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PHYS
102X
(4
Credits)
Spring
Energy
and
Society
(3+3) n
Exploring
the
concept
of
energy.
Investigation
of
the
sources,
conversion,
distribution
and
ultimate
dispersion
of
energy,
as
well
as
the
consequences
of
its
use
in
the
development
and
maintenance
of
modern
society.
May
be
used
to
fulfill
part
of
the
natural
science
requirement.
Designed
for
non-science
majors.
PHYS
103X
(4
Credits)
Fall
College
Physics
(3+3) n
Classical
physics
including
vectors,
kinematics,
Newton's
Laws,
momentum,
work,
energy,
rotational
motion,
oscillations,
waves,
gravity,
fluids,
heat,
temperature,
Laws
of
Thermodynamics,
and
kinetic
theory.
For
mathematics,
science
and
liberal
arts
majors.
(Prerequisites:
High
school
algebra,
trigonometry
and
geometry
or
instructor
permission.)
PHYS
104X
(4
Credits)
Spring
College
Physics
(3+3) n
Coulomb's
Law,
electrical
potential,
capacitance,
Kirchoff's
Laws,
magnetic
fields,
Faraday's
Law,
electromagnetic
waves,
physical
and
geometrical
optics,
waves
and
particles,
atomic
and
nuclear
physics.
For
mathematics,
science
and
liberal
arts
majors.
(Prerequisite:
PHYS
103X
or
instructor
permission.)
PHYS
113
(1
Credit)
Fall
Concepts
of
Physics
(1+0)
Review
of
experimental
and
theoretical
studies
of
fundamental
interactions
of
nature
leading
to
major
advances
in
human
knowledge.
Application
of
these
discoveries
to
modern
technologies,
such
as
solid
state
electronics,
lasers,
holography,
nuclear
fusion,
medical
diagnostics,
remote
sensing,
etc.
PHYS
115X
(4
Credits)
Fall
Physical
Science
I
(3+3) n
Basic
concepts
and
general
overview
in
physics.
(Recommended:
DEVM
105.)
PHYS
116X
(4
Credits)
Spring
Physical
Science
II
(3+3) n
Basic
concepts
and
general
overview
in
chemistry,
astronomy,
meteorology
and
geology.
Presents
interrelatedness
and
interdependence
of
these
scientific
fields.
(Prerequisite:
PHYS
115X.
Recommended:
DEVM
105.)
PHYS
175X
(4
Credits)
Fall
Introduction
to
Astronomy
(3+3) n
The
exploration
of
the
universe
is
one
of
the
most
natural
of
all
human
drives;
people
of
all
eras
have
sought
to
determine
their
basic
relationships
with
the
rest
of
the
universe.
Examination
of
the
science
of
astronomy
and
its
social
consequences,
with
an
emphasis
on
the
interrelationships
between
astronomy
and
other
sciences,
and
on
the
inseparable
nature
of
our
view
of
the
cosmos
and
our
view
of
ourselves.
Designed
for
non-science
majors.
PHYS
211X
(4
Credits)
Fall,
Spring
General
Physics
(3+3) n
Vectors,
kinematics,
Newton's
Laws,
momentum,
work,
energy,
rotational
motion,
oscillations,
waves,
gravity,
and
fluids.
For
engineering,
mathematics
and
physical
science
majors.
(Prerequisites:
Concurrent
enrollment
in
MATH
201X
and
one
year
of
high
school
physics,
or
instructor
permission.)
PHYS
212X
(4
Credits)
Fall,
Spring
General
Physics
(3+3) n
Heat,
temperature,
Laws
of
Thermodynamics,
Coulomb's
Law,
electrical
potential,
capacitance,
Kirchoff's
Laws,
Biot-Sarvart
Law,
Faraday's
Law,
and
electromagnetic
waves.
For
engineering,
mathematics
and
physical
science
majors.
(Prerequisite:
MATH
201X;
PHYS
211X
or
ES
208
or
concurrent
enrollment
in
ES
210
or
instructor
permission.)
PHYS
213X
(4
Credits)
Spring
Elementary
Modern
Physics
(3+3) n
Geometrical
and
physical
optics:
elementary-level
modern
physics
including
special
relativity,
atomic
physics,
nuclear
physics,
solid-state
physics,
elementary
particles,
simple
transport
theory,
kinetic
theory,
and
concepts
of
wave
mechanics.
