79 courses in Waterloo’s course catalog for 2020–21 (Fall 2020, Winter 2021, Spring 2021), from UW Open Data. ucalendar asks programs not to read that year’s calendar, so this stands in for it. Original: ucalendar.uwaterloo.ca/2021/COURSE/course-PHYS.html
An introduction to physics for students intending to concentrate their further studies in biology, dentistry, medicine and paramedicine; includes particle kinematics and dynamics, energy and momentum conservation, and rotational mechanics. [Note: Science students must also take PHYS 111L. Offered: F, W; also offered online: W]
Antireq: PHYS 115, 121
LEC · Course ID 007388On ucalendarPHYS 111 today
For students who have taken or are taking PHYS 111. [Note: Lab alternates weeks. Offered: F]
LAB · Course ID 007389On ucalendarPHYS 111L today
A continuation of PHYS 111; includes simple harmonic motion, electrostatic force and potential, electric current and power, DC circuits, magnetic field and induction, wave motion, sound and optics. [Note: Science students must also take PHYS 112L. Offered: W,S; also offered online: S]
LEC · Course ID 007390On ucalendarPHYS 112 today
For students who have taken or are taking PHYS 112. [Note: Lab alternates weeks. Offered: W,S]
LAB · Course ID 007391On ucalendarPHYS 112L today
Brief review of kinematics. Particle dynamics, work, energy, conservation of energy. Conservation of linear momentum, collisions, rotational kinematics and dynamics, conservation of angular momentum. Equilibrium of rigid bodies. [Offered: F, W, S]
Antireq: PHYS 111, 121; First year Engineering students only
LEC · Course ID 007392On ucalendarPHYS 115 today
An introductory course in physics for students intending to concentrate their future studies in the physical sciences, optometry or mathematics; includes particle kinematics and dynamics, forces in nature, work and energy, conservation of energy and linear momentum, rotational kinematics and dynamics, and conservation of angular momentum. [Note: Successful completion of 4 U Calculus and Vectors , 4U Advanced Functions and 4U Physics is required. Science students must also take PHYS 121L (or PHYS 131L if they intend to follow any Physics or Mathematical Physics Plan). Students in Honours Life Physics, Biophysics Specialization, are encouraged to take PHYS 111L. Offered: F, also offered online: W]
LEC · Course ID 007393On ucalendarPHYS 121 today
For students who have taken or are taking PHYS 121. Students intending to follow a Physics or Mathematical Physics plan must take PHYS 131L. [Note: Lab alternates weeks. Offered: F]
LAB · Course ID 007394On ucalendarPHYS 121L today
Simple harmonic motion, resonance, damped harmonic motion, wave motion and sound, electrostatic force and potential, electric current and power, capacitors, DC circuits, LRC circuits, introduction to magnetic fields Lorentz Force. [Note: Science students must also take PHYS 122L (or PHYS 132L if they intend to follow any Physics or Mathematical Physics plan). Offered: W,S; also offered online: S]
Prereq: One of PHYS 111 (minimum grade 70%), 115, 121, ECE 105. Coreq: One of MATH 127, 137, 147. Antireq: PHYS 112, 125
LEC · Course ID 013651On ucalendarPHYS 122 today
For students who have taken or are taking PHYS 122. Students intending to follow a Physics or Mathematical Physics plan must take PHYS 132L. [Note: Lab alternate weeks. Offered: W]
LAB · Course ID 007396On ucalendarPHYS 122L today
