PHYS 200 - Modern Physics/Lab

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; relativistic dynamics; the wave-particle duality; the Heisenberg uncertainty principle; and simple cases of the Schrödinger wave equation. Emily Nardoni.

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

Two 75-minute periods and one 3-hour laboratory.