71 courses in the 1986–87 Undergraduate Calendar, read from the scanned original. The text comes from OCR, so check the scanned page before relying on a detail.
This course covers the topics in Ontario Grades 11 to 13 essential for first year university physics. The course includes mechanics, gravitation, vibrations and waves, heat, electricity, light and optics. Successful completion of this course fulfills the University admission requirements where high schoo! Physics is necessary. ~
No University Credit.
Offered by Corresporcience only.
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Physics (including Co-op) students in Years 2,3, and 4, to receive information conceming the Physics Department and to hear invited speakers.
An introduction to the physical principles required for the analysis of the mechanics of human movement.
Prereq: MATH 106
For Kinesiology students.
Lab aftemate weeks; optional tutorial.
Basic electricity, magnetism and.electronics. An introduction to the physica! principles required for an understanding af the electrical instruments used in Kinesiology.
Prereq: PHYS 103
For Kinesiology students.
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Lab altemate weeks, optional tutorial.
An introduction to physics for students intending to concentrate their further
Studies in biology, medicine or dentistry.
includes particle kinematics and dynamics, energy and momentum
_ conservation, gravitation, rotational
mechanics, fluid mechanics, elasticity and oscillations.
Laboratory
For students taking PHYS 111. ~ Lab alternate weeks.
A continuation of PHYS 111; includes wave motion, normal modes of vibration, sound, hearing, temperature, heat, kinetic theory of gases, thermodynamics, electrostatic force and potentiai, electric current and power, DC circuits, magnetic fields and induction.
Prereq: PHYS 111
Laboratory
For students taking PHYS 112. Lab alternate weeks.
Brief review of kinematics. Particle
dynamics, work, eneray, conservation of GyYmamics, Work, Shergy, Comservau
energy. Conservation of linear momentum, collisions, Rotational kinematics and dynamics, conservation of angular momentum. Equilibrium of rigid bodies.
For students in year i Engineering.
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Physics
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
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Prereq: Ontario Grade 13 Mathematics; Functions and Relations, and Calculus; Ontario Grade 13 Physics recommended
Science students must take 121L with this course.
” For students taking PHYS 121.
Lab alternate weeks.
This course is a coritinuation af PHYS 121; includes fluid statics, wave motion, oscillating systems, gravitation, electrical
ourrents and re: its, canacite-
tive and inductive. circuits, alternating currents and resonant circuits.
Prereq: PHYS 121
Science students must take 122L with this course.
For students taking PHYS 122. Lab alternate weeks. '
Oscillations; simple harmonic motion.
Wave motion, travelling and standing.
waves; transverse and longitudinal
waves, including sound. Geametrical
optics; reflection and retraction. Physical
optics; interference and diffraction.
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Despont) anes tion; hydrogen atom. Prereq: PHYS 115
Cauiomb’s iaw, eiectric fieid, Gauss’ law, potential, capacitance, properties of dielectrics, current, resistance, electromotive force, D.C. cireurts and instruments. . e@Prereq: First year physics and calculus ‘ Not for Honours Physics students Offered by Correspondence only in 1986-87
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PHYS 223 WO5. - Electricity end Magnetism 2 — forces, magnetic properties of matter, altemating currents, electromagnetic waves. —
Prereq: PHYS 222
Not for Honours Physics students
Offerad by Correspondence only in 1986-87
Reflection and refraction at plane and
optical instruments. : Prereq: First year physics and
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Not for Honours Physics students. Physics Majors must take PHYS 226L
For students taking PHYS 226.
Lab alternate weeks.
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Nature of light, wave motion, superposition of waves, interference of light, Fraunhofer diffraction and resolution limit’ of optical instruments; the diffraction grating and the analysis of light. Fresnel diffraction. Polarized light. Coherence of light, lasers, holography. Fibre Optics. Prereq: First year physics and calculus
Coreq: PHYS 246L
PHYS 246. W 2 025
Physical Optics Laboratory .
