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).

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

Location

Hoyt Hall Room 104 (MW 9:00AM - 10:15AM)

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; Kepler's laws; planetary and satellite motions. Calculus used as needed. In addition to Two 75-minute lectures, One three-hour laboratory every other week and one work/shop/recitation 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).

Prerequisites: MATH 141 or 161 (MATH 161 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.

Prerequisites: PHY 113; MTH 143 or MTH 162 (MTH 162 may be taken concurrently).

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

Location

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

Course will make extensive use of geometry, algebra and trigonometry and simple integration and differentiation. Prior knowledge of introductory calculus (simple integration and differentiation) is required. First semester of a three-course sequence for students planning to major in physics, other physical sciences, and engineering. Motion in one and two dimensions; Newton's laws; work and energy; conservation of energy; systems of particles; rotations; oscillations; gravity; thermodynamics. In addition to Two 75-minute lectures each week, One workshop each week and One three-hour laboratory every other week is required. Laboratory and workshop registration is done at the same time as the course registration. Students should register for the PHYS 081 lab. This course is offered in Spring and Summer session (A-6).

Prerequisites: PHY 099; MTH 161 and MTH 162 (MTH 162 may be taken concurrently). EAS 101, 102, 103, 104,105 or 108 can be accepted in place of PHY 099.

Location

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

Course will make extensive use of geometry, algebra and trigonometry and simple integration and differentiation. Prior knowledge of introductory calculus (simple integration and differentiation) is required. First semester of a three-course sequence for students planning to major in physics, other physical sciences, and engineering. Motion in one and two dimensions; Newton's laws; work and energy; conservation of energy; systems of particles; rotations; oscillations; gravity; thermodynamics. Lectures are video-taped and accessed through Blackboard. Laboratory registration is done at the same time as the course registration. Students should register for the PHYS 081 lab.

Prerequisites: PHY 099; MTH 161 and MTH 162 (MTH 162 may be taken concurrently). EAS 101, 102, 103, 104,105 or 108 can be accepted in place of PHY 099.

For a description of the differences between PHY 121/122 and the mastery/self-paced PHY 121P/122P, see: http://www.pas.rochester.edu/~dmw/MSP/MSP_Physics.pdf

Third semester of a three-course sequence for students planning to majoring in physics, other physical sciences and engineering. Wave motion, physical optics, special relativity, photoelectric effect, Compton effect, X-rays, wave properties of particles. Schrdinger's equation applied to a particle in a box, penetration of a barrier, the hydrogen atom, the harmonic oscillator, the uncertainty principle, Rutherford scattering, the time-dependent Schrdinger equation and radioactive transitions, many electron atoms and molecules, statistical mechanics and selected topics in solid state physics, nuclear physics and particle physics. In addition to Two 75-minutes lectures each week, One workshop each week and One three-hour laboratory every other week is required. Laboratory and workshop registration is at the same time as the course registration. Students should register for the PHYS 083 lab. Offered in the Spring. Prerequisites: PHY 122; MTH 163 or MTH 165 (MTH 165 may be taken concurrently)

Location

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

Second semester of a three-course honors sequence, recommended for prospective departmental concentrators and other science or engineering students with a strong interest in physics or mathematics. Topics are the same as PHY 123 but in greater depth. Introductory examinations of Bohr's atomic model; Broglie waves; momentum and energy quantization; Heisenberg's uncertainty relation; Schrodinger's cat; electron spin; photon interference, and Bell's inequalities; selected applications to solid-state, nuclear, particle, and astrophysics. The laboratories and workshop registration is required at the same time as the course registration. Textbooks: (1) - 'SIX IDEAS THAT SHAPED PHYSICS - UNIT Q: Particles Behave Like Waves' (*please note that the 2nd edition of this book is recommended vs the newer 3rd edition), (2) - 'Quantum Theory - a Graphic Guide' MCEvoy and Zarate (3) - 'Quantum Physics - Illusion or Reality' (Cambridge Univ. Press) Alistaire Rae

Prerequisites: PHY 141 or permission of the instructor; MTH 162 (MTH 162 may be taken concurrently)

Location

Hoyt Hall Room 104 (TR 2:00PM - 3:15PM)

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 modern physics: velocity of sound; geometrical optics and imaging; the wave nature of light and microwaves; the spectrum of atomic hydrogen; and the Frank Hertz experiment. 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.

Electromagnetic induction; displacement current; Maxwell's equations; the wave equation; plane electromagnetic waves; Poynting vector; reflection and refraction; radiation; waveguides; transmission lines; propagation of light; radiation by charged particles; relativistic formulation of Maxwell's equations.

