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Prerequisites: CIS 115 and PHY 313 or equivalents Application of computational techniques to computer simulations in physical science and engineering. The course covers physical concepts such as realistic projectile motion, planetary systems, nonlinear dynamics, chaos and fractals, and electromagnetic and quantum systems. The course exposes students to numerical algorithms and methods such as solutions to optimization, quadrature, fast Fourier transform, and boundry value problems, and gives hands-on experience in programming and computer simulations.
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Prerequisites: PHY 111 or 113, 112 or 114, 213, 234This course is designed for those with an interest in teaching physics or physical science at the secondary school level. It emphasizes the use of varied teaching strategies and methods to cater to different learning styles of students. Attention is given to analytic and graphic as well as intuitive presentation of physics concepts and phenomena. Teaching techniques including audio-visual aids, demonstration and hand-on experiments are used to enhance the learning experience.&
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Fundamentals of quantum mechanics. Schrdinger equation, operator techniques, angular momentum, central force motion, spin, matrix representations, and elementary perturbation theory are studied.
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The laws of thermodynamics and their interpretation based on the microscopic behavior. Entropy and probability, equilibrium, reversibility, thermodynamic functions, phase changes, quantum statistics are studies. Applications to problems in solid state physics are examined.
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Prerequisites: Differential and integral calculus or permission of instructor Fundamental physical oceanographical processes important to coastal and open ocean environments. Included in the course are lectures by current researchers in specialized topics such as satellite oceanography and numerical modeling.
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Prerequisites: PHY 341 or equivalent Discussion of topics in nuclear physics, including nuclear forces, nuclear models, nuclear reactions, and nuclear energy.
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Prerequisites: MTH 212 or similar course in Ordinary Differential Equations Scientific basics of fluid physics. Applications with a bias towards geophysical and astrophysical fluid mechanics. This course will also prepare students in topics in Applied Mathematics including the applications of ODEs and PDEs, by way of many examples from different areas of Fluid Physics.
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Boundary value problems in electrostatics, Green’s functions and eigenfunction expansions. Also examined are Maxwell’s equations, momentum and energy of the electromagnetic field, radiation, multipole expansions, scattering, special relativity and Lagrangian formulation, radiation from moving charge, radiation reaction.
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Prerequisites: PHY 611 or equivalent Study of simple radiating systems, scattering and diffraction of electromagnetic waves, radiation by moving charges, special theory of relativity, Lorentz transformation, covariant formulation of Maxwell’s equations, relativistic particle dynamics, scattering of charged particles, radiation damping and self-fields of a charged particle.
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The Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formulation of Newtonian mechanics. Also covered are variational principles, transformation theory, Poisson brackets, Hamilton-Jacobi theory, special relativity and the covariant formulation of particle mechanics. General relativity is introduced.
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