For students taking PHYS 246. Lab altemate weeks
Nature of light, wave motion and superposition of waves, interference, diffraction. Basic properties of laser light, zation. Theory of X-ray diffraction, X-ray methods. Space lattices, symmetry and crystai structure. Application of diffraction to phyaical and chemical problems including solid state structuré.
Prereq: First year physics
Antireq: PHYS 246, PHYS 256, PHYS 2
For students in Honours Chemistry.
Diffraction Laboratory .
For students taking PHYS 249 Lab altemate weeks —
PHYS 20 F X 05 The Soler System An introduction to the astronomy and astrophysics of the solar system for’ students with a background in (elementary ) University Physics and Mathematics.
Prereq: First year physics and calculus.
Antireq: PHYS 275
Offered by Correspondence only in
1986-87
An introduction to the astronomy and astrophysics of objects beyond the sdlar system for students with a background in (elamantary) University Physics and Mathematics.
Prereq: First year physics and caloulus.
Offered by Correspondence only in 1966-87
An introductory course in electricity and
Magnetism; includes Coulomb's Law.
électric fieids, Gauss’. Law, electric potential, capacitance and dielectrics, magnetic forces and fields, inductance, magnatization, Maxwell's equations. electromagnetic waves. Forms a basis for the understanding of most of today’s electronic and electrical technology.
Prereq: First year physics and calculus, MATH 216
Physics majors must take 253L with this course.
Recommended for siudenis in Honours programs.
Laboratory . For students taking PHYS 253. Lab alternate weeks. .
An introductory course in thermal . physics, kinetic theory and properties of matter; includes thermodynamics, heat engines, kinetic theory of gases, - viscosity, diffusion, transport properties, Prereq: First year physics and calculus Recommended for students in Honours programs.
Electromagnetic waves and the nature of fight. Geometrical optics. matrix treatment. Physical Optics: interferanca, Fraunhofer and Fresnil diffraction, X-ray diffraction, polarization. Optical instruments.
Prereq: First year physics and calculus : Physics majors must take 256. with
this course. Recommended for students in Honours programs.
For students taking PHYS 256. Lab alternate weeks
Space lattices, symmetry, crystal structure, crystal geometry and stereographic projections. Electronic structure of atoms and atomic bonding in solids. Theory of X-ray diffraction, X-ray methods and the recipracal lattice. Crystal formation, crystal defects and physical properties of orystals.
Prereq: First year physics and calculus
Coreq: PHYS 2591
Diffraction Laboratory
For students taking PHYS 259 Lab alternate weeks.
“Newtonian dynamics and particles and
systems of particles; Lagrangian dynamics and generalized coordinates; the Lorentz transformation and relativistic dynamics.
Prereq: First year physic, calculus and differential equations
Further experiments in optics and properties of matter, for students taking PHYS 256..
Lab altemate weeks
celestial mechanics, the formation of stars and planets, meteorites, asteroids, comets, planetary interiors, planetary surfaces, planetary atmospheres, the origin of life.
Students with a weak background in Mathematics or Physics might do well to
take SCH 238 first: The content and level
of the core material of PHYS 275 will remain the same. Additional material will change from year to year to keep students abreast of current develop ments in the subject.
Visibis, UV, dark field, phase, interfer. ence, polarizing and fluorescence
microscopy; electron microscopy; visible
and UV spectroscopy; polarography; pH and ion electrodes; osmometers; densitometers; radioactive tracers and counters; introductory electronics; data analysis.
Prereq: First year physics ; Offered alternate years with PHYS xe .
Physics students may not take this course for credit. °
Infrared, Raman and fluorescence spec-
optical rotary dispersion and circular dichroism; X-ray diffraction; chromatog-
raphy and electrophoresis; differential
scanning calorimetry; ultra centrifugation.
flame photometry, X-ray and atomic absorption spectroscopy; cell counting, © cytofluorometry and ceil viability.