An introductory course in modern physics; includes relativity, quantum physics, atomic physics, nuclear physics, particle physics and gravitation. [Offered: W]
LEC · Course ID 013640On ucalendarPHYS 124 today
Oscillations; simple harmonic motion. Wave motion, travelling and standing waves; transverse and longitudinal waves, including sound. Geometrical optics; reflection and refraction. Physical optics; interference and diffraction. Quantum physics; quantization of radiation; hydrogen atom. [Offered: W,S]
LEC · Course ID 007398On ucalendarPHYS 125 today
For students who have taken or are taking PHYS 121 and who intend to follow a Physics or Mathematical Physics plan; all other students who have taken or are taking PHYS 121 should select PHYS 121L. [Note: Lab alternates weeks. Offered: F]
Prereq: Chemical Physics, Life Physics, Materials and Nanosciences, Mathematical Physics, Physics, and Physics and Astronomy students only. Coreq: PHYS 121 Antireq: PHYS 111L or 121L
LAB · Course ID 010359On ucalendarPHYS 131L today
For students who have taken or are taking PHYS 122 and who intend to follow a Physics or Mathematical Physics plan; all other students who have taken or are taking PHYS 122 should select PHYS 122L. [Note: Lab runs each week. Offered: W]
Prereq: Chemical Physics, Life Physics, Materials and Nanosciences, Mathematical Physics, Physics, and Physics and Astronomy students only. Coreq: PHYS 122 Antireq: PHYS 112L or 122L
LAB · Course ID 010360On ucalendarPHYS 132L today
LEC · Course ID 013150On ucalendarPHYS 132W today
LEC · Course ID 012573On ucalendarPHYS 141W today
LEC · Course ID 014759On ucalendarPHYS 142W today
LEC · Course ID 015527On ucalendarPHYS 152W today
A survey course in astrophysics intended for Physics and Astronomy students. Astrophysical processes, the sky, the Sun, stars, black holes, the Milky Way and other galaxies, Big Bang cosmology. [Note: students in Honours Physics and Astronomy programs must also take PHYS 175L; Offered: W]
LEC · Course ID 013959On ucalendarPHYS 175 today
For students who are taking PHYS 175. [Offered: W]
Coreq: PHYS 175
LAB · Course ID 013960On ucalendarPHYS 175L today
LEC · Course ID 015660On ucalendarPHYS 212W today
Coulomb's law, electric field, Gauss' law, potential, current, resistance, electromotive force, D.C. circuits, magnetic fields, induced electromotive forces; applications include cell membrane potentials, action potentials, role of charge in structure and function of DNA, basis for the magneto-encephalogram and biomedical instrumentations. [Offered: F]
LEC · Course ID 013965On ucalendarPHYS 224 today
For students who have taken or are taking PHYS 224; only for Honours Life Physics students taking the Medical Physics Specialization. [Note: Lab alternates weeks. Offered: F]
LAB · Course ID 013966On ucalendarPHYS 224L today
Introduction to modeling living systems and their components. Statistical methods in data analysis, curve fitting, including p values. Fourier series and transforms, structural analysis, including nearest neighbor distributions in biomedical applications. Introduction to methods for analysis of transport properties in biological systems. Use of computers in these areas. [Offered: F]
Prereq: One of PHYS 112, 122; One of MATH 116, 117, 127, 137, 147. Coreq: One of MATH 118, 119, 128, 138, 148
LEC · Course ID 013968On ucalendarPHYS 225 today
A laboratory that teaches programming (e.g.LabVIEW) for the computer interfacing of physics experiments and automatic data collection. [Note: Lab alternate weeks. Offered: Fall].
