Particle kinematics and dynamics; conservation of energy and linear momentum; rotational kinematics; rigid body dynamics; conservation of angular momentum; simple harmonic motion; gravitation; the statics and dynamics of fluids.

Wave motion and sound; temperature, first and second law of thermodynamics; kinetic theory of gases; Coulomb's law; the electric field; Gauss' law; electric potential; capacitors and dielectrics; D.C. circuits; the magnetic field; Ampere's and Faraday's laws.

Pre-Requisites: PHYS 101

Particle kinematics and dynamics, work, energy, and power. Kinetic theory of gases. Temperature, first and second laws of thermodynamics. Heat transfer. Wave motion and sound. Electricity and magnetism. Light and optics.

A continuation of PHYS 101 and 102. Topics covered include: inductance; magnetic properties of matter, electromagnetic oscillations and waves; geometrical and physical optics. Relativity, introduction to quantum physics, atomic and molecular physics, nuclear physics, particle physics and cosmology. For non-Physics Majors

Pre-Requisites: PHYS 102 And MATH 102

Electronic structure of isolated atoms; atoms bonding, crystal structure, energy bands in solids; electrons and holes in semiconductors, drift and diffusion, mobility, recombination and lifetime, conductivity; PN junctions, I(V)characteristic, applications; photo detectors, Light emitting diodes, Solar-cell, Bipolar transistor, MOSFET and JFET, Lasers, Magnetic Properties.

Pre-Requisites: PHYS 102

Inductance; magnetic properties of matter, electromagnetic oscillations and waves; geometrical and physical optics. Relativity, introduction to quantum physics, atomic physics, solids, nuclear physics, particle physics and cosmology.

Pre-Requisites: MATH 102 And PHYS 102

This is the Lab component of General Physics Ill. It consists of selected experiments in electrical circuits, geometrical and physical optics as well as modern physics.

Pre-Requisites: PHYS 204*

Vector calculus; Fourier series and transforms; Functions of a complex variable; Contour integration and residue theorem; Orthogonal polynomials; Partial differential equations; Tensors. [Not open for credit to students who have taken MATH 333 or Math 302]

Pre-Requisites: MATH 202* Or MATH 208*

An introductory course in Geometrical and Physical Optics. Topics covered include: nature and propagation of light; image formation-paraxial approximation; optical instruments; superposition of waves; standing waves beats; fourier analysis of harmonic periodic waves and wavepackets; two-beam and multiple-beam interference; polarization; Fraunhofer and Fresnel diffraction; holography; lasers.

Pre-Requisites: PHYS 102

Special relativity; quantum mechanics: the particle and wave aspects of matter; quantum mechanics in one and three dimensions, quantum theory of the hydrogen atom; atomic physics; statistical physics; selected topics in solid state physics; nuclear physics. Not open for credit to students who have taken PHYS 201.

Pre-Requisites: PHYS 102

Relativity; Quantum theory of light; Particle nature of matter; Matter waves; Quantum mechanics in one and three dimensions; Tunneling phenomena; Atomic structure; Statistical Physics; Nuclear Structure.

Pre-Requisites: PHYS 102

Light, matter and energy; celestial observations and telescopes; gravitation and early history of the universe; Terrestrial and Jovian planets; solar system and distant suns; black holes and galaxies; Quasars, birth and life of Cosmos. [Not for credit for Physics major students]

Pre-Requisites: PHYS 102

Selected topics from materials engineering, nuclear physics, aerodynamics, energy, electronics, communications, biological systems, terrestrial and celestial natural systems.

Pre-Requisites: PHYS 102

A survey of energy sources and resources; a quantitative evaluation of energy technologies; the production, transportation, and consumption of energy. Topics covered include Nuclear energy; fossil fuels; solar energy; wind energy; hydropower; geothermal energy; energy storage and distribution; automotive transportation.

Pre-Requisites: PHYS 102

Properties of space-time; the Lorentz transformation; paradoxes; four vector formulations of mechanics and electromagnetism.

