Department Of Physics and
Engineering
200-Level Physics and Engineering
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| PHYS210 |
Light and Atomic Physics |
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Kinetic theory, charged
subatomic particles, atomic interactions with radiation,
photon mechanics, relativity, Bohr theory, quantum
mechanics. |
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PHYS152 or 162. Corequisite:
PHYS211L. |
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| PHYS211L |
Light and Atomic Physics
Laboratory |
1 |
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Experiments in physical
optics, atomic absorption and emission of light, microwaves,
ratio of electronic charge to mass, x-rays and crystal
structure, nuclear magnetic
resonance. |
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Corequisite: PHYS210. |
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| PHYS220 |
Nuclear Physics |
3 |
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Particle accelerators,
detection of charged particles, the neutron, nuclear
stability, nuclear reactions, nuclear forces, the shell
model, beta decay, particle physics. |
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PHYS210;
Corequisite: PHYS221L. |
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| PHYS221L |
Nuclear Physics Laboratory |
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Experiments in detecting
charged particles, neutrons, and gamma rays. Counting
statistics, radiation shielding, stopping power, scintillation
counters, semiconductor detectors, the multichannel analyzer,
time-of-flight techniques, analysis of bubble chamber
photographs, detection electronics. |
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Corequisite: PHYS220. |
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| PHYS231 |
Engineering Design I |
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Department resources,
teamwork, problem solving techniques. |
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PHYS162. |
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| PHYS232 |
Engineering Design II |
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Continuation of PHYS231. |
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PHYS162. |
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| PHYS250 |
Electronics |
3 |
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DC and AC
circuits. Semiconductor devices, rectifiers, amplifiers,
and oscillators. |
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PHYS152 or 162, MATH 161;
Corequisite: PHYS 251L. |
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| PHYS251L |
Electronics Lab |
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Multimeters and
oscilloscopes, Thevenin's Theorum, Fourier analysis, Lissajous
figures, timing circuits, transient and steady-state
responses, transducers, diodes, transistor, and operational
amplifiers. |
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Corequisite: PHYS250. |
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| PHYS260 |
Digital Electronics |
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Representation of digital
information, logic networks, integrated circuit technology,
multiplexing, microprocessors. |
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Physics major or permission;
Corequisite: PHYS261L. |
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| PHYS261L |
Digital Electronics Lab |
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Logic circuits, number
systems, adders, Boolean algebra, comparators, multiplexers,
multivibrators, memories, shift registers, and
analog-to-digital conversion. |
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Corequisite: PHYS260. |
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