Computer Science 111 or a 100-level physics course. An introduction to theoretical mechanics, a study which relates and interprets motion in terms of its causes, and which forms a basis for much of modern physical theory. Vectors, particle dynamics, celestial mechanics, systems of particles and rigid body motion, conservation laws and the formulation of Lagrange. An introduction to the description of electromagnetic phenomena. Discussion will include fields and potentials, interaction of fields and matter, the development of Maxwell's equations, and electromagnetic waves.
Vector calculus is developed as needed in the course.
Three lectures per week. Introduction to lasers, non linear optical phenomena and Fourier Optics. The formalism of the quantum theory required for deeper understanding and further studies in contemporary physics. Topics will include wave functions and operators, the Schroedinger equation, solutions of the wave equation in various potentials, angular momentum and spin, perturbation theory and the matrix formulation. Experiments conducted by the student in close collaboration with instructor in the accelerator laboratory with specific investigations in the fields of atomic collision, PIXE and nuclear physics.