Department Of Physics and
Engineering
300-Level Physics and Engineering
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| PHYS305L |
Electro-Optics Laboratory |
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Measurements in modern
optics involving electromagnetic theory, including the
Kerr effect, electron beam optics, fiber-optic wave guides,
the monochromator, the ruby laser, nonlinear optics, the nitrogen
laser, the tunable dye laser, and atomic excitation using
lasers. |
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PHYS210. |
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| PHYS309 |
Engineering Mechanics |
3 |
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Moments, couples, equivalent
force systems, distributed force systems, free-body
diagrams, equilibrium, static indeterminancy,
friction, application forces to
engineering systems. |
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PHYS162. |
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| PHYS310 |
Analytical Mechanics |
3 |
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Newtonian mechanics, linear
oscillations, Lagrangian and Hamiltonian dynamics, central
forces, dynamics of rigid bodies. |
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PHYS210. |
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| PHYS311 |
Mechanics of Materials |
3 |
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Stress, strain, torsion,
bending, shear, pressure vessels, deflection of beams and shafts,
bucking, energy methods. |
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PHYS309. |
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| PHYS320 |
Material Science |
3 |
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Crystal structure and
defects, stress and strain, theories of hardness and fracture,
metallurgy. |
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PHYS152 or 162, MATH 161;
Corequisite: PHYS321L. |
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| PHYS321L |
Materials Science Laboratory |
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Crystal structure, Young's
modulus, shear modulus, polymers, elastomers, visible
spectrophotomery, porosity, phase diagrams, viscosity, heat
treatment. |
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Corequisite: PHYS320. |
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| PHYS330 |
Solid State Physics |
3 |
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Thermal, optical, and
electronic properties of solids. Metals, insulators, and
semiconductors. Magnetic resonance and
superconductivity. |
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PHYS152 or 162, MATH162;
Corequisite: PHYS331L. |
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| PHYS331L |
Solid State Laboratory |
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Impurities in
semiconductors, x-ray spectrometry, the Hall effect, magnetic
resonance, electron spin resonance, hysteresis,
superconductivity. |
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Corequisite: PHYS330. |
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| PHYS340 |
Engineering Thermodynamics |
3 |
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The first and second laws of
thermodynamics, reversible processes, PVT diagrams, non-ideal gases,
enthalpy, entropy, heat engines, heat pumps, the Carnot cycle,
efficiency, Maxwell's relations, heat flow, thermodynamic
systems. |
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PHYS162. |
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| PHYS342 |
Quantum Mechanics |
3 |
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Solutions to the
Schroedinger equation, the Heisenberg uncertainty principle,
step potentials, tunneling, potential wells, harmonic
oscillators, the hydrogen atom, approximation methods. |
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PHYS152 or 162, MATH162. |
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| PHYS345L |
Engineering Measurements
Laboratory |
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Heat engines, the internal
combustion engine, oscillations, fluid analysis, wind tunnels,
strain gauges. |
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PHYS340; Corequisite:
PHYS350. |
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| PHYS350 |
Fluid Mechanics |
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The Bernoulli equation,
momentum equations, potential flows, viscosity, streamlines,
supersonic flow, open channels, turbomachines, the
Navier-Stokes equations. |
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PHYS340; Corequisite:
PHYS345L. |
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| PHYS360 |
Electromagnetic Theory |
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Vector analysis of electric
and magnetic fields, Laplace's equation in
spherical and cylindrical coordinates, electrostatic images,
polarization, dielectrics, electrostatic and magnetic energy,
electric current, Biot-Savart law, electromagnetic induction,
Kirchhoff's laws, Maxwell's equations, electromagnetic
waves. |
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PHYS210. |
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