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922012-2014 General Catalog Course Supplement and Policies and Requirements AddendumLaboratory—3 hours. Prerequisite: course 108 concurrently.The laboratory will consist of one majorproject pursued throughout the quarter, based onmodern applications of optical techniques. GEcredit: SciEng | SE.—III. (III.) Zhu(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)110A. Electricity and Magnetism (4)Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: courses 9B, 9C, 9Dand Mathematics 21D, 22A, and 22B with grade C-or better, or consent of department. Theory of electrostatics,electromagnetism, Maxwell's equations,electromagnetic waves. GE credit: SciEng | SE.—I,II, III. (I, II, III.)(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)110B. Electricity and Magnetism (4)Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: courses 110A and104A with a grade of C- or better or consent ofdepartment. Theory of electrostatics, electromagnetism,Maxwell's equations, electromagneticwaves. GE credit: SciEng | SE.—I, II, III. (I, II, III.)(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)110C. Electricity and Magnetism (4)Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: course 110B with agrade of C- or better, or consent of department. Theoryof electrostatics, electromagnetism, Maxwell'sequations, electromagnetic waves. GE credit:SciEng | SE.—I, II, III. (I, II, III.)(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)112. Thermodynamics and StatisticalMechanics (4)Lecture—3 hours; extensive problem solving. Prerequisite:course 115A or the equivalent. Introduction toclassical and quantum statistical mechanics and theirconnections with thermodynamics. The theory isdeveloped for the ideal gas model and simple magneticmodels and then extended to studies of solids,quantum fluids, and chemical equilibria. GE credit:SciEng | SE.—I. (I.)(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)115A. Foundation of Quantum Mechanics(4)Lecture—3 hours; extensive problem solving. Prerequisite:courses 104A and 105A passed with a gradeof C- or better, or consent of department. Introductionto the methods of quantum mechanics withapplications to atomic, molecular, solid state,nuclear and elementary particle physics. Extensiveproblem solving. GE credit: SciEng | SE.—III. (III.)(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)115B. Applications of Quantum Mechanics(4)Lecture—3 hours; extensive problem solving. Prerequisite:course 115A passed with a grade of C– ofbetter, or consent of department. Angular momentumand spin; hydrogen atom and atomic spectra; perturbationtheory; scattering theory. GE credit:SciEng | SE.—I. (I.)(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)116A. Electronic Instrumentation (4)Lecture—3 hours; laboratory—3 hours. Prerequisite:course 9C and Math 22B or consent of instructor.Experimental and theoretical study of important analogelectronic circuits. Linear circuits, transmissionlines, input impedance, feedback, amplifiers, oscillators,noise. GE credit: SciEng | SE, VL.—I. (I.)(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)116B. Electronic Instrumentation (4)Lecture—3 hours; laboratory—3 hours. Prerequisite:course 9C or 9HD or consent of instructor. Continuationof course 116A. Introduction to the use of digitalelectronics and microcomputers in experimentalphysics. Nonlinear electronics, integrated circuits,analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog converters,transducers, actuators. GE credit: SciEng | SE.—II.(II.)(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)116C. Introduction to Computer-BasedExperiments in Physics (4)Lecture—3 hours; laboratory—3 hours. Prerequisite:course 9D or 9HD, 116B, Mathematics 22B or consentof instructor. Introduction to techniques for makingphysical measurements using computer-basedinstrumentation. GE credit: SciEng | SE, WE.—III.(III.)(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)122A. Advanced Laboratory in CondensedMatter Physics (4)Laboratory—8 hours. Prerequisite: course 115A orconsent of the department. Experimental techniquesand measurements in solid-state physics. Student performsthree to six experiments depending on difficulty.Individual work is stressed. Thorough write-upsof the experiments are required. GE credit:SciEng | SE, WE.—II, III. (II, III.)(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)122B. Advanced Laboratory in ParticlePhysics (4)Laboratory—8 hours. Prerequisite: course 115A orconsent of the department. Experimental techniquesand measurements in nuclear and particle physics.Students perform three to six experiments dependingon difficulty. Individual work is stressed. Thoroughwrite-ups of the experiments are required. GE credit:SciEng | SE, WE.—II, III. (II, III.)(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)123. Signals and Noise in Physics (4)Lecture—3 hours; project—1 hour. Prerequisite:courses 9A, B, C, D and 104A, or consent of instructor.Techniques of measurement and analysisdesigned to avoid systematic error and maximizesignal/noise ratio. Illustrative examples of optimal filtersranging from condensed matter to cosmology.Not open to students who have completed thiscourse previously as course 198. Not offered everyyear. GE credit: SciEng | SE.