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4.00 Credits
Electrostatics, magnetostatics, circuit theory, timevarying fields, Maxwell's equations and electromagnetic waves. 4 lectures/problemsolving. Courses must be taken in sequence. Prerequisite: PHY 308, PHY 309 (latter may be taken concurrently with PHY 314).
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4.00 Credits
Vector algebra, principles of Newtonian mechanics, conservative forces, harmonic motion, centralforce motion, the twobody problem, center of mass coordinates, statics and dynamics of rigid bodies, accelerated coordinate systems, normal coordinates and Lagrange's equations. 4 lectures/problemsolving. Courses must be taken in sequence. Prerequisite: PHY 308, PHY 309 (latter may be taken concurrently with PHY 321).
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4.00 Credits
Fundamental principles of thermodynamics and kinetic theory of gases. 4 lectures/problemsolving. Prerequisite: PHY 132 and MAT 215, 216.
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4.00 Credits
Geometrical optics and wave optics with an emphasis on technological applications. 4 lectures/problemsolving. Prerequisite: PHY 131 or 121.
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12.00 Credits
Individual or group investigation, research, study or survey of selected problems. Approval of problem must be obtained in the Physics Department office prior to enrollment. Total credit limited to 4 units with a maximum of 2 units per quarter.
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4.00 Credits
Introduction to quantum mechanics, including Schroedinger equation, hydrogen atom, degeneracy, perturbation theory, multielectron atoms, matrix mechanics. 4 lectures/problemsolving. PHY 401 and 402 must be taken in sequence. Prerequisites: PHY 235 or CHM 313, and PHY 309.
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4.00 Credits
Continuation of PHY 401. Introduction to quantum mechanics, including Schroedinger equation, hydrogen atom, degeneracy, perturbation theory, multielectron atoms, matrix mechanics. 4 lectures/problemsolving. PHY 401 and 402 must be taken in sequence. Prerequisites: PHY 235 or CHM 313, and PHY 309.
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4.00 Credits
Advanced topics in quantum mechanics, including approximation methods, timedependent perturbation theory, relativistic theory and frontiers. 4 lectures/problemsolving. Prerequisite: PHY 402.
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4.00 Credits
History and concepts of high energy and elementary particle physics; fundamental interactions; quantum numbers, invariance principles and conservation laws; SU(3) quark model and QCD; particle detectors and accelerators. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: PHY 401. Corequisite: PHY 402.
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4.00 Credits
Crystallography, crystal imperfections, diffusion. Metals, ionic crystals, covalent crystals, molecular crystals. Transport properties and specific heat of metals. Electronic states in solids, physical properties of semiconductors, theory of semiconductor devices. Behavior of dielectrics, magnetism and superconductors. 4 lectures/problemsolving. Corequisite: PHY 309.
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