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1.00 Credits
This course introduces and/or develops modern research techniques used in physics. Research is performed in collaboration with one or more faculty in an area of specialization of the faculty. Emphasis will be placed on developing research skills, developing technical writing skills, and the development of skills needed for scientific presentations.
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4.00 Credits
Prerequisites: MATH 01131 and PHYS 02200 This course teaches students Newtonian, Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formulations of mechanics, and their applications to such problems as Central Force Motion, Linear and Nonlinear Oscillations, Collisions between particles, Noninertial Systems, Coupled Oscillations and Normal Coordinates, and Rigid Bodies.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: MATH 01131 and PHYS 02201 or MATH 01131 and PHYS 02203 This introductory course studies topics as they apply to physics: infinite series, complex numbers, determinants and matrices, partial differentiation, vector calculus, Fourier series. Certain more advanced topics may be treated: calculus of variations, gamma and beta functions, coordinate transformations, tensor analysis, functions of a complex variable, Legendre polynomials and Bessel functions. This course may not be offered annually.
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3.00 Credits
The ZEMAX optical design program is a comprehensive software tool for opitcal design. It integrates all the features required to conceptualize, design, optimize, analyze, tolerance, and document virtually any optical system. This course discusses the theory of optical system design with focus on geometrical optics and aberration theory. It introduces the computer program ZEMAX as a tool for lens designs such as spectrometers, scanning systems and telescopes. ZEMAX is widely used in the optics industry as a standard design tool.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: PHYS 02300 The student will study in detail the laws of thermodynamics. The statistical derivation of these laws will be presented. Topics include: ideal gases, classical and quantum distribution functions, phase transitions, and other special topics.
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4.00 Credits
Prerequisites: PHYS 02300 This course will serve as an introduction to quantum mechanics. Students will learn the basic concepts of quantum mechanics and how to solve simple problems using quantum mechanics. Topics selected for study include the origins of quantum mechanics, the free particle in wave mechanics, particles in one-dimensional potentials, the axiomatic formulation of quantum physics, particles in three-dimensions, spin and the Pauli exclusion principle.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: PHYS 02401 This course is a continuation of Quantum Mechanics I. Students will learn more advanced concepts and problems in quantum mechanics. Topics selected for study include the formalism of quantum mechanics, particles in three-dimensions, spin and angular momentum, quantum statistical mechanics, time-independent perturbation theory, time-dependent perturbation theory, and scattering. Some topics may overlap with the ones in Quantum Mechanics I, but are taught on a higher level.
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1.00 Credits
This course introduces and/or develops modern research techniques used in physics. Research is performed in collaboration with one or more faculty in an area of specialization of the faculty. Emphasis will be placed on developing research skills, developing technical writing skills, and the development of skills needed for scientific presentations.
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4.00 Credits
Prerequisites: PHYS 02201 or PHYS 02203 This course studies classical electro-magnetism. Its topics include: the laws of electromagnetic force, Maxwell's equations, electromagnetic induction, interaction of currents, and electromagnetic energy and waves. This course may not be offered annually.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: PHYS 02430 This course studies advanced applications of Maxwell's equations. For example, the generation of electromagnetic radiation and its propagation through matter will be discussed. The connection between Maxwell's equations and the special theory of relativity will be emphasized.
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