PHYS department

PHYS 2D. Physics—Relativity and Quantum Physics (4 units)

Link to catalog page: https://catalog.ucsd.edu/courses/PHYS.html#phys2d

Description

A modern physics course covering atomic view of matter, electricity and radiation, atomic models of Rutherford and Bohr, relativity, X-rays, wave and particle duality, matter waves, Schrödinger’s equation, atomic view of solids, natural radioactivity. Prerequisites: PHYS 2A or 4A, 2B, and MATH 20D. Recommended preparation: prior or concurrent enrollment in MATH 20E.

Prerequisite courses

Successor courses

PHYS 2D is a prerequisite of the following 21 courses:

• ASTR 18
• ASTR 101
• ASTR 120
• ASTR 122
• ASTR 123
• ASTR 124
• ASTR 130
• ASTR 131
• ASTR 150
• ASTR 152
• ASTR 154
• ASTR 155
• CHEM 100B
• CHEM 126A
• CHEM 130
• CHEM 131
• ECE 103
• ECE 134
• ECE 187
• EDS 105
• PHYS 139