Upper Level Courses |
| PHY 311 | Analytical Mechanics | 3 Credits |
| This course introduces students to Lagrangian and Hamiltonian mechanics. | ||
| Pre-requisite: PHY 211 | ||
| PHY 342 | Electromagnetic Theory | 3 Credits |
| Maxwell’s equations, electromagnetic radiation, propagation in free space and wave guides, magnetic properties of matter. | ||
| Pre-requisite: PHY 341 | ||
| PHY 343 | Electronics | 3 Credits |
| Introduction to analog and digital electronics with emphasis on semi-conductors and their applications. | ||
| Pre-requisite: PHY 341 | ||
| PHY 431 | Statistical Mechanics | 3 Credits |
| Integrated treatment of thermodynamics and statistical mechanics, entropy, elementary probability theory, partition function, free energy, phase equilibrium, ideal quantum gases. | ||
| Pre-requisite: PHY 331 | ||
| PHY 451 | Quantum Mechanics I | 4 Credits |
| This course covers basic principles of quantum mechanics with applications to one dimensional problems, harmonic oscillator, hydrogen-like atoms and introduction to atomic spectra. | ||
| Pre-requisite PHY 211, PHY 251, MAT 222 | ||
| PHY 452 | Quantum Mechanics II | 4 Credits |
| This course covers more advanced topics in quantum mechanics including, angular momentum, spin, scattering theory and relativistic quantum mechanics. | ||
| Pre-requisite PHY 451, MAT 222 | ||
| PHY 461 | Material Science | 4 Credits |
| This course covers selected topics in structure of solids, elastic properties, strength of material, phonons and vibrations, liquid crystals. | ||
| Pre-requisite PHY 451 | ||
| PHY 481 | Astrophysics | 4 Credits |
| This course covers selected topics in Astrophysics with particular emphasis on stellar evolution and physics of stars. | ||
| Pre-requisite PHY 342, PHY 431 | ||
| PHY 491 | Advanced Physics Lab | 4 Credits |
| This course covers some selected advanced physics experiments performed as projects | ||
| Pre-requisite PHY 391 | ||
| PHY 492 | Senior Research | 4 Credits |
| Research performed by students under faculty supervision. | ||
| PHY 493 | Selected Topics in Physics | 4 Credits |
| This course covers selected topics from contemporary Physics selected by faculty. | ||