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Physics Courses
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PHYS 103N/104N Astronomy
These are labs that accompany two separate lecture courses on astronomy. While both going into depth about the basic physics governing the universe, 103N leads students to learn more about the planets in our own solar system while 104N emphasizes the study of stars, star systems, cosmology, and relativity.
PHYS 226/231/261 Univ. Physics I
This course first uses kinematics to analyze 1D and 2D motion before introducing Newtons laws of motion. Along with energy and momentum, the course will apply these concepts to many things we experience in our everyday life, including collisions, rotational motion, rockets, gravity, etc. Along with the standard lectures that go along with any first-course in physics, additional lectures include fluids, waves and sound, thermodynamics, statics, and more.
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PHYS 227/232/262 Univ. Physics II
This course first introduces the electrostatic force and potential before showing students the numerous applications of these concepts; such as simple circuit analysis, capacitors, dipoles, etc. The course continues with magnetism and how the two are related in Maxwells equations; the fundamental equations governing Electromagnetism. Topics such as Electromagnetic waves, LRC circuits, or Einsten's special relativity are usually chosen to round off the course.
ASTP 313 Astrophysics
This would be a student's first experience with modern astrophyisics in much more detain than any modern physics course. Topics range from the physics behind our current observational techniques, stellar/ galactic formation, and the life and death of stars to that of black holes, the big bang, dark matter, and even the possibility of life elsewhere in the universe.
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ASTP 414 Relativity & Cosmology
This course is an undergraduate introduction to Einstein's General Relativity and Cosmology. Not only will the mathematical background of GR be introduced, but also Einstein's equations, the FLRW metric, Friedmann's equations, black holes, the big bang, cosmic microwave background radiation , dark matter, and dark energy. The goal of this course is to provide a more theoretical approach to the universe as opposed to many of the topics covered in ASTP 313.