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3.00 Credits
Survey of diverse astronomical objects and the physical principles used in modeling them. Emphasis on the observational basis and foundations of astrophysics. Stellar magnitudes, colors and spectra; the HR diagram; solar and stellar activity; binary stars; the phenomena of galactic and extragalactic astronomy.
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3.00 Credits
Introduction to the physics of stellar interiors and atmospheres. The evolution of stars is explored by studying the changes in internal composition due to nuclear reactions. The physical processes underlying stellar spectra are investigated. Computer simulations of stars and their atmospheres may be used.
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3.00 Credits
Physics of processes which occur in the outer regions of the sun. Topics include radiative transfer, convection, sound waves, magnetic fields, the chromosphere, the corona, the solar wind, and the cycle of solar activity. PREREQ: PHYS333 or PHYS633.
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3.00 Credits
Introduction to physical processes and environments in our solar system. Topics include overview of plasma physics, magnetohydrodynamics, and turbulence theory; properties of solar wind; planetary magnetospheres; cosmic ray transport and acceleration; experimental and observational techniques; space weather and its impact on human activities. PREREQ: PHYS603.
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3.00 Credits
Treatment of a specialized subject taken from the following list: magnetic materials, electron microscopy, elementary particles, and other advanced topics. RESTRICTIONS: May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
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3.00 Credits
Treatment of a specialized topic in astrophysics such as stellar winds, particle astrophysics, brown dwarfs, extra-solar planets, gamma-ray astronomy, and other advanced topics. RESTRICTIONS: May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to the world of elementary particles, the fundamental building blocks of matter, and the essential role they play in the formulation of hot big bang and inflationary cosmologies. PREREQ: Some knowledge of quantum mechanics and special relativity is recommended.
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3.00 Credits
Fundamentals of analog and digital electronics, with emphasis on applications in science. Circuit analysis, operational amplifiers, filters, gates, flip-flops, counters, analog to digital and digital to analog converters. PREREQ: PHYS208 and PHYS228, or PHYS245.
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3.00 Credits
Professional and personal development of the student as a scientist through the medium of experimental physics and involving basic test instruments, computers and microcontrollers for control and data acquisition, noise, lock-in amplifiers, FFT, and other signal recovery methods, data and uncertainity analysis. PREREQ: PHYS645
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3.00 Credits
Introduces quantum computation and quantum information. Essential concepts will be discussed: two-level quantum systems, quantum measurements, entanglement, decoherence, difference between quantum and classical computation, and quantum logic gates. Quantum algorithms, quantum cryptography and quantum key distribution will be introduced with their applications. The quantum error-correction codes will be discussed. Presents students with a broad overview of the quantum information field, its rapid progress, and relevant scientific literature. PREREQ: Prior knowledge of quantum mechanics recommended and familiarity with linear algebra.
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