Physics

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A Brief Introduction to Astronomical Observing — PHY2212.01

Instructor: Hugh Crowl
Days & Time: Su/M/Tu/W/Th/F/Sat 7:30PM-9:20PM
Credits: 1

In this course, students will learn the fundamentals of observing the night sky with a telescope. This course will teach how to find the basic constellations and how to use both manual and computerized telescopes to point at celestial objects in the night sky. While there will be some classroom time to teach fundamental concepts, the vast majority of the class will consist

Energy, Entropy and Quantization — CHE2129.01

Instructor: Dor Ben-Amotz
Days & Time: TU,FR 2:10pm-4:00pm
Credits: 4

In this class we will explore the concepts of energy, entropy and quantization to discover how their dancing interplay determines the structure and dynamics of the world around us. Our aim will be to understand the organizing principles that drive all chemical and physical processes. Doing so inevitably involves mathematics, but the associated understanding

Extragalactic Astronomy and Cosmology — PHY4103.01

Instructor: Hugh Crowl
Days & Time: MO,TH 10:00am-11:50am
Credits: 4

Galaxies are massive collections of stars, gas, dust, and dark matter. They are both the birthplace of stars and planets and the signposts of the universe. By studying what happens inside galaxies, we are able to understand the conditions under which stars form. By studying the galaxies themselves, we can understand how the environment shapes their structure and makeup. By

Physics I: Forces and Motion (with Lab) — PHY2235.01

Instructor: Hugh Crowl
Days & Time: Tu/F 10:30AM-12:20PM, W 8:30AM-12:10PM (Lab)
Credits: 5

Physics is the study of what Newton called “the System of the World.” To know the System of the World is to know what forces are out there and how those forces operate on things. These forces explain the dynamics of the world around us: from the path of a falling apple to the motion of a car down the highway to the flight of a rocket from the Earth. Careful analysis of the