2012–2013 UNIVERSITY CATALOG - Florida Institute of Technology

PHY 4030 INTRODUCTION TO SUBATOMIC PHYSICS (3 credits).
Introduces elementary particles, fundamental forces, nuclear structure and reactions.
Includes classification and properties of particles (the Standard Model) and nuclei,
particle interactions, nuclear models, nuclear decays, radiation and particle detection.
Prerequisites: PHY 3035.
PHY 4033 INTRODUCTION TO SOLID STATE PHYSICS (3 credits).
Includes crystal structure, crystal diffraction and the reciprocal lattice, crystal
binding; lattice vibrations, phonons, thermal properties of insulators; free electron
Fermi gas, energy bands in metals; and Fermi surfaces. Prerequisites: PHY 3035,
PHY 3060.
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.) (Q)
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.) (Q)
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 5082 THERMODYNAMICS AND STATISTICAL PHYSICS (3 credits).
Covers the principles and applications of statistical thermodynamics, thermal and
general interactions of macroscopic systems and parameter measurement. Also
includes basic methods and applications of statistical mechanics, equilibrium
conditions, quantum statistics of ideal gases, and the kinetic theory of transport and
irreversible processes. (Requirement: Prerequisite course or instructor approval.)
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.
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: PSF 2551, PSY 2512.
PSF 3512 FORENSIC BEHAVIOR INVESTIGATION AND
IDENTIFICATION (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 or PSY 3100.
PSF 4106 CRISIS AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION (3 credits). Examines
crisis and conflict resolution in interpersonal and organizational contexts. Uses theory
from behavioral and social sciences to assess, manage and resolve crisis and conflict
situations in a criminal justice environment. Includes nature of and responses to
crisis and conflict, and strategies for resolving them. (Requirement: Third-year
standing in Florida Tech University Online.) Prerequisites: CRM 3012 or PSY 3012.
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. (Requirement: Junior standing.) Prerequisites: PSF 2551.
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