Prereq: PHYS 132L and restricted to students in Physics, Chemical Physics, Science and Business (Physics Option), Materials and Nanosciences
LAB · Course ID 010361On ucalendarPHYS 232L today
Introduction to quantization, wave-particle duality and the uncertainty principle The Schroedinger equation and solvable examples. Topics will include stationary states of particle-in-a-box, harmonic oscillator and the hydrogen atom. Quantization of angular momentum and spin. Introduction to approximation methods including time-independent perturbation theory. Modern applications of quantum mechanics. [Offered: W]
Prereq: One of PHYS 112, 125, 122, ECE 106; One of MATH 118 or 119, 128, 138, 148. Coreq: One of MATH 212, 228, AMATH 250, 251. Antireq: CHEM 356, NE 232, PHYS 234, ECE 405
LEC · Course ID 013969On ucalendarPHYS 233 today
Background of quantum physics. Introduction to formalism of quantum physics. Introduction to operators. Quantization, waves and particles. The uncertainty principle. The Schroedinger equation for one-dimensional problems: bound states in square wells. Harmonic oscillator; transmission through barriers. [Note: PHYS 236 or knowledge of computational methods is recommended. Offered: W, S]
Prereq: PHYS 112 or 122; MATH 114 or 136; One of MATH 128, 138, 148. Coreq: One of MATH 228, AMATH 250, AMATH 251. Antireq: CHEM 356, NE 232, PHYS 233, ECE 405
LEC · Course ID 007407On ucalendarPHYS 234 today
Introduction to scientific computer programming techniques as applied to problem solving in physics, with examples from first year mechanics. Procedural programs, control structures, functions, and data storage. Numerical differentiation, integration, and solution of linear equation systems. Data analysis and visualization. [Offered: F]
LAB · Course ID 013642On ucalendarPHYS 236 today
LEC · Course ID 015524On ucalendarPHYS 237W today
Object-oriented programming applied to physical problems in astrophysics, electromagnetism, classical and quantum mechanics. Solution methods for differential equations and Monte Carlo techniques. [Offered: W,S]
Prereq: One of PHYS 139, 236, CS 115, 121, 122, 123, 125, 131, 132, 133, 135, 145, CHE 121, CIVE 121, ECE 150, MTE 121/GENE 121, NE 113, SYDE 121; Not open to students in the Faculty of Mathematics
LEC · Course ID 007408On ucalendarPHYS 239 today
Electrostatics in vacuum, electric potential, conductors and currents, magnetostatics in vacuum, electromagnetic induction. [Offered: W,S]
Prereq: One of PHYS 112,122; One of MATH 128, 138, 148; (MATH 227 or co-requisite: AMATH 231). Coreq: PHYS 242L for science students except Mathematical Physics & Materials and Nanosciences plan.
LEC · Course ID 013643On ucalendarPHYS 242 today
For students who have taken or are taking PHYS 242. [Note: Lab alternates weeks. Offered: W,S]
LAB · Course ID 007418On ucalendarPHYS 242L today
Geometrical optics: image formation, ray tracing through multiple optical components, dispersion by prisms, optical fibers, optical instruments - eyes, telescopes, microscopes, and cameras, introduction to aberrations; physical optics: interference and interferometers, diffraction, imaging resolution, diffraction gratings and their use in spectroscopy; wave-particle duality; introduction to the electromagnetic nature of light and polarization. [Offered: F]
Prereq: PHYS 112 or 122; One of MATH 108, 128, 138, 148. Coreq: PHYS 256L for Science students except for Mathematical Physics Plan. Antireq: ECE 404
LEC · Course ID 007422On ucalendarPHYS 256 today
For students who have taken or are taking PHYS 256. [Note: Lab alternates weeks. Offered: F]
LAB · Course ID 007423On ucalendarPHYS 256L today
Experiments in selected physics topics. [Note: Lab alternates weeks. Approximately a week before a particular lab is held, a one hour lecture will be given on the material to be covered in the lab. Offered W,S]
LAB · Course ID 013118On ucalendarPHYS 260L today
Newtonian dynamics of particles and systems of particles. Oscillations. Gravity and the central force problem. Lorentz transformations and relativistic dynamics. [Offered: W,S]