(Prerequisites:
PHYS
211X
or
212X
or
permission
of
instructor.)
PHYS
220
(3
Credits)
Spring
Introduction
to
Computational
Physics
(3+0) n
Introduction
to
computational
techniques
for
solving
physics
problems.
The
computer
is
used
as
a
tool
to
provide
insight
into
physical
systems
and
their
behavior
in
all
areas
of
physics.
(Prerequisites:
PHYS
211X
and
212X,
MATH
202X,
concurrent
PHYS
213X
or
permission
of
instructor.)
PHYS
311
(4
Credits)
Fall
PHYS
312
(4
Credits)
Spring
Mechanics
(4+0) n
Newtonian
mechanics,
motion
of
systems
of
particles,
rigid
body
statics
and
dynamics,
moving
and
accelerated
coordinate
systems,
Lagrangian
and
Hamiltonian
mechanics,
continuum
mechanics,
theory
of
small
vibrations,
tensor
analysis,
rigid
body
rotations,
special
theory
of
relativity.
(Prerequisites:
PHYS
211X
and
at
least
concurrent
enrollment
in
MATH
302;
PHYS
311
for
312,
or
permission
of
instructor.)
PHYS
313
(4
Credits)
Fall
Thermodynamics
and
Statistical
Physics
(4+0) n
Thermodynamic
systems,
equations
of
state,
the
laws
of
thermodynamics,
changes
of
phase,
thermodynamics
of
reactions,
kinetic
theory,
and
introduction
to
statistical
mechanics.
(Prerequisite:
PHYS
212X
or
permission
of
instructor.)
PHYS
331
(3
Credits)
Fall
PHYS
332
(3
Credits)
Spring
Electricity
and
Magnetism
(3+0) n
Electrostatics,
dielectrics,
magnetostatics,
magnetic
materials,
and
electromagnetism.
Maxwell's
equations,
electromagnetic
waves,
radiation,
physical
optics,
and
selected
topics
from
electronics.
(Prerequisites:
PHYS
212X
and
MATH
202X
or
permission
of
instructor.)
PHYS
381W,O
(3
Credits)
Fall
PHYS
382W
(3
Credits)
Spring
Physics
Laboratory
(1+6) n
Laboratory
experiments
in
classical
and
modern
physics.
(Prerequisites
for
both
courses:
COMM
131X
or
141X;
ENGL
111X;
PHYS
213.
Prerequisite
for
PHYS
382:
PHYS
381
or
permission
of
instructor.)
PHYS
411
(4
Credits)
Fall
PHYS
412
(4
Credits)
Spring
Modern
Physics
(4+0) n
Relativity,
elementary
particles,
quantum
theory,
atomic
and
molecular
physics,
x-rays,
and
nuclear
physics.
(Prerequisites:
PHYS
213,
MATH
302
and
314,
PHYS
411
for
412,
or
permission
of
instructor.)
PHYS
445
(4
Credits)
Spring
Solid
State
Physics
and
Physical
Electronics
(4+0) n
Theory
of
matter
in
the
solid
state
and
the
interaction
of
matter
with
particles
and
waves.
(Prerequisites:
MATH
302,
314
and
PHYS
411
or
permission
of
instructor.)
PHYS
462
(4
Credits)
Fall
Geometrical
and
Physical
Optics
(3+3) n
Geometrical
optics,
interference
and
diffraction
theory,
nonlinear
optics,
Fourier
optics,
and
coherent
wave
theory.
(Prerequisites:
MATH
302,
314
and
PHYS
331
or
permission
of
instructor.)
PHYS
488
(1-3
Credits)
Fall,
Spring
Undergraduate
Research
Advanced
research
topics
from
outside
the
usual
undergraduate
requirements.
(Prerequisite:
Permission
of
instructor.
Recommendations:
A
substantial
level
of
technical/scientific
background.)
PHYS
611
(3
Credits)
Fall
PHYS
612
(3
Credits)
Spring
Mathematical
Physics
(3+0)
(Cross-listed
with
MATH
611
and
MATH
612)
Advanced
consideration
of
such
topics
as
transform
methods,
asymptotic
methods,
Green's
function,
Sturm-Liouville
Theory,
conformal
mapping,
and
calculus
of
variations
with
applications
to
problems
arising
in
physics.
