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Recommended
Course Sequence and Descriptions:
The recommended course sequence for students entering the Applied
Physics Program combines basic core courses and more advanced
elective options in the student's area of specialization:
FIRST
YEAR
Fall
Electricity
& Magnetism I (Phys 505)
or Electromagnetic Theory I (AP 530)
Applied Quantum Mechanics I (AP 540)
or Quantum Mechanics I (Phys 511)
Statistical
Physics (Phys 510)
Graduate
Seminar Attendance (AP 514)
Winter
Electricity
& Magnetism II (Phys 506)
Quantum
Theory of Light (AP609)
or Quantum Mechanics II (Phys 512)
Supervised
Research (AP 715)
Graduate
Seminar Attendance (AP 514)
SECOND YEAR
Fall
Computational/Math Methods Elective ++
Condensed
Matter (Phys 520) or Equivilent in Major Field
Elective
Course*
Graduate
Seminar Attendance (AP 514)
Winter
Elective Course*
Elective
Course*
Elective
Course*
Graduate
Seminar Participation (AP 514)
* At least two electives must be at the 600 level
++
One of the following must be elected:
Microcomputers
in Experimental Research (AP 518)
or Methods of Applied Math I (M 556)
or Numerical Methods for Scientific Computing
I (M 571)
or other approved computer/math methods options
THIRD
YEAR
Graduate Seminar Participation (AP 514) Two Credits (2 terms)
Related Course Work:
Upon completion of the basic core material (usually at the end
of the second semester) students will select more advanced courses
in their intended area of specialization. This selection will
be made in consultation with the student's research advisor and
the program committee in order to ensure in-depth preparation.
The following is a partial menu of multidisciplinary course offerings
from which individual curricula can be designed.
Chemistry
668 Molecular & Solid State Symmetry
669 Physics of Extended Surfaces
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
513 Semiconductor and Integrated Circuit Modeling for