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2017-2018 HillBook (Class of 2021) [ARCHIVED HILL BOOK]
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LC 235 - Learning Community: Quantum Waves (WID)Three Credits
Spring 2018
With the creation of quantum mechanics in the 1920s, physicists conceived of a new and unexpected kind of wave that is neither a Newtonian (c. 1700) mechanical wave nor a Maxwellian (c. 1860) electromagnetic wave. These mysterious DeBroglie - Schroedinger waves of probability are the essence of quantum mechanics. These waves determine the structure of atoms and molecules, i.e. they are the deepest foundation of both physics and chemistry. While the mathematics of these quantum waves is similar to the classical waves already studied in PHY 221 and MTH 261 , the physical, chemical, and philosophical consequences are breathtakingly different.
Corequisite(s): Students must also take and as part of this Learning Community.
General Education Attribute(s): Writing-in-the-Disciplines
Note: This is a year-long Learning Community.
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