Prereq: One of PHYS 112, 122; One of MATH 108, 128, 138, 148; One of MATH 228, AMATH 250, 251; Antireq: AMATH 261, 271
LEC · Course ID 003320On ucalendarPHYS 263 today
Probability, probability distributions, errors, descriptive statistics, statistical inference (hypothesis testing, fitting, confidence intervals), computational methods (e.g. Monte Carlo), examples from physics and astronomy. [Offered: W, S]
LEC · Course ID 015985On ucalendarPHYS 267 today
Telescopes, instrumentation and observations at different wavelengths (radio, sub-millimetre, infrared, optical, X-ray). Probability and statistics. Data archives and data analysis. [Offered: W,S]
LEC · Course ID 013961On ucalendarPHYS 270 today
For students who are taking PHYS 270. [Offered: W,S]
Coreq: PHYS 270
LAB · Course ID 013963On ucalendarPHYS 270L today
Terrestrial and gas giant planets in the Solar System, asteroids and comets. Extrasolar planets and astrobiology. Star and planet formation. [Offered: F]
LEC · Course ID 007428On ucalendarPHYS 275 today
Introduction to a physical understanding of biological systems at macro and molecular scales. The course is intended for second-year science and engineering students and will cover a broad spectrum of topics in biophysics, as well as an introduction to neurobiology, nanotechnology, and biotechnology. [Offered: W,S]
Prereq: Level at least 2A Honours Science or Engineering plans
LEC · Course ID 012773On ucalendarPHYS 280 today
Formalism of quantum mechanics. Operator approach to the harmonic oscillator. Quantum mechanics in three dimensions: Hydrogen atom, angular momentum and spin. Time-independent perturbation theory. Fine structure of hydrogen. Zeeman effect. Identical particles. The variational principle. Ground state of the helium atom. Applications in atomic and molecular physics. [Offered: W]
Prereq: PHYS 234 or CHEM 356; One of MATH 228, AMATH 250, 251; MATH 227 or 237 or 247. Antireq: AMATH 373
LEC · Course ID 007434On ucalendarPHYS 334 today
Overview of condensed matter ordered and disordered systems. Thermodynamic origin of order and phase transitions. Waves. Properties of the solid state. Crystals and fractals. Overview of Fourier Series. Reciprocal lattice. Diffraction. Classical elastic theory of the crystalline state. Electrons in a periodic potential, Band structure and Fermi surface. [Offered: W]
LEC · Course ID 012032On ucalendarPHYS 335 today
Electric and magnetic fields in media, auxiliary fields, Maxwell's equations, electromagnetic waves, electric and magnetic properties of matter. [Note: PHYS 236 or knowledge of computational methods recommended. Offered: F, S]
LEC · Course ID 013644On ucalendarPHYS 342 today
Taught at Wilfrid Laurier University. Refer to WLU calendar for details.
LEC · Course ID 016292On ucalendarPHYS 351W today
Temperature and thermodynamic equilibrium. Work, internal energy and heat; first law, with examples. Kinetic theory of gases. Basic probability theory. Microscopic states and entropy. Absolute temperature, reversibility and the second law. Thermodynamic Functions and Maxwell's relations. Phase transitions. Third Law. Other applications of thermodynamics. [Formerly PHYS 258. Offered: F, S]
Prereq: PHYS 112 or 122; One of MATH 227, 237, 247; One of MATH 228, AMATH 250, 251. Antireq: CHEM 254, ECE 403
LEC · Course ID 007444On ucalendarPHYS 358 today
Fundamental postulate of statistical thermodynamics. Entropy. Microcanonical, canonical, and grand canonical ensembles. Fermi-Dirac, Bose-Einstein, and Boltzmann Statistics. Maxwell-Boltzmann velocity distribution. Applications to specific heat of solids, classical and quantum gases, electrons in metals, Planck's law of radiation, and Bose-Einstein condensation. [Offered: W]
Prereq: One of PHYS 358, ECE 403, CHEM 254, ME 250; One of PHYS 233, 234, CHEM 356, co-requisite: AMATH 373
LEC · Course ID 007445On ucalendarPHYS 359 today
Selected experiments in mechanics, optics, electronics, atomic, molecular, nuclear and solid state physics. [Note: There will be 18 hours of experiments. Three year-two physics labs will have to be completed before this lab course is undertaken. Offered: F,W,S]