Prerequisites: PHY 217

Location

Bausch & Lomb Room 270 (MW 12:30PM - 1:45PM)

Multiplicity of physical states, equilibrium entropy and temperature, Boltzmann factor and partition function, statistical approach to free energy, chemical potential, distribution functions for ideal classical and quantum gases. Applications to chemical reactions, thermal engines, equations of state and phase transitions, applications.

Prerequisites: PHY 237; MTH 281 (MTH 281 may be taken concurrently)

Location

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

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Location

Computer Studies Room 601 (TR 11:05AM - 12:20PM)

Introduction to quantum mechanics with emphasis on applications to physical systems. Includes Schroedinger theory; solutions to the one-dimentional Schroedinger equation; the hydrogen atom; and selected applications from atomic and molecular physics; quantum statistics; lasers; solids; nuclei; and elementary particles.

Prerequisites: PHY 122/142; PHY 123/143; MTH 165/174 (MTH 164/174 may be taken concurrently).

Location

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

The students enrolled in ANSEL will develop a sophisticated understanding of our terrestrial radiation environment and of some of the important applications of nuclear science and technology. They will acquire practical skills in the routine use of radiation detectors, monitors, and electronics, and develop the ability to assess radiation threats and prospects of their abatement. The four in-depth ANSEL experiments are designed to help recreate a type of well-rounded, competent experimental nuclear scientist who is able to analyze an experimental problem, to select, design, and set up appropriate nuclear instrumentation, and to conduct required measurements. The laboratory sessions will meet twice a week for 2 hours and 40 minutes. The students are expected to write detailed lab reports on their work, and give a presentation on of their experiments at the end of the semester.In addition to the laboratory component of ANSEL students will attend a weekly lecture (1 hour and 15 minutes per week).

Prerequisites: PHY 123/143; not open to first-years and sophomores.

Location

Bausch & Lomb Room 407 (TR 2:00PM - 4:40PM)

Formalism of quantum theory with more advanced applications than PHY 237. Includes postulates of Quantum Mechanics; function spaces, Hermitian operators, completeness of basis sets; superposition, compatible observables, conservation theorems; operations in abstract vector space, spin and angular momentum matrices; addition of angular momentum; perturbation theory, and simple scattering theory.

Prerequisites: PHY 237; MTH 281 (or close equivalent).

Location

Bausch & Lomb Room 270 (MW 3:25PM - 4:40PM)

Introduction of numerical and computational methods, with special emphasis on their utilities and applications in contemporary physics topics: Intro to programming language, numerical considerations, ordinary differential equations I & II, partial differential equations I & II, analysis of data, random numbers and evaluation, growth and fractal, Monte Carlo method.

Prerequisites: PHY 141-143 or PHY 121-123 (PHY 123/143 may be taken concurrently).

Location

Bausch & Lomb Room 407 (MW 2:00PM - 3:15PM)

Complex representation of waves; propagation of waves, diffraction; scalar diffraction theory; Fresnel and Fraunhofer diffraction and application to measurement; partially coherent light; diffraction and image formation; optical transfer function; coherent optical systems, optical data processing, and holography (same as OPT 261).

Location

Goergen Hall Room 101 (MW 10:25AM - 11:40AM)

The quantum mechanical nature and capabilities of a Qubit based quantum computer will be introduced and explored. Topics covered include: Two state quantum systems, qubits, as components of a quantum computer.  Quantum measurements.  Tensor products and entanglement.   Quantum gates and quantum circuits.  Quantum information and von-Neumann entropy. Density operators, partial traces, quantum channels and decoherence. Realizing logical operations and universality on a quantum computer. Black box problems, such as the Bernstein-Vazirani and Simon’s problems.  The quantum Fourier transform. Quantum algorithms such as Shor’s factoring algorithm. Types of quantum computing complexity. Quantum error correction.  Quantum search algorithms. Prospects for realizing quantum computing.

Prerequisites:  Modern physics including some quantum mechanics.  Linear algebra at the level of the Math 161-165 or the MATH 171-174 sequences.

Level: upper level for PHY/PAS majors.

Location

Meliora Room 224 (TR 4:50PM - 6:05PM)

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.

Completion of an independent research project under the direction of a faculty member of the Department of Physics and Astronomy. This course includes a writing component and can be used to satisfy part of the upper-level writing requirement.

Completion of an independent research project under the direction of a faculty member of the Department of Physics and Astronomy. This course includes a writing component and can be used to satisfy part of the upper-level writing requirement.

Independent research project under the direction of a faculty member of the Department of Physics and Astronomy.