Faculty Name

Andrew Rundquist

Document Type

Syllabi

School

CLA

Department

PHYS

Course Subject

PHYS

Course Number

3540

Course Section

PD

Course Title

Modern Physics

Academic Term and Year

Spring 2017

Credits

4.00

Hamline Plan Letter

W

Area of Study

PHYS

Course Description

Goals: To understand the developments of the late 19th and early 20th century in the field of physics. Content: Relativity, the discovery of the electron, the quantum nature of light, the wave nature of particles, the Heisenberg uncertainty principle, and Schrodinger wave mechanics. Taught: Spring. Prerequisites: PHYS 1240 and MATH 3320 or co-registration. NOTE: Students must concurrently register for a lecture and a corresponding 0-credit lab section of this course. Credits: 4

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