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Undergraduate Catalog 2017-2018 
    
Undergraduate Catalog 2017-2018 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

PHYS 270/PHYS 270L - (W) Elements of Modern Physics

4 cr.


(Prerequisites: PHYS 141/PHYS 141L , MATH 114 )

Introductory modern Physics course for Physics and Engineering majors; also recommended for other science majors.  Review of classical physics; special theory of relativity; atomic theory of hydrogen from Bohr to Schrodinger; multielectron atoms and the periodic table; introduction to nuclear physics. Lab fulfills a writing intensive requirement (W). Three hours lecture and two hours laboratory.