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NUMBER   AND CREDITS	TITLE AND DESCRIPTION
PHY 50020 2 Credits	Advanced Physics Lab Advanced experiments in classical and modern physics are selected to accompany and to supplement graduate-level physics courses. Repeated registration allowed. Prerequisite: Two years of physics.
PHY 50093 1-6 Credits	Variable Title Workshop in Physics Workshop individually designed to provide instruction and training in specific areas of physics. S/U grading. Prerequisite: Permission.
PHY 5/70095 1-3 Credits	Special Topics Topic announced when scheduled. Prerequisite: Permission.
PHY 50096 1-3 Credits	Individual Investigation Individual projects for physics graduate students. IP permissible.
PHY 5/70195 1-3 Credits	Special Topics Topic announced when scheduled. Prerequisite: Permission.
PHY 52020 2 Credits	Applied Physics Laboratory Experiments using various research techniques at advanced level. Repeated registration permitted.
PHY 52500 3 Credits	Physics of Laboratory Devices and Techniques Physics of semiconducting devices such as diodes, transistors; laboratory techniques using temperature control, vacuum pumps; x-ray, neutron, light, and electron scattering.
PHY 52512 4 Credits	General Electronic Instrumentation Laboratory-based course in digital and analog electronics, computer interfacing and computer-based technique all within context of applications in measurements, signal-to-noise enhancement, and control instrumentation. Lecture 2 hours, laboratory 4 hours weekly.
PHY 52513 3 Credits	Computer Systems Design Hands-on experience in selecting and using a microcomputer-based data acquisition and control system in the science laboratory. One hour lecture, 4 hours laboratory weekly. IP permissible. Prerequisite: Computer language proficiency (e.g., BASIC, FORTRAN, PASCAL).
PHY 54291 1 Credit	Planetarium Operation and Programming Planetarium operation, advantages and limitations. Slides, technamation, special effects and programs for K-12 grades, public and special groups. Prerequisite: permission.
PHY 54802 3 Credits	Astrophysics Galactic structure, stellar formation and evolution, origin of the elements (or nucleosynthesis), nonoptical astronomies, and a description of various cosmological theories. Prerequisites: MATH 12003 and a major or minor in the physical sciences or technology or consent of instructor.
PHY 55201 3 Credits	Electromagnetic Theory I Properties of electric and magnetic fields developed by vector methods. Emphasis in Electromagnetic Theory I is on static fields in both vacuum and matter. Prerequisite: Permission.
PHY 55202 3 Credits	Electromagnetic Theory II Sequel to Electromagnetic Theory I, continuing development of theory of classical electromagnetic fields with emphasis on dynamic fields. Prerequisite: PHY 55201 or permission.
PHY 55301 3 Credits	Thermodynamics Fundamental concepts in thermodynamics from macroscopic as well as statistical approaches. Includes applications to engineering.
PHY 5/75403 2 Credits	Computer Analysis of Experimental Measurements Applications of the minicomputer to the reduction and analysis of data. Error analysis, root-finding, curve-fitting, smoothing of data. Prerequisites: MATH 22005 and PHY 35402 or equivalent.
PHY 55501 3 Credits	Fundamentals of Modern Optics Emission and propagation of coherent and incoherent light, and nonlinear optical effects; introduction to devices and spectroscopic techniques based on modern optics. Prerequisite: PHY 55201 or equivalent.
PHY 55612 3 Credits	Microprocessor-Based Design II Design, construction, programming and interfacing of microcontrollers based on a 16-bit microprocessor. IP permissible.
PHY 56101 4 Credits	Quantum and Atomic Physics Bohr theory, wave mechanics, wave packets. Applications to barriers, oscillators, hydrogen atom, multi-electron atoms, x rays, molecular spectra. At level of Eisberg-Resnick's Quantum Physics. Prerequisite: Permission.
PHY 56301 3 Credits	Introduction to Nuclear Physics Introduction to the concepts of nuclear physics including basic properties of the atomic nucleus, experimental techniques, nuclear models and reactions, nuclear fission and fusion, and elementary particles. Prerequisite: PHY 36001, MATH 22005 or permission.
PHY 56401 3 Credits	Introduction to Solid State Crystal structure, crystal diffraction and reciprocal lattice, crystal binding, phonons and lattice vibrations, Fermi gas, energy bands. Prerequisites: 18 hours of physics, MATH 22005 or permission.
PHY 6/80091 1 Credit	Physics Seminar Discussion of current literature or of original research in physics. Participation by students, faculty, and guests. S/U grading; IP permissible.
PHY 6/70093 1-6 Credits	Variable Title Workshop in Physics Workshops individually designed to provide instruction and training in specific areas of physics. S/U grading.
PHY 6/70094 1-3 Credits	College Teaching of Physics Methodology of teaching in a university, college, or junior college. Includes observation of kinds of teaching and practice teaching. S/U grading; IP permissible.
PHY 60098 1-15 Credits	Research Research or individual investigation. Credits earned may be applied toward meeting degree requirements if department approves. Repeated registration permitted. IP permissible.
PHY 60199 2-6 Credits	Thesis I Thesis students must register for total of 6 hours, 2 to 6 hours in a single semester, distributed over several semesters, if desired. S/U grading; IP permissible. Prerequisite: Approval of adviser.