LAB · Course ID 007446On ucalendarPHYS 360A today
Continuation of 360A. [Note: 18 hours of experiments. Offered: F,W,S]
LAB · Course ID 007447On ucalendarPHYS 360B today
Non-inertial frames of reference. Calculus of variations. Lagrangian mechanics. Coupled oscillations and normal modes. Hamiltonian dynamics. [Note: PHYS 236 or knowledge of computational methods recommended. Offered: F,S]
Prereq: One of PHYS 263, AMATH 261, 271 ; One of MATH 227, 237, 247; One of MATH 228, AMATH 250, AMATH 251
LEC · Course ID 007449On ucalendarPHYS 363 today
Sturm-Liouville theory. Legendre, Bessel and other special functions. Fourier series and introduction to Fourier transforms. Separation of variables. Green's function. [Offered: F,S]
Prereq: MATH 227; One of MATH 228, AMATH 250, 251; Honours Physics, Chemical Physics, Physics and Astronomy, Life Physics and Materials and Nanosciences students only. Antireq: AMATH 353
LEC · Course ID 007450On ucalendarPHYS 364 today
Introduction to probability and statistics. Complex variables, Cauchy-Riemann conditions, Cauchy integral formula, Taylor and Laurent expansions, residue theorem, contour integrals and applications. Fourier and Laplace transforms with applications. [Offered: W]
Prereq: MATH 227; One of MATH 228, AMATH 250, 251; Honours Physics, Chemical Physics, Physics and Astronomy, Life Physics and Materials and Nanosciences students only. Antireq: AMATH 332
LEC · Course ID 007451On ucalendarPHYS 365 today
Selected experiments in astronomy. [Offered: W]
Prereq: PHYS 270L
LAB · Course ID 013978On ucalendarPHYS 370L today
Stellar distances, masses, ages. Stellar interiors and atmospheres, star formation and evolution. Supernovae, white dwarfs, neutron stars, black holes. [Offered: W]
LEC · Course ID 007457On ucalendarPHYS 375 today
Cell structure and molecular composition; intermolecular interactions and hydration; protein structure and function; cytoskeletal filaments; DNA structure, packing and chromosomes; rate equations and biological dynamics (e.g., cytoskeletal polymerization); self-assembly; cell membranes; action potentials and biological electricity; molecular motors; cell motility. [Recommended PHYS 280/BIOL 280. Offered: F, S]
LEC · Course ID 007458On ucalendarPHYS 380 today
Applications of physics in medicine. The course will address basic concepts of medical imaging, nuclear medicine and radiation isotopes, radiation therapy and biomedical laser applications. Nuclear structure and binding energy. Nuclear decays, radioactivity and nuclear reactions. Interaction of radiation with matter. [Offered: W]
LEC · Course ID 013970On ucalendarPHYS 383 today
Norton and Thévenin equivalent circuits, bipolar junction and field-effect transistors, operational amplifiers, negative feedback, noise, common circuits used for measurement and control of laboratory experiments, introduction to digital circuits. [Offered: W]
LEC · Course ID 007438On ucalendarPHYS 391 today
For students who have taken or are taking PHYS 391. [Note: Lab alternates weeks. Offered: W]
Coreq: PHYS 391
LAB · Course ID 007439On ucalendarPHYS 391L today
Fourier Optics: diffraction, dispersion, coherence, imaging. Polarization: birefringence, Jones vectors, Mueller Matrices. Fresnel Equations: optics at an interface, thin films. [Offered: W even years]
LEC · Course ID 013645On ucalendarPHYS 393 today
Lasers: semi-classical interaction, properties, cavity, Gaussian beams. Radiation and Detectors. Introduction to nonlinear optics. [Offered: W odd years]
LEC · Course ID 013646On ucalendarPHYS 394 today
The effect of radiation of various kinds on cells and tissues; elements of radiobiology and photobiology; molecular mechanisms of radiation-induced DNA damage and cell death, repair of radiation damage, dose-response relationships; tumor radiobiology and therapies, radiotherapy, photodynamic therapy, combination therapies; radiosensitizers and photosensitizers for cancer therapies; transdisciplinary advances in physical methods (ultrafast laser and ultrasound techniques) for biomedical applications. [Note: PHYS 380 is recommended. Offered: W even years]
