PHYS 199

Fall 2008

All Classes
Undergraduate Open Seminar
Course in Catalog
List of Terms offered
Register for Classes

Credit: 1 TO 5 hours.

Approved for both letter and S/U grading. May be repeated.

My Favorites
My Schedule
Section Status updates every 10 minutes.
CRN Type Section Time Day Location Instructor Section Details
10145
Independent Study
ARRANGED
n.a.
Location Pending
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
08/25/08-12/10/08
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:
08/25/08-12/10/08
Degree Notes:
Discovery course.
Credit:
1 hours
Section Title:
Behavior of Complex Systems
Section Info:
BEHAVIOR OF COMPLEX SYSTEMS: CHAOS, FRACTALS AND ARTIFICIAL LIFE, 1 hour. 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. First Year Discovery Program Course. Registration restricted to freshmen. Students should enroll in only one Discovery course.
34855
Laboratory-Discussion
ESP
4:00PM -5:20PM
T
144 Loomis Laboratory
Pitts, K
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
08/25/08-12/10/08
Degree Notes:
Discovery course.
Credit:
1 hours
Section Title:
Science and Pseudoscience
Section Info:
SCIENCE AND PSEUDOSCIENCE, 1 hour. The world we live in continues to develop at an amazing rate, with much of that development fueled by science and technology. Despite the overwhelming impact that scientific advances have on our society, a large number of people continue to hold irrational, unsupported beliefs in things like extrasensory perception, alien abductions and psychic crime-solvers. This one hour course will take a critical look at some of these beliefs from the standpoint of scientific inquiry and exploration. We will discuss the scientific method, how science progresses and the types of argumentative fallacies that pervade the pseudoscientific community. In addition, we will discuss examples of good science, and show how the scientific method is self-correcting. Students will have an opportunity to research paranormal claims, as well as play "devil's advocate" during in-class debates. This course is aimed at nonscientists (although science majors could benefit from the course as well) with the specific goals of teaching students how to be thoughtful, skeptical consumers of information and the importance of the scientific method. First Year Discovery Program Course. Registration restricted to freshmen. Students should enroll in only one Discovery course.
34870
Lecture-Discussion
HM
4:00PM -5:50PM
M
232 Loomis Laboratory
Makins, N
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
08/25/08-12/10/08
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.
34876
Lecture-Discussion
HO
1:00PM -2:50PM
M
139 Loomis Laboratory
Makins, N
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
08/25/08-12/10/08
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.
34885
Lecture-Discussion
HT
1:00PM -2:50PM
M
257 Loomis Laboratory
Wolfe, J
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
08/25/08-12/10/08
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.
34893
Discussion/
Recitation
MC
7:00PM -8:50PM
R
132 Loomis Laboratory
Chen, Z
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
08/25/08-12/10/08
Credit:
1 hours
Section Title:
Enrichment Electricity & Mag
Section Info:
PHYS 199MC is for students enrolled in FA08 PHYS 212 who took SP08 PHYS 199M.
34859
Laboratory-Discussion
POM
1:00PM -2:50PM
F
6105 Engineering Sciences Building
Errede, S
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
08/25/08-12/10/08
Degree Notes:
Discovery course.
Credit:
2 hours
Section Title:
Physics of Music & Instruments
Section Info:
PHYSICS OF MUSIC / PHYSICS OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, 1 hour. 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 Course. Registration restricted to freshmen. Students should enroll in only one Discovery course.
COURSE EXPLORER
Email: Course Explorer Feedback

OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR | 901 W. Illinois Street, Urbana, Illinois 61801

Site developed by: Technology Services at Illinois | UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS URBANA-CHAMPAIGN
1102 Digital Computer Laboratory | MC-256 | Urbana, IL 61801 | phone 217-244-7000