PHYS 199

Fall 2006

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Credit: 1 TO 5 hours.

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CRN Type Section Time Day Location Instructor Section Details
10145
Independent Study
ARRANGED
n.a.
Location Pending
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
08/23/06-12/08/06
Special Approval:
Instructor Approval Required
Section Title:
Independent Study
Section Info:
INDEPENDENT STUDY. To register for independent study under PHYS 199, use the PHYS 199 CRN (available from the departmental undergraduate records office) specific to the instructor with whom you have arranged to work. (You cannot register under the general CRN 10145.)
34865
Laboratory-Discussion
BCS
4:00PM -5:20PM
W
257 Loomis Laboratory
Hubler, A
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
08/23/06-12/08/06
Degree Notes:
Discovery course.
Credit:
1 hours
Section Title:
Behavior of Complex Systems
Section Info:
BEHAVIOR OF COMPLEX SYSTEMS: CHAOS, FRACTALS AND ARTIFICIAL LIFE. The behavior of complicated systems with many parts will be explored with hands-on computer simulations and lab experiments. Students will experiment with lightning, turbulence, explosions, and human rhythms as well as use simple computer models to imitate their irregular and symmetric patterns and dynamics. Students will develop an intuition as to why isolated complex systems prefer harmony and symmetry, whereas competing complex systems prefer chaos. Discussions will include applications of this within business, engineering and social sciences. PHYS 199 BCS is part of the first year Discovery Program; enrollment is restricted to freshmen. Students should enroll in only one Discovery Course. Students who enroll in more than one Discovery course may be dropped from the additional Discovery courses. For a listing of these courses and for course descriptions, see http://www.provost.uiuc.edu/students/discovery. THE FIRST MEETING OF PHYS 199 BCS IS ON AUGUST 30.
34855
Lecture
EPP
4:00PM -5:20PM
T
144 Loomis Laboratory
Pitts, K
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
08/23/06-12/08/06
Degree Notes:
Discovery course.
Credit:
1 hours
Section Title:
Elementary Particle Physics
Section Info:
REVOLUTIONS IN ELEMENTARY PARTICLE PHYSICS. This course for non-scientists will explore some of the greatest discoveries of the last century and look forward to future discoveries. Learn about antimatter, quarks and neutrinos. We will discuss the insights and discoveries of scientists such as Einstein, Feynman and Fermi. Some of the questions covered include: What's science and what's science fiction? How can we learn about the subatomic world? How does fundamental science influence our society? No science or math background is needed. First year Discovery Program: enrollment is restricted to freshmen. Students should enroll in only one Discovery course. Students who enroll in more than one Discovery course may be dropped from the additional Discovery courses. For a listing of these courses and for course descriptions, see the Discovery Program Booklet or http://www.provost.uiuc.edu/students/discovery.
34870
Lecture-Discussion
HM
4:00PM -5:50PM
M
257 Loomis Laboratory
Beck, D
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
08/23/06-12/08/06
Credit:
1 hours
Section Title:
Honors Mechanics
Section Info:
HONORS SEMINAR: TOPICS IN MECHANICS. PREREQUISITES: CONCURRENT REGISTRATION IN PHYS 211 AND CONSENT OF INSTRUCTOR. PHYS 199HM CAN BE USED TO SATISFY THE HONORS COMPONENT OF PHYS 211. PHYS 199HM is the honors supplement to PHYS 211 and is intended for those students intending to major in physics or who have a strong interest in the subject. Areas to be addressed include rotational and central force motion, non-inertial frames, non-linear systems and post-Newtonian mechanics. The use of simple visualization tools such as Mathematica and Excel will be encouraged. THE FIRST MEETING OF PHYS 199HM IS WEDNESDAY (SCHEDULED AS A MONDAY) AUGUST 23.
34876
Lecture-Discussion
HO
1:00PM -2:50PM
M
139 Loomis Laboratory
Gladding, G
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
08/23/06-12/08/06
Credit:
1 hours
Section Title:
Honors Electricity & Magnetism
Section Info:
HONORS SEMINAR: TOPICS IN ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM. PREREQUISITES: PHYS 211, CONCURRENT REGISTRATION IN PHYS 212, AND CONSENT OF INSTRUCTOR. PHYS 199HO CAN BE USED TO SATISFY THE HONORS COMPONENT OF PHYS 212. Students investigate special topics in electricity and magnetism. Through weekly meetings (similar in format to the discussion sections of Physics 211 and 212), students will derive for themselves some of the surprising features of our post-classical physical world. For example, the need for special relativity, the existence of magnetic fields, and the origin of electromagnetic radiation are consequences of simple observations such as the constancy of the speed of light. Other topics will include the nature of Gauss' law and Maxwell's equations, potentials and superposition, amplifiers, analog computers, and the role of quantum mechanics in electrodynamics. PHYS 199HO is intended for students who have been comfortable with the level of difficulty of PHYS 211, and whose math skills are fairly strong. It allows students to confront in greater depth some of the most interesting intellectual issues in classical electrodynamics. The course will use calculus as a problem-solving tool. THE FIRST MEETING OF PHYS 199HO IS WEDNESDAY (SCHEDULED AS A MONDAY) AUGUST 23.
34885
Lecture-Discussion
HT
3:00PM -4:50PM
M
279 Loomis Laboratory
Dahmen, K
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
08/23/06-12/08/06
Credit:
1 hours
Section Title:
Honors Thermal & Quantum Phys
Section Info:
HONORS SEMINAR: TOPICS IN HEAT, THERMODYNAMICS, AND MODERN PHYSICS. PREREQUISITES: PHYS 211 AND PHYS 212 AND CONCURRENT REGISTRATION IN PHYS 214 AND PHYS 213 AND CONSENT OF INSTRUCTOR. PHYS 199HT CAN BE USED TO SATISFY THE HONORS COMPONENT OF PHYS 214 AND PHYS 213. PHYS 199HT is the honors supplement to PHYS 214/213 and is intended for those students either planning to major/minor in physics or having a strong interest in the subject. Areas to be covered during PHYS 214 include particle scattering, photon quantum states, simple approximation methods (e.g., variational methods), particle exchange, and quantum statistics. Areas to be covered during PHYS 213 include diffusion and heat conduction, the Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution and the ideal gas, the Planck distribution and radiation, free energy and the chemical potential, and quantum gases. THE FIRST MEETING OF PHYS 199HT IS WEDNESDAY (SCHEDULED AS A MONDAY) AUGUST 23.
42458
Discussion/
Recitation
MA
1:00PM -2:50PM
R
132 Loomis Laboratory
Gintautas, V
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
08/23/06-12/08/06
Credit:
1 hours
Section Title:
Enrichment Electricity & Mag
Section Info:
PHYS 199MA (or MB) is for students enrolled in FA06 PHYS 212 who took SP06 PHYCS 199M.
42459
Discussion/
Recitation
MB
3:00PM -4:50PM
R
132 Loomis Laboratory
Gintautas, V
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
08/23/06-12/08/06
Credit:
1 hours
Section Title:
Enrichment Electricity & Mag
Section Info:
PHYS 199MB (or MA) is for students enrolled in FA06 PHYS 212 who took SP06 PHYCS 199M.
34859
Laboratory-Discussion
POM
1:00PM -2:20PM
F
6105 Engineering Sciences Building
Errede, S
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
08/23/06-12/08/06
Degree Notes:
Discovery course.
Credit:
1 hours
Section Title:
Physics of Music & Instruments
Section Info:
PHYSICS OF MUSIC / PHYSICS OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS. This course will cover the following topics and will have accompanying lab demonstrations and experimental setups for hands-on direct learning experiences for the students: the physics of sound (propagation of sound waves), the physics of hearing (psycho-acoustics), the physics of music (all musical styles, and music in the natural world -- living organisms and physical processes), the physics of musical instruments (brass, wind, strings percussion, song, electronic, computer and beyond). First year Discovery Program: enrollment is restricted to freshmen. Students should enroll in only one Discovery course. Students who enroll in more than one Discovery course may be dropped from the additional Discovery courses. For a listing of these courses and for course descriptions, see the Discovery Program Booklet or http://www.provost.uiuc.edu/students/discovery.
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