Broadly, the course material can be grouped into the following areas: Prerequisites: Formally, Math 125 and membership in the university honors program or permission of the department. We will learn about this using Wilson’s epsilon expansion to discuss phase transitions near 4 dimensions and the method due to Kosterlitz, Halperin and Nelson to discuss phase transitions in a 2D film of superfluid helium and in a 2D superconducting film. The math involved is less rigorous than PH105 while covering the same range of topics. Prerequisites: Classical mechanics at the undergraduate level, including Lagrangian mechanics. PH 334: Analog Electronics Consists of lectures and laboratory. The Formalism of Tensors. How about the hard disk in your computer or a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) machine? An introduction to string theory at an upper undergraduate level. Prerequisites: Introductory Quantum Mechanics (PHYS0560, or PHYS1410, or equivalent). Why you should not take PH101 over PH105 or PH125: While the mathematics required for PH101 is significantly less than PH105, there are other considerations. They will meet with the classroom teacher before and after each class to discuss the goals and objectives and to assess the electiveness of the activity, and they will write a report on their observations. Fluency is a requirement. The class will work as groups fabricating samples and performing measurements. Prerequisites: Quantum mechanics at the undergraduate level, and at the level of PHYS2050. Lagrangian mechanics: This important method of analyzing mechanical systems entails the development of Hamilton’s variational method, generalized coordinates, Lagrange’s equations of motion and Hamilton’s equations. The level of problems solved in PH106 is much closer to what you will encounter in upper-level engineering courses (e.g., ECE), and the calculus-based sequence will provide you with a much firmer foundation on which to build your degree. We discuss the application of the scientific method. Three lecture hours and one laboratory period. Analysis and presentation of results will be left up to the individual. Four major experiments are conducted during the semester. Out-of-class work mainly consists of writing reports on the experiments which have been completed. Finally, you should consider the class environment. Special relativity. Most properties of materials, like density, vary at most one order of magnitude (factor of 10) — so why is the conductivity of silver 20 orders of magnitude higher than that of glass? Probably the most important unifying principle is that the macroscopic properties are governed by conservation laws and broken symmetries. Advanced LabVIEW programming – event-driven programming or how to get your programs to do what the user wants them to do at any time. PH 333: Optics Multivariable calculus, and linear ordinary and partial differential equations, linear algebra. Prerequisites are multivariable calculus (MATH0180, MATH0200 or MATH0350), and either PHYS0040, PHYS0060 or PHYS0160. Theory and practical applications of electronic devices and circuits. The course will place a particular emphasis on characters and the representation theory of Lie algebras. Oscillations: Various aspects of harmonic motion are covered including, energy considerations, damped harmonic motion, forced harmonic motion, nonlinear oscillators and nonsinusoidal driving forces. The prerequisites are Math Methods and Quantum Mechanics (at advanced undergraduate level). If you are thinking seriously about physics or a related major and have a strong math background, this is your course. The course uses Griffiths’ popular textbook Introduction to Electrodynamics and covers selected topics in magnetic fields in matter, electrodynamics, conservation laws, electromagnetic waves, potentials and fields, radiation, and electrodynamics and relativity. We will never present results without proof, nor will we ever tell you that a derivation requires “a more advanced treatment.” This is the advanced treatment! Students will acquire physical and scientific background to pose questions and solve problems in medical physics. An introduction to the principles of quantum mechanics and their use in the description of the electronic, thermal, and optical properties of materials. In particular, differential and integral calculus will be used on a daily basis, and familiarity will be assumed. There is a section number for each professor. Prerequisites: PH 441 (Quantum Structure of Matter I ), Example material: Solid State Physics Course Page, Next offered:  normally offered every other year. For many of the experiments, you would have won a Nobel Prize if you had been the first to do it. The list of topics covered includes, but is not limited to: Description and course materials: This is the first of an intermediate level two semester course in electricity and magnetism. Magnetostatics. At the same time, the presentation component develops oral communication skills. Topics of current interest, new developments, and outstanding problems are be highlighted. In PH102, we aim to present the fundamental physics that answers these questions — among many others. Dr. Harrell has been preparing notes for PH101, freely available for download. Please note that some courses are not offered every year. An introduction to scientific computing applied to physical science problems. 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