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1.00 - 5.00 Credits
Directed Study
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5.00 Credits
Newtonian mechanics for students of physics. Topics include point-particle mechanics in 3-dimensions; oscillations; Newton's theory of gravity; central force motion; dynamics of systems of particles; Lagrangian and Hamiltonian dynamics; dynamics of rigid bodies. Prerequisites: PHYS 230 or equivalent, PHYS 250. (winter)
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5.00 Credits
The theory of electromagnetism using vector calculus for students of physics and electrical engineering. Topics covered include static electric and magnetic fields in vacuum and linear isotropic media; time-varying fields and Maxwell's equations; the wave equation and boundary conditions; propagation of electromagnetic waves in non-conducting media. Prerequisites: PHYS 123, MATH 234. (fall)
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4.00 Credits
An introduction to nonlinear dynamical systems. Topics include coupled linear and nonlinear difference equations; coupled linear and nonlinear ordinary differential equations; fixed points; equilibrium points; stability; bifurcations; limit cycles; logistic equation; Feigenbaum scaling; fractals; Hausdorff dimension; dissipative and Hamiltonian systems; Liapunov's method; strange attractors; nonlinear oscillations; perturbation theory; Lorenz equations; chaos; predictability; computer programming and graphics. Prerequisites: PHYS 123, PHYS 230 or equivalent, MATH 234. (winter)
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to ultrasound physics for students in diagnostic ultrasound. Topics treated include the physics of pulsed ultrasound, including its production and detection by transducers; characteristics of pulses and sound beams; interaction of ultrasound with tissue, including attenuation, impedance, reflection, refraction, scattering, and ranging; hemodynamics; the Doppler effect; introduction to ultrasonic instrumentation. Prerequisites: PHYS 106 or equivalent; MATH 131 or 134; enrollment in the diagnostic ultrasound program or permission of the physics department. (fall)
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4.00 Credits
An introduction to the physics of stars and galaxies. Topics include observational properties of stars; equations of stellar structure; physics of stellar interiors; birth, evolution, and death of stars; globular clusters; galaxies. Prerequisites: PHYS 203, PHYS 230 or equivalent, PHYS 250.
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4.00 Credits
An introduction to physics of the earth. Topics include earth formation; plate tectonics; geomagnetism; continuum mechanics; earthquakes and seismology; physical properties of the deep earth; high-pressure geophysics. Prerequisites: PHYS 203, PHYS 230 or equivalent, PHYS 250.
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4.00 Credits
Experimental physics laboratory to introduce students to the work of a professional experimental physicist. Students will design and execute experiments in such areas as superconductivity, nuclear physics, spectrophotometry, and holography and will learn state-of-the-art computer-based data acquisition techniques using LabView. Students will present a talk in the style of a professional conference and prepare a paper in the style of a professional research journal. Prerequisites: PHYS 205, PHYS 206, MATH 234. (winter of alternate years)
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5.00 Credits
A mathematical treatment of quantum mechanics using complex vector spaces, operators, wave functions, and abstract Dirac notation. Topics treated include wave-particle duality, the state function, the Schr?inger equation, one-dimensional problems, the operator formalism, matrices, central forces, angular momentum, spin, identical particles. Prerequisites: PHYS 205, PHYS 310. (spring)
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1.00 - 5.00 Credits
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