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General Physics II
MWF 10:30 - 11:20; NSC325; Sci217 (4 cr), Introductory, Jim Mahoney.
Part II of a full-year introductory algebra-based physics
course. The second term focuses on electricity and magnetism.
Prerequisite: a term of intro physics or equivalent.
Zap! Physics Lab
Fri 1:30 - 2:50; NSC269; Sci217 (1 cr), Introductory, Jim
Mahoney.
Lab component of General Physics II; highly
recommended for all students enrolled in that class. Subtitled
"How to have fun with a soldering iron."
Freshman Seminar: more Quarks etc.
Tues 4-5; Sci 217 (1 cr); Jim Mahoney.
Continuation of last semester's freshman seminar series.
Recommended but not required of my advisees. We will again meet
bi-weekly, with individual meetings on alternate weeks.
Group Theory & Rubik's Cube
MTh 1:30-2:20; NSC203; Sci217 (2 cr),Introductory, Jim Mahoney.
Yes, you can play with Rubik's Cube (and a few other similar
puzzles) and get credit for it. The algebra of the symmetry of
these puzzles, called "group theory," will be the focus of this
low key introductory course. It doesn't depend on previous math
courses, nor does it use many numbers. The course may be taken for
2 or 3 credits depending on how technical you'd like to get and
how much work you want to do. Prerequisite: Some facility with
abstract concepts.
Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics
MWF 9:30 - 10:30; NSC36; Sci217 (3 cr), Intermediate, Jim Mahoney
Sophmore-level physics covering
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