Waves, Optics & Heat
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PHYS 13100 and PHYS 13200 and MATH 13300 or 15300 or 16300 or equivalent is required.
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PHYS 13100 and PHYS 13200 and MATH 13300 or 15300 or 16300 or equivalent is required.
This course includes a field trip to the historic Yerkes Observatory in Wisconsin.
PHYS 13100 and MATH 13300 or 15300 or 16300 or equivalent. Visiting students need to have completed the general education requirement in the natural and mathematical sciences.
PHYS 13100-13200-13300 is a three-course, calculus-based sequence on the fundamentals of physics and represents a full-year's work. Content is not repeated from course to course.
In individual courses, all labs must be completed to receive credit and final exams are held on the last day of each course.
Prerequisite: MATH 13300 or 15300 or 16300 or equivalent.
PHYS 13100-13200-13300 is a three-course, calculus-based sequence on the fundamentals of physics and represents a full-year's work. Content is not repeated from course to course.
Students should have completed CHEM 11100 and CHEM 11200 or equivalent. They should have a strong mathematics background (preferably experience with single variable calculus).
Students should have taken Comprehensive General Chemistry 1 or equivalent. They should have a strong mathematics background (preferably experience with single variable calculus).
Visiting undergraduate and pre-college students should have taken the equivalent of one year of high school chemistry and have a strong mathematics background (preferably experience with single variable calculus).