Graduate Course Atlas
Spring Semester 2007
PHYSICS 511B: Electrodynamics II
Content:
Maxwell's Equations; Variational Principles; Conservation
Laws; Green's Functions;
Retarded Green's Functions; Radiation-Field and Source
Viewpoints; Models of
Antennas; Spectral Distribution of Radiation; Cerenkov
Radiation; Synchrotron
Radiation; Propagation in Dielectric Media; Waveguides;
Scattering by Small Obstacles; Diffraction.
Text: Classical
Electrodynamics by Schwinger, DeRaad, Milton, Tsai
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PHYSICS 526: Statistical Physics
| Family |
WF |
1:00 PM - 2:15 PM |
MAX: 16 |
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Content: Entropy, temperature, free energy, statistical mechanics, Gibbs ensembles, partition function, ideal gas, Fermi and Bose gases, principles of classical thermodynamics, Carnot Theorem, phase transitions, and critical phenomena.
Prerequisite: Physics 421 or equivalent. |
PHYSICS 554: Molecular Biophysics
Content: The course focuses on how structure
and dynamics at the molecular level contribute to the
observed function of biological systems, with a specific
emphasis on proteins. An introduction to protein structure
and dynamics is given, followed by a detailed examination
of specific protein systems, including those involved
in solar energy conversion, visual transduction and
molecular motion (motors). A parallel focus is on the
physical techniques of spectroscopy and scattering that
are used to obtain the molecular-scale information.
The physical techniques are described in the context
of the problems in molecular biophysics that they have
solved.
Audience: The course is intended for students
in the physical, chemical or biological sciences who
wish to understand fundamental molecular "operating
principles" of biological systems, and specifically,
proteins.
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor.
Particulars: Three take home exams; problem
sets; term paper.
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PHYSICS 597R: Directed Study
Prerequisite: (Written
Permission of Instructor Required Prior to Pre-Registration)
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PHYSICS 599R: Thesis Research
Prerequisite: (Written
Permission of Instructor Required Prior to Pre-Registration)
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PHYSICS 731R: Topics in Theoretical Physics: Fluid Dynamics
| Koehler |
MWF |
11:45 AM - 12:35 PM |
MAX: 16 |
Credit: 4 Hours |
Content: Introduction to fluid dynamics for biologists, chemists, and physicists. Emphasis will be placed upon developing intuition for fluid dynamics from biological examples.
Audience: Advanced undergraduates and graduate students in physics, chemistry, or math.
Prerequisites: Multidimensional calculus AND Physics 361, 365 or consent of instructor.
Particulars: TBA
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Elementary Fluid Dynamics, Acheson |
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Life in Moving Fluides, Vogel |
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PHYSICS 741R: Topics in Nuclear Physics
Prerequisite: (Written
Permission of Instructor Required Prior to Pre-Registration)
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PHYSICS 751R: Topics in Solid State Physics
Prerequisite: (Written
Permission of Instructor Required Prior to Pre-Registration)
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PHYSICS 797R: Directed Study (Ph.D.)
Prerequisite: (Written
Permission of Instructor Required Prior to Pre-Registration)
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PHYSICS 799R: Advanced Research
Prerequisite: (Written
Permission of Instructor Required Prior to Pre-Registration)
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