| Credits | 1 |
| Restrictions | |
| Pre-Requisites | Students who plan to continue into PHYS 232 should co-register for MATH 161 |
| Co-Requisites | PHYS-131L,PHYS-131RE |
| Core Area | |
| Area of Inquiry | Natural Sciences & Mathematics |
| Liberal Arts Practices | |
| Recommended | This course is required for students planning to major in physics, physics-astronomy, or physical science, and for students interested in pre-engineering. |
An introduction to modern physics via the concepts and discoveries of the 20th century. Topics include the structure and dynamics of atoms, special relativity, wave-particle duality of matter, and fundamentals of quantum mechanics. Studies contemporary physics using algebra, trigonometry, and a minimum of calculus. Two lectures, two problem-solving recitations, and one laboratory meeting per week.