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PHY 6910: Supervised Research (1-5; max: 5) S/U.
PHY 6920: Departmental Colloquium (1; max: 14) Summary
presentation of contemporary topics by visiting and local
researchers. S/U.
PHY 6932: Seminar in Molecular and Computational Physics
(1; max: 10) Prereq: senior or graduate standing. Invited speakers
on topics of current interest in computation and theory in dynamics,
and molecular and solid state physics. S/U.
PHY 6943: Internship in College Teaching (2,4,6; max: 6)
Prereq: graduate standing. Required for Master of Science in
Teaching students, but available for students needing additional
practice and direction in college-level teaching.
PHY 6971: Research for Master's Thesis (1-15) S/U.
PHY 7097: Advanced Topics in Theoretical Physics (3; max:
10) Special studies in mathematical methods and applications of
current interest at the forefront of one or more specialties in
theoretical physics.
PHY 7669: Quantum Field Theory II (3) Prereq: PHY 6648. Path
integral quantization; perturbation theory; renormalization;
quantization of gauge fields; applications.
PHY 7939: Special Topics (2; max: 12) Assigned reading
program, seminar, or lecture series in a rapidly advancing specialty
of physics.
PHY 7979: Advanced Research (1-12) Research for doctoral
students before admission to candidacy. Designed for students with
a master's degree in the field of study or for students who have
been accepted for a doctoral program. Not appropriate for students
who have been admitted to candidacy. S/U.
PHY 7980: Research for Doctoral Dissertation (1-15) S/U.
PHZ 5155C: Physical Modeling and Simulation (3) Principles
and applications of physical modeling and computer simulation.
Fundamental interactions among particles such as atoms, molecules,
condensed matter, and planets. Introduction to variety of simulation
techniques in modern research.
PHZ 5245: Introduction to Magnetic Resonance(3) Prereq: PHY
2049 and 3101 or consent of instructor. Elementary introduction to
basic principles of magnetic resonance and its applications to
nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), electron paramagnetic
resonance (EPR), ion cyclotron resonance (ICR), and magnetic
resonance imaging (MRI).
PHZ 5354: Introduction to Particle Physics (3) Prereq: consent
of instructor. Descriptive survey of particle and nuclear phenomena
and states: conserved quantities and quantum numbes, invariance
principles.
PHZ 5405: Introduction to Solid-State Physics (3) Prereq: PHY
4605 or consent of instructor. Descriptive survey of solid-state
phenomena and basic methods. Crystal structure, lattice modes,
electronic states, thermal, optical, and magnetic properties.
PHZ 6156: Computer Methods in Physics (2) Prereq: elementary
FORTRAN. Numerical techniques useful in the solution of physical
problems. Appropriate utilization of computation; aspects of