Pre-Requisites: PHYS 102

Newton’s laws of motion and conservation theorems, Forced damped Oscillations; Coupled Oscillations; Lagrangian Dynamics, Hamilton’s equations of motion; Central-force motion; Dynamics of systems of particles, Motion in a non-inertial reference frame, Dynamics of Rigid bodies including properties of Inertia tensor.

Pre-Requisites: PHYS 101 And (MATH 202 Or MATH 208)

Newton's laws of motion and conservation theorems, oscillations; nonlinear oscillations and chaos; gravitation; calculus of variations; Hamilton's principle and Lagrangian dynamics, Hamilton's dynamics; central-force motion and orbital dynamics.

Pre-Requisites: PHYS 101 And (MATH 202 Or MATH 208)

Dynamics of a system of particles; linear momentum and collisions; motion in a non-inertial reference frame; dynamics of rigid bodies and Euler's equations for a rigid body; coupled oscillations; continuous systems and waves; special theory of relativity and relativistic kinematics.

Pre-Requisites: PHYS 300

An introductory course in electronics and the methods of experimental physics. The physics of semiconductors; junction transistor; amplifiers; feedback circuits; oscillators; nonlinear devices; digital electronics; digital logic; counters and registers; analog to digital converters.

Pre-Requisites: PHYS 102

Method of experimental physics. Analysis of experimental data. Relationship between theory and experiment. Curve fitting processes; fundamental of the theory of statistics; evaluation of experimental data; estimation of errors. Selected experiments in physics will be performed in conjunction with lecture material.

Pre-Requisites: PHYS 303 Or PHYS 308

Electrostatics; Laplace and Poisson's equations; Dielectric media, Magnetostatics and magnetic fields in matter.

Pre-Requisites: PHYS 102 And MATH 201 And (MATH 208 Or MATH 202)

Electrodynamics; Conservation laws; electromagnetic waves; potentials and fields, electromagnetic radiation, relativistic electrodynamics.

Pre-Requisites: PHYS 305

Introduction to lasers; laser in time-resolved and in frequency-resolved spectroscopy; basic elements of spectroscopy; rotational, vibrational, and electronic spectroscopy.

Pre-Requisites: PHYS 204 Or PHYS 213

Physics of semiconductors; junction transistors; amplifiers; feedback circuits; oscillators; nonlinear devices; digital electronics; digital logic; counters and registers; analog-to-digital converters.

Pre-Requisites: PHYS 204

Curve fitting processes; fundamentals of the theory of statistics; evaluation of experimental data; estimation of errors; computer interfacing and data acquisition. Selected experiments in physics will be performed in conjunction with lecture material.

Pre-Requisites: PHYS 308

Fundamentals of non-relativistic quantum mechanics; mathematical tools and basic postulates of quantum mechanics; the Schrödinger equation and its applications to various one-and three-dimensional systems.

Pre-Requisites: (PHYS 213 Or PHYS 204) And (MATH 202 Or MATH 208)

Nature and propagation of light; image formation-paraxial approximation; optical instruments; superposition of waves; standing waves; beats; Fourier analysis of harmonic periodic waves and wave packets; two-beam and multiple-beam interference; polarization; Fraunhoffer and Fresnel diffraction; holography; lasers.

Pre-Requisites: PHYS 204 Or PHYS 201

Stellar positions, size, luminosity, and spectra; Newtonian gravitation; spectral analysis; Doppler shift; interaction of matter and radiation; modeling the structure of stars; pulsating stars; novae and supernovae; collapsed stars; stellar systems and clusters; systems of galaxies; cosmic filament and voids. [Not for credit for Physics major students]

Pre-Requisites: PHYS 102

Properties of space-time; the Lorentz transformation; paradoxes; four vector formulations of mechanics and electromagnetism; spacetime diagrams; gravity and curved spacetime

Nuclear reactions and fission; the multiplication factor and nuclear reactor criticality; homogeneous and heterogeneous reactors; the one-speed diffusion theory; reactor kinetics; multi group diffusion theory; Computer will be used in simple criticality calculations and reactor kinetics.