(Prerequisites:
Permission
of
instructor;
For
PHYS
611,
MATH
422
or
equivalent.
For
PHYS
612,
PHYS
611
or
equivalent.)
PHYS
621
(3
Credits)
Alternate
Fall
Classical
Mechanics
(3+0)
Lagrange's
equations,
two-body
problem,
rigid
body
motion,
special
relativity,
canonical
equations,
transformation
theory,
and
Hamilton-Jacobi
method.
(Admission
by
arrangement.)
PHYS
622
(3
Credits)
Alternate
Spring
Statistical
Mechanics
(3+0)
Classical
and
quantum
statistics
of
independent
particles,
ensemble
theory,
and
applications.
(Admission
by
arrangement.)
PHYS
626
(3
Credits)
Fall
Fundamentals
of
Plasma
Physics
(3+0)
Single
charge
particle
motion
in
the
electromagnetic
fields,
plasma
kinetic
theory,
Vlasov
equations
for
collisionless
plasmas,
magnetohydrodynamic
equations,
linear
plasma
waves
and
instabilities,
nonlinear
plasma
waves
and
instabilities.
(Prerequisite:
Graduate
standing.)
PHYS
627
(3
Credits)
As
Demand
Warrants
Advanced
Plasma
Physics
(3+0)
Vlasov
description
of
small
amplitude
waves
in
magnetized
plasmas,
advanced
particle
orbit
theory,
fluctuation
and
incoherent
scattering
theory,
plasma
discontinuities
and
collisionless
shocks,
weak
turbulent
theory,
statistical
theory
of
turbulence.
(Prerequisite:
Graduate
standing.)
PHYS
628
(3
Credits)
Alternate
Spring
Digital
Time
Series
Analysis
(3+0)
The
use
of
methods
of
time
series
analysis,
including
correlation,
convolution
and
filtering
of
multivariate
data.
The
statistics
of
estimators
is
also
emphasized.
Course
material
is
of
general
interest
to
disciplines
that
obtain
multiparameter
data
suites
as
part
of
their
research,
including
seismology,
oceanography,
meteorology,
geomagnetism
and
space
physics.
Lectures
will
develop
basic
techniques
and
guide
the
student
in
designing
working
algorithms
and
in
the
application
of
algorithms
to
various
geophysical
data
suites.
(Prerequisites:
MATH
401
and
402
or
equivalent;
familiarity
with
a
programming
language
such
as
C
or
Fortran;
or
permission
of
instructor.)
PHYS
629
(3
Credits)
Alternate
Fall
Methods
of
Numerical
Simulation
in
Fluids
and
Plasma
(3+0)
The
fundamentals
of
computer
simulation
including
time
and
spatial
differencing
and
stability
theory
applied
to
partial
differential
equations
describing
convective
and
diffusive
transport
in
fluids.
The
second
part
of
the
course
will
be
separated
into
two
tracks:
one
specializing
in
ocean
and
atmospheric
dynamics
and
the
other
in
the
plasma
state
of
matter.
(Prerequisites:
MATH
310,
421,
422
or
equivalent;
baccalaureate
degree
in
physics,
engineering
or
mathematics
or
equivalent;
for
plasma
physics
track:
baccalaureate
degree
in
physics
including
PHYS
311,
312,
331,
332
or
equivalent;
experience
with
Fortran.)
PHYS
631
(3
Credits)
Alternate
Fall
PHYS
632
(3
Credits)
Alternate
Spring
Electromagnetic
Theory
(3+0)
Electrostatics,
magnetostatics,
Maxwell's
equations,
and
potentials.
Lorentz
equations,
field
energy,
gauge
conditions,
retarded
potentials,
waves,
radiation,
tensor
formulations,
and
non-Maxwellian
electrodynamics.
(Permission
of
instructor
and
PHYS
631,
or
the
equivalent,
for
PHYS
632.)
PHYS
640
(3
Credits)
Alternate
Spring
Auroral
Physics
(3+0)
Survey
of
aurora
phenomena,
the
associated
physical
processes,
and
techniques
used
to
investigate
the
aurora.
