Physics 215 - Light, Relativity, and Quantum Physics
Light, Relativity and Quantum
Spring
2026
01
4.00
Gary Neil Felder
M W F 10:50 AM - 12:05 PM
Smith College
PHY-215-01-202603
McConnell 204
gfelder@smith.edu
The special theory of relativity, the wave equation and mathematics of waves, optical phenomena of interference and diffraction, particle and wave models of matter and radiation, Bohr model of atomic structure, introduction to fundamental principles and problems in quantum mechanics, and introduction to nuclear physics. Prerequisites: [(PHY 113 and PHY 114) or (PHY 118 or PHY 119)]; and MTH 112.
[CE] MTH 112 & [(PHY 113 & 114) or (PHY 118 or 119)]