Prereq: One of PHYS 112, 122, 125, ECE 106; One of BIOL 130, 239, CHEM 123, 125, PHARM 141, PHYS 280/BIOL 280, PHYS 380; Level at least 3A Science, Mathematics or Engineering students
LEC · Course ID 013659On ucalendarPHYS 395 today
Introduction to imaging concepts in biophysics with emphasis on the interrelationship between the physics principles of an imaging modality and the associated image reconstruction; methods for imaging at macroscopic to microscopic scales; computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, ultrasound, PET, optical imaging, optical and fluorescence microscopy, scanning probe microscopy (AFM, STM), optical tweezers, electron microscopy. [Note: PHYS 380 recommended. Offered: W odd years]
Prereq: One of PHYS 112, 122, 125, ECE 106; One of MATH 128, 138, 148,(SYDE 111,112);One of PHYS 224, 233, 234, 242, 256, 280, 380, ECE 209, 370, 375, NE 232, 241, SYDE 283, AMATH 231, 373, CS 473, CHEM 209, 356; Level at least 3A SCI, MATH or ENG stdnts
LEC · Course ID 011381On ucalendarPHYS 396 today
Symmetries and conservation laws. Review of time-independent perturbation theory (degenerate and non-degenerate, Rayleigh-Schrodinger, Brillouin-Wigner and canonical perturbation theory; effective Hamiltonian derivation). Time-dependent perturbation theory (1st and 2nd order, adiabatic perturbation, Aharonov-Bohm effect). Fermi's golden rule. Two-level systems. Emission and absorption of radiation (applications). Second quantization of electromagnetic field in free space; photons. Spontaneous emission and natural lifetime; Lamb shift. Elements of scattering theory. Introduction to the Dirac equation. [Offered: F]
LEC · Course ID 007463On ucalendarPHYS 434 today
Physics pertaining to collective and emergent phenomena in condensed matter systems. Examples of topics to be covered include magnetism, superconductivity, heavy Fermion systems, quantum hall effect, protein folding, membranes, DNA physics, polymer physics, Modern experimental and theoretical techniques. [Offered: W]
LEC · Course ID 007464On ucalendarPHYS 435 today
A research project in any area of Physics approved by the course co-ordinator(s). The student is required to present a summary of the project orally and to submit a written report in a style suitable for publication. Some projects, especially those with an experimental emphasis, will likely continue as 437B. In these cases, students will submit an interim written report, in addition to the oral presentation. [Offered: F,W]
Prereq: Honours Physics, Chemical Physics, Mathematical Physics, Physics and Astronomy, Materials and Nanosciences or Life Physics students only
PRJ · Course ID 007465On ucalendarPHYS 437A today
A continuation of the project undertaken in PHYS 437A. The student is required to present a summary of the project orally or by poster and to submit a written report in a style suitable for publication. [Offered: W]
Prereq: PHYS 437A
PRJ · Course ID 007466On ucalendarPHYS 437B today
Review of the origin of Maxwell's equations, conservation laws, potential formulation of Maxwell's equations and gauge choices, vacuum solutions of Maxwell's equations (free space, waveguides, dispersion), solution to Maxwell's equations for arbitrary sources (static and time-dependent problems), relativistic formulation of electrodynamics, macroscopic Maxwell's equations and plane waves in macroscopic media. [Offered: F]
LEC · Course ID 013647On ucalendarPHYS 442 today
This course introduces students to the standard model of particle physics. Topics covered include symmetries, particle classification, experimental methods and tools, scattering, Feynman diagrams, gauge theories, quantum electrodynamics, quarks, quantum chromodynamics, weak interactions, and the Higgs mechanism. [Offered: W]
LEC · Course ID 007470On ucalendarPHYS 444 today