Pre-Requisites: (MATH 202 Or MATH 208) And PHYS 102

Electronic structure of isolated atoms; atoms bonding; crystal structure; energy bands in solids; electrons and holes in semiconductors; drift and diffusion; recombination and lifetime; PN junctions; IV characteristics, photo detectors, light emitting diodes, solar-cell, bipolar transistor; MOSFET and JFET; semiconducting lasers.

Pre-Requisites: PHYS 102

Introduction to atomic and nuclear structure, Radioactivity, Properties of ionizing radiation, interaction of radiation with matter, detection methods, dosimetry, biological effects of radiation, external and internal radiation protection.

Pre-Requisites: PHYS 102

A survey of energy sources and resources; a quantitative evaluation of energy technologies; the production, transportation, and consumption of energy. Topics covered include nuclear energy; fossil fuels; solar energy; wind energy; hydropower; geothermal energy; energy storage and distribution; automotive transportation.

Biomechanics, sound and hearing, pressure and motion of fluids, heat and temperature, electricity and magnetism in the body, optics and the eye, biological effects of light, use of ionizing radiation in diagnosis and therapy, radiation safety, medical instrumentation.

Pre-Requisites: PHYS 102 And (MATH 202 Or MATH 208)

A one-semester course of mathematical topics chosen because of their importance and usefulness to physics. Topics covered may include functions of a complex variable; contour integration; partial differential equations; special functions; numerical techniques. Not open for credit to students who have taken MATH 301.

Pre-Requisites: MATH 202 Or MATH 208

Discretization methods, simulation techniques; programming methods; error analysis, nonlinear equations, numerical root-finding methods, curve fitting, interpolation, numerical integration, Runge-Kutta methods, applications in PDEs, Introduction to Density-Functional Theory, molecular dynamics simulations, stability and chaos. .

Pre-Requisites: (ICS 101 Or ICS 102 Or ICS 103 Or ICS 104) And (PHYS 213 Or PHYS 204 Or PHYS 212 Or PHYS 201)

Students are required to spend 8 weeks working in industry or in a research lab prior to the term in which they expect to graduate. Students are required to submit a report and make a presentation on their summer training experience and the knowledge gained.

Pre-Requisites: ENGL 214

This course deals with the fundamentals of non-relativistic quantum mechanics. Failures of classical physics in describing microscopic phenomena. Mathematical tools and basic postulates of Quantum Mechanics. Matrix formulation of Quantum Mechanics. The Schrodinger equation and its application to various one-dimensional systems. Orbital angular momentum. Applications of Quantum Mechanics to the study of three-dimensional systems. Wavefunctions for some of the above systems and related expectation values obtained via computer packages.

Pre-Requisites: PHYS 301 Or PHYS 300

This course is continuation of Physics 401. Addition of angular momenta. Timeindependent perturbation theory. The variational method and its applications. Schrodinger, Heisenberg and Interaction pictures. Time-dependent perturbation theory. Scattering Theory. Identical particles systems. Approximate solutions of several Schrodinger equations obtained via computer packages.

Pre-Requisites: PHYS 401 Or PHYS 310

Methods and techniques of experimental physics; including the design and building of scientific apparatus; laboratory practices; data analysis; error propagation; and lab reports quality. Laboratory experiments in selected areas including atomic and optical physics, nuclear physics, and condensed matter will be performed.

Pre-Requisites: PHYS 309 Or EE 315

A laboratory course, which offers an opportunity for student to carry out experimental projects, based on their special interests and ideas to study physical phenomena. Faculty help students to determine the feasibility of proposed projects.

A laboratory course which offers an opportunity for students to carry out experimental projects, based on their special interests and ideas to study physical phenomena. Faculty help students determine the feasibility of proposed projects.

