Fall 2026 Physics BC3001 section 001

CLASSICAL WAVES - LECTURE + LAB

CLASSICAL WAVES -LECTURE

Call Number 00538
Day & Time
Location
TR 10:10am-11:30am
To be announced
Day & Time
Location
F 10:00am-2:00pm
To be announced
Points 5
Grading Mode Standard
Approvals Required None
Instructor Timothy J Halpin-Healy
Type LECTURE
Course Description

Prerequisites: Physics BC2002 or the equivalent. Corequisites: Calculus III. Nonlinear pendula, transverse vibrations-elastic strings, longitudinal sound waves, seismic waves, electromagnetic oscillations - light, rainbows, haloes, the Green Flash; polarization phenomena - Haidingers Brush, Brewsters angle, double refraction, optical activity; gravity - capillary waves; interference, diffraction, lenses - mirrors.  PLEASE NOTE: Students who take PHYS BC3001 may not receive credit for PHYS BC3010.

Web Site Vergil
Department Physics and Astronomy @Barnard
Enrollment 0 students (18 max) as of 11:06AM Saturday, January 17, 2026
Subject Physics
Number BC3001
Section 001
Division Barnard College
Section key 20263PHYS3001X001