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PHYS 298<br />

Special Studies<br />

1-4 Semester Hours<br />

PHYS 299<br />

Independent Studies<br />

1-4 Semester Hours<br />

PHYS 301<br />

Electromagnetic Fields<br />

3 Semester Hours<br />

Electric and magnetic fields. Dielectric materials. Poisson’s<br />

equation. Boundary value problems. Field energy. Vector<br />

potential.<br />

Lecture, 3 hours.<br />

Prerequisites: PHYS 201 and 203.<br />

Corequisite: MATH 355.<br />

PHYS 302<br />

Electromagnetic Waves<br />

3 Semester Hours<br />

Faraday’s law. Maxwell’s equations. Plane waves in<br />

dielectrics and conductors. Sources of radiation, Lienard-<br />

Wiechert potentials. Special Relativity.<br />

Lecture, 3 hours.<br />

Prerequisite: PHYS 301.<br />

PHYS 321<br />

Quantum Physics I<br />

3 Semester Hours<br />

Historical foundation for quantum theory. Schrodinger<br />

equation and solutions. Operators. Angular momentum.<br />

Hydrogen atom.<br />

Lecture, 3 hours.<br />

Prerequisites: PHYS 202 and 204.<br />

Corequisite: MATH 355.<br />

PHYS 322<br />

Quantum Physics II<br />

3 Semester Hours<br />

Perturbation theory. Electron spin. Multi-electron atoms<br />

and their spectra.<br />

Lecture, 3 hours.<br />

Prerequisite: PHYS 321.<br />

PHYS 361<br />

Astrophysics<br />

3 Semester Hours<br />

PHYSICS / 437<br />

Orbital mechanics, the solar system, electromagnetic<br />

radiation and matter, stellar properties, Milky Way Galaxy,<br />

cosmology.<br />

Lecture, 3 hours.<br />

Prerequisites: PHYS 101, 201, and 202; or PHYS 253 and<br />

254 and MATH 123 or 132.<br />

PHYS 371<br />

Biophysics<br />

3 Semester Hours<br />

Application of physical laws to biological structure and<br />

function: biomechanics, circulatory system, hearing and<br />

vision, radiation.<br />

Lecture, 3 hours.<br />

Prerequisite: PHYS 201 or 254.<br />

PHYS 398<br />

Special Studies<br />

1-4 Semester Hours<br />

PHYS 399<br />

Independent Studies<br />

1-4 Semester Hours<br />

PHYS 411<br />

Modern Physics Lab I<br />

2 Semester Hours<br />

Project experiments in physical optics, optical spectroscopy,<br />

and experiments using digital imaging arrays. Theoretical<br />

interpretation and statistical analysis are emphasized.<br />

Lecture, 1 hour; Laboratory, 3 hours.<br />

Corequisite: PHYS 321.<br />

PHYS 412<br />

Modern Physics Lab II<br />

2 Semester Hours<br />

Project experiments in various areas of modern physics,<br />

including measurement of electron charge, spin, Hall<br />

effect, Rutherford scattering, and Tc of a superconductor.<br />

Theoretical interpretation and statistical analysis are<br />

emphasized.<br />

Lecture, 1 hour; Laboratory, 3 hours.<br />

Prerequisites or concurrent enrollment: PHYS 322 and<br />

441.

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