Students are given the opportunity to present and attend lectures on topics of current research interest.

Spin; identical particles; addition of angular momenta; symmetry and conservation laws; perturbation theory; the variational method and its applications; WKB Approximation; the adiabatic approximation; Scattering Theory.

Pre-Requisites: PHYS 310 Or PHYS 401

This is the first of two courses for the multidisciplinary, capstone project. Multidisciplinary teams will be formed, projects will be defined, and project management discussed.

This is the second of two courses for the multidisciplinary, capstone project. After the multidisciplinary team was formed and the project and its management were defined and detailed, the students embark on executing their tasks going through the project's development lifecycle in order to develop the prototype solution component of the problem at hand. The senior project offers the opportunity to integrate the knowledge acquired in preceding courses, as well as promote and instill communication skills, writing skills, and lifelong self-learning.

Pre-Requisites: PHYS 411

Fourier transforms and applications, theory of coherence, interference spectroscopy, auto-correlation function, fluctuations, optical transfer functions, diffraction and Gaussian beams, Kirchhoff diffraction theory, theory of image formation, spatial filtering, aberrations in optical images, interaction of light with matter, crystal optics, nonlinear optics, lasers.

Pre-Requisites: PHYS 306 And PHYS 311

Stimulated emission and coherence; population inversion; Gaussian beam propagation; optical resonators and cavity modes; stability criteria; phase conjugate resonators; oscillation threshold and gain; line broadening; gain saturation; density matrix formulation and semi-classical theory of laser; lasers without inversion; mode-locking and pulse compression.

Pre-Requisites: (PHYS 212 Or PHYS 213) And PHYS 311

Basic physics of laser, theoretical formulations and experimental foundations; stimulated emission, population inversion, optical pumping; Solid, liquid and gas lasing media and metastable states; Laser resonators and geometries; transverse and longitudinal modes of the laser; CW and pulsed laser; temporal characteristics of the laser; tuneable laser/ optical parametric oscillation, harmonic generation; Q-switching, mode locking, cavity dumping; key laser parameters; temporal and spatial coherence of laser; different kinds of lasers; Laser based remote sensor (LIDAR); DIAL, fluorescence, Raman, Doppler, wind, air born, and space born LIDAR systems.

Introduction to special and general theories of relativity; gravitational phenomena; cosmological models; thermal history of the universe; cosmic inflation; cosmic microwave background; cosmic structures and dark matter.

Pre-Requisites: (MATH 202 Or MATH 208) And (PHYS 204 Or PHYS 213)

Flat spacetime; Manifolds; Curved spacetime; Equivalence principle and gravitation; Schwarzschild spacetime; Black holes; Linearized gravity and gravitational waves; Cosmology.

Pre-Requisites: PHYS 306

Nuclear properties of matter; nature of forces between nucleons; two-nucleon systems; nuclear structure and models; mechanisms of nuclear decay and radioactivity: alpha, beta, and gamma decay; radiation detectors and their principles; nuclear reactions, cross-sections, and applications.

Pre-Requisites: PHYS 310 Or PHYS 401

Introduction to fundamental properties of the neutron. Reaction induced by neutrons, nuclear fission, slowing down of neutrons in infinite media, diffusion theory, the few-group approximation, point kinetics, and fission-product poisoning. The bases of thermal reactor design and its relationship to reactor engineering problems.

Pre-Requisites: PHYS 102 And (MATH 202 Or MATH 208)

Energy and equilibrium in thermal physics; ideal gas laws, entropy and second law of thermodynamics; engines and refrigerators; free energy and chemical thermodynamics; phase transformations and chemical equilibrium; Boltzmann-Maxwell statistics and partition functions; Bose-Einstein and Fermi-Dirac quantum statistics.

