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PHY 450: Radiative Transfer and Passive Remote Sensing
4.00 Credits
Clark Atlanta University
4 credits Fundamentals of electromagnetic radiation. Emphasis on solar radiation at the top of the atmosphere, scattering and absorption of solar radiation in the atmosphere, infrared transfer in the atmosphere. Measurement of scattered sunlight or radiation emitted by the atmosphere using ultraviolet, visible, infrared or microwave sensors. Prerequisite: PHY 123.
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PHY 452: Active Remote Sensing
4.00 Credits
Clark Atlanta University
4 credits Principles of meteorological sensors; radar principles, radar equation, radar applications and accuracy; sodar and lidar equations, applications and accuracy; interpretation of data from active and passive remote sensing systems. Prerequisite: PHY 375.
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PHY 452 - Active Remote Sensing
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PHY 460: Atmospheric Chemistry
4.00 Credits
Clark Atlanta University
4 credits Basic structure of the planet; detailed structure of the atmosphere; how the present atmosphere evolved from the primordial atmosphere; what happens to solar radiation as it passes through the atmosphere; the presence of oxygen and its relation to ozone and living systems; chemical equilibrium and rates of reactions; differences between reactions with rates that depend primarily upon temperature versus sunlight; Chapman's theory of ozone formation in the stratosphere; improvements to the simple model; the role of aerosols on chemical change; the role of chlorofluorocarbons on the "ozone hole"; cycles in the lower atmosphere; urban photochemical smog and acid-rain; chemistry on other planets. Prerequisites: MAT 111 and CHE 112.
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PHY 470: Earth System Modeling
4.00 Credits
Clark Atlanta University
4 credits Application of numerical modeling techniques to the earth system; use of computer modules representative of earth system components presented as hands-on laboratory exercises, including impact of basic energy exchange processes on temperature and evolution of horizontal motions in the atmosphere; satellite data. Prerequisite: PHY 360.
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PHY 470 - Earth System Modeling
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PHY 501: Classical Mechanics
3.00 Credits
Clark Atlanta University
3 credits Dynamics of particles and rigid bodies; the Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formulation; Poisson brackets, Hamilton-Jacobi Theory, classical scattering theory, theory of small oscillation.
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PHY 503: Electrodynamics
3.00 Credits
Clark Atlanta University
3 credits Maxwell's equations and applications; electrostatics, dielectrics, magnetostatics, scalar and vector potentials; conservation laws; multiple moments and multiple radiation; dispersion; special relativity.
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PHY 503 - Electrodynamics
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PHY 504: Modern Optics
3.00 Credits
Clark Atlanta University
3 credits Concepts of Modern Optics starting with Maxwell's equations including topics such as reflection and refraction, wave propagation in anisotropic media, diffraction, interference, lasers, holography, and the theory of optical wave guides. Prerequisite: PHY 322 (Electromagnetic theory).
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PHY 515-516: Quantum Mechanics I and II
3.00 Credits
Clark Atlanta University
3 credits each Nonrelativisitic quantum mechanics; representation of dynamical variables as operators or matrices; theory of angular momentum; motion in a centrally symmetric field; perturbation theory; identical particles and spin; theory of classical collisions; semi-classical treatment of radiation.
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PHY 515-516 - Quantum Mechanics I and II
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PHY 520: Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics
3.00 Credits
Clark Atlanta University
3 credits Review of first, second and third laws; irreversible processes; microcanonical, canonical and grand canonical ensembles; the density matrix; Bose and Fermi systems. Kinetic theory and the Boltzmann transport equation.
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PHY 520 - Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics
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PHY 531-532: Mathematical Methods I and II
3.00 Credits
Clark Atlanta University
3 credits each Vector analysis, orthogonal curvilinear coordinates; the calculus of variations; functions of a complex variable; ordinary and partial differential equations, hypergeometric functions; orthogonal functions; integral transform methods; Green's functions and integral equations.
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PHY 531-532 - Mathematical Methods I and II
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