Emphasizes Newton's laws of motion, the conservation laws, kinetics and reactions, calculation of moments of inertia, periodic motion and heat. Theories and principles will be related to the motion and properties of gross bodies, and the relevance of these ideas to modern atomic physics will be pointed out. Admission to the course will be at the discretion of the graduate advisor. This course may not be offered annually. Geometrical and physical optics are treated.
Consideration is given to dispersion, diffraction, interference and polarization.
The use of these effects in spectroscopy and polarimetry is emphasized. Admission to the course will be at the discretion of the graduate advisor. This course may not be offered annually. A basic course in the theory of generation and detection of electromagnetic waves leading to a study of vacuum tubes, rectifiers, amplifiers, oscillators, oscilloscopes, electronic switches and wave generators. Admission to the course will be at the discretion of the graduate advisor.