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Course Criteria
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4.00 Credits
Lecture and laboratory course addressing topics in the materials categories: metals, ceramics, semiconductors, and polymers. Laboratory emphasizes techniques found in research and development of materials. Prerequisite: PHY 291, 293.
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3.00 Credits
Study of topics of current interest in physics beyond the coverage in other course offerings. Prerequisite: senior or graduate standing in physics or permission of instructor.
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4.00 Credits
Applications of atomic and nuclear physics to the problems of stellar structure and evolution. Cosmological implications of recent astronomical discoveries. Prerequisite: PHY 291, MTH 252, or permission of instructor.
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4.00 Credits
Development of formal thermodynamics including first, second, and third laws, thermodynamic potentials, Maxwell's relations, phase transitions, and illustrative applications of thermodynamics. Introduction to kinetic theory approach to behavior of systems not in equilibrium, Boltzmann Equation, and transport processes. Development of statistical mechanics and ensemble approach to equilibrium statistical thermodynamics. Prerequisite: PHY 291. Pre- or corequisite: PHY 341 or permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Undergraduate research projects with direction of faculty member. Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture and laboratory course covering all aspects of lasers. Teaches basics of physical and geometrical optics and atomic physics in detail to understand the design, operation, and application of lasers. Topics include matrix methods in ray optics, gaussian beams, cavity design, rate equation models of laser gain media, pulsed and CW lasers, different types of lasers, and nonlinear optics. Applications to communications, optical computing, and image processing are discussed. Prerequisite: PHY 291, 293, or permission of instructor.
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4.00 Credits
Survey of the structure of atoms and molecules, using optical spectroscopy as a tool. Lecture reviews the quantum theory of atoms and molecules, including solutions to the Schroedinger equation, spectroscopic notation, transition rates, and selection rules. Laboratory examines a variety of light sources, with increasing resolution. Zeeman, fine structure, and hyperfine structure, in particular, are considered. Emphasis on laboratory investigation. Prerequisite: PHY 291, 293, or permission of instructor. Pre- or corequisite: PHY 341.
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4.00 Credits
Mechanics, nonrelativistic and relativistic, of particles, systems of particles, and rigid bodies treated by Newtonian, Langrangian, and Hamiltonian methods using vector and matrix analysis and calculus of variations. Pre- or corequisite: PHY 341 or permission of instructor.
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4.00 Credits
Mathematically quantitative lecture and problem course in theory of electromagnetism. Topics include multipole fields, electromagnetic field equations, electromagnetic waves, reflection and refraction, radiating systems, classical electron theory, spherical waves, interference phenomena, and diffraction theory. Prerequisite or corequisite: PHY 341 or permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Applications of solid state electronic devices and circuits. Includes laboratory experience with discrete devices, integrated circuits, and transducers, and their application to measurements in research situations. Prerequisite: PHY 291, 292, 294.
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