AUPHY 120 - Waves, Thermodynamics, and Optics

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-3/2)

Oscillatory motion, waves on a string, sound waves, interference of waves, temperature, heat, entropy, first and second laws of thermodynamics, geometric optics, interference of light. Prerequisites: Mathematics 30-1.

AUPHY 170 - Introduction to Astronomy

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

An exploration of the nature of our universe and the process and instruments by which we have come to our present understanding. Topics include: celestial motion; the solar system; electromagnetic radiation, telescopes, and detectors; stars; galaxies; formation and evolution.

AUPHY 260 - Modern Physics

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Special relativity; photons and matter waves; Bohr atom model; Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle; Schrödinger equation; one-dimensional systems; hydrogen atom; spin; Pauli Exclusion Principle; many- electron atoms; molecules. Prerequisites: AUPHY 120 and AUMAT 116. AUMAT 216 is recommended. Note: Credit may be obtained for only one of AUPHY 260, AUCHE 277 (2026).

AUPHY 120 - Waves, Thermodynamics, and Optics

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-3/2)

Oscillatory motion, waves on a string, sound waves, interference of waves, temperature, heat, entropy, first and second laws of thermodynamics, geometric optics, interference of light. Prerequisite: AUPHY 110.

AUPHY 270 - Astrophysics

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

The physics of the Universe. Observational methods. Stars, planetary systems, black holes, galaxies. Big Bang cosmology. Prerequisite: AUPHY 120.