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Academic Year 2001/2002

Mind and Hand
PHYS 102 SP

Mind and Hand is designed for students who do not intend to major in physics but who have a strong interest in learning what it is that physicists actually do. The lecture portion of the course will be devoted to discussing the intellectual strands that make up the tapestry of modern physics, and the laboratory will be used to practice the various skills needed to build an actual experiment. The course will culminate in the construction of a particle beam and the acquisition of data using particle detectors and a computer. No mathematical preparation beyond algebra and trigonometry is expected.

MAJOR READINGS

To be announced.

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Problem sets, quizzes, and laboratory reports.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: NSM PHYS    Grading Mode: Student Option   

Prerequisites: NONE Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-19-2002

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