2008–2009 - Florida Institute of Technology

PHY 4071 SENIOR LABORATORY (2 credits). Experiments in optics, and
atomic nuclear and solid state physics. (Requirement: Senior standing in physics or
space sciences.)
PHY 4200 SENIOR SEMINAR 1 (1 credit). Reports and discussions on selected
topics in contemporary experimental and theoretical physics and space sciences.
(Requirement: Student must be within three semesters of graduation.)
PHY 4201 SPECIAL TOPICS IN PHYSICS (3 credits). Topics announced
prior to each course offering. (Requirement: Department head approval.)
PHY 4210 SENIOR SEMINAR 2 (1 credit). Reports and discussions on selected
topics in contemporary experimental and theoretical physics and space sciences.
(Requirement: Student must be within three semesters of graduation.) Prerequisites:
PHY 4200.
PHY 4301 INDEPENDENT STUDIES (1–3 credits). Individual study of specific
problems in physics. (Requirement: Department head approval.)
PHY 4901 UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH (3 credits). Individual research
directed by a faculty member. (Requirement: Department head approval.)
PHY 4902 UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH (3 credits). Individual research
directed by a faculty member. (Requirement: Department head approval.)
PHY 5015 ANALYTICAL MECHANICS 1 (3 credits). A general treatment
of dynamics of particles and rigid bodies, rotational dynamics, potential theory;
Hamilton’s principle and principle of least action, Lagrange’s equations; and applications.
Prerequisites: PHY 3011.
PHY 5017 ELECTROMAGNETIC THEORY 1 (3 credits). Introduces electrostatics,
boundary-value problems in electrostatics, multipoles, electrostatics and
macroscopic media, dielectrics, magnetostatics, Faraday’s law, Maxwell equations,
plane electromagnetic waves and wave propagation.
PHY 5018 ELECTROMAGNETIC THEORY 2 (3 credits). Continues PHY 5017.
Includes radiating systems, multipole fields and radiation, scattering and diffraction,
special theory of relativity, dynamics of relativistic particles and electromagnetic
fields, scattering of charged particles, Cherenkov radiation, radiation by moving
charges, Bremsstrahlung and radiation damping. Prerequisites: PHY 5017.
PHY 5020 OPTICS (3 credits). Applications to physics, space sciences and engineering.
Includes geometrical optics (briefly), physical optics, including Fraunhofer
and Fresnel diffraction; interactions with dielectric materials; Fresnel equations; and
applications including lasers, holography, polarization and nonlinear optics materials.
Additional graduate-level projects will be assigned including computer ray tracing
and computer lens design.
PHY 5030 QUANTUM MECHANICS 1 (3 credits). Schroedinger equation,
discrete and continuous eigenfunctions and eigenvalues, collision theory, matrix
mechanics, angular momentum perturbation and other approximation methods,
identical particles and spin, semiclassical theory of radiation, atomic structure.
Prerequisites: MTH 5201, MTH 5202, PHY 3035.
PHY 5031 QUANTUM MECHANICS 2 (3 credits). Schroedinger equation,
discrete and continuous eigenfunctions and eigenvalues, collision theory, matrix
mechanics, angular momentum perturbation and other approximation methods,
identical particles and spin, semiclassical theory of radiation, atomic structure.
Prerequisites: PHY 5030.
PHY 5035 SOLID STATE PHYSICS 1 (3 credits). Includes crystal structure,
crystal diffraction and the reciprocal lattice, crystal binding, lattice vibrations,
phonons, Brillouin zones, thermal properties of insulators, free electron Fermi gas,
energy bands in metals and Fermi surfaces. Prerequisites: PHY 3035, PHY 3060.
PHY 5036 SOLID STATE PHYSICS 2 (3 credits). Continues PHY 5035.
Includes semiconductors, plasmons, optical properties of solids, dielectrics, magnetism,
defects and superconductivity. Prerequisites: PHY 5035.
PHY 5045 INTRODUCTION TO ELEMENTARY PARTICLE PHYSICS
(3 credits). The fundamental laws and principles that govern the behavior and
structure of matter on the subatomic scale. Definition and classification of elementary
particles and fundamental forces; properties of elementary particles and their
experimentally observable behavior; symmetries and invariance principles; Feynman
diagrams; interaction of particles with bulk matter. Prerequisites: PHY 4030.
PHY 5070 SPECIAL TOPICS IN PHYSICS (3 credits). Topics announced
prior to each course offering. (Requirement: Department head approval.)
PHY 5080 THERMODYNAMICS (3 credits). Principles and applications of
modern thermodynamics with emphasis on complex physical and chemical systems,
both homogeneous and heterogeneous, and irreversible processes. Prerequisites:
PHY 3060.
