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PHYS 2220 and MATH 2215. Fundamentals of the behavior of materials under different loading conditions, analysis of the stress and strain in deformable solids, including axial loading, bending, torsion, and shear: stresses and strains in beams and shafts; combined loading; combined stresses; stresses in pressure vessels and tubes; indeterminate systems; column buckling. Offered alternate years. Next offered Spring 2005. Faculty: M. SHAROBEAM 4.000 Credit hours 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Natural Sciences & Mathematics Division Applied Physics Department
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PHYS 3010 and one year of calculus or equivalent, plus MATH 3328 (may be taken concurrently). Newtonian mechanics at an intermediate level, aimed at enabling students to think about physical problems in mathematical terms and to solve such problems using available analytical and state-of-the-art computer-based techniques. Includes particle motion in one dimension; simple harmonic oscillator, damped and forced oscillations; motion in two and three dimensions, conservative forces and potential energy; motion under a central force; many particle systems; nonlinear systems; and Langrang's and Hamilton's Equations. Offered each Spring term. Faculty: D. LESSIE, L. DECHIARO 4.000 Credit hours 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Natural Sciences & Mathematics Division Applied Physics Department
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MATH 2215 (Calculus I) and PHYS 2220 (Physics I). Other more advanced mathematical topics needed to support the course content will be introduced as they are needed. Computing software basics, errors and uncertainties in computation, root-finding in nonlinear functions, numerical differentiation, numerical integration, data fitting, deterministic randomness, Monte Carlo simulations, numerical solution of Ordinary Differential Equations and Fourier Analysis. Faculty: L. DECHIARO 4.000 Credit hours 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Natural Sciences & Mathematics Division Applied Physics Department
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One year of college physics and one year of calculus. A modern approach both to classical optics and to modern optics. Includes geometric optics, optics of waves, interferences, diffraction, polarization, Fourier optics, coherence, quantum optics, lasers, and holography. Offered alternate years. Faculty: L. STILES 4.000 Credit hours 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Natural Sciences & Mathematics Division Applied Physics Department
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4.00 Credits
PHYS 3220 and MATH 3328 or see instructor. Quantitative reasoning intensive course (Q1). (Same as MATH 3350) Mathematical methods for the sciences, including Flourier series and transforms, matrix algebra and the eigenvalue problem, special functions, and complex variables. Offered alternate years. Faculty: D. LESSIE, S. PAL 4.000 Credit hours 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Natural Sciences & Mathematics Division Applied Physics Department Course Attributes: Q1- Quant Reasoning Intensive
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PHYS 2230 and MATH 2217. (Same as MATH 3352) A computationally intensive course on creating and interpreting mathematical models for nonlinear systems. The computer algebra system, Maple, is centrally used to model nonlinear applications in various disciplines. Topics covered include topological and numerical analysis of nonlinear differential equations, limit cycles, forced oscillations and nonlinear maps. Particular attention is devoted to the period-doubling route to chaos and methods of identifying chaos such as Poincare sections and Fourier power spectra of dynamical systems. Offered in alternate years. Faculty: N. JEVTIC, D. LESSIE 4.000 Credit hours 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Natural Sciences & Mathematics Division Applied Physics Department
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PHYS 2230, MATH 2217. Problem-oriented course integrating mathematical skills and physical understanding. Discusses electrostatics, electric currents, dielectrics, magnetism, magnetic materials, electromagnetic induction, AC circuits. Maxwell's equations and electromagnetic waves. Offered alternate years. Faculty: F. LIU, S. PAL 4.000 Credit hours 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Natural Sciences & Mathematics Division Applied Physics Department
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PHYS 2230 and MATH 2217. The laws of thermodynamics, entropy, and thermodynamic functions with applications. Kinetic theory, transport theory, and especially statistical mechanics with associated applications will also be discussed. Offered alternate years. Faculty: D. LESSIE, S. PAL 4.000 Credit hours 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Natural Sciences & Mathematics Division Applied Physics Department
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PHYS 3010 and MATH 3328. The development and applications of quantum mechanics. Includes wave functions, the Schroedinger equation, stationary states, quantum behavior pertaining to potential wells, the harmonic oscillator, thehydrogen atom, and spin. Offered alternate years. Faculty: D. LESSIE, S. PAL, N. JEVTIC, Y. SHARON 4.000 Credit hours 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Natural Sciences & Mathematics Division Applied Physics Department
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The development and current status of energy planning techniques. Makes the linkages between federal, state and municipal programs and regulations with the technical aspects of energy technology and conservation. This course is suited for both land-use planners and scientists. Offered alternate years. Faculty: L. STILES 4.000 Credit hours 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Natural Sciences & Mathematics Division Applied Physics Department
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