PHYS1024

The purpose of this course is to build a cohort of Physics majors in the first year of instruction through group-project oriented learning, focusing on developing skills that will position students for engaging in research early in their careers. The course has two primary approaches: (1) the introduction to compelling topics that are the focus of researchers in the department, such as Neutrino physics, limnology, soft matter, and astronomy; and (2) reinforcing the course topics through the development of skills, such as coding, measurement techniques, dataloggers and sensors, and working with large datasets. The course will place students in a position to have basic skills for continuing to conduct research early in the major with departmental faculty members.

pre-req: Physics majors (BA, BS, BSEP) only
Recommended prerequisites: PHYS2013/2017 and CS 1151 or CS 1411 or CS 1612

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