The great 20th-century revolutions in scientific thought: Einstein's Theory of Rel-ativity and Quantum Mechanics, at a level appropriate for non-science majors: Spacetime, length and time dilation, blackholes, big-bang cosmology; wave-particle duality, black hole evaporation. What constitutes a scientific theory. Prerequisite: Basic Math Skills (R1). (Gen.Ed. PS)

Production and perception of musical sound. Waves; the physical basis of pitch, timbre, resonance, dissonance, and musical scales. Sound production in musical instruments and auditorium acoustics. Two lectures and one lab meeting every week. Elementary algebra and powers of ten notation used. (Gen.Ed. PS)

The fundamental ideas of physics, a minimum of mathematics. Selected phenomena of everyday existence (motion, sound, electricity). Physics beyond the range of our senses: the realm of atoms and nuclei (quantum physics), the universe (cosmology), high speed phenomena (relativity). For nonscience majors. No laboratory. Prerequisite: Basic Math Skills (R1) proficiency, or equivalent. (Gen.Ed. PS)

In this honors colloquium students will learn about and discuss more advanced theoretical and computational aspects of statistical physics. A particular focus will be on computational statistical mechanics, for which students will develop their own computer code.

This honors section will be shaped by the instructor of the course. It will cover material not regularly covered in the PHY422 main syllabus. This can be in the form of extra course work, more in-depth study of regular syllabus material, applications of the material to applied cases, a computational component that uses what covered in class, etc. This is a 1-credit honors colloquium to accompany PHY422, "Electricity and Magnetism"

Explore higher level/advanced topics related to electromagnetism that build on and enhance what is learned in lecture. Students are expected to complete two advanced problems and make a final in-section presentation on an advanced topic that uses the concepts of electromagnetism.

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The area exam practicum is designed to deepen and test a student's familiarity with the area of philosophy that is the student's proposed area of research for the doctoral dissertation. Students must form a committee, agree with the committee on a reading list, produce a document summarizing the philosophical theses in the reading list, and then take an oral examination regarding the area in question.

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