73 courses in the 1993–94 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 compietion of this course fulfills the University admission requirements where high school Physics is necessary. No University Credit Offered by Correspondence only
This seminar brings together Honours Physics (Regular and Co-op) students in all years to hear invited speakers, view physics-related films, and learn about current research.
An introduction to the physical principles required for the analysis of the mechanics of human movement; includes particle kinematics and dynamics, statics, work and energy, conservation of energy and linear momentum, rotational kinematics and dynamics, and conservation of angular momentum.
Prereq: MATH 107
For Kinesiology students
Lab alternate weeks, optional tutorial
Basic electricity, magnetism and electronics. An introduction to the physical princi-
ples required for an understanding of the
electrical measurements and instrumentation used in Kinesiology. Prereq: PHYS 103 For Kinesiology students Lab alternate weeks, optional tutorial
An intreduction 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, gravitation, rotational mechanics, properties of liquids, temperature and heat.
Antireq: PHYS 121
For students taking PHYS 111. Lab alternate weeks
A continuation of PHYS 111; includes simple harmonic motion, electrostatic force and potential, electric current and power, DC circuits, magnetic fleld and induction, wave motion, sound, light, optics and nuclear physics.
Prereq: PHYS 111 or 121
Antireq: PHYS 122
For students taking PHYS 112. Lab alternate weeks
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.
For students in Year One Engineering
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.
Prereq: OAC Calculus and at least one other OAC math. OAC Physics recommended.
Antireq: PHYS 111
Science students must take 121L with this course
PHYS 1211. F 3L 0.25 Mechanics, Wave Motion and Heat 1 Laboratory For students taking PHYS 121. Lab alternate weeks Coreq: PHYS 121 for Science students
This course is a continuation of PHYS 121; includes oscillating systems, wave motion, gravitation, fluid mechanics, heat and thermodynamics.
Prereq: PHYS 121
Antireq: PHYS 112
Science students must take 122L with this course
For students taking PHYS 122. Lab alternate weeks Coreq: PHYS 122 for Science students
Introduction to computer applications in physics. Numerical solution of problems in classical mechanics. Storage, analysis, and display of experimental data. Graphical techniques for constructing field plots. Extension of the numerical techniques to other areas in physics.
For Co-op Physics students or students intending to major in Physics
Antireq: CS 102
Oscillations; simple harmonic motion. Wave motion, travelling and standing waves; transverse and longitudinal waves, including sound. Geometrical optics; reflection and refraction. Physica! optics; interference and diffraction. Quantum physics; quantization of radiation; hydrogen atom.
Prereq: PHYS 115
Coulomb's law, electric field, Gauss’ law.
potential, capacitance, properties of
dielectrics, current, resistance, electromo-
tive force, D.C. circuits and instruments. Prereq: First year physics and calculus Not for students in the Honours Physics
Program
Magnetic fields, induced electromotive forces, magnetic properties of matter, alternating currents, electromagnetic waves.
Prereq: PHYS 222
Not for students in the Honours Physics Program
Course Descriptions Physics
For students taking both PHYS 222 and 226.
Lab alternate weeks
For students taking both PHYS 223 and 246.
Lab alternate weeks
Fermat's principle, reflection and refraction
at plane and spherical surfaces, thin and
thick lenses, optical instruments such as
Magnifiers, microscopes, telescopes.
spectrometers, normal magnification. Prereq: First year physics and calculus Not for students in the Honours Physics
program
Special theory of relativity. Background of quantum physics. Quantization, waves and particles. The Schrédinger equation. Significance of the wave function. Bound states in potential wells. Travelling waves and transmission through barriers in one dimension.
Prereq: First year physics and calculus, MATH 216
Antireq: CHEM 256
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 caiculus
For students taking PHYS 246. Lab alternate weeks
Coulomb's law, electric fields, Gauss’ law, potential, capacitance, properties of dielectrics, current, resistance, electromotive force, D.C. circuits, A.C. circuits, instrumentation. Prereq: First year physics and calculus Coreq: PHYS 252L
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For students taking PHYS 252.
Lab alternate weeks
Magnetic fields, Ampére’s law, induced electromotive forces, magnetic devices, magnetic properties of materials, inductance, introduction to Maxwell's equations and electromagnetic waves.