The Hilbert space of states, observables, and time evolution. Feynman path integral and Greens functions. Approximation methods. Co-ordinate transformations, angular momentum, and spin. The relation between symmetries and conservation laws. Density matrix, Ehrenfest theorem, and decoherence. Multiparticle quantum mechanics. Bell inequality and basics of quantum computing. [Offered: F]
LEC · Course ID 003369On ucalendarPHYS 454 today
Selected advanced experiments in mechanics, optics, electronics, atomic, molecular, nuclear and solid state physics. [Note: 18 hours of experiments. Offered: F,W]
Prereq: PHYS 360A; Fourth Year Physics Majors only
LAB · Course ID 010364On ucalendarPHYS 460A today
A continuation of PHYS 460A. [Note: 18 hours of experiments. Offered: W]
Prereq: PHYS 460A
LAB · Course ID 010365On ucalendarPHYS 460B today
Fundamentals of nanotechnology. Applications of nanotechnology in biology and medicine. Nanotechnology and society. Physical foundations of nanodevices. Conduction at the nanoscale. Modern nanodevices. [Offered: F]
LEC · Course ID 013648On ucalendarPHYS 461 today
Basics of computational complexity; basics of quantum information; quantum phenomena; quantum circuits and universality; relationship between quantum and classical complexity classes; simple quantum algorithms; quantum Fourier transform; Shor factoring algorithm; Grover search algorithm; physical realization of quantum computation; error-correction and fault-tolerance; quantum key distribution. [Offered: W]
Prereq: One of MATH 114, 115, 235, 245; Level at least 4A
LEC · Course ID 011497On ucalendarPHYS 467 today
Photonic quantum computing, Superconducting qubits, NMR, Ion Trap quantum computing, Atomic quantum computing. [Offered: F]
LEC · Course ID 013649On ucalendarPHYS 468 today
Galaxy structure, formation and evolution. Dynamics and stellar populations; gas and dust; supermassive black holes; large-scale structure. [Offered: F]
LEC · Course ID 013964On ucalendarPHYS 474 today
Robertson-Walker metric and Friedmann equations. Observational cosmology. Dark matter and dark energy. Gravitational lensing. Big Bang nucleosynthesis, the cosmic microwave background. Inflation. Structure formation. [Note: PHYS 474 is recommended. Offered: F]
Prereq: One of AMATH 261, 271, PHYS 263; Level at least 4A in Mathematics or Science
LEC · Course ID 007479On ucalendarPHYS 475 today
Tensor analysis. Curved space-time and the Einstein field equations. The Schwarzschild solution and applications. The Friedmann-Robertson-Walker cosmological models. [Offered: W]
Prereq: One of AMATH 261, 271, PHYS 263; AMATH 231 or MATH 227; Level at least 4A in Mathematics or Science
LEC · Course ID 003371On ucalendarPHYS 476 today
This course examines advanced oncology therapeutic concepts required as a foundation for patient management in the inpatient, ambulatory, and community settings. Topics include a comprehensive review of cancer epidemiology and pathophysiology, therapeutic agents used in the oncology setting, management of cancer therapy toxicities, and treatment and palliation of cancer symptoms. Physics methods in radiation therapy and the medical physicist's role in cancer treatment will be addressed. [Offered: W] [Held with PHARM 464]
Prereq: Level at least 4A Life Physics, Medical Physics Specialization
LEC · Course ID 013971On ucalendarPHYS 483 today
A lecture course offered in a particular branch of physics, subject to availability of instructor.
Prereq: Honours Physics or Chemical Physics students only
LEC · Course ID 010227On ucalendarPHYS 490 today
A lecture and project course offered in areas of life, medical and biophysics, which will add to the learning experience of the students in these plans at a fourth year level. Lecture topics may include advanced topics in: molecular and cellular biophysics, imaging, biophotonics, interaction of radiation with biomaterials, radiation dosimetry and other physics based diagnostics and therapeutics. Projects may include studies of recent advances in any areas of medical and biophysics. [Offered: F]
Prereq: Level at least 4A; one of PHYS 380, 383, 395, 396
LEC · Course ID 013972On ucalendarPHYS 491 today