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2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

PHYS 309 - Physics of the Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries

Credit(s): 3
20TH/21ST CENTURY PHYSICS
Component: Lecture
Fundamentals in physics that help form a modern understanding of science and technology. Intended for physical science and engineering majors, the emphasis is on electromagnetic radiation, quantum mechanics, nuclear reactions, Bohr atom, solid state physics and devices, and special relativity.
Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option
PREREQ: PHYS 208  or PHYS 245  and MATH 242 . COREQ: MATH 243 .
Course Typically Offered: Fall
General Education Objectives:
GE5A: Reason Quantitatively GE5C: Reason Scientifically