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1.00 Credits
An introduction into using instrumentation in experiments. Includes using instrumentation software such as LabVIEW to design virtual instruments and interface hardware. Error analysis of measurements is also studied. Selected experiments in physics using instruments commonly used in the discipline will be performed. Experimental devices used to acquire data will be explored, such as oscilloscopes, digital multimeters, thermocouples, adc's and dac's, Geiger counters, SEM and vacuum systems. Prerequisites: PH 211, 212. Fees: Additional fee required
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1.00 Credits
A continuation of PH 231 in instrumentation in experiments. Advanced LabVIEW programming and interfacing with instruments. This is accomplished by using experimental devices to acquire data, such as oscilloscopes, digital multimeters, thermocouples, adc's and dac's, Geiger counters, SEM and vacuum systems. Prerequisites: PH 211, 212, 231. Fees: Additional fee required
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
A study in the field of physics not covered in other courses such as weather balloon launching, or conceptual physics. Prerequisites: Instructor's permission. May be repeated for credit.
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3.00 Credits
Basic ideas of quantum theory which led to the Rutherford-Bohr model of the atom; elementary quantum mechanics using Schroedinger's equation with applications to atoms, molecules, nuclei and elementary particles will be studied. Topics include: atomic and molecular spectra; ionic and covalent bonds; theory of alpha, beta and gamma decay; and quantum statistics of Bose and Fermi particles. Prerequisites: PH 212 Corequisites: PH 313L
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1.00 Credits
This course is designed to provide students with experience in experimental research techniques used in modern physics. Emphasis is placed on experimental methods and procedures, the relationship among various observable quantities and data analysis. Experiments performed will include determining electron charge to mass ratio, lattice spacing determination using low-energy electron diffraction, nuclear decay rate measurements, and others pertaining to topics covered in class. Corequisites: PH 313 Fees: Additional fee required
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3.00 Credits
Applications of Newtonian mechanics to physical systems. Topics covered include central force problems, equations of motion of Lagrange and Hamilton, normal modes resulting from small vibrations, and rotating frames of reference. Corequisites: PH 211; MA 353,354 (or as a Pre-requisite) Offered: Alternate years
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to oscillatory phenomena and wave motion. The concepts and phenomena taught in this course occur throughout nature from biology to quantum mechanics. Topics include: free, damped and forced vibrations, resonance, coupled oscillators; the nature of traveling waves and transport of energy; types of waves including sound, water waves and light; interference, beats and standing waves; dispersion; simple diffraction phenomena. Corequisites: PH 211; MA 353,354 (or as a Prerequisite) Offered: Alternate years
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3.00 Credits
An integrated approach to the study of thermodynamics and statistical mechanics. Topics covered include the properties of gases, liquids, and solids from a thermodynamic viewpoint; phase diagrams, first, second and third laws of thermodynamics and related state functions such as energy, entropy, enthalpy; free energy and the Gibbs function with applications to chemical and physical systems. Additional topics include probability distributions for classical and quantum systems; microcanonical, canonical and grand canonical partition-functions and associated thermodynamic potentials; conditions of thermodynamic equilibrium for homogenous and heterogenous systems. Prerequisites: PH 211; MA 353. Offered: Alternate years
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
A concentrated study in a field of physics not covered in other courses such as low temperature physics, Mossbauer spectroscopy, elementary particles, relativity, and cosmology. Prerequisites: PH 212, MA 354. May be repeated for credit.
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3.00 Credits
A vector calculus based examination of the laws of Gauss, Biot-Savart, Ampere and Faraday; application of the equations of Laplace and Poisson to boundary valued problems. Maxwell's equations are introduced and used to investigate electromagnetic wave propagation in different media and radiation from antennas. Corequisites: PH 212; MA 353,354 (or as Prerequisites) Offered: Alternate years PH 472. Solid State Physics (3) An introduction to the physics of the solid state of matter. Topics include crystal structure, lattice vibrations and electronic band structure of crystals, electrical, optical, and thermal properties of solids, transport and other non-equilibrium phenomena in uniform and non-uniform solids. Prerequisites: PH 313; MA 353, 354. Offered: Alternate years
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