Prereq: First year physics
Offered attamate yours with PHYS 901.
Physics. students may not take this course for credit. ' .
Fundamentals of modern physics, -.
special theory of reigtivity, quantization of electromagnetic radiation, wave properties of particles, the hydrogen atom.
Prereq: Year 2 electricity and optics courses
Recommended for students in General programs.
Offered by Correspondence only in 1986-87
Many électrori atoms, atomic and X-ray spectra, nuclear structure, nuclear reactions, molecular and solid state physics.
Prereq: PHYS 324
Recommended for students. in General programs. a
Offered by Correspondence only in 1986-87
DC and AC circuit theory, p and n materials, pn diodes, junction and FET transistors. Transistor amplifiers and their equivalent circuits. Operational amplifiers. Feedback, oscillators and power supplies.
Prereq: Knowledge of determinants, elementary calculus and elementary electricity
Coreq: B52
PHYS $a. W 32 02 Analogue Electronics Laboratory For students taking PHYS 352
Lab alternate weeks.
Logic gates, flip-flops and shift registers. Binary numbers and Boolean algebra. An introduction to microprocessors is discussed based on the 6800. This will include arithmetic logic units, parallel input/output ports, assembly language and a number of examples.
Prereq: PHYS 122
Coreq: PHYS 3531.
For students taking PHYS 353 Lab altemate weeks.
The Schridinger equation applied to simple one- and three-dimensional potentials, hydrogen atoms, angular © momentum and spin, molecular vibrations and rotations, many-electron atoms, radiation processes. Prereq: PHYS 263, MATH 2134/8 Antireg: CHEM 355 |
Thermodynamic systems. equation of State, the laws of thermodynamics with applications. Change of phase.
Prereq: PHYS 254, MATH 2184/8 and 216
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PHYS 3689 W 3C 05 Statistical Mechanics = © a Basic theory. Ideal classical and quantum gas. Occupation numbers. Effects of statistics. Applications to ~ metals, perfect crystals, radiation and dense fiuids.
Prereq: PHYS 358
Selected experiments in mechanics, atomic physics, solid state physics, optics and electronics. Prereq: PHYS 263, MATH 213A/B 18 hours of experiments
18 hours of experiments ©
Forma} structure of classical mechanics with simple applications: foundations of Newtonian mechanics, dynamics of ; particles and systems of particles, linear oscillations, variational methods, Hamilton's Principle, Lagrangian and Hamiltonian dyriamics.
Prereq: First year physics, MATH 1134/8, 2134/8 and 216. This course is primarily intended for Honours Physics Students
Offered by Comespondence only in 1986-87 °
Application of tte methods of classical * mechanics to central-force motion, rigid body rotation, coupled oscillations and motion in non-inertial frames; survey of Hamiltonian dynamics..
Prereq: PHYS 263, second year” calculus
“Primanily intended for Honours
"Physics students.
Vector analysis and applications. Vector operators using curvilinear coordinates. Cartesian tensors. Inertia tensor, stress, strain and rate of strain tensors. Applications to elasticity, fluids, electromag: netism and relativity. Prereq: MATH 2134/8 and 216° Primarily intended for Honours Physics students.
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PHYS 35 W XC 05 Mathematical Physics 2 . Fourier series, integral and transiorm with applications. Use of the Laplace transform in physics. Partial differential equations of mathematical physics. Separation of variables. Bessel and Legendre functions with applications. Sturm-Liouville theory. Other special functions..
Prereq: MATH 213A/B and 216
Primarily intended for Honours Physics students.
Introductory topics on the physics of the earth. Seismology and the earth’s interior. Thermal history of the earth, gravity and isostasy. Origin of the. continents and continental drift.
Prereq: First year physics and calculus
Cross-listed as EARTH 368.
The geology of the ocean basins. Topics in physical oceanography. Phys: ical properties of ocean water, heat budget of the world oceans. Oceanic circulations. Coriolis effects. Some idealized current regimes.
