David Kagan, PhD

A laboratory course that accompanies PHY 101. An introduction to experimental techniques. Experiments in mechanics.

A calculus-based introduction to the concepts of electricity and magnetism. Study of electric and magnetic fields, electric potential, capacitance and inductance, elementary circuits, and electromagnetic oscillations. Laboratory experiments provide students with a solid understanding of basic DC circuit concepts and an introduction to AC circuits.

An advanced treatment of a special topic in physics with an emphasis on recent developments. The subject matter varies according to the interests of the instructor and the students.

An advanced treatment of a special topic in physics with an emphasis on recent developments. The subject matter varies according to the interests of the instructor and the students.

General Relativity for beginning graduate and advanced undergraduate students. This course covers the basic principles an applications of Einstein's General Relativity, the preeminent theory of gravitation. Topics include: Tensor analysis in flat and curved spacetime; Einstein's Equivalence Principle; geodesic and field equations; black hole, gravitational wave and cosmological spacetimes.