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3.00 Credits
A laboratory-oriented course in electronics stressing applications of linear integrated circuits to laboratory measurement in physics, chemistry, and biology. Laboratory experiments and lecture-discussions include circuit analysis, system design using operational amplifi ers, analog computer systems, transistors, power supplies, oscillators, Butterworth response fi lters, and phase-locked loops. Prerequisite: Physics 109-110 or 111-112 or permission of instructor. Fall. Three 50-minute lectures, two 3-hour laboratories. Powlette
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3.00 Credits
Concepts leading to breakdown of classical physics and emergence of quantum theory. Topics include atomic physics, relativity and four-vector space-time physics, solid-state physics, nuclear physics, and elementary particles. Independent laboratory experiments (e.g., Compton effect, electron spin resonance, electron diffraction, M?sbauer effect) complement student's interest and needs . Prerequisites : Physics 111-112and Mathematics 171 or permission of instructor. Spring. Three 50-minute lectures, one 50-minute problem session, one 3-hour laboratory. Writing-intensive. Krieble, Powlette
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3.00 Credits
First term treats motion of a single particle with emphasis on conservative forces and their properties, central force fi elds, and oscillatory motions. Second term treats motion of the system of particles, rigid body mechanics, accelerated reference systems, and mechanics (Lagrange and Hamilton). Emphasis on computer solutions of problems. Prerequisites: Physics 111-112 and Mathematics 211 or permission of instructor. Alternate years. Four 50-minute lectures or three 70-minute lectures. Roeder
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3.00 Credits
Theoretical and experimental study of the interaction of electromagnetic radiation and matter. Topics include wave and photon representations of light, geometrical optics, polarization, interference, and diffraction phenomena. Selected topics in modern optics include gas and semiconductor lasers, electro-optics, nonlinear optics, and fi ber optics. Standard laboratory experiments include interfero-metry and diffraction. Application-based experiments include laser construction, holography, photo-refractive nonlinear optics, dynamic diffractive optics, and fi ber optics. Prerequisites: Physics 111-112 and Mathematics 211 or permission of instructor. Alternate years. Three 50-minute lectures, one 3-hour laboratory. Powlette
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3.00 Credits
Unifi ed treatment of thermodynamics and statistical mechanics. Topics include laws of thermodynamics, state functions and variables, application to physical and chemical systems, kinetic theory, distribution functions, Fermi-Dirac and Bose-Einstein statistics, black-body radiation, and Debye theory of specifi c heats. Prerequisites: Physics 111-112 and Mathematics 211 or permission of instructor. Alternate years. Three 50-minute lectures, one 3-hour laboratory. Krieble
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3.00 Credits
Fourier transforms, wave packets, Schr?inger's equation,square-well and barrier potentials, the harmonic oscillator, the hydrogen atom, atomic spectra, multi-electron atoms, algebraic methods, matrix mechanics, perturbation theory. Prerequisites: Physics 222 and Mathematics 221 or permission of instructor. Alternate years. Three 50-minute lectures, one 50-minute problem session, one 3-hour laboratory. Krieble
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3.00 Credits
Properties of nuclei, the deuteron, partial-wave analysis; alpha, beta, and gamma decay; nuclear models, fi ssion, fusion, nuclear reactions, properties of elementary particles, classifi cation schemes, interactions. Prerequisites: Physics 341 and Mathematics 221 or consent of instructor. Alternate years. Three 50-minute lectures. Powlette
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3.00 Credits
Mathematical techniques for solving ordinary and partial differential equations that arise in theoretical physics. Topics include series solutions, special functions, operational methods, boundary-value problems, orthogonal functions, product solutions, and/or selected topics determined by needs of students and interest of instructor. Prerequisites: At least one year of college physics and Mathematics 221. Alternate years. Three 50-minute lectures. Roeder
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3.00 Credits
Fundamental study of matter in the solid state, including periodic arrays of atoms, fundamental types of lattices, position and orientation of planes in crystals, simple crystal structures, reciprocal lattices, Brillouin zones, crystals of inert gases, ionic crystals, covalent crystals, hydrogen bonding, phonons and lattice vibrations, lattice heat capacities, diffusion, free-electron gas, energy bands, and point defects. Prerequisites: Mathematics 211 or equivalent. A course in modern atomic physics is recommended. Alternate years. Three 50-minute lectures, one 50-minute problem session. Powlette, Roeder
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3.00 Credits
Field concepts, electromagnetic theory, and electromagnetic waves. First term treats electrostatics, steady fi elds and currents, and electromagnetism. Second term treats time-varying fi elds and currents, Maxwell's equations, and electromagnetic waves. Prerequisites: Physics 111-112 and Mathematics 211 or permission of instructor. Alternate years. Three 50-minute lectures, one 3-hour laboratory. Krieble
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