PHYS 416 – Nuclear Radiation Physics
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take PHYS-310 PHYS-316. (Required, Previous). | Take PHYS-416L. (Required, Concurrent). Credit Hours: Min: 4; Max: Description: Topics to be covered include the interaction of radiation with matter, gas and scintillation counters, semiconductor detectors; counting statistics, special electronic circuits, and the literature of radiation detection.
PHYS 415 – Radiation Biology
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take PHYS-316 BIOL-106. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: Topics include the fundamental physical, chemical, and biological mechanisms that lead to radiation-induced biological damage. The course will begin with interactions and responses at a molecular level and progress towards cellular and systemic responses to the damage. Methods for assessing the dose to […]
PHYS 410L – Physical Science for Teachers Lab
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PHYS 410 – Advanced Laboratory in Physics
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take PHYS-220 PHYS-314. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 1; Max: Description: Students will learn experimental skills in physics by performing advanced undergraduate physics experiments that involve laser spectroscopy, interferometry, resonance, Fourier methods, digital oscilloscopes, and single photon tests of quantum mechanics. Students will learn methods for communicating scientific results in the form of formal […]
PHYS 405 – Solid State Physics
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description:
PHYS 402 – Theoretical Physis Iv, Thermodynam
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PHYS 318L – Nuclear Physics Laboratory
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PHYS 318 – Environmental Radiation Physics
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take PHYS-202 or PHYS-216. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: Introduction to the sources and characterization of radiation, the properties of radioactive materials and the effects of radiation and radioactive materials on the environment.
PHYS 315L – Modern Physics Lab
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PHYS 315 – Special Topics in Modern Physics
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take PHYS-314. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: Topics to be covered will be chosen from a variety of fields of physics: elementary particle physics, solid state physics, statistical physics, astrophysics and general relativity, cosmology, molecular structure, Gauge field theories, and the four vector formulation of special relativity. Topics chosen will depend […]
PHYS 312 – Lasers & Optics
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take PHYS-202 or PHYS-216. (Required, Previous). | Take MATH-201. (Required, Concurrent). | Take PHYS-312L. (Required, Concurrent). Credit Hours: Min: 4; Max: Description: Introduction to lasers and optics. Laser topics include laser emission, holography, fiber optics, laser spectroscopy, and laser applications. Optics topics include geometrical and physical optics with an emphasis on the wave properties […]
PHYS 310L – Electronics Laboratory
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take PHYS-310. (Required, Concurrent). Credit Hours: Min: ; Max: Description: