PHYS5564 - Laboratory Electronics

Status
A
Activity
LEC
Section number integer
401
Title (text only)
Laboratory Electronics
Term
2024C
Subject area
PHYS
Section number only
401
Section ID
PHYS5564401
Course number integer
5564
Meeting times
TR 1:45 PM-4:44 PM
Level
graduate
Instructors
I. Joseph Kroll
Description
A laboratory-intensive survey of analog and digital electronics, intended to teach students of physics or related fields enough electronics to be comfortable learning additional topics on their own from a reference such as Horowitz and Hill. Specific topics will vary from year to year from the selection of topics listed below. Analog topics may include voltage dividers, impedance, filters, operational amplifier circuits, and transistor circuits. Digital topics may include logic gates, finite-state machines, programmable logic devices, digital-to-analog and analog-to-digital conversion, and microcomputer concepts. Recommended for students planning to do experimental work in physical science. Prerequisite: Familiarity with electricity and magnetism at the level of PHYS 0102, PHYS 0141, PHYS 0151, and PHYS 0171.
Course number only
5564
Cross listings
PHYS3364401
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No

PHYS5533 - Topics in Cosmology

Status
A
Activity
LEC
Section number integer
1
Title (text only)
Topics in Cosmology
Term
2024C
Subject area
PHYS
Section number only
001
Section ID
PHYS5533001
Course number integer
5533
Meeting times
MW 1:45 PM-3:14 PM
Level
graduate
Instructors
Bhuvnesh Jain
Description
This course aims to survey three or four topics of current research interest in cosmology, mostly at the level of review articles. The topics will be covered in greater depth and with more connections to ongoing research than an introductory cosmology course. The course will be largely accessible to first and second year graduate students. Some exposure to cosmology and general relativity will be helpful but the first two weeks will attempt to bridge that gap. The topic selection will be done in part with input from the students.
Course number only
5533
Use local description
No

PHYS5531 - Quantum Mechanics I

Status
A
Activity
LEC
Section number integer
1
Title (text only)
Quantum Mechanics I
Term
2024C
Subject area
PHYS
Section number only
001
Section ID
PHYS5531001
Course number integer
5531
Meeting times
MR 3:30 PM-5:00 PM
Level
graduate
Instructors
Justin Khoury
Description
Graduate-level introduction to quantum theory. Topics covered include the postulates of quantum mechanics, unitary operators, time evolution and Schrodinger's equation, theory of angular momentum, density matrices, and Bell's inequalities. Other topics may include semi-classical (WKB) approximation, bound state techniques, periodic potentials and resonance phenomena.
Course number only
5531
Use local description
No

PHYS5526 - Astrophysical Radiation

Status
A
Activity
LEC
Section number integer
1
Title (text only)
Astrophysical Radiation
Term
2024C
Subject area
PHYS
Section number only
001
Section ID
PHYS5526001
Course number integer
5526
Meeting times
TR 1:45 PM-3:14 PM
Level
graduate
Instructors
James Aguirre
Description
This is a course on the theory of the interaction of light and matter designed primarily for graduate and advanced undergraduate students to build the basic tools required to do research in astrophysics. Topics to be discussed include structure of single- and multi-electron atoms, radiative and collisional processes, spectral line formation, opacity, radiation transfer, analytical and numerical methods, and a selection of applications in astrophysics based on student research interest.
Course number only
5526
Use local description
No

PHYS5500 - Mathematical Methods of Physics

Status
A
Activity
LEC
Section number integer
401
Title (text only)
Mathematical Methods of Physics
Term
2024C
Subject area
PHYS
Section number only
401
Section ID
PHYS5500401
Course number integer
5500
Meeting times
TR 10:15 AM-11:44 AM
Level
graduate
Instructors
Martin Claassen
Description
A discussion of those concepts and techniques of classical analysis employed inphysical theories. Topics include complex analysis. Fourier series and transforms, ordinary and partial equations, Hilbert spaces, among others.
Course number only
5500
Cross listings
MATH5940401
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No

PHYS4411 - Introduction to Quantum Mechanics I

Status
A
Activity
LEC
Section number integer
401
Title (text only)
Introduction to Quantum Mechanics I
Term
2024C
Subject area
PHYS
Section number only
401
Section ID
PHYS4411401
Course number integer
4411
Meeting times
W 10:15 AM-11:14 AM
Level
undergraduate
Instructors
Charles L. Kane
Description
An introduction to the principles of quantum mechanics designed for physics majors and graduate students in physics-related disciplines. The Schrodinger equation operator formalism, central field problem, angular momentum, and spin.Application to one-dimensional and central field problems.
Course number only
4411
Cross listings
PHYS5511401
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No

PHYS4401 - Thermodynamics and the Introduction to Statistical Mechanics and Kinetic Theory

Status
A
Activity
LEC
Section number integer
401
Title (text only)
Thermodynamics and the Introduction to Statistical Mechanics and Kinetic Theory
Term
2024C
Subject area
PHYS
Section number only
401
Section ID
PHYS4401401
Course number integer
4401
Meeting times
TR 12:00 PM-1:29 PM
Level
undergraduate
Instructors
Alan T. Johnson
Description
Entropy, temperature, and introduction to ensemble theory, distribution functions, and phase transitions.
Course number only
4401
Cross listings
PHYS5581401
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No

PHYS3370 - Order of magnitude Physics: the art of approximation

Status
A
Activity
LEC
Section number integer
1
Title (text only)
Order of magnitude Physics: the art of approximation
Term
2024C
Subject area
PHYS
Section number only
001
Section ID
PHYS3370001
Course number integer
3370
Meeting times
MW 12:00 PM-1:29 PM
Level
undergraduate
Instructors
Robyn Ellyn Sanderson
Description
This course focuses on the art of estimating physical quantities. Problem solving techniques such as dimensional analysis, symmetry principles and scaling relations will be covered and applied to a range of topics including fluid mechanics, waves and sound, material properties, astrophysics, design principles of living organisms, and how to handle complexity. The course will teach tools for discarding less important aspects of a problem and for selecting the essential ones. The course is intended for undergraduate students with background in advanced first-year physics: mechanics, electromagnetism, waves and optics.
Course number only
3370
Use local description
No

PHYS3364 - Laboratory Electronics

Status
A
Activity
LEC
Section number integer
401
Title (text only)
Laboratory Electronics
Term
2024C
Subject area
PHYS
Section number only
401
Section ID
PHYS3364401
Course number integer
3364
Meeting times
TR 1:45 PM-4:44 PM
Level
undergraduate
Instructors
I. Joseph Kroll
Description
A laboratory-intensive survey of analog and digital electronics, intended to teach students of physics or related fields enough electronics to be effective in experimental research and to be comfortable learning additional topics from reference textbooks. Analog topics include voltage dividers, impedance, filters, operational amplifier circuits, and transistor circuits. Digital topics may include logic gates, finite-state machines, programmable logic devices, digital-to-analog and analog-to-digital conversion, and microcomputer concepts. Recommended for students planning to do experimental work in physical science.
Course number only
3364
Cross listings
PHYS5564401
Use local description
No

PHYS3361 - Electromagnetism I: Electricity and Potential Theory

Status
A
Activity
LEC
Section number integer
401
Title (text only)
Electromagnetism I: Electricity and Potential Theory
Term
2024C
Subject area
PHYS
Section number only
401
Section ID
PHYS3361401
Course number integer
3361
Meeting times
TR 10:15 AM-11:44 AM
Level
undergraduate
Instructors
Eugene J Mele
Description
First term course in intermediate electromagnetism. Topics include electrostatics, static potential theory, multipole expansions, Laplace equation, image solutions, fields in polarized matter.
Course number only
3361
Cross listings
PHYS5561401
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No