Mar 14, 2026  
Fall 2023 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
Fall 2023 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

PHYS 3020 - Thermal Physics and Optics


Credits: 3

Description: Spring. Introduction to thermal physics, including engines and refrigerators, chemical thermodynamics, and classical and quantum statistics. Introduction to optics, including waves, electromagnetic theory, propagation of light, geometrical optics, polarization, interference, diffraction, and Fourier optics. Three lecture-recitations. Prerequisite: PHYS 3010 . Corequisite: PHYS 3120 .

Prerequisite(s): PHYS 3010 .
Corequisite(s): PHYS 3120 .
When Offered: Spring.