Courses - Fall 2025
PHYS371
Modern Physics
Credits:
3
Grad Meth:
Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: PHYS273; and 1 course from (PHYS274, MATH243, or MATH246).
Credit only granted for: PHYS371 or PHYS420.
Additional information: Intended primarily for physics and astronomy majors.
Physics of the early 20th century. Special relativity; particle-wave duality; Compton scattering; the Bohr model; the Schroedinger equation; atomic and nuclear physics phenomena. Includes introductory thermodynamics and the kinetic theory of gases.
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University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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