156 or SCI 100. Offered alternate years only. Consult Department for course scheduling.
LECTURE A01 (56366)
2026-09-01 - 2026-12-08
MWF 12:00 - 12:50
Winter Term 2027 (1980)
PHYS 208 - Aspects of Modern Physics
3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)
Experimental evidence for limitations of classical physics; Einstein's special theory of relativity; length contraction; time dilation; twin paradox; equivalence of mass and energy; relativistic mass and momentum; the photo-electric effect, the Compton effect, X-ray production and electron diffraction; a discussion of the Heisenberg uncertainty principle and the Schrödinger equation including applications of one dimensional potential wells and barriers; tunnelling; the simple harmonic oscillator; atomic physics; hydrogen atom; periodic table. Prerequisites: one of PHYS 124, PHYS 144, or EN PH 131, and one of PHYS 126, PHYS 146, PHYS 181, or PHYS 130; one of MATH 100 or 114 or 134 or 144 or 154. Note: This course may not be taken for credit if credit has already been obtained in PHYS 271.
LECTURE B01 (77398)
2027-01-04 - 2027-04-09
TR 12:30 - 13:50