Haverford College Physics 115a-2009
-- Modern Introductory Physics: Beyond Newton
Meets: TT 11:30-1:00, INSC H108
Labs (every other week): Tuesday or Wednesday, 1:15-4:00, Harris 105
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Lecturer: Stephon Alexander (INSC L102, X6232)
Office hours: TBA
Clinic: times and staff TBA
Lab instructors: Walter
F. Smith (X1332, INSC L110), Scott
Shelley (INSC L207, X1310)
| This introductory course provides students who have an advanced background in mechanics with an alternative pathway into physics by exploring applications of introductory physics through a modern perspective. Examples will be drawn from topics such as quantum physics, materials and nanoscience, biophysics, chaos and fluid motion, and relativity. This course forms a year-long sequence with Physics 106: Fundamental Physics II (Electricity and Magnetism) in the spring semester. Prerequisities: Calculus at the level of Mathematics 114 plus significant prior experience in calculus-based introductory physics (mechanics) at the level of Physics 105, such as the Advanced Placement Physics C course (or an International Bacccalaureate "higher level" course), with laboratory. |
Text: Matter and Interactions I, 2nd Ed. by Ruth Chabay and Bruce Sherwood:
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image: Spectra of three types of compact fluorescent light bulbs, and one LED bulb. From http://web.ncf.ca/jim/misc/cfl/ |
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