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PHYS199 HM - Senior Thesis in Physics

Credit(s): 1-3

Instructor(s): Staff

Offered: Fall and Spring

Description: Original experimental or theoretical investigations in physics undertaken in consultation with a faculty member. Projects may be initiated by the student or by a faculty member. Present faculty research areas include astrophysics, biophysics, optics, solid-state and low-temperature physics, general relativity, quantum mechanics, particle physics, geophysics, and soft matter physics. Students are responsible for an oral presentation on progress and plans in the first half of the thesis research.

Prerequisite(s): Permission of department. Senior standing.