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Session dates and times for courses are available in Axess under the Guest Menu. Course day, time, and units are subject to change. Courses are eight weeks long unless otherwise noted in the course description or details.
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The Nature of the Universe |
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Mechanics and Heat with Laboratory |
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Modern Physics with Laboratory |
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Mechanics, Heat, and Electricity |
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Electricity and Magnetism, Optics, Modern Physics |
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Light and Heat |
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Light and Heat Laboratory |
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Astronomy Laboratory and Observational Astronomy |
PHYSICS 15
The Nature of the Universe
3
units
Time: see http://axess.stanford.edu
The structure, origin, and evolution of the major components of the Universe: planets, stars, and galaxies. Emphasis is on the formation of the Sun and planets, the evolution of stars, and the structure and content of the Milky Way galaxy. Topics: cosmic enigmas (dark matter, black holes, pulsars, x-ray sources), star birth and death, and the origins of and search for life in our solar system and beyond.
Note: Meets GER Disciplinary Breadth, Natural Sciences
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PHYSICS 21S
Mechanics and Heat with Laboratory
4
units
Lecture time: see http://axess.stanford.edu
Plus two hours of discussion and four hours of lab per week by arrangement.
06/24/2008-07/25/2008
Equivalent to PHYSICS 21 and 22.
Prerequisite: Working knowledge of elementary algebra and trigonometry.
Note: Meets GER Disciplinary Breadth, Natural Sciences.
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PHYSICS 25S
Modern Physics with Laboratory
4
units
Lecture time: see http://axess.stanford.edu
Plus two hours of discussion and four hours of lab per week by arrangement.
07/28/2008-08/29/2008
Equivalent to PHYSICS 25 and 26.
Prerequisite: PHYSICS 21S or 23 or consent of instructor.
May be taken after PHYSICS 21S which runs Tuesday, June 26 - Friday, July 27
Note: Meets GER Disciplinary Breadth, Natural Sciences.
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PHYSICS 28
Mechanics, Heat, and Electricity
6
units
Lecture time: see http://axess.stanford.edu
Plus two hours of discussion and four hours of lab per week by arrangement.
06/24/2008-07/25/2008
For biology, social science, and premedical students. The sequence 28 and 29 fulfills, in ten weeks, the one-year college physics requirement with lab of most medical schools. Topics: Newtonian mechanics, fluid mechanics, theory of heat, electric charges, and currents. Calculus is used as a language and developed as needed.
Prerequisite: High school algebra and trigonometry.
Note: Meets GER Disciplinary Breadth, Natural Sciences.
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PHYSICS 29
Electricity and Magnetism, Optics, Modern Physics
6
units
Lecture time: see http://axess.stanford.edu
Plus two hours of discussion and four hours of lab per week by arrangement.
07/28/2008-08/29/2008
The sequence 28 and 29 fulfills, in ten weeks, the one-year college physics requirement with lab of most medical schools. Magnetism, induced currents; wave motion, optics; relativity, quantum mechanics, atomic theory, radioactivity, nuclear structure and reactions, elementary particles, astrophysics, and cosmology.
Prerequisite: PHYSICS 28: Mechanics, Heat, and Electricity
Note: Meets GER Disciplinary Breadth, Natural Sciences.
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PHYSICS 45
Light and Heat
4
units
Time: see http://axess.stanford.edu
Formerly PHYSICS 51
Reflection and refracton, lenses and lens systems; polarization, interference, and diffraction; temperature properties of matter and thermodynamics, introduction to kinetic theory of matter.
Prerequisite: PHYSICS 41, and MATH 19 or 41, or consent of instructor. Prequisites for high school summer students: one year of high school physics, plus one semester of calculus, equivalent to AP Calculus AB.
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PHYSICS 46
Light and Heat Laboratory
1 unit
Time: see http://axess.stanford.edu
Formerly PHYSICS 52
Note: Pre- or co-requisite: 45
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PHYSICS 50
Astronomy Laboratory and Observational Astronomy
3
units
Lecture time: see http://axess.stanford.edu
Also, choose one Discussion Section.
Introduction to observational astronomy with emphasis on the use of optical telescopes. Observations of stars, nebulae, and galaxies are pursued during laboratory sessions with 16- and 24-inch telescopes at the Stanford Observatory. No previous physics required. Limited enrollment. Lab.
Note: Meets GER Disciplinary Breadth, Natural Sciences
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