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...the abstract ideas of relativity and quantum mechanics...PHYS 239 , and PHYS 242 , which are required...

ENPH 242 Relativity And Quanta

ENPH 242  Relativity And Quanta  Units: 3.50  

Evidence for relativistic effects. Kinematics and dynamics in special relativity, Minkowski diagram, applications. Evidence for quanta, spectra, Bohr atom, quantum statistics. Descriptive nuclear physics, radioactivity, elementary particles.
(Lec: 3, Lab: 0, Tut: 0.5)

Requirements: Prerequisites: APSC 111, APSC 112 Corequisites: Exclusions: PHYS 342  
Offering Term: F  
CEAB Units:    
Mathematics 0  
Natural Sciences 42  
Complementary Studies 0  
Engineering Science 0  
Engineering Design 0  
Offering Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Science  

PHYS 242 Relativity and Quanta

PHYS 242  Relativity and Quanta  Units: 3.00  

Evidence for relativistic effects. Kinematics and dynamics in special relativity, space-time diagrams, applications. Evidence for quanta, spectra, Bohr atom. Introduction to the Schroedinger equation.

Requirements: Prerequisite PHYS 104 or PHYS 106. Recommended A minimum grade of a C in PHYS 104 or PHYS 106.  
Offering Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Science  

RELS 242 Objects in Global Indigenous Spirituality

RELS 242  Objects in Global Indigenous Spirituality  Units: 3.00  

The course addresses the sacred or profane status of objects in Indigenous cosmologies. What they are, mean, and do, and how Indigenous persons position themselves in relation to them. This leads to reflections on the object/subject division, the condition of materiality and immateriality, and the resulting nature of spirits in Indigenous worlds.

Learning Hours: 120 (36 Lecture, 84 Private Study)  
Requirements: Prerequisite (Level 2 or above) or (6.0 units of RELS at the 100-level).  
Offering Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Science