Elementary treatment of electronic circuits emphasizing laboratory work. Topics include AC circuits, filters, theory and operation of transistors and other semiconductor devices and a simple treatment of operational amplifiers. Lecture, two hours per week; laboratory, three hours per week.
A lecture and problem course covering the fundamental laws of mechanics. Topics include Newton's Laws, Kepler's Laws, oscillatory motion and an introduction to Lagrangian methods.
First of two lecture and problem courses covering: the theory of electrostatic fields in the presence of conductors and dielectric materials, magnetic fields due to steady currents in the presence of magnetic materials, electromagnetic induction, and electromagnetic fields due to time-varying currents.
An exploration of classical and modern physics, in a laboratory setting. This course may be taken twice for credit.
An exploration of classical and modern physics, in a laboratory setting. This course may be taken twice for credit.
Basic aspects of the interaction of ionizing radiation with matter. Bohr atom, atomic spectra, radioactivity, energetics of decay. Sources of radiation, penetration of charged particles, electromagnetic radiation, and neutrons through matter; excitation and ionization processes; selected nuclear reactions; basic radiation detection and dosimetry.
A continuation and extension of PHY 404G. Includes dynamics of a particle, rigid bodies, Lagrange's equations, constrained motions, and oscillations.
The course and its sequel (MA/PHY 507) are designed to develop, for first-year graduate students, familiarity with the mathematical tools useful in physics. Topics include curvilinear coordinates, infinite series, integrating and solving differential equations of physics, and methods of complex variables. Work with Green's functions, eigenvalues, matrices and the calculus of variations are included as a part of MA/PHY 506 and 507.
A laboratory and lecture course using computational and numerical methods to investigate different phenomena in selected topics of physics. Lecture 2 hours; laboratory, 2 hours per week.
A lecture and problem course providing an introduction to the concepts and formalism of quantum mechanics. Primary emphasis is on the time- independent Schrodinger equation and its applications to simple systems such as the harmonic oscillator, the square-well potential, and the hydrogen atom without spin. Prereq: PHY 361, MA 214.
