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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 the solar system and beyond.
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PHYSICS 21S
Mechanics and Heat with Laboratory
4
units
Time: see http://axess.stanford.edu
Equivalent to 21 and 22.
Note: Class is for 5 weeks. Tuesday, June 24 - Friday, July 24. Plus two hours of discussion and four hours of lab per week by arrangement. (Equivalent to Physics 21 plus 22.) Physics 21s, 25s, 28, and 29 all meet in HEWLETT 201.
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PHYSICS 25S
Modern Physics with Laboratory
4
units
Time: see http://axess.stanford.edu
Equivalent to 25 and 26.
Note: Physics 21S, 25S, 28,and 29 all meet at the same time in Hewlett 201. Class meets July 27th through August 28th.
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PHYSICS 28
Mechanics, Heat, and Electricity
6
units
Time: see http://axess.stanford.edu
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: Class is for 5 weeks. June 24-Friday July 24. Plus two hours of discussion and four hours of lab per week by arrangement. Class meets in HEWLETT 201.
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PHYSICS 29
Electricity and Magnetism, Optics, Modern Physics
6
units
Time: see http://axess.stanford.edu
Magnetism, induced currents; wave motion, optics; relativity, quantum mechanics, atomic theory, radioactivity, nuclear structure and reactions, elementary particles, astrophysics, and cosmology.
Prerequisite: PHYSICS 28.
Note: Class is 5 weeks. Monday, July 28 - Friday, August 29. Plus two hours of discussion and four hours of lab per week by arrangement. Meets in Hewlett 201.
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PHYSICS 45
Light and Heat
4
units
Time: see http://axess.stanford.edu
Reflection and refraction, lenses and lens systems; polarization, interference, and diffraction; temperature, properties of matter and thermodynamics, introduction to kinetic theory of matter.
Prerequisite: PHYSICS 41 or equivalent, and MATH 19 or 41, or consent of instructor.
Note: Class starts on Tue June 24 class meets in HEWLETT 200.
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PHYSICS 46
Light and Heat Laboratory
1 unit
Time: see http://axess.stanford.edu
Prerequisite: Pre- or corequisite: PHYSICS 45.
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PHYSICS 50
Astronomy Laboratory and Observational Astronomy
3
units
Time: see http://axess.stanford.edu
Introduction to observational astronomy emphasizing the use of optical telescopes. Observations of stars, nebulae, and galaxies in laboratory sessions with 16- and 24-inch telescopes at the Stanford Observatory. No previous physics required. Limited enrollment. Lab.
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