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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: PHY 305. Introduction to the physics of spacetime, the very small, and the very large: special relativity, nuclear and particle physics, astrophysics, general relativity, and cosmology. (Every year)
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: MAT 192 and PHY 162. Intermediate level optics, including the electromagnetic nature of light, thermal and coherent sources, interference phenomena, holography, polarization, Fourier transform spectroscopy, and nonlinear optics. The adjective physical in the title of this course emphasizes its foundation in electromagnetic theory, as opposed to geometrical optics, where the primary goal is to understand how optical instruments function, using ray tracing techniques. Two hours of lecture and a 3-hour laboratory per week. (Every three years)
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: PHY 162, MAT 293, and MAT 330. Introduction to statistical mechanics covering classical and quantum statistics, and connections with thermodynamics. Quantum statistics will include investigations of thermal properties of solids and low temperature phenomena. (Every two years)
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: MAT 192 and PHY 162. Exploration of the physics of solid state devices, including transistors and LEDs, basic properties of conduction in solids, simple quantum mechanics, crystal structures, solid state chemistry and electronic circuits. Two hours of lecture and a 3-hour laboratory per week. (Every two years)
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: MAT 293, MAT 330, and PHY 162. Statics and dynamics of particles and rigid bodies; Newtonian, Lagrangian, and Hamiltonian description of systems; vibrating systems including normal modes. (Every two years)
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: MAT 293, MAT 330, and PHY 162. Electrostatics, magnetostatics, electrodynamics, Maxwell's equations, electromagnetic waves. (Every two years)
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: MAT 293, MAT 330, and PHY 162. Mathematical methods useful in upper-division physics courses are explored. Topics may include probability distributions, linear algebra, complex variables, waves and Fourier analysis, orthogonal functions, partial differential equations, chaotic dynamics, and group theory. (Every three years)
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: MAT 192 and PHY 162. Introduction to experimental techniques including computerized data acquisition, data analysis, analog and digital electronics and instrumentation. Students will also learn the LabVIEW programming language. Two hours of lecture and a 3-hour laboratory work per week. (Every two years)
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: MAT 192 and PHY 162. Introduction to the use of computing to solve physics problems and to methods of efficient communication of these solutions. Topics include: LaTex, computer algebra systems, computer programming and introduction to numerical methods. Two hours of lecture and a 3- hour computer laboratory per week. (Every three years)
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1.00 - 4.00 Credits
Prerequisite: to be determined by the instructor. A study of a topic in much greater depth than is done in the more general courses, or a topic of current importance not covered in the course offerings of the department. Credit hours depend on the topic, with a maximum of 4. (Occasional)
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