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PHYSICS61 - Mechanics and Special Relativity
(First in a three-part series: 61,63,65.) For students with a strong high school mathematics and physics background contemplating a major in Physics or interested in a rigorous treatment of physics. Advanced freshman physics. The fundamental structure of classical physics including Newtonian mechanics, electricity and magnetism, waves, optics, thermodynamics. Foundations of modern physics including special relativity, atomic structure, quantization of light, matter waves and the Schrödinger equation. Prerequisites: high school physics and familiarity with calculus (differentiation and integration in one variable). Pre- or corequisite: MATH 51. Weekly section attendance strongly encouraged.
GERs: DB-NatSci
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2008-2009 Autumn
| Sec | Type | Instructor | Room | Units | Days | Times | ||
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| 01 | Lecture | Roger Blandford | Hewlett Teaching Center 201 | 4 | Tue Thu | 9-10:50am |
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| 02 | Discussion | Kevin O'Sullivan | Hewlett Teaching Center Rm 101 | 4 | Fri | 2:15-3:05pm |
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| 03 | Discussion | Siavosh Rezvan Behbahani | Hewlett Teaching Center Rm 101 | 4 | Mon | 7-8pm |
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| 04 | Discussion | Leyan Lo | Hewlett Teaching Center 103 | 4 | Tue | 5:15-6:05pm |
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| 05 | Discussion | Aurelien Bouvier | 380-381U | 4 | Tue | 7-8pm |
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2007-2008 Autumn
| Sec | Kind | Books | ||
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| 01 | Required Material(s) | Kleppner: | Intro to Mechanics | |
| 01 | Recommended Material(s) | Taylor: | Spacetime Physics (2nd ed) | |
| 01 | Recommended Material(s) | Taylor: | Classical Mechanics | |
2008-2009 Autumn
| Sec | Kind | Books | ||
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| 01 | Required Material(s) | Morin: | Intro to Classical Mechanics | $80.00 |
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