PHYS4121W

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PHYS 4121W - History of 20th-Century Physics (3 Cr.) Writing Intensive

School of Physics & Astronomy (11140) TIOT - College of Science and Engineering

Course description

The transition from classical to modern physics (relativity, quantum) and its architects (from Planck and Einstein to Heisenberg and Schrödinger). The WWII bomb projects in the US and in Germany. Post-war developments (solid state, particle physics).
Prereq: calculus or permission from the instructor.

Minimum credits

3

Maximum credits

3

Is this course repeatable?

No

Grading basis

OPN - Student Option No Audit

Lecture

Credit will not be granted if credit has been received for:

00984

Fulfills the writing intensive requirement?

Yes

Typically offered term(s)

Periodic Spring