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2015-2016 University Catalog

PHYS 106 - The Quantum World: A Continuous Revolution in What We Know and How We Live

Credits: 3
Not Repeatable
This course presents quantum physics that revolutionized the 20th Century and continues to evolve. In addition to presenting basic concepts, the course will discuss various applications involving quantum phenomena including quantum computers and quantum teleportation. The course will be a historical journey through the quantum science that many of its founders, such as Einstein, could not accept, and a peek into a possible future.

Fulfills Mason Core requirement in natural science (nonlab).

Notes: For non-science majors.

Hours of Lecture or Seminar per week: 3
Hours of Lab or Studio per week: 0
When Offered: Fall