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Courses in Physics and Astronomy, Spring 2012
PHYS-116 Introductory Physics I: Mechanics and Wave Motion
Jonathan R. Friedman
(Section 01)
Kannan Jagannathan
(Section 01)
PHYS-117 Introductory Physics II: Electromagnetism and Optics
David A. Hanneke
(Section 01)
William A. Loinaz
(Section 01)
PHYS-124 The Maxwellian Synthesis: Dynamics of Charges and Fields, Optics
Ashley R. Carter
(Section 01)
PHYS-226 Intermediate Laboratory
David S. Hall
(Section 01)
PHYS-230 Statistical Mechanics and Thermodynamics
William A. Loinaz
(Section 01)
PHYS-348 Quantum Mechanics I
David A. Hanneke
(Section 01)
PHYS-460 General Relativity.
Kannan Jagannathan
(Section 01)
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