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French 0336 - French 4

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spurred the need for and interest in sustainable energy technologies. In this course we will study the major green energy technologies: efficiency, wind, solar (photovoltaic and thermal), geothermal, current/wave energy, smart grids and decentralized production. The class will study each technology from the basic principles through cur- rent research. In parallel, students will work together on a green energy project. Project ideas include developing a green energy production project on campus, or a campus/Geneva self-sufficiency study. (Offered occasionally)

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HWS.EDU/CATALOGUE 94

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drawn from the following: special relativity; early quantum views of matter and light; the Schrödinger wave equation and its applications; atomic physics; masers and lasers; radioactivity and nuclear physics; the band theory of solids; and elementary particles. With laboratory. Prerequisites: PHYS 160 and MATH 131 Calculus II. (Offered annually)

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of science and engineering. It is intended particularly to prepare physics majors for the mathematical demands of 300-level physics courses. Math and chemistry majors also find this course quite helpful. Techniques that are useful in physical science problems are stressed. Topics are generally drawn from: power series, complex variables, matrices and eigenvalues, multiple integrals, Fourier series, Laplace transforms, differential equations and boundary value problems, and vector calculus. Prerequisite: MATH 131 Calculus II. (Offered annually)

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Spatial and Quantitative Reasoning (Two Courses – only one statistics cour

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Topics include the solutions of the Schrödinger equation for simple potentials, measurement theory and operator methods, angular momentum, quantum statistics, perturbation theory and other approximate methods. Applications to such systems as atoms, molecules, nuclei, and solids are considered. Prerequisite: PHYS 270. (Offered alternate years) PHYS 361 Electricity and Magnetism This course develops the vector calculus treatment of electric and magnetic fields both in free space and in dielectric and magnetic materials. Topics include vector calculus, electrostatics, Laplace’s equation, dielectrics, magnetostatics, scalar and vector potentials, electrodynamics, and Maxwell’s equa- tions. The course culminates in a treatment of electromagnetic waves. Advanced topics may include conservation laws in electrodynamics, electromagnetic waves in matter, absorption and dispersion, wave guides, relativistic elec- trodynamics, and Liénard-Wiechert potentials. Prerequisites: PHYS 160 and MATH 131 Calculus II. (Offered alternate years) PHYS 375 Thermal Physics This course reviews the laws of thermodynamics, their basis in statistical mechanics, and their application to systems of physical interest. Typical applications include magnetism, ideal gases, blackbody radiation, Bose-Einstein condensation, chemical and nuclear reactions, neutron stars, black holes, and phase transi- tions. Prerequisites: PHYS 160 and MATH 131 Calculus II. (Offered alternate years)

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perform a wide variety of experiments that cover the major concepts in Modern Physics and Quantum Mechanics, including wave-particle duality, NMR, particle decay, time dilation, particle scattering and absorption, and laser dy- namics and spectroscopy. (Offered annually)

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the study of information. There are two broad areas to this subject. One is the area of overlap with classical physics and the appearance of entropy in the study of computation. The other is the area of overlap with quantum physics, reflected in the explosive growth of the potentially revolutionary area of quantum computing. Topics will be drawn from Shannon’s theory of information; reversible and irreversible classical computation; the no-cloning theorem; EPR states and entanglement; Shor’s algorithm and other quantum algorithms; quantum error correction; quantum encryption; theoretical aspects of quantum computing; and physical models for quantum computing. Prerequisites: Two 300-level courses in Physics or Mathematics. (Offered alternate years)

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Einstein’s special and general theories of relativity. Topics include postulates of special relativity, paradoxes in spe- cial relativity, geometry of Minkowski space, geometry of curved spacetime, geodesics, exact solutions of the field equations, tests of general relativity, gravitational waves, black holes, and cosmology. PHYS 470 satisfies capstone requirement. Prerequisites: PHYS 270 and PHYS 285 and one 300-level course in Physics, (Offered alternate years). PHYS 495/496 Honors HWS.EDU/CATALOGUE 334 2023 - 2024 CATALOGUE

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