Courses of Study 2013-2014 
    
    Mar 29, 2024  
Courses of Study 2013-2014 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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PHYS 1117 - Concepts of Modern Physics


Fall. 1 credit. S-U grades only.

Corequisite: PHYS 1112  or PHYS 1116  or PHYS 2213  or PHYS 2217 . For freshmen who plan to major in physics, applied and engineering physics, or astronomy. Enrollment may be limited.

A. Sadoff.

Intended for freshmen who plan to major in physics or a closely related field (i.e., applied and engineering physics or astronomy) and would like to learn about the concepts of modern physics early in their physics education. Possible topics of discussion are scientific methodology, symmetry and conservation laws, quantum theory, the unification of forces and matter in the Standard Model, and big-bang cosmology.



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