Includes
electron
and
proton
impact
spectra;
physical
processes
that
accelerate
and
precipitate
electrons
and
protons;
auroral
currents;
ionospheric
effects
of
auroral
activity;
and
principles
for
ground-based
satellite
spectroscopy
and
imaging
and
the
measurements
of
magnetic
and
electric
fields.
Note:
Intended
for
first
year
graduate
space
physics
and
aeronomy
students,
but
may
also
be
of
interest
to
students
with
a
suitable
physics
background.
(Prerequisite:
Undergraduate
electromagnetic
theory,
mechanics,
modern
physics
and
plasma
physics.)
PHYS
645
(3
Credits)
Alternate
Fall
Fundamentals
of
Geophysical
Fluid
Dynamics
(3+0)
Introduction
to
the
mechanics
of
fluid
systems,
the
fundamental
processes,
Navier-Stokes'
equations
in
rotating
and
stratified
fluids,
kinematics,
conservation
laws,
vortex
motion,
irrotational
flow,
laminar
flow,
boundary
layer
phenomena,
waves,
instabilities,
turbulent
flows
and
mixing.
(Prerequisite:
Graduate
standing
or
permission
of
instructor.)
PHYS
650
(3
Credits)
Alternate
Fall
Aeronomy
(3+0)
The
physical
and
chemical
processes
that
govern
the
response
of
planetary
atmospheres
to
solar
radiation
and
energetic
particles;
the
formation
of
and
characteristic
processes
in
the
layers
within
the
ionosphere;
and
basic
magneto-ionic
theory.
Includes
principles
of
remote
sensing
by
lidar
and
radar
techniques.
Note:
Intended
for
first
year
graduate
space
physics
and
aeronomy
students,
but
may
also
be
of
interest
to
students
with
a
suitable
physics
background.
(Prerequisite:
Undergraduate
electromagnetic
theory,
mechanics,
modern
physics
and
plasma
physics.)
PHYS
651
(3
Credits)
Alternate
Fall
PHYS
652
(3
Credits)
Alternate
Spring
Quantum
Mechanics
(3+0)
Schrodinger's
equations,
operator
formalism,
correspondence
principle,
central
force
problems,
perturbation
theory,
quantum
statistical
mechanics,
and
applications
of
quantum
mechanics
to
collision
problems,
radiation,
and
spectroscopy.
(Permission
of
instructor
and
PHYS
651,
or
the
equivalent,
for
PHYS
652.)
PHYS
660
(3
Credits)
Alternate
Spring
Radiative
Transfer
(3+0)
The
interaction
of
radiation
with
matter.
The
physical
processes
related
to
scattering,
absorption
and
emission
of
radiation
in
an
optical
medium
as
well
as
the
formulation
and
mathematical
solution
of
radiative
energy
transport
including
multiple
scattering
in
layered
media.
Demonstrations
of
how
to
use
the
theory
in
remote
sensing
applications
and
earth
radiation
budget
studies
(climate).
(Prerequisites:
Graduate
standing
in
physical
sciences
and
permission
of
instructor.)
PHYS
672
(3
Credits)
Alternate
Fall
Magnetospheric
Physics
(3+0)
The
physics
and
dynamics
of
Earth's
magnetosphere.
Discusses
the
magnetosphere
as
a
test
bed
for
microscopic
plasma
processes,
equilibrium
configurations,
plasma
instabilities,
highly
nonlinear
eruptive
plasma
processes,
and
global
dynamics
which
involve
the
interaction
of
various
regions
of
the
magnetosphere.
Introduction
to
various
aspects
of
magnetospheric
physics
with
a
systematic
discussion
of
the
various
elements
of
the
magnetosphere,
their
structure
and
dynamics,
and
a
discussion
of
the
relevant
plasma
physics.
(Prerequisite:
Plasma
physics.)
PHYS
673
(3
Credits)
Alternate
Spring
Space
Physics
(3+0)
Introduction
to
space
physics.
Review
of
the
basic
structural
elements
found
within
the
heliosphere
and
an
introduction
to
dynamic
effects.
(Prerequisites:
Undergraduate
electromagnetic
theory,
mechanics,
modern
physics
and
plasma
physics.
Note:
This
survey
course
is
designed
for
seniors
and
first-year
graduate
students.)
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