Prereq: First year physics and calculus
Cross-listed as EARTH 369.
Further experiments in atomic, nuclear and solid state physics, optics and electronics. For honours students who are taking PHYS 360a.
18 hours experiments.
Continuation of 371A.
For honours students who are taking
PHYS 3608. 18 hours experiments.
Microprocessor Interface Course. A Project laboratory course in which the student will interface some common microcomputers (e.g. PET, VIC20, Apple) to a variety of parallel and serial devices (e.g. terminal, D.V.M.).
Prereq: PHYS 353
Stellar spectra, spectral classification. Observational techniques, motions of Stars, properties of stars, stellar distances, open clusters, globular clusters, stellar populations, gas, dust. the galactic plane, the galactic halo, galactic rotation. Statistical methods. Stellar evolution.
Prereq: PHYS 275 or consent of instructor —
The content and level of the core material of PHYS 375 will remain the same. Additional maierial will change from year to year to keap students abreast of current developments in the subject.
“PHYS 380 F 3C 05
Molecular Biophysics Macromolecular structure and function, weak interactions, DNA replication, protein synthesis, energy production, photosynthesis, contrat of intracellular processes, structure of viruses, physical
techniques.
Structure and function of cellular membranes and organelles, membrane potentials and ion transport, nerve conduction, muscle contraction, vision and interaction of light with cells intercellular communication, growth control.
The theories of solid state physics are applied to explain the operation and use of several modern electronic devices, . including the p-n junction, transistors, thyristors, tunnel diodes, field effect devices, optical devices, etc.
Prereq: PHYS 435
PHYS 4334/8" 6L 0.5/0.5
Experimental Research Project
An experimental research project. This course is designed for students in the Honours Physics program and in the Co-operative Applied Physics program.
Siudents in the regular Hons Physics program must take either PHYS 433 or PHYS 4937.
Although students in the Co-operative Applied Physics (Hons) program are advised to take 1 of these Courses, enrolment may be limited.
No credit or grade is given for the first term course unless the two term sequence, PHYS 4334/8, is completed.
Prereq: PHYS 3604/8 or equivalent or consent of instructor
Origins and necessity for quantum mechanics and its concepts and formulation. The Hamiltonian operator and Schrédinger’s equation, the harmonic oscillator (Schrédinger’s treatment). The uncertainty principle. Momentum representation. One dimensional potential problems. Angular momentum. The. hydrogen atom.
Prereq: PHYS 354, 364, and 365
Introductory concepts in crystal diffraction and the reciprocal lattice. Crystal bonding. Lattice vibrations, thermal properties of insulators, free-electron theory of metals, band theory. Semiconductors.
Prereq: Completion of Year 3 Honours
Physics
Selected subjects for advanced study by theoretically inclined students, topics in relativistic, quantum, and statistical physics. Fall term enroiment will be limited.
Students in the regular Hons Physic program must take either PHYS 437A or
PHYS 433.
Although students in the Co-operative Applied Physics (Hons) program are encouraged to take 1 of these courses, enrolment may be limited.
A continuation and extension of the project initiated in PHYS 437A. Available only to those students who have satisfactarily completed that partion of the project contained in PHYS 437A in the immediately preceding term.
Students intending to take both PHYS 437A and 437B must register. for both courses, and have their registration approved by the Theoretical Physics Project co-ordinator, at the start of the Fall term.
PHYS 4414/8 x 0.5/0.5 A generalized treatment of the basic laws ofelectricity and magnetism, mathematical techniques for the problems of electrostatics, solution of Maxwell’s equations in free space and the study of plan waves, theory of waveguides and introduction to radiation.
Prereq: PHYS 253, PHYS 364-365
No credit or grade is given for the: first term course unless the two term Sequence, PHYS 441A/B, is completed.
—'h survey with emphasis on the physical properties and behaviour of metals and
alloys. Elastic and plastic deformations _
of crystals. Solidification, structure of alloys, free energy of alloy systems, equilibrium diagrams, diffusion, solid state phase transformation.
