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100

What theorem relates the work done by an object to the change in the object's kinetic energy?

Work-Energy Theorem

100

what is n of air?

1

100

What notation is used in Quantum Mechanics

Bra-ket

100

What does SEM stand for?

Scanning Electron Microscopy

100

Who has snacks in their office?

Dr. Kirkpatrick (Dr. Popovic too)

200

What word describes a collision that does not dissipate kinetic energy?

Elastic

200

c2 = a2 + b2 - 2ab*cos(theta)

Law of Cosines

200

What famous experiment in quantum mechanics has demonstrated the wave-like nature of electrons?

Double-slit experiment

200

This process uses a beam of atoms or ions to “etch” or deposit material at the nanoscale and is widely used in nanofabrication

Lithography

200

Which prof is a pro baker?

Dr. Joenathan

300

Which fundamental constant in physics is always independent of an observer's physical state in a single medium?

c (the speed of light)

300

This interferometer uses a wedge-shaped air gap and produces interference fringes in the shape of concentric rings

Fabry-Perot Interferometer

300

What is the name of the relativistic Schrodinger equation?

Dirac equation

300

What does Dr. Syed do research on?

Magnetic Nanoparticles

300

Who is the department lab tech?

Ben Webster

400

What is the third derivative of position called?

Jerk
400
Who wrote Optics for Dummies?

Dr. Duree

400

What particles are responsible for superconducting behavior?

Cooper Pairs (electrons)

400

This force is why very small particles tend to stick to surfaces.

Van Der Waals

400

Who couldn't join Sigma Pi Sigma? :(

Albert Einstein

500

What "number" allows one to estimate whether the flow of a liquid will be laminar or turbulent?

Reynolds number

500

Who came up with Snell's Law?

Willebrord Snellius

500

What is the name given to a highly excited hydrogen atom often used in quantum information?

Rydberg atom

500

In nanoscale biophysics, the motion of molecules is often described by this random walk model, crucial for understanding diffusion in cells

Brownian Motion

500

Who is the SPS faculty advisor?

Dr. Syed