33-131 Matter and Interaction I

Units: 12.0 Department: Physics Special permission: Yes Co-requisites: 21-120 Related URLs: http://www.phys.cmu.edu/ A more challenging alternative to 33-111, Physics for Science Students I. Students with particularly strong physics backgrounds may volunteer for this course. Modeling of physical systems, including 3D computer modeling, with emphasis on atomic-level description and analysis of matter and its interactions. Momentum, numerical integration of Newton's laws, ball-and-spring model of solids, harmonic oscillator, energy, energy quantization, mass-energy equivalence, multiparticle systems, collisions, angular momentum including quantized angular momentum, kinetic theory of gases, statistical mechanics (temperature, entropy, and specific heat of the Einstein solid, Boltzmann factor).

Popularity index Rank for this semester: #0 Rank in this department: #0   Students also scheduled 99-101 Computing Skills Workshop 21-127 Concepts of Mathematics 15-128 Freshman Immigration Course 15-200 Advanced Programming/Practicum 21-122 Integration, Differential Equations... 76-101 Interpretation and Argument 21-131 Analysis I 21-101 Freshman Mathematics Seminar 57-173 Survey of Western Music History 15-111 Intermediate/Advanced Programming

Spring 2005 times

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