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PHYS 260. Modern Physics and Relativity.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Physics (Faculty of Science)
Terms offered: Fall 2026
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Description

History of special relativity; Lorentz transformations: kinematics and dynamics; transformation of electric and magnetic forces; introduction to topics in modern physics.
  • Fall
  • 3 hours lectures
  • Prerequisite: CEGEP physics or PHYS 142.
  • Corequisite: MATH 222

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