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4.00 Credits
Introduction to the principles of classical thermodynamics and kinetic theory. Equations of state, the First and Second Laws of Thermodynamics, entropy, thermodynamic potentials, applications of thermodynamics, and kinetic theory of gases. (1016-305; 1017-312, 313) Class 4, Credit 4 (S)
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3.00 Credits
The elements of advanced laboratory work, including the importance of detailed experiment planning, are presented. The requirement of effective communication of results is also an integral part of the course. Experiments are chosen from any area of physics compatible with department facilities: optics, thin fi lms, cryogenics, semiconductors, acoustics, nuclear, etc. (1017-314, 321, 374, 431 plus co-registration or credit in any one of these: 1017-401, 411, 415, 455) Class 1, Lab 5, Credit 3 (W)
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3.00 Credits
The elements of advanced laboratory work, including the importance of detailed experiment planning, are presented. The requirement of effective communication of results is also an integral part of the course. Experiments are chosen from any area of physics compatible with department facilities: optics, thin fi lms, cryogenics, semiconductors, acoustics, nuclear, etc. (1017-314, 321, 431 plus co-registration or credit in any one of these: 1017-401, 411, 415, 455) Class 1, Lab 5, Credit 3 (S)
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to electronic measurement and instrumentation for analog and digital circuits. Building and testing circuits using discrete components and integrated circuits. (1017-313 or 1017-213, college level calculus) Class 3, Lab 3, Credit 4 (F)
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to microcomputer interfacing with associated laboratory exercises. Emphasis on the interface circuits using an 80286-based microprocessor. Covers elementary logic circuits, computer architecture, assembly language programming, serial and parallel interfaces, A/D and D/A conversion, RS-232C, IEEE488 and other industry standards. (1017-331 or 431 or equivalent) Class 3, Lab 3, Credit 4 (offered upon suffi cient request) (F)
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4.00 Credits
Basic concepts for visualizing the behavior of nonlinear physical systems. Use of the computer as an exploratory tool for generating and observing transitions between periodic and chaotic behavior. The driven, damped pendulum as a model dynamical system for exploring such concepts as sensitivity to initial conditions, routes to chaos, strange attractors and fractal basin boundaries. Students are asked to extend general ideas to a specifi c physical system by performing a term project. (1017-317, 401) Class 4, Credit 4 ( offered upon suffi cient request) (F or W) 1017-440 Stellar Astrophysics A survey of basic concepts of the astrophysics of stars and stellar systems. Observed characteristics of stars, stellar atmospheres, stellar structure, stellar evolution, interstellar medium, and the Milky Way. (1017-301 or permission of instructor, 1017-314) Class 4, Credit 4 (offered upon suffi cient request) (W)
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4.00 Credits
This course is a survey of the astrophysics of galaxies and other stellar systems. Emphasis is on the structure and dynamics of the Milky Way galaxy. (1017-301 or permission of instructor, 1017-314) Class 4, Credit 4 ( offered upon suffi cient request) (W)
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4.00 Credits
This course is a survey of our current understanding of the structure, origin, and evolution of the universe. (1017-301 or permission of instructor, 1017-314) Class 4, Credit 4 (offered upon suffi cient request)(S)
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4.00 Credits
This course provides a practical, hands-on introduction to optical astronomy. Students will use the RIT Observatory telescopes and CCD cameras to take images of celestial objects, reduce the data, and analyze the results. The course will emphasize the details of image processing required to remove instrumental effects from CCD images. (1017-301 or permission of instructor) Class 4, Credit 4 (offered upon suffi cient request) (S)
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4.00 Credits
Physical optics including interference, diffraction, and polarization. Brief introduction to modern optics. (1016-305; 1017-312, 313, 480) Class 4, Credit 4 (S)
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