For students taking PHYS 253.
Lab alternate weeks
Electromagnetic waves and the nature of light. Geometrical optics, matrix treatment. Physical Optics: interference. Fraunhofer and Fresnel diffraction, polarization. Optical instruments.
Prereq: First year physics and caiculus
Physics majors must take 256L with this course
Recommended for students in Honours programs
For students taking PHYS 256. Lab alternate weeks
Space lattices, symmetry, crystal geometry and structure, sterographyic projections. X-ray production, theory of X-ray diffraction and X-ray methods, crystal structure determination, the reciprocal lattice. Optional topics such as crystal formation, crystal defects, electron and neutron diffraction.
Prereq: First year physics and calculus
Coreq: PHYS 259L
Strongly recommended for students planning to take PHYS 435 (Solid State Physics). May be taken in either second or third year
For students taking PHYS 259
Lab alternate weeks
Newtonian dynamics of particles and sys-
tems of particles: resisted motion, gravita-
tion, certral-force motion, non-inertial
frames, oscillations, normal modes. Prereq: First year physics and calculus.
The Planets, Newtonian gravity and 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 are advised to take SC/ 238 first
Special theory of relativity, quantization of electromagnetic radiation, wave properties of particles, the hydrogen atom.
Not for students in the Honours Physics program
Postulates of quantum mechanics. Angular momentum. The hydrogen atom. Time independent perturbation theory. Applications in atomic physics.
Prereq: PHYS 234, MATH 2134/8
p and n materials, pn diodes, junction and FET transistors. Transistor amplifiers and thelr equivalent circuits. Operational amplifiers. Oscillators and power supplies. Prereq: Knowledge of determinants, elementary calculus and elementary electricity Coreq: 352L
For students taking PHYS 352
Lab altemate 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 anumber of exarnples.
Coreq: PHYS 353L
Antireq: CS 351, E&CE 223
Physics
For students taking PHYS 353 Lab alternate weeks
Description of nuclear forces. Nuclear
models and structure. Stability and decay
modes. Nuclear reactions, fission and
fusion. Instruments of nuclear physics.
Introduction to elementary particle physics. Prereq: PHYS 326 or 334
Concepts of temperature and thermodynamic equilibrium. Work, internal energy and heat; first law, with examples. Engines, refrigerators, the concepts of reversibility and absolute temperature. Entropy and the second law. Maxwell's equations and their applications. Joule- Kelvin effect and phase transitions. Third Law and other applications of thermodynamics.
Prereq: PHYS 122, MATH 2134/B and 216
Statistical Mechanics vs Thermodynamics. Probability theory. Microcanonical and canonical ensembles. Entropy. General formulation of Statistical Thermodynamics. Fermi-Dirac, Bose-Einstein and Boltzmann Statistics. Quantum ideal gases. Specific heat of solids. Metals: the electron gas. Radiation: the photon gas. Distribution functions. The classical gas. Mean free path. Effusion. Dense gases.
Prereq: PHYS 358
Selected experiments in mechanics, optics, electronics, atomic, molecular, nuclear and solid state physics. Prereq: PHYS 121L, 122L and two second year Physics labs 18 hours of experiments
Continuation of 360A. Prereq: PHYS 263, MATH 213A/B 18 hours of experiments
Vector operators in curvilinear coordinates. The partial differential equations of mathematical physics. Separation of variables. Sturm-Liouville theory. Fourier series. Legendre, Bessel and other special functions. Prereq: MATH 213A4/B and 216 Primarily intended for Honours Physics Students
Cartesian tensors. invariance. Matrix algebra. Introduction to the use of Complex Variable theory. Fourier and other transforms. Prereg: MATH 213A4/B and 216 Primarily intended for Honours Physics students
Further experiments in mechanics, optics, electronics, atomic, molecular, nuclear and solid state physics.
18 hours of experiments
Continuation of 371A. For honours
Students who are taking PHYS 360B. 18 hours of experiments
Observational techniques, spectral classification, stellar motions and distances, open clusters, globular clusters, stellar populations, theory of the structure, atmosphere, formation and evolution of stars.
Prereq: Years One and Two Physics and Calculus, and some familarity with programming and stellar terminology.
