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Melinda Soares

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Classes with Melinda Soares

PHYSICS 109

Physics in the Arts

3 credits

Physics in the Arts covers sound perception, harmony, musical scales, instruments, and studies of light including lenses, photography, color perception, and mixing.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Pupa GilbertMelinda Soares

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2022–Spring 2026
PHYSICS 990

Research

1–12 credits

Research supervised by individual faculty members. Students formulate and plan original research, creating work that contributes to the field of physics.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Pupa GilbertIrena Knezevic+78 more

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2027ASTRON 199Directed Study
Spring 2027ASTRON 682Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2027ASTRON 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2027PHYSICS 109Physics in the Arts
Spring 2027PHYSICS 499Directed Study
Spring 2027PHYSICS 681Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2027PHYSICS 990Research
Fall 2026ASTRON 199Directed Study
Fall 2026ASTRON 310Stellar Astrophysics
Fall 2026ASTRON 681Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2026ASTRON 699Directed Study
Fall 2026ASTRON 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2026PHYSICS 499Directed Study
Fall 2026PHYSICS 990Research

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