Physics Department
The science of nature, or of natural objects.
Courses highlighted in bold green are Academy Core Courses.
- Physics: Concepts
- A conceptual study of the implications of modern physics on how we view space, time, and reality. Includes an introduction to the ideas of relativity and quantum physics.
- Physics: General Physics 1
- Mechanics, heat, and sound.
- Physics: General Physics 2
- Electricity, magnetism, and optics.
- Physics: Vibrations and Waves
- Mechanical and electromagnetic waves. Fourier analysis and vector calculus.
- Physics: Classical Mechanics
- Central force problem, Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formalisms, and special relativity.
- Physics: Electrodynamics
- Electrostatics, electromagnetic fields, currents, and Maxwell's equations.
- Physics: Quantum Mechanics
- Mathematical formalism of quantum theory. The Schrodinger equation and operator algebra. Bound state solutions and angular momentum.
- Physics: Thermodynamics
- The laws of thermodynamics, classical and quantum distribution functions, and an introduction to statistical mechanics.
- Physics: Warp Theory
- Advanced and complete course on warp theory, from Zephram Cochrane to Bio-matter systems.
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