A laboratory course taught to demonstrate and investigate the concepts introduced in Phy 330. Physical Optics Principles of wave optics, including interference, diffraction, thin films, optics of transformations, holography, light scattering, polarization, photometry, quantum optics, spectroscopy, and lasers. Phy 140 or 242 and physics major or minor. A laboratory course taught to demonstrate and investigate the concepts introduced in Phy 340. Alternate years 1999-00.
Special emphasis is given to problem-solving techniques.
Phy 232 or Phy 130, Math 226. Dynamics Presentation and discussion of the kinematics and dynamics of single particles and systems of particles, both in inertial and non-inertial frames of reference. In addition to the standard analytical techniques, approximation techniques and a computer algebra system will be used for problem solving. Several mechanical systems will be studied experimentally and computationally. Phy 140 or 242, Math 227. 4 hours.