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2024-2025 Catalog

PHYS019 HM - Physics on the Edge


Credit(s): 3

Instructor(s): Sahakian

Offered: Fall

Description: This course is about the conceptual foundations of modern physics. It covers a wide range of examples and concepts that span many sub-disciplines while emphasizing the unity of physics and its fundamental character. It discusses general concepts from Relativity to Quantum Mechanics to Cosmology and Black holes, from superconductivity to the Standard Model of particle physics. The course relies on high school math, while visual interactive simulations replace equations wherever possible, and homework assignments help one explore explicit cases with basic computations. Near the end of the semester, the student chooses a topic from current physics news for presentation.

Prerequisite(s): HMC first-year students only.