WAVES, KINETIC THEORY AND RELATIVITY

Major
Physics
Quarter
Spring
Year
2019
Course Number
PHYSICS CS 33, Section 1
Enrollment Code
39743
Instructor(s)
Date & Time
(Lectures) Tuesdays & Thursdays 3:30pm to 4:50pm; (Problem Sessions) Wednesday 11:00am tp 12:50pm or Wednesday 3:00pm to 4:50pm
Location
(Lectures) BUCHN 1934; (Problem Sessions) Bldg 494, 164B

Course Description

Sound waves. Fluid dynamics. Kinetic theory of matter. The Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution. Specific heat. The special theory of relativity.

Note: All enrolled must attend both the lecture and one weekly assigned problem session.

This course is required for CCS Physics freshmen.

Prerequisite: Physics CS 32 and vector calculus, or equivalent. Class is limited to ONLY CCS PHYSICS FRESHMEN.

Required Text

Ohanian, Modern Physics, 2nd edition Benjamin Cummings