Course Description Course Description
| Physics 247F Fundamentals of Modern Physics I |
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Special relativity: time, length, mass and energy. General relativity. Particle properties of waves: photons. Wave properties of particles: De Broglie waves. Quantum Mechanics, Schrodinger's equation. Atoms: energy spectra, electron spin, the laser. Molecules: bonds, rotational and vibrational energy levels. Especially suitable for students in 3 year programs. |
| Antirequisites: Physics 200, the former Physics 256a, 258b, 347a, and 348b. |
| Prerequisite: Physics 020, 022, 024, 025 or 026; Calculus 050a/b plus one of 051a/b or 081a/b, or Applied Mathematics 026, or Mathematics 030, or the former Applied Mathematics 020 or 023a/b plus 024a/b, or the former Mathematics 027. |
| 2 lecture hours, half course. |
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