Wave-particle duality. Photons. Matter waves. The Uncertainty Principle. The Schrodinger Equation. Potential wells and barriers. The quantized simple harmonic oscillator. The hydrogen atom.

Prerequisites: Physics CS 34 and 35; consent of instructor; creative studies majors only.

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GURUSWAMY S
Sathya Guruswamy
45 reviews

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PHYS101 . Guruswamy S 1 Year, 26 Days Ago

(I had her for 100A which isn't listed on here) Dr. G is a lovely person but her lectures are absolutely impossible to follow. She spends the whole class time doing proofs at lightning-speed, and never does any examples. It's unclear what material is important to know for exams. This was a very rough transition to upper division physics for me.

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PHYS101 . Guruswamy S 2 Years Ago

Great teacher. Lectures are really good at covering the base of information, but strong understanding of the textbook and homework is necessary to do well. She will at times skip over essential formulas and necessary examples, so be sure to read the book. Overall a great professor

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PHYS6 . Guruswamy S 2 Years Ago

Very hard to follow in the class because of her terrible accent and messy handwriting. The lectures are all about useless derivation of formulas. Have ridiculous policies in grading. Very unfriendly. The worst professor I've met so far. Will definitely avoid her at all costs in the future.

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PHYS23 . Guruswamy S 3 Years Ago

Professor Guruswamy is super-enthusiastic about physics, so she speaks so fast that it's tiring to keep focused in lecture, especially when they are kind of boring. As for grading, remember to show your work; I lost lots of points for not showing enough work. Overall she's not bad, but that's it.

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PHYS23 . Guruswamy S 3 Years Ago

Guruswamy is the best prof I've taken in the department so far. Her lectures are great. She goes slow and is very clear, and her tests are difficult but good reflections of the material. I would love to take a class with her again. You can tell she really cares about her students.

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PHYS23 . Guruswamy S 4 Years Ago

One of the best lower div physics professors. Discussion sections are really helpful and tests are fair and closely resemble homework. Don't expect an easy A, but expect to know what you need to do to get one.

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