PHIL354

Philosophy of Physics

An introduction to current issues at the interface of physics and philosophy, associated with our current picture of the physical world as fundamentally quantum mechanical. Topics include the debate between Einstein and Bohr on the objectivity and completeness of the quantum description, nonlocality and Bell's theorem, realism and the measurement problem, irreversibility and the arrow of time.

Past Semesters

Allen Stairs

2 reviews
Average rating: 5.00

Jeffrey Bub

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Average rating: N/A

Michael Dascal

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Include P/F semesters During the Spring 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters, students could choose to take some of their courses pass-fail mid-semester which skews grade data aggregated across multiple semesters.

Average GPA of 2.91 between 44 students*

A-: 9.09%

A: 25%

A+: 6.82%

B-: 2.27%

B: 22.73%

B+: 4.55%

C-: 2.27%

C: 9.09%

C+: 2.27%

F: 4.55%

W: 6.82%

other: 4.55%

* "W"s are considered to be 0.0 quality points. "Other" grades are not factored into GPA calculation. Grade data not guaranteed to be correct.