Vectors, Newton's laws, inverse square force laws, work and energy, conservation of momentum and energy, and oscillations. One three-hour laboratory session per week. Laboratory sequence illustrating topics covered in course 5C. Introduction to Physics Laboratory (1 credit). Prerequisite(s): courses 5A/L concurrent enrollment in course 5B is required. Laboratory sequence illustrating topics covered in course 5B. Prerequisite(s): concurrent enrollment in course 5A is required. Laboratory sequence illustrating topics covered in course 5A.
Concurrent enrollment in course 5C is required. Topics may include atmospheric electricity shielding tensor polarization alternative energy sources semiconductor devices particle accelerators and relativistic electrodynamics Thomson scattering digital and analog communication. Weekly 90-minute section covering advanced and modern topics. Introduction to Physics Honors III (2 credits). Concurrent enrollment in course 5B is required. Topics may include nonlinear oscillators and chaos waves in deep water and inside the earth redshift in astronomy negative refractive index materials photons and matter waves holography viscosity and turbulence. Introduction to Physics Honors II (2 credits). Concurrent enrollment in course 5A is required. Topics may include the theory of relativity complicated dynamics (air resistance, planetary dynamics, etc.) fallacies in perpetual-motion machines the Euler disk and unusual tops elasticity of materials applied to structures.
Introduction to Physics Honors I (2 credits). Prerequisite(s): courses 5A/L and Mathematics 19B or 20B. Introduction to temperature, heat, and thermal conductivity, ideal gases, the first and second laws of thermodynamics, and an introduction to kinetic theory. Heat, Thermodynamics, and Kinetics (2 credits). Electromagnetic radiation, Maxwell's equations. Introduction to electricity and magnetism. Prerequisite(s): courses 5A/L and Mathematics 19A or 20A concurrent enrollment in course 5M is required. Geometrical optics, interference and polarization, statics and dynamics of fluids. Wave motion in matter, including sound waves.
(General Education Code(s): MF, IN, Q.) D. Corequisite(s): concurrent enrollment in course 5L and Mathematics 19A or 20A is required. (General Education Code(s): PE-E.) The StaffĮlementary mechanics.
Topics include fossil fuels, renewable energy, solar cells and waste energy, waste-energy recovery, nuclear power, and global greenhouse effects. Fundamental principles and elementary calculations, at the level of basic algebra, developed and applied to the understanding of the physics of energy. The physics of energy developed in a course accessible to non-science majors as well as science majors. (General Education Code(s): SI, IN, Q.) The Staff Working knowledge of high school algebra and geometry is essential. Concepts are stressed, but some practical calculational techniques are developed. Topics in classical and quantum physics and their relation to physical phenomena in the world around us, including modern electronics. Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation Questions.FAQs for Faculty and Staff: Privacy of Student Records.American History and Institutions Courses.