Usually offered every spring. The Rutherford-Bohr atom and elements of quantum mechanics and their applications to atomic, nuclear, and solid state physics. Usually offered every spring. Usually offered every fall. Selected experiments to accompany advanced undergraduate and core graduate courses in mechanics, electricity and magnetism, acoustics, optics, and modern physics.
Students plan and complete experiments that fit their background and previous training.
Usually offered every spring. Fresnel and Fraunhofer diffraction, grating, and optical instruments. Statistical description of matter. Usually offered alternate springs. Usually offered every fall.