Pre-Requisites: PHYS 213 Or PHYS 204

Review of pertinent topics in classical and quantum physics. Gibb's statistical ensembles, MB, BE, and FD statistics with simple applications to solids. Theoretical foundations of Monte Carlo simulation, Markov chains, random walks. Study of phase transitions in the 2D and 3D Ising models as well as in the Landau Ginsburg Model using Monte Carlo simulations. Brownian Dynamics as an example of simulation for the study of stochastic systems.

Crystal structure; Wave diffraction; Reciprocal lattice; Crystal vibrations; Thermal properties of solids; Free electron theory of metals; Band theory; Semiconductors; Introduction to magnetism/superconductivity; Band structure calculations

Pre-Requisites: PHYS 310 Or PHYS 401

A course may be offered in conjunction with current research at the Surface Science Laboratory. Topics covered include: preparation of clean surfaces; experimental methods such as XPS, UPS, Auger, and LEED; thin films; surface states; temperature effects.

Pre-Requisites: PHYS 432

The two-fluid model, electrodynamics of superconductors. Thermodynamics of phase transition in type I and type II superconductors. Landau-Ginzburg phenomenological theory of type II superconductors: coherence length, vortices, Abrikosov vortex lattice, critical fields and vortex flow dynamics. The microscopic theory of BCS, electron pairing.

Pre-Requisites: PHYS 432

Classical and quantum fields; Symmetries and conservation laws; Quark model, Bound states; Green’s function and Feynman calculus; Decay and scattering; Electroweak interactions; Higg’s mechanism; Quantum chromodynamics and gauge theories; Particle masses

Pre-Requisites: PHYS 310 Or PHYS 401

Relativistic spin zero particles and the Klein-Gordon equation; relativistic spin one-half particles and the Dirac equation; propagator theory; Selected Applications.

Pre-Requisites: PHYS 410 Or PHYS 402

Physical concepts, techniques and applications of nanoscale systems. Quantum Mechanics in the nano-regime. Special properties of Nano-materials: nano-slabs, nano-wires and quantum dots. Magnetism at the nano-level and characterization techniques

Pre-Requisites: PHYS 213 Or PHYS 212

Single-particle motions; plasmas as fluids; waves in plasmas; diffusion and resistivity; equilibrium and stability; a simple introduction to kinetic theory; nonlinear effects; controlled fusion.

Pre-Requisites: PHYS 306

Review of linear algebra; rules of quantum mechanics (qubits, unitary transformations, density matrices, measurements); quantum gates and circuits; entanglement; Bell inequality; quantum algorithms and their circuit model; quantum communication including cryptography and teleportation; quantum error correction; quantum computing platforms and challenges.

Pre-Requisites: PHYS 210 Or MATH 208 Or MATH 225 Or MATH 260 Or MATH 280

Quantization of electric field; measuring quantum state of light; Hamiltonian of quantum circuits; Josephson junction; transmon qubit; circuit quantization; cavity and circuit electrodynamics, measurements in circuit QED

Pre-Requisites: PHYS 471

Introduction to materials informatics-intersection between materials science, computational methods, and big-data sciences; Foundational backgrounds- machine and statistical learning, ML-based materials science modeling, and implementations. Short overview of the contemporary trends in the field.

Selected topics in physics of special interest to students. This course may be repeated for credit as an in-depth investigation of a single topic or as a survey of several topics.

The student is trained in the process of carrying out scientific research under the supervision of a faculty member. This includes carrying out literature search, writing research proposal, and conducting experimental or theoretical research. The student is expected to write a thesis at the end of the semester.

Guided reading and reporting on special topics by individual students under the guidance of faculty members.

This is a continuation of Undergraduate Thesis I. The student carries out research, writes a thesis, and defends it at the end of the semester.

The Student is trained in the process of carrying out scientific research under the supervision of a faculty member. This includes carrying out literature search, writing research proposal, and conducting experimental or theoretical research. The student is expected to present his work at the end of the semester.

This is a continuation of PHYS 497. The student carries out research, writes a thesis, and defends it at the end of the semester.

Pre-Requisites: PHYS 497

Students have the opportunity to present and attend seminars on topics of current research interest.