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Course Criteria
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4.00 Credits
Dynamics of particles and continuous media; Newton’s law of motion, conservation laws, generalized coordinates, Lagrange’s equations, and the principle of least action; the mechanics of continuous media, wave motion, sound, hydrostatics, rotational and irrotational flow, the equation of continuity, Laplace’s equation. Fall semester. Lecture 3 hours, recitation 2 hours. Prerequisites: PHYS 2300/PHYS 2300L, PHYS 2310/PHYS 2310L or PHYS 1030/PHYS 1030L, PHYS 1040/PHYS 1040L; or approval of the department head. Corequisite: MATH 2450 or MATH 2550; PHYS 3410L.
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4.00 Credits
Basic laws of electromagnetism, electric and magnetic properties of materials, Maxwell's equations, boundary value problems, electromagnetic waves. Spring semester. Lecture 3 hours, recitation 2 hours. Prerequisite: Physics 341; Mathematics 245, 255; or approval of the instructor.
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4.00 Credits
Basic laws of electromagnetism, electric and magnetic properties of materials, Maxwell’s equations, boundary value problems, electromagnetic waves. Spring semester. Lecture 3 hours, recitation 2 hours.
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3.00 Credits
Experimental methods based on classical physics experiments, selected from such topics as as harmonic motion, gravitation, measurement of thermodynamic properties, electrical and magnetic measurements, optics, thermodynamics, and materials science. Fall semester. Lecture 1.5 hours, laboratory 3 hours. Prerequisites: Physics 230/280, 231/281, 232/282; or Physics 103/183, 104/184; Mathematics 245. Corequisites: Physics 341 or 342, 307 or 310; or approval of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Experimental methods based on classical physics experiments, selected from such topics as harmonic motion, gravitation, measurement of thermodynamic properties, electrical and magnetic measurements, optics, thermodynamics, and materials science. Fall semester. Lecture 1.5 hours, laboratory 3 hours. Prerequisites: PHYS 2300/PHYS 2300L, PHYS 2310/PHYS 2310L, PHYS 2320/PHYS 2320L; or PHYS 1030/PHYS 1030L, PHYS 1040/PHYS 1040L; MATH 2450. Corequisites: PHYS 3410 or PHYS 3420, PHYS 3070 or PHYS 3110; or approval of the department head. Laboratory/studio course fee will be assessed.
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3.00 Credits
Experimental methods based on modern physics experiments, selected from such topics as atomic emission and absorption spectra, the Franck-Hertz experiment, the Stern-Gerlach experiment, quantum optics, electron-spin resonance, nuclear magnetic resonance, X-ray diffraction, and nuclear radiation measurements (utilizing Geiger-counters and multichannel analyzers). Spring semester. Lecture 1.5 hours, laboratory 3 hours. Prerequisites: Physics 230/280, 231/281, 232/282; or Physics 103/183, 104/184; Mathematics 245; or approval of the instructor. Cumulative limit of 4 hours.
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3.00 Credits
Experimental methods based on modern physics experiments, selected from such topics as atomic emission and absorption spectra, the Franck-Hertz experiment, the Stern-Gerlach experiment, quantum optics, electron-spin resonance, nuclear magnetic resonance, X-ray diffraction, and nuclear radiation measurements (utilizing Geiger-counters and multichannel analyzers). Spring semester. Lecture 1.5 hours, laboratory 3 hours. Prerequisites: PHYS 2300/PHYS 2300L, PHYS 2310/PHYS 2310L, PHYS 2320/PHYS 2320L; or PHYS 1030/PHYS 1030L, PHYS 1040/PHYS 1040L; MATH 2450; or approval of the department head. Laboratory/studio course fee will be assessed.
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1.00 Credits
Reports and reviews of selected physics research, including the abstracting of publications. On demand. Enrollment limited to juniors or above or approval of the department head. Cumulative limit of 2 hours.
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1.00 Credits
Reports and reviews of selected physics research, including the abstracting of publications. On demand. Enrollment limited to juniors or above or approval of the instructor. Cumulative limit of 2 hours.
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3.00 Credits
Basic elements and principles of quantum physics: probability waves, the Schrodinger equation, expectation values and operator formalism, the hydrogen atom, radiation processes. Fall semester. Prerequisites: Physics 230/280, 231/281, 232/282; or Physics 103/183, 104/184; Mathematics 245 or 255; or approval of the instructor.
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