Prerequsites: None
A review of basic problem-solving techniques in pre-calculus mathematics (algebra, geometry, trigonometry) in the forms usually found in the equations of science and engineering. Prerequisite for PHY 121 and PHY 121P. Credit can be gained by passing the Basic Math Assessment Exam, offered in the first week of the semester. (0 credit, Fall semester, CR/NC only).

Location

Bausch & Lomb Room 106 ( 7:00PM - 7:00PM)

This is an introductory course for non-physics major students who want to learn some basic principles of quantum mechanics. We plan to approach these concepts by relating them to human experience in everyday life. The course is designed with a lot of demonstrations, in many of which the students play a role of either quantum objects or the observers. The course is conceptual and the use of mathematics is limited to bare minimum. We plan to cover:- Properties of waves- Double-slit diffraction experiment- Particle in a box and quantization of states- Heisenbergs uncertainty principle- Pauli principle and how to build an atom- The birth of new particles and the birth of the universe

Location

Dewey Room 2110E (MW 2:00PM - 3:15PM)

Prerequisites: MTH 141 or 161 (MTH 161 may be taken concurrently)

First semester of a two-course sequence suitable for students in the life sciences. Newtonian particle mechanics, including Newton's laws and their applications to straight-line and circular motions, energy; linear momentum, angular momentum; and harmonic motion; sound, wave properties, and fluid dynamics. Calculus used as needed. In addition to Two 75-minute lectures, One three-hour laboratory every other week and one workshop per week is required. Laboratory and workshop registration is done at the time of the course registration. Students should register for the PHYS 081 lab. This course is offered in the Fall, Spring and Summer Session I (A-6).

Location

Hoyt Hall Room 104 (TR 12:30PM - 1:45PM)

Prerequisites: PHYS 113; MATH 143 or MATH 162 (MATH 162 may be taken concurrently).

Second course of a two-semester sequence suitable for students in the life science. Electricity and magnetism, optics, electromagnetic waves; modern physics (introduction to relativity, quantum physics, etc.). In addition to the Two 75-minute lectures each week, One workshop/recitation each week and One approximately three-hour laboratory every other week is required. Laboratory and workshop registration is done at the time of the course registration.

Students should register for the PHYS 084 lab.

This course is offered in both the Spring, Summer Session II (B-6).For Questions Email: Lysa Wade - lwade3@ur.rochester.edu

Location

Bausch & Lomb Room 106 (TR 9:40AM - 10:55AM)

Prerequisites: PHY 099; and PHY 113 or 121; and  MTH 143 or MTH 162. EAS 101, 102, 103, 104, 105 or 108 can be accepted in place of PHY 099

Second semester of a three-course sequence for students planning to major in physics, other physical sciences and engineering. Coulomb's Law through Maxwell's equations; electrostatics, electrical potential; capacitors; electric fields in matter; current and circuits; magnetostatics; magnetic fields in matter; induction, A.C. circuits; electromagnetic waves. In addition to Two 75-minutes lectures each week, One workshop each week and One three-hour laboratory every other week is required. The Laboratories and workshop registration is at the time of the course registration. Students need to register for PHYS 082.

Offered Fall, Summer Session II (B-6). For Workshop & Lab Questions Email: Lysa Wade - lwade3@ur.rochester.edu

Location

Hoyt Hall Room 104 (MWF 11:50AM - 12:40PM)

Prerequisites: PHY 099; and PHY 113 or 121; and  MTH 143 or MTH 162. EAS 101, 102, 103, 104, 105 or 108 can be accepted in place of PHY 099

Second semester of a three-course sequence for students planning to major in physics, other physical sciences and engineering. Coulomb's Law through Maxwell's equations; electrostatics, electrical potential; capacitors; electric fields in matter; current and circuits; magnetostatics; magnetic fields in matter; induction, A.C. circuits; electromagnetic waves. This is a self-paced model course. The lectures and demonstrations are video-taped and put on Blackboard for student access. Workshop attendance is strongly recommended. The course material is divided into 13 modules, for each of which the instructors provide a study guide, textbook-reading and video-viewing assignments, and homework problems to use to prepare for the module’s quiz. One three-hour laboratory every other week is required. The Laboratories (PHYS 082) and workshop registration is at the time of the course registration. Offered Fall. For Workshop & Lab Questions Email: Lysa Wade - lwade3@ur.rochester.edu

Please note, this course meets only once on Friday, September 1, 2023 from 4:50-6:05pm in B&L 109.

All other attendance will be at the workshop section times. In-person exams are required.

Prerequisites: MTH 161 (MTH 161 may be taken concurrently); successful completion of a high-school physics course.
First semester of a three-course honors sequence, recommended for prospective departmental concentrators and other science or engineering students with interest in physics and mathematics. Topics studied are similar to those in PHY 121, but are covered in greater depth. These include symmetries, vectors, coordinate and velocity transformations, motion in one and two dimensions, Newton's Laws, work and energy, conservation of energy and momentum, special relativity, systems of particles, gravity and Kepler's laws, rotations, oscillations, molecular theory and thermodynamics. In addition to Two 75-minute lectures each week, One recitation each week and One three-hour laboratory every other week is required. The laboratory and recitation registration is at the same time as the course registration.

