PHYS 2DPhysics—Relativity and Quantum Physics
A modern physics course covering atomic view of matter, electricity and radiation, atomic models of Rutherford and Bohr, relativity, X-rays, wave and particle duality, matter waves, Schrödinger’s equation, atomic view of solids, natural radioactivity.
Prerequisites
From the catalog: “PHYS 2A or 4A, 2B, and MATH 20D. Recommended preparation: prior or concurrent enrollment in MATH 20E.”
Where it sits in degree plans
Suggested plans most often put it in Year 2 · Spring (3 programs).
Required in (2)
- Electrical Engineering and Society (B.A.)
- Engineering Physics (B.S.)
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