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Welcome to Physics 264L, whose goal
is to introduce two major advances of 20th century physics---special
relativity and quantum mechanics---and to discuss diverse applications
to subjects such as astronomy, biophysics, chemistry, condensed matter
physics, nuclear physics, particle physics, and technology. Relativity
and quantum mechanics play prominent roles in 21st century science and
engineering, and are also quite interesting to learn in their own
right because of the deep (crazy?) insights they provide about
nature. Physics 264L also has interesting labs that complement the
lecture material by giving students hands-on experience with
relativistic and quantum phenomena, including repeating with modern
equipment several historically important experiments that led to Nobel
prizes in Physics.
Note: Announcements and class discussions will take place via the
course Piazza
webpage, while grades and copyrighted documents will be posted on the
course's
Sakai website.
