PHYS 200 - Modern Physics

Semester Offered: Fall
1 unit(s)

An introduction to the two subjects at the core of contemporary physics: Einstein’s theory of special relativity, and quantum mechanics. Topics include paradoxes in special relativity; the Lorentz transformation; four-vectors and invariants; relativistic dynamics; the wave-particle duality; the Heisenberg uncertainty principle, and simple cases of the Schrodinger wave equation. The Department

Prerequisite(s): PHYS 114, MATH 125, and MATH 127, or permission of the instructor.

Course Format: CLS