Supervised introduction to college-level physics and astronomy instruction. Students will gain experience in lesson planning, assignment creation, grading, and instruction.
Special Notes
Consent of the Instructor required
Boundary value problems, partial differential equations, Laplace and Fourier transforms, special functions, and matrix algebra. Emphasis on applications to advanced physical sciences and engineering.
Individualized investigation under the direct supervision of a faculty member. (Minimum of 37.5 clock hours required per credit hour.)
Special Notes
Maximum concurrent enrollment is two times.
Kinetic theory, equations of state, laws of thermodynamics, and applications of statistical mechanics.
Perturbation theory, approximation methods, scattering, many-particle systems, and advanced topics.
Lasers and atomic theory, holography, fiber optics, and electro-optic devices.
Nuclear properties and models, radioactive decay, fusion and fission, radiation detection, and elementary particles.
Introduction to solid state physics, the largest subfield of condensed matter physics. Methods from classical, quantum, and statistical mechanics will be applied to different solid materials to understand their mechanical, electrical, magnetic, and thermal properties. Materials of engineering importance such as semiconductors, superconductors, and magnetic materials will be covered.
(1 lecture, 3 laboratory) Advanced laboratory projects.
Independent experimental, computational or theoretical research in physics. Conferences with research advisor and a paper and oral presentation are required.
Topics of special interest in areas of physics not covered by other courses.