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College Catalog 2014-2015 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

PHY 221 - Modern Physics

3.00 credits.
Twentieth-century developments in the structure of the atom. Topics include X-rays, radioactivity, atomic spectra, blackbody radiation, introduction to quantum theory emphasizing the extranuclear structure of the atom, elementary particles, nuclear structure and transformations. *Prerequisite(s): PHY 201  and MA 122 . Offered as needed.