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3.00 Credits
Faculty The behavior of classical waves, wave-particle duality, state functions and probability densities, the Schroedinger wave equation, one-dimensional quantum mechanical problems, prediction and measurement in quantum mechanics. Class work will include experiments which demonstrate the physical principles. Prerequisites: PHYS-112, MATH-112. Three hours per week. Four semester hours.
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Dr. Nagy Astrometry, astronomical photometry, CCD imaging and image processing, spectroscopy. The astronomical two-body problem, tidal forces, the Sun and planets, observable properties of stars, stellar structure and evolution, binary stars, galaxies and cosmology. Prerequisites: PHYS-112, MATH-111, pre- or co-requisites: MATH-112. Three hours lecture and three hours lab per week. Four semester hours. (LS.)
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Dr. Nagy Primarily classical thermodynamics with a brief introduction to statistical aspects. Temperature, laws of thermodynamics, work, heat, energy, entropy, thermodynamic potentials, kinetic theory of dilute gases, equations of state. Alternates with PHYS-410. Prerequisites: PHYS-112, PHYS-315. Three hours per week. Four semester hours.
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Dr. Nagy Electric and magnetic fields and potentials, Laplace's equation, dielectrics and magnetic materials, Maxwell'sequations, electromagnetic waves. Prerequisites: PHYS-112, 210, 315. Three hours per week. Four semester hours.
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Dr. Nagy Ordinary differential equations, special functions of mathematical physics, linear algebra, coordinate transformations, vector analysis, Fourier series, numerical solution of algebraic equations. Prerequisites: PHYS- 112, MATH-112. Three hours per week. Four semester hours.
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Dr. Nagy Complex analysis, partial differential equations, numerical integration and differentiation, numerical solution of ordinary differential equations, Fourier and Laplace transforms. Prerequisite: PHYS-315. Three hours per week. Four semester hours.
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Faculty Study and discussion of advanced topics or recent developments in physics. Students must consult the chair of the department before registering for this course. Three hours per week. Three semester hours.
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Faculty Same description as PHYS-317. Three hours per week. Three semester hours.
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Faculty The hydrogen atom, angular momentum, systems of identical particles, perturbation theory, and other applications selected from atomic, molecular, solid-state, and nuclear physics. Alternates with PHYS-309. Prerequisite: PHYS-212. Three hours per week. Four semester hours.
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3.00 Credits
Dr. Cellucci Sophisticated numerical and nonlinear techniques will be developed and applied to modern and traditional problems in physics. Problems whose solutions are not accessible analytically will be explored through the use of symbolic and compiled languages with visualization. Prerequisites: PHYS-315, CS-371, or permission of a member of the physics faculty. Three hours per week. Four semester hours.
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