PHY - Physics
Career planning and job application skills for students in physics, astronomy, or a closely related area. Prerequisite: Completion of at least 20 credit hours of coursework in the physical sciences or mathematics, or admission to the PHY M.S. program.
Credits
1(0-2)
Exposes pre-service secondary chemistry and physics teachers to theory and practice of teaching in secondary schools, design of instructional units and safety practices. Must be completed prior to student teaching. Identical to
CHM 505. Credit may not be earned in more than one of these courses. Prerequisites:
CHM 132 or
CHM 161;
PHY 131 or
PHY 146; Tier Two - Admission of Candidacy to Teacher Education; signed major or minor in chemistry, physics, or chemistry-physics (secondary education); Junior standing. Graduate students must be enrolled in a teaching master's program.
Credits
3(3-0)
Cross Listed Courses
CHM 505
Supervised experience in high school chemistry and/or physics classes. Experience will include observation, participation in instruction, and critical analysis of the experience. Identical to
CHM 507. Credit may not be earned in more than one of these courses. CR/NC only. Prerequisites: Tier Two - Admission of Candidacy to Teacher Education; junior or senior standing. Graduate students must be enrolled in a teaching master's program. Pre/Co-requisite:
CHM 505 or
PHY 505.
Credits
1(Spec)
Cross Listed Courses
CHM 507
Introduction to standard numerical techniques applied to problems in physics, including numerical differentiation and integration, systems of differential equations, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, and Monte-Carlo simulations. Prerequisites:
MTH 233; or graduate standing. Pre/Co- requisites:
PHY 322,
MTH 334; or graduate standing. Recommended: Basic knowledge of a programming language such as FORTRAN, Java, C, Python, or others.
Credits
3(2-2)
Radioactive transformations, detection of radiation, methods of producing high-speed particles, nuclear structure, fission, cosmic radiation and applications of radioactivity. Prerequisite:
PHY 442 or graduate standing in Physics.
Credits
3(3-0)
Geometrical and physical optics, electromagnetic theory of light, interference and diffraction from standpoint of Huygens' principle, Fourier formalism, polarized light, principles and applications of lasers. Prerequisites:
PHY 332.
Credits
3(3-0)
Vibrational and electronic properties of crystalline materials as well as more specialized selected topics such as magnetism, optical, and transport properties. Prerequisites:
PHY 442 or graduate standing in Physics. Pre/Co-requisites:
PHY 450 or graduate standing in Physics.
Credits
3(3-0)
Selected experiments utilizing the techniques of modern experimental physics. Writing Intensive. Prerequisites:
PHY 277,
PHY 322 or graduate standing in Physics. Pre/Co-requisites:
PHY 332 or graduate standing in Physics.
Credits
3(1-5)
Special topics not included in standard courses in physics. Course may be taken more than once; total credit not to exceed six hours. Prerequisite:
PHY 442 or graduate standing.
Credits
1-9(Spec)
Application of advanced mathematical techniques to physical theory. Prerequisite: PHY 313.
Credits
3(3-0)
A non-credit course intended for students who have completed all program credits but still need to use university resources to complete their degree requirements.
Credits
1(1-0)
Special relativity, kinematics, and dynamics of rotational motion, coupled oscillations, canonical transformation, Hamilton-Jacobi theory, classical fields. Prerequisite: graduate standing in Physics.
Credits
3(3-0)
Boundary value problems, time-varying fields and the initial value problem. Covariant description of electrodynamics and radiation by point charges. Pre/Co-requisite: Graduate standing in Physics.
Credits
3(3-0)
Mathematical formalism of quantum mechanics; quantum dynamics; theory of angular momentum. Prerequisite: Graduate standing in physics.
Credits
3(3-0)
Identical particles, the self-consistent field, theory of multiplets, semiclassical theory of radiation, atomic collisions. Prerequisite:
PHY 643.
Credits
3(3-0)
Discussion of recent research in various subfields of physics. Emphasis on oral presentation and literature searches. Offered in one-hour blocks. May be taken four times. Prerequisite: graduate standing in physics.
Credits
1-4(Spec)
A project in an area of physics related to, but extending beyond material covered in required coursework. May be taken for credit more than once. Prerequisite: Graduate standing in Physics.
Credits
1-2(Spec)
Topics not ordinarily covered in regular courses. May be taken for credit more than once; total credit not to exceed nine hours. Prerequisite: one physics course at the 500 or 600 level.
Credits
1-9(Spec)
Advanced topics in nuclear physics and astrophysics not included in standard courses. Course may be taken for credit more than once; total credit not to exceed six hours. Prerequisite: Admission to the Physics Ph.D. program.
Credits
1-6(Spec)
Advanced topics in condensed matter physics not included in standard courses. Course may be taken more than once; total credit not to exceed six hours. Prerequisite: Admission to the Physics Ph.D. program.
Credits
1-6(Spec)
Individual study in an area not covered by regular courses. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
Credits
1-6(Spec)
Directed research in close collaboration with instructor on a research topic in physics. May be repeated to a maximum of 36 hours. Prerequisite: Admission to the Physics Ph.D. program.
Credits
1-36(Spec)
Individual research, with thesis. Directed by a committee. CR/NC only.
Credits
1-6(Spec)
Completion of the doctoral dissertation. May be repeated for a total of 12 credit hours. CR/NC Only. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor.
Credits
1-12(Spec)