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The university of wisconsinmadison is a public landgrant university and prolific research institution. For updates about all uwmadison campus operations related to. Julien clinton sprott born 16 september 1942 is an emeritus professor of physics at the university of wisconsinmadison. Bs physics with optics and math, calvin college, 2006. Physics 103 fall 2017 reference page department of physics. But if you drill down, there are gems here at uwmilwaukee. Students who have taken physics 201, 207, or 247 are not eligible to enroll for this course. The changing seasons in many ways define life in wisconsin, and in madison we find creative ways to get the most out of each one. A list of uw madison resources is available at information about working and teaching in physics. Uwmadison department of mathematics van vleck hall, 480. Bates recounts the 1970 bombing of the university of wisconsins army math research center in madison and examines how this event marked the end of the. For updates about all uw madison campus operations related to covid19, see covid19.
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