Behaviour of biological macromolecules, protein structure and function, weak interactions, physical techniques for determination of macromolecular structure, structure and function of nuctelc acids, protein synthesis, energy in biological systems, molecular growth and evolution.
Prereq: Year One Physics and Chemistry, or consent of instructor
Structure and function of cellular membranes, membrane lipid and protein structure and dynamics, membrane potential and ion transport, nerve conduction, vision and interaction of light with membranes, muscle contraction and energy transduction.
Prereq: Year One Physics and Chemistry, or consent of instructor
The theories of solid state physics are applied to explain the operation and use of several modem electronic devices, including the p-n junction, transistors, tunnel diodes, fielcl effect devices, opto-electronic devices, etc.
Prereq: PHYS 435
Schrédinger, Heisenberg and interaction representations. Time dependent perturbation theory. Helium atom and many electron atoms. Molecules.
Prereq: PHYS 334, 364 and 365
Introductory concepts. Crystal diffraction and the reciproca! lattice. Crystal bonding. Lattice vibrations, thermal properties of insulators. Free-electron theory of metals, band theory. Semiconductors and selected
Prereq: Completion of Year Three Honours Physics
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. Prereq: Completion of all third year honours physics program requirements and registration in the fourth year of an honours physics program. Students with <70% average in the third year core are advised not to take this course. Enrolment will be limited
Course Descriptions Physics
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.
Prereq: Completion of PHYS 437A and approval of the course coordinator(s)
Electrostatics, magnetostatics, and the macroscopic description of dielectrics and magnetic materials. includes appropriate mathematical techniques, potential theory and the method of images.
Prereq: PHYS 252/253, 364/365
Maxwell's Equations. Electromagnetic fields and the Lorentz Transformation. Plane waves in insulators, conductors and plasmas. Reflection and refraction at plane boundaries. Guided waves. Dipole radiation.
Prereq: PHYS 441A
An introduction to the experimental and theoretical aspects of present-day particle physics. Basic concepts. Accelerators and detectors. Symmetry principles. Electromagnetic, strong and weak interactions.
Prereq: PHYS 334, 364/365 or equivalent
Basic electromagnetic wave theory. Polarization, reflection, refraction, and dispersion. Temporal coherence and spectra. Spatial coherence and diffraction. Spatial filtering. Lasers, modes and beam propagation. Special topics may include crystal optics and nonlinear effects, halography, fibre optics and communications.
Prereq: PHYS 256
Scattering theory. Relativistic wave equations. Quantization of fields.
Prereq: PHYS 434.
PHYS 454 is strongly recommended for students intending to do graduate work
Canonical transformations, Hamiiton-
Jacobi theory. Perturbation theory.
Hamiltonian chaos, nonlinearity.
integrability and the KAM theorem. Prereq: PHYS 263
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Topics in mathematical physics, as for
example integral equations, Greens
functions and complex analysis. Prereg: PHYS 364/365
Properties and origin of galaxies, quasars, clusters of galaxies, observational cosmology, the big-bang theory, introduction to general relativity and Riemannian geometry, the origin and fate of the Universe.
Astrophysics
A lecture course offered upon demand
and subject to availability of instructors in
a particular branch of astrophysics. Prereq: Consent of instructor
The effect of radiation of various kinds on cells and tissues; mechanisms of damage, repair theories, genetic effects, doseresponse relationships; cancer radiotherapy (x-rays, electrons, neutrons, protons, negative m mesons); other types of cancer therapies used in conjunction with radiotherapy (e.g. hyperthermia); late effects of radiation; carcinogenesis; risk vs. benefit; applications.
Transplantation of organs: storage of organs at suboptimal (0 to +15°C) and subzero temperatures, theories of freezing damage (-196’C) to cells and organs, banking of tissues, blood calls and sperm at -196°C, future application. Temperature regulation, hypothermia. Physics of the cardiovascular system: hydrostatics, hydrodynamics, electrocardiograms. Anatomy and physics of respiration, gas transport and gas exchange, applications to diving.
Not offered in 1993–94.
Not offered in 1993–94.
Not offered in 1993–94.
Not offered in 1993–94.
Not offered in 1993–94.
Not offered in 1993–94.
Not offered in 1993–94.