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May 16, 2025
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Fall 2025 Undergraduate Catalog
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PHY 251 - Modern Physics
A survey of the major physics theories of the 20th century (relativity and quantum mechanics) and their impact on most areas of physics. It introduces the special theory of relativity, the concepts of quantum and wave-particle duality, Schroedinger’s wave equation, and other fundamentals of quantum theory as they apply to nuclei, atoms, molecules, and solids. It is recommended that students take the laboratory component, PHY 252 , concurrently. Three hours lecture and one hour recitation per week.
3 credits
Prerequisite(s): PHY 122 /124, or PHY 126 and PHY 127 , or PHY 132 or PHY 142 ; and PHY 134 ; C or higher in MAT 126 or MAT 132 or 142 or 171 or AMS 161
Pre- or corequisite: MAT 203 or MAT 205 or AMS 261 or MAT 307
SBC: STEM+
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