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3.00 Credits
Provides an integration of the subject matter physics major is exposed to by means of an overview or synthesis of material in the traditional undergraduate physics curriculum. Prerequisite: physics major with senior standing. 2 cr.
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3.00 Credits
General principles of thermodynamics and kinetic theory. Introduction to statistical mechanics. Prerequisites: PHYS 323 and 341.
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3.00 Credits
First course in a two-semester sequence provides an introduction to quantum mechanics. Topics include: waves and particles, Schrodinger wave equation; mathematical tools of quantum mechanics, Dirac notation; spin one-half and two-level systems, Pauli spin matrix; one-dimensional harmonic oscillator, creation and annihilation operators; angular momentum and rotation; particle in a central potential, hydrogen atom. Prerequisites: PHYS 323, 331 and 341.
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3.00 Credits
Time-independent perturbation, non-degenerate and degenerate cases. Stark and Zeeman effects, Paschen-back effects, angular momentum. Time dependent perturbation theory. Interaction of radiation with matter. Selection rules. Scattering theory. Prerequisite: PHYS 421.
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3.00 Credits
Representative experiments in various areas of physics; individual work emphasized. PHYS 427 meets during first half of semester, followed by PHYS 428 in latter half of semester. Prerequisites: PHYS 327 or equivalent and PHYS 421. 2 cr.
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3.00 Credits
Representative experiments in various areas of physics; individual work emphasized. Prerequisites: PHYS 327 or equivalent and PHYS 421.
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
Application of physical concepts to understanding the solid Earth. Topics: origin of the Earth; gravitational and geomagnetic fields and effects; earthquakes and seismic waves; composition and structure of Earth's interior; radioactivity and its geothermal consequences; fluid flow; principles of geophysical exploration for natural resources. Applications to moon, sun and planets as appropriate. Three lectures, one three-hour laboratory per week. Prerequisites: PHYS 121, MATH 221 and one of the following: GEOL 111, 112, 113 or 114.
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1.00 Credits
Foundations of seismology. Elasticity theory, wave equation, body and surface waves. Inferences concerning Earth's interior. Seismographs, field seismology; data processing. Earthquake occurrence. Three one-hour lectures, one-hour laboratory per week. Prerequisites: MATH 371, PHYS 331 and 341.
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3.00 Credits
Fundamental non-seismic aspects of solid earth geophysics; gravity, rotational dynamics, tides; equations of state of the interior; mantle convection. Earth's thermal history. Prerequisites: MATH 371, PHYS 331 and 341.
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3.00 Credits
Intermediate-level treatment of ray optics using matrix methods, physical optics, image formation, coherence, interference, diffraction, Fourier optics, holography and polarization. Should be of interest to students in physics, other physical sciences and engineering. Prerequisites: PHYS 331 and differential equations.
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