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PHYS 232. Heat and Waves.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Physics (Faculty of Science)
Terms offered: Winter 2027
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Description

The laws of thermodynamics and their consequences. Thermodynamics of P-V-T systems and simple heat engines. Free, driven, and damped harmonic oscillators. Coupled systems and normal modes. Fourier methods. Wave motion and dispersion. The wave equation.
  • Winter
  • 3 hours lectures
  • Prerequisites: CEGEP Physics or PHYS 142, and CEGEP chemistry or CHEM 120, and PHYS 230.
  • Restriction: Not open to students taking or having passed PHYS 253

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