—III. (III.) Tyson(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)129A. Introduction to Nuclear Physics (4)Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: course 115A passedwith a grade of C- or better or consent of instructor.Survey of basic nuclear properties and conceptsrequiring introductory knowledge of quantummechanics: nuclear models and forces, radioactivedecay and detecting nuclear radiation and nuclearreaction products, alpha, beta and gamma decay.GE credit: SciEng | SE.—III. (III.) Calderon(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)129B. Nuclear Physics, Extensions andApplications (4)Lecture—3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: course129A. Continuation of course 129A. Nuclear reactions,neutrons, fission, fusion accelerators, introductionto meson and particle physics, nuclearastrophysics, and applications of nuclear physicsand techniques to mass spectrometry, nuclear medicine,trace element analysis. Not offered every year.GE credit: SciEng | SE.(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)130A-130B. Elementary Particle Physics(4-4)Lecture—3 hours; extensive problem solving. Prerequisite:course 115A passed with a grade of C- orbetter or consent of instructor. Properties and classificationof elementary particles and their interactions.Experimental techniques. Conservation laws andsymmetries. Strong, electromagnetic, and weak interactions.Introduction to Feynman calculus. GE credit:SciEng | SE.—II, III. (II, III.)(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)140A-140B. Introduction to Solid StatePhysics (4-4)Lecture—3 hours; extensive problem solving. Prerequisite:course 115A or the equivalent passed with agrade of C- or better or consent of instructor. Surveyof fundamental ideas in the physics of solids, withselected device applications. Crystal structure, x-rayand neutron diffraction, phonons, simple metals,energy bands and Fermi surfaces, semiconductors,optical properties, magnetism, superconductivity. GEcredit: SciEng | SE.—II-III. (II-III.)(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)150. Special Topics in Physics (4)Lecture—3 hours; project. Prerequisite: courses 9A,B, C, D or 9HA, HB, HC, HD, HE or consent ofinstructor. Topics vary, covering areas of contemporaryresearch in physics. May be repeated for credit.Not offered every year. GE credit: SciEng | SE.—I,II, III. (I, II, III.)(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)151. Stellar Structure and Evolution (4)Lecture—3 hours; project. Prerequisite: courses 9A,B, C, D or consent of instructor. The chemical composition,structure, energy sources and evolutionary historyof stars, with equal emphasis on both theobservational data and theoretical models, includingblack holes, neutron stars and white dwarfs and theformation of substellar masses. Offered in alternateyears. GE credit: SciEng | SE.—(I.) Becker, Boeshaar(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)152. Galactic Structure and the InterstellarMedium (4)Lecture—3 hours; project. Prerequisite: courses 9A,B, C, D and 105A concurrently or consent of instructor.Thestructure, contents, and formation of ourMilky Way galaxy, viz. its shape and size, thenature of the interstellar medium, stellar populations,rotation curves, mass determination and evidence ofdark matter. Offered in alternate years. GE credit:SciEng | SE.—I. Boeshaar, Knox(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)153. Extragalactic Astrophysics (4)Lecture—3 hours; project. Prerequisite: courses 9A,B, C, D, 104A and 105A or consent of instructor.Structure and evolution of galaxies and clusters ofgalaxies, including distance and mass determination,galaxy types and environments, active galacticnuclei and quasars, gravitational lensing and darkmatter, global cosmological properties. Not open tostudents who have completed course 127. Offeredin alternate years. GE credit: SciEng | SE.—(II.)Fassnacht154. Astrophysical Applications of Physics(4)Lecture—3 hours; project. Prerequisite: course105AB, 110A; 110B and 115A concurrently; 112or consent of instructor. Applications of classical andquantum mechanics, thermodynamics, statisticalmechanics, and electricity and magnetism to astrophysicalsettings such as the Big Bang, degeneratewhite dwarf and neutron stars, and solar neutrinos.Not open to students who have completed thiscourse previously as course 198. Offered in alternateyears. GE credit: SciEng | SE.—(III.) Knox(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)155. General Relativity (4)Lecture—3 hours; project. Prerequisite: course 104Aand 105A; 105B and 110A or consent of instructor.Definition of the mathematical frame work for thedescription of the gravitational field, introduction ofthe dynamical equations of Einstein governing itsevolution and review of the key solutions, includingblack holes and expanding universes. Offered inalternate years. GE credit: SciEng | SE.—III. Kaloper(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)Quarter Offered: I=Fall, II=Winter, III=Spring, IV=Summer; 2013-2014 offering in parenthesesPre-Fall 2011 General Education (GE): ArtHum=Arts and Humanities; SciEng=Science and Engineering; SocSci=Social Sciences; Div=Domestic Diversity; Wrt=Writing ExperienceFall 2011 and on General Education (GE): AH=Arts and Humanities; SE=Science and Engineering; SS=Social Sciences;ACGH=American Cultures; DD=Domestic Diversity; OL=Oral Skills; QL=Quantitative; SL=Scientific; VL=Visual; WC=World Cultures; WE=Writing Experience