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Course Criteria
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4.00 Credits
Survey of basic principles of electric circuits and modern electronics. Topics include AC and DC circuits, Thevenin's and Norton's theorems, transient analysis, power supplies, diodes and transistors, operational amplifiers and an introduction to circuit simulation programs. Prerequisite: PHYS 223. Prerequisite/Corequisite: MATH 311. Three hours lecture, three hours laboratory per week.
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3.00 Credits
Survey of physics concepts developed since 1880. Topics include blackbody radiation, photoelectric effect, special relativity, quantization, uncertainty principle and introductory atomic, nuclear and solid state physics. Prerequisite: PHYS 223. Four hours lecture/activity per week.
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3.00 Credits
Theory and application of Newtonian mechanics with an introduction to the Lagrange formalism. Major topics include kinematics and dynamics of single particles and systems of particles, rigid bodies, noninertial reference frames and the simple harmonic oscillator. Prerequisites: PHYS 223, 309, MATH 311. Four hours lecture/activity per week.
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3.00 Credits
Study of electricity and magnetism. Topics include Coulomb's law, electric and magnetic fields, electromagnetic induction, Maxwell's equations and an introduction to electromagnetic waves. Prerequisites: PHYS 223, 309, MATH 311. Four hours lecture/activity per week.
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3.00 Credits
Introduction to the principles of quantum mechanics. Topics include wave mechanics, Schrodinger's equation, Fourier techniques, operator formalism, correspondence and uncertainty principles, harmonic oscillator and hydrogen atom. Prerequisites: PHYS 309, 313, 314. Four hours lecture/ activity per week.
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3.00 Credits
Physical and mathematical principles applied to the study of astronomy, binary stars, stellar structure and evolution, galactic and extragalactic astronomy, quasars and cosmology. No prior knowledge of astronomy required. Prerequisites: PHYS 223, 309. Four hours lecture/activity per week.
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3.00 Credits
Mathematical treatment of the theory of conduction in solids with particular attention to semiconductors. Topics include band theory of solids, conduction in metals and crystals, intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductors, two-terminal and three-terminal devices. Prerequisites: PHYS 309, 313, MATH 311. Four hours lecture/activity per week.
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3.00 Credits
Introduction to statistical mechanics and thermodynamics. Topics include laws of thermodynamics, paramagnetism, heat capacity of solids, perfect classical gas, phase equilibria and perfect quantal gas. Prerequisites: PHYS 309, 314. Three hours per week.
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3.00 Credits
Study of light as a wave phenomenon. Topics include nature of light, propagation, reflection, refraction, interference, diffraction, lasers and holography. Prerequisites: PHYS 223, 309, MATH 311. Four hours lecture/activity per week.
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3.00 Credits
Study of analog electronic devices and systems. Topics include operational amplifiers, active filters, oscillators and function generators, linear integrated circuits. Prerequisite: PHYS 311. Four hours lecture/activity per week.
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