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Why not just insert the word era between modern and physics?header cut
E.C. Muehleisen, long retired
Too much of a good thing is wonderful!
Hi All:
At a meeting I attended this last summer, someone reminded us that what we
as physicist consider as modern physics are topics that were about a century
old. This of course makes the name that most of us use, "modern physics" for
one course (or more) as part of the undergraduate curriculum inappropriate.
I later found out that there is a book called "Nonclassical Physics." I also
found out that U. of S. Maine uses the same "Nonclassical Physics" title for
their courses. Even though "Nonclassical Physics" is a more fitting title to
the courses we usually teach, I don't like it. Starting a title with a "Non"
did not cut it for me.
I was wondering if others came up with better and more fitting titles for
the "modern physics" course. Or does anyone have a suggestion on what we (as
a community) should start calling the course?
Thanks for any input.
Taha
Taha Mzoughi
Associate Professor
Dept. of Biology and Physics
Kennesaw State University
1000 Chastain Rd., #1202
Kennesaw, GA 30144-5591
Office: 678 797 2152
FAX: 770 302 4202
e-mail: tmzoughi@kennesaw.edu
http://physci.kennesaw.edu/
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