This course will give an overview of topics of current interest in physics. The topics may include cosmology, general relativitiy, high energy physics, chaos, quantum optics, fundamental symmetries and condensed matter physics. The course will consist of a mix of readings and discussion of articles in research journals and student presentations. Limited to 15 students. Physics 42 - Mechanics Newtonian mechanics of particles and systems of particles, including rigid bodies.
Special emphasis is placed on oscillatory phenomena.
Four class hours per week and occasional laboratories. 13, or consent of the instructor. Theory A development of Maxwell's electromagnetic field equations and some of their consequences using vector calculus. Four class hours per week. Basic postulates of Quantum Mechanics, wave functions, solutions of the Schroedinger equation for one-dimensional systems and for the hydrogen atom.