Oscillations and Waves

Fall 2021

Oscillations and Waves

Listed in: Physics and Astronomy, as PHYS-125

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Faculty

David Hanneke (Section 01)
Jagu Jagannathan (Section 01)

Description

Phenomena that repeat over regular intervals of time and space play a fundamental role in physics and its applications. This course explores oscillations and waves in contexts from a simple mass on a spring to mechanical waves in solids, liquids, and gasses as well as electromagnetic waves. It emphasizes broadly applicable phenomena including superposition, boundary effects, interference, diffraction, coherence, normal modes, and the decomposition of arbitrary wave amplitudes into normal modes, as with Fourier analysis. The laboratory experiments on oscillations, mechanical waves and optics provide hands-on experience of the concepts discussed in the rest of the course. Two hours of lecture and discussion and one three-hour laboratory per week.

Requisite: PHYS 116/123 and MATH 121 or consent of the instructor. Limited to 24 students. Fall semester. Professor Hanneke and Jagannathan.

Expectations

Students who enroll in this course will likely encounter and be expected to engage in the following intellectual skills, modes of learning, and assessment: quantitative work, lab work and working in groups Students with documented disabilities who will require accommodations in this course should be in consultation with Accessibility Services and reach out to the faculty member as soon as possible to ensure that accommodations can be made in a timely manner.

If Overenrolled: Physics majors have priority, then sophomores, then first-year students.

Keywords

Lab Science Course, Quantitative Reasoning

Course times and locations

PHYS 125 - LEC

Section 01
M 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM SCCE C101
W 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM SCCE C101
F 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM SCCE C101

PHYS 125L - LAB

Section 01
W 02:00 PM - 05:00 PM SCCE A111

Offerings

2022-23: Not offered
Other years: Offered in Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2021