WAVES, KINETIC THEORY, AND RELATIVITY

Major

Physics

Quarter

Spring

Year

2026

Course Number

PHYS CS 33, Section 1

Enrollment Code

37820

Instructor(s)

Ian Banta

Date & Time

TR 3:00 - 4:50 PM (Lecture)

W 1:00 - 2:50 PM (Problem Session 1)

W 3:00 - 4:50 PM (Problem Session 2)

Location

GIRV 2115 (Lecture)

GIRV 2108 (Problem Session 1)

GIRV 2108 (Problem Session 2)

Course Description

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

Required Text

Robert Resnick, David Halliday, Kenneth S. Krane, Physics, Volume 1, 5th Edition Wiley
David Morin, Introduction to Classical Mechanics with Problems and Solutions Cambridge University Press