PHY 5081 STATISTICAL MECHANICS (3 credits). Transport theory, diffusion,
irreversible thermodynamics, Fermi-Dirac and Bose-Einstein statistics, radiation,
chemical reactions and equilibrium specific heat theory. Prerequisites: PHY 3060.
PHY 5088 GRADUATE LABORATORY (3 credits). Experimental work under
individual faculty supervision. (Requirement: Department head approval.)
PHY 5089 GRADUATE LABORATORY (3 credits). Experimental work under
individual faculty supervision. (Requirement: Department head approval.)
PHY 5095 ADVANCED LABORATORY (3 credits). Experimental work at the
research level in faculty research labs. (Requirement: Department head approval.)
PHY 5096 ADVANCED LABORATORY (3 credits). Experimental work at the
research level in faculty research labs. (Requirement: Department head approval.)
PHY 5899 FINAL SEMESTER THESIS (0–2 credits). Variable registration for
thesis completion after satisfaction of minimum registration requirements. (Requirements:
Accepted petition to graduate and approval by Office of Graduate Programs.)
PHY 5999 THESIS (3–6 credits). Individual work under the direction of a member
of the graduate faculty on a selected topic in physics. (Requirement: Department
head approval.)
PHY 6001 INDIVIDUAL STUDIES (1–3 credits). Individual studies under
faculty supervision. (Requirement: Department head approval.)
PHY 6090 RESEARCH (1–6 credits). Research leading to the doctoral dissertation.
(Requirement: Department head approval.)
PHY 6899 FINAL SEMESTER DISSERTATION (0–2 credits). Variable
registration for dissertation completion after satisfaction of minimum registration
requirements. (Requirements: Accepted candidacy and approval by Office of Graduate
Programs.)
PHY 6999 DISSERTATION (3–12 credits). Preparation of doctoral dissertation.
(Requirement: Admission to candidacy for doctoral degree and department head
approval.)
FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY
PSF 2551 SURVEY OF FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY (3 credits). Surveys
the psychological theories and methods pertinent to the legal and criminal justice
systems. Includes victimization, reliability of eyewitness testimony, jury selection,
treatment vs. incarceration, insanity, family and drug court issues, and trial testimony.
Also explores research and training roles in relation to the justice system. (SS) Prerequisites:
PSY 1411, SOC 1551 or SOC 1552.
PSF 3511 INTRODUCTION TO CRIME ANALYSIS (3 credits). Presents the
techniques, materials and methods of analysis of crime and criminal activity. Concentration
areas include analyzing crime, forecasting criminal occurrences, mapping
techniques, crime patterns, suspect identification and monitoring crime trends. (SS)
Prerequisites: BUS 2703, PSF 2551, PSY 2511.
PSF 3512 FORENSIC BEHAVIOR INVESTIGATION AND IDENTIFI-
CATION (3 credits). Explores the behavior of victims, suspects and witnesses of
crime with respect to the psychological principles used in investigation; in particular
kinesics, interview techniques, reliability of recall and legal implications of interview
techniques. Prerequisites: PSF 2551.
PSF 3515 SPECIAL TOPICS IN FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY (1 credit).
Offers topics of particular general interest in forensic psychology, criminal justice
or criminology when student interest and staffing permit. May be repeated for a
maximum of four credits. Prerequisites: PSF 2551.
PSF 3551 INTEGRATED THEORIES OF CRIME (3 credits). Explores the
basic questions concerning human nature, human behavior, crime and criminality
from the perspectives of sociological, psychological and criminological theories. (SS)
Prerequisites: PSF 2551.
PSF 4515 ADVANCED SPECIAL TOPICS IN FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY
(1 credit). Offers topics of particular general interest in forensic psychology, criminal
justice or criminology when student interest and staffing permit. May be repeated for
a maximum of three credits. Prerequisites: PSF 3511.
PSF 4551 PRINCIPLES OF INDIVIDUAL AND COMMUNITY ADVO-
CACY (3 credits). Explores the response to crime by law enforcement, the court
system, social services and victim advocates. Primarily focuses on advocacy for
individuals and the community. Examines domestic violence, crime prevention,
delinquency, hate crimes and substance abuse in terms of best practices from the
field. Prerequisites: CRM 4445 or PSF 3551.
PSF 4562 FORENSIC CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY (3 credits). Overviews
forensic clinical psychology, including forensic interviewing and assessment of children
and adults, treatment of offenders and victims, legal procedures involving the
interaction of clinical psychologists with the justice system, and expert testimony by
mental health professionals. Prerequisites: PSF 3551, PSY 4461.
PSF 4591 CRITICAL ISSUES IN FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY (3 credits).
Examines contemporary and critical issues in forensic psychology that are central
to theoretical and applied areas of the field, such as racial profiling, sex crimes, jury
consulting, correctional psychology, kinesics and advanced interviewing, international
crime and terrorism. Prerequisites: PSF 3551.
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