Prereq: PHYS 435
General description of continuum behavjour: stress, strain, rate of strain, consti-
tutive relations, equations of motion, reffect of symmetry; thermodynamics.
Elastic media: Hooke's law, simple prob-
Jems, elastic waves. Fluids: classifica-
tion, perfect fluids, Newtonian fluids.
boundary layers, turbulence, Viscoélasticity, plastoelasticity. Appiications to
various systems.
Prereq: PHYS 364-365
: PHYS 444-W 3C 05
Nuclear and Particle Physics: ~ = -
“Theory of deuteron. Nucleon-nucleon scattering. Nuclear models. Basic concepts in particle physics. Conservation laws arid invariance principles, SU" (3) model. The quark model.
Prereq: PHYS 456, and PHYS 434
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Basic electromagentic wave theory. ‘
Polarization reflection, refraction and
dispersion. Fibre optics and communica-
tions. Temporal coherence and spectra. Spatial coherence and diffraction. Spatial filtering. Basics of Holography. Cyrstal optics and-noniinear effects. Lasers, modes, pulses and Propagation of beams.
A variety of topits’in the operation of systems. Transistors, modern circuit techniques, noise, Stability under feedback, information theory, and possible student motivated topics. includes lahoratory: demonstrations..
Prereq: PHYS: 382/353
The matrix formulation of quantum mechanics. The harmonic oscillator (Heisenberg’s treatment). The matrices for angular momentum. Time- * independent and time-dependent perturtation theory. The interaction of atomic systems with radiation. Multiparticle systems, identical particles. Pauli exclusion principle. The helium atom. - Prereq: PHYS 434.
PHYS 454 is strongly recommended for students intending to do graduate work.
Nuclear structure, interactions of nuclear radiations with matter, radioactive decay, nuclear reactions, nuclear force, elementary particles. °
Prereq: PHYS 354.
Mathematical Physics 3 ; Applications to Physics of the theary of functions of a complex variable.
Prereq: PHYS 364/365
Theory and applications of integral
transforms, integral equations and
Green's functions. Asymptotic analysis. Prereq: PHYS 464
Ordinary galaxies, dynamics of galaxies, galactic haloes and disks, evolution of galaxies, peculiar galaxies, active galaxies, interacting galaxies, quasars, the Local Group, clusters of galaxies, observational cosmology, theoretical cosmology, the original of the Universe.
Prereq: PHYS 375 or consent of instructor.
The content and level of the core material of PHYS 475 will remain the same. Additional material will change from year to year to keep students abreast of current davelopmants in the subject.
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PHYS 476A-Z
" Aatrophysics 4 - - Special Topics in.
Astrophysics
A lecture course offered upon demand.
and upon availability of instructors in a
particular branch of astrophysics. Prereq: Consent of insructor
The effect of radiation of various kinds on cells and tissues; mechanisms of Gamage, repair theories, genetic effect, dose-response relationships: cancer radiotherapy (x-rays, electrons, neutrons, protons, negative . mesons); other types of cancer therapies used in conjunction with radiotherapy (e.g. hyperthermia); late effects of radiation; carcinogenesis; risk vs. + benefit; applications.
Physics of the cardiovascular system: hydrostatics, hydrodynamics, electrocardiograms. Anatomy and physics of respiration, gas transport and gas . exchange, applications to diving. Transplantation of organs: storage of organs at-suboptimal and subzero temperatures, theories of freezing damage (-196 degraes C) to cells and organs, banking of tissues, blood cells and sperm at -196 degrees C, future applicatioris. Temperature regulation, hypothermia.
PHYS 481 and 482 are offered in alternate years.
Neurons; nerve conduction, sensory transducers; coding, processing and storage of information; contro! of muscles and other effector organs. Recommended for third or fourth year students in Math, Eng, Sci or HKLS.
Not offered in 1986–87.
Not offered in 1986–87.