Location

Hoyt Hall Room 104 (TR 9:40AM - 10:55AM)

Prerequisites: PHY 141 or performance at or above the B+ level in PHY 121, MTH 162 or MTH 172 (MTH 172 may be taken concurrently)
Third semester of a three-course honors sequence (PHY 141, 143, 142), recommended for prospective departmental concentrators and other science or engineering students with a strong interest in physics and mathematics. Topics are the same as those of PHY 122 but in greater depth. These topics include Coulomb's Law through Maxwell's equations; electrostatics, electrical potential; capacitors; electric fields in matter; current and circuits; magnetostatics; magnet fields in matter; induction; A.C. circuits; waves.In addition to Two 75-minute lectures each week, One workshop each week and One three-hour laboratory every other week is required. The laboratories and workshop registration is at the same time as the course registration. Students need to register for PHYS 082 lab component. For Workshop & Lab Questions Email: Lysa Wade - lwade3@ur.rochester.edu

Location

Hoyt Hall Room 104 (TR 11:05AM - 12:20PM)

Laboratory experiments in electricity and magnetism: Coulomb's Law; electric fields; measurement of the absolute voltage and capacitance, electricity and magnetism of the electron; superconductivity; and electric circuits. This Laboratory uses the P/F University grading system.

Laboratory experiments in electricity, magnetism, and modern physics: Coulomb's Law; electric fields; electricity and magnetism ratio of the electron, superconductivity;, electric circuits; geometrical optics and imaging; the wave nature of light; and the spectrum of atomic hydrogen. This Laboratory uses the P/F University grading system.

Prerequisites: PHY 123 or PHY 143; MTH 281 (MTH 281 may be taken concurrently).
Review of vector calculus; electrostatic field and potential; boundary value problems solved with orthogonal functions; the multiple expansion and dielectrics; the magnetic field and vector potential.

Location

Bausch & Lomb Room 269 (TR 12:30PM - 1:45PM)

Prerequisites: PHY 121 or PHY 141; MTH 281 (MTH 281 may be taken concurrently).

Mathematical introduction; review of elementary mechanics; central force problems; conservation theorems and applications; Fourier and Green's functions; variational calculus and Lagrangian multipliers; Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formulation of mechanics is introduced and applied; oscillations; normal mode theory; rigid body dynamics. The course is designed to satisfy part of the upper-level writing requirement.

Location

Bausch & Lomb Room 106 (MW 10:25AM - 11:40AM)

Prerequisites: PHY 217, PHY 237 and MTH 164 (MTH 164 may be taken concurrently)
Students work in pairs and each team is expected to perform three or four experiments from a variety of available setups such as Berry's phase with light, Universal chaos, lifetime of cosmic ray muons, optical pumping, electron diffraction's, etc. This is a hands-on laboratory with most experiments under computer control. This course can be used towards satisfying part of the upper-level writing requirement.

Location

Bausch & Lomb Room 171 (TR 2:00PM - 4:40PM)

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Location

Meliora Room 206 (TR 12:30PM - 1:45PM)

Prerequisites: PHY 237
This course is designed for physics majors interested in nuclear and particle physics. The course introduces the Standard Model of particle physics. The unification of electromagnetic and weak interactions is discussed. Higgs mechanism of electroweak symmetry is introduced.  Finally, the fundamental interactions of elementary particles and their constituents are reviewed, with emphasis on issues pertaining to the conservation of quantum numbers and symmetries observed in high-energy collisions. (cross-listed with PHY 440).

Location

Bausch & Lomb Room 203H (MW 2:00PM - 3:15PM)

Fluid properties; fluid statics; kinematics of moving fluids; the Bernoulli equation and applications; control volume analysis differential analysis of fluid flow; inviscid flow, plane potential flow; viscous flow, the Navier-Stokes equation; dimensional analysis, similitude; empirical analysis of pipe flows; flow over immersed bodies, boundaries layers, lift and drag. (cross-listed with ME225).

Location

Dewey Room 2162 (MWF 9:00AM - 9:50AM)

Introduction to the principles and implementation of diagnostic ultrasound imaging. Topics include linear wave propagation and reflection, fields from pistons and arrays, beamfoaming, B-mode image formation, Doppler, and elastography. Project and final project. (Crosslisting PHY 467, BME 253/453, ECE 251/451)

Location

Wegmans Room 1005 (TR 12:30PM - 1:45PM)

Continuation of PHY 261. Vector analysis; microscopic and macroscopic forms of Maxwell's equations; energy flow in electromagnetic fields; dipole radiation from Lorentz atoms; partially polarized radiation; spectral linebroadening; dispersion; reflection and transmission; crystal optics; electro-optics; introduction to quantum optics (same as OPT 262).

Location

Hylan Building Room 201 (TR 9:40AM - 10:55AM)

Introduction to econophysics and the application of statistical physics models to financial markets. Parallels between physical and financial phenomena will be emphasized. Topics will include random walks and Brownian motion, introduction to financial markets and efficient market theory, asset pricing and the Black-Scholes equation for pricing options. The course will also explore non-Gaussian Levy processes and the applicability of power law distributions and scaling to finance. Other possible topics include turbulence and critical phenomena in connection with market crashes. Cross listed as PHYS 373/573.

Location

Bausch & Lomb Room 203H (TR 12:30PM - 1:45PM)

This course is designed for an experienced undergraduate planning to be a Workshop Leader, Laboratory or Recitation Teaching Intern (TI), Students spend the semester teaching one workshop, laboratory or recitation section during the Fall/Spring semester introductory physics courses. This course may be taken more than once.