PHY 6/70295 1-3 Credits	Advanced Topics Selected special topics of current research interest. IP permissible. Prerequisite: Permission.
PHY 60299 2 Credits	Thesis II Thesis students must continue registration each semester until all degree requirements are met. S/U grading; IP permissible. Prerequisite: PHY 60199.
PHY 6/70395 1-3 Credits	Advanced Topics Selected special topics of current research interest. Prerequisite: Permission.
PHY 6/75101 3 Credits	Classical Mechanics Lagrange's equations, variational principles, two-body central force problem, rigid body motion, Hamilton's equations, canonical transformations, Hamilton-Jacobi theory, small oscillations. Prerequisite: Permission.
PHY 6/75203 3 Credits	Classical Electrodynamics I Introduction to electrostatics, boundary value problems, multipoles, electrostatics of macroscopic media, magnetostatics, time-varying fields, Maxwell's equations, conservation laws. Prerequisite: Permission.
PHY 6/75204 3 Credits	Classical Electrodynamics II Plane electromagnetic waves, simple radiating systems, scattering, special theory of relativity, relativistic dynamics, radiation of moving charges, Bremsstrahlung. Prerequisite: PHY 6/75203.
PHY 6/75301 4 Credits	Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics I Covers material usually covered in advanced course in classical thermodynamics and in addition includes an introduction to statistical mechanics. Prerequisite: PHY 35301 or equivalent or permission.
PHY 6/75401 4 Credits	Mathematical Methods in Physics Tensors, groups, complex variables and calculus of residues, second-order differential equations, orthogonal functions, Bessel, Legendre and selected special functions, Fourier series, integral transforms, integral equations. Prerequisite: Permission.
PHY 6/76161 3 Credits	Quantum Mechanics I Fundamental concepts of non-relativistic quantum mechanics. Solution of simple one-dimensional problems. Abstract Hilbert-space description. Matrix representations. Quantum dynamics. Extension to three dimensions. Spin and orbital angular momentum. Prerequisite: Permission.
PHY 6/76162 3 Credits	Quantum Mechanics II Angular momentum theory. Symmetries and conservation laws. Application of approximation methods to realistic problems. Systems of identical particles. Scattering theory. Relativistic single-particle wave equations. Prerequisite: PHY 6/76161.
PHY 6/76201 3 Credits	Particle Physics Discussion of particle detectors, invariance principles and conservation laws, fundamental interactions, quark model of hadrons, basic concepts of field theory, the Standard Model and selected topics of current interest. Prerequisite: PHY 6/76162 or permission.
PHY 6/76302 3 Credits	Nuclear Physics Theory of nuclear processes including properties of nuclear quantum states, two-body forces, nuclear structure and models, nuclear reactions and nuclear radiation physics. Prerequisite: PHY 56101 or equivalent or permission.
PHY 6/76402 3 Credits	Solid State Physics Crystalline state, with emphasis on wave propagation, zone and band theory, phonons. Applications to electrical and thermal conductivities, specific heats, optical, dielectric and magnetic properties. Prerequisite: PHY 56101 or PHY 6/76161.
PHY 6/78401 3 Credits	Liquid Crystal Physics The molecular structure and properties of liquid crystals and their role in biological systems and industrial applications. Prerequisite: B.S. in physics.
PHY 75302 3 Credits	Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics II Introduction to classical and quantum statistics with applications to systems of basic physical interest. Prerequisite: PHY 6/75301.
PHY 76163 3 Credits	Quantum Mechanics III Second quantization and field theory formalism are developed for the many-particle system. Topics include the electron gas and nuclear matter. Prerequisite: PHY 6/76162.
PHY 76303 3 Credits	Advanced Nuclear Physics Advanced concepts and theories of nuclear interactions. Topics include the nucleon-nucleon interaction, nuclear structure, reactions, nuclear matter and strong interactions of elementary particles. Prerequisite: PHY 6/76302 and PHY 76163.
PHY 76403 3 Credits	Advanced Condensed Matter Physics Advanced theories of solids, fluids, superfluids, magnetic, ferroelectric and liquid crystal systems and the experimental methods that probe them. Prerequisite: PHY 6/76402.
PHY 80097 1 Credit	Physics Colloquium Presentation by invited speakers of research and other topics on graduate level followed by discussion period. Regular attendance of all physics majors expected. Three or more meetings each semester as arranged. S/U grading; IP permissible.
PHY 80098 1-15 Credits	Research Research or individual investigation for doctoral students who have not yet passed their candidacy exams. Credit earned may be applied toward the degree if the department approves. IP permissible. Prerequisite: Admission to doctoral study.
PHY 80199 15 Credits	Dissertation I Doctoral dissertation, for which registration in at least two semesters is required, first of which will be semester in which dissertation work is begun, and continuing until the completion of 30 hours. S/U grading; IP permissible. Prerequisite: Admission to candidacy for doctoral degree and permission.
PHY 80299 1 or 15 Credits	Dissertation II Continuing registration required of doctoral students who have completed the initial 30 hours of dissertation and continuing until all degree requirements are met. S/U grading; IP permissible. Prerequisite: PHY 80199.
PHY 88191 1 Credit	Chemical Physics Seminar Discussions of current literature or of original research in chemical physics. Participation by students, faculty and guests. S/U grading; IP permissible.

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