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3.00 Credits
Intermediate-level introduction to relativity, quantum physics and statistical mechanics. Topics include: special relativity, Planck spectrum and quantization of light, wave-particle duality, quantization of atomic energy levels, wavefunctions and Schrodinger equation in one and three-dimensions, elementary quantum angular momentum theory, exclusion principle and the period table, and elements of classical and quantum statistical mechanics. Select developments in nuclear physics, condensed-matter physics, and elementary-particle physics may be included, time permitting. Lecture (3 hours). Prerequisites: PHYS 212 with C or better and MATH 215. Spring.
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3.00 Credits
Fundamental principles of thermodynamics, kinetic theory and statistical mechanics at the advanced level. Topics generally included are the ideal gas, equipartition of energy, work and heat, heat capacities, latent heat and enthalpy, the First and Second Laws of Thermodynamics, entropy, the Carnot cycle, the Helmholtz and Gibbs free energies, phase transformations, the Clausius-Clapyron equation, Boltzmann statistics, the Maxwell speed distribution, the Gibbs factor, bosons and fermions, the Fermi-Dirac and Bose-Einstein distributions, white dwarf stars and neutron stars, blackbody radiation and the Planck spectrum, and the cosmic microwave background radiation. Lecture (three hours). Prerequisite: PHYS 374 with a C or better in MATH 215. Odd spring.
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4.00 Credits
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1.00 Credits
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1.00 Credits
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4.00 Credits
Advanced-level classical mechanics in three dimensions. Topics include 3-dimensional kinematics, solutions of the Newtonian equation of motion with drag, conservative forces and potential energies, work and energy theorems, central forces, inverse-square law and Kepler’s problem, damped and driven oscillations, Fourier analysis, and the Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formulations. Lecture (four hours). Prerequisites: PHYS 212, MATH 215, MATH 310, MATH 314 and junior status. Odd fall.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides an introduction to quantum physics with applications drawn mainly from modern theories of atomic and nuclear structure. Topics include: the old quantum (Bohr) Theory, the periodic table, the wave-particle duality, the uncertainty principle, the Schrodinger equation, and other aspects of elementary quantum mechanics. We may include Fermi-Dirac and Bose-Einstein statistics, the Pauli exclusion principle, and elementary angular momentum theory. We may also study developments in nuclear physics, condensed-matter physics, and elementary particle physics.
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4.00 Credits
Electricity and magnetism at the advanced level. Topics include vector calculus, electrostatic fields from point charges and continuous charge distributions, Gauss' law electrostatic potential, conductors, methods for Laplace's equation including images, separation of variables and multiple expansions, magnetostatic fields, Ampere's law, electromagnetic induction, Maxwell's equations. Lecture (four hours). Pre-requisites: PHYS 212 with a C or better, Math 215 and Math 314 and junior status. Even spring.
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3.00 Credits
Undergraduate introduction to the formalism of modern quantum theory. The course usually begins with a review of Schrodinger theory. The main course content includes one-dimensional potentials, the harmonic oscillator, angular momentum, spin, and perturbation theory. Throughout the course, emphasis is placed on the Hilbert space formulation, the Dirac notation and the matrix representation. Lecture (three hours). Prerequisites: PHYS 374 with a C or better, MATH 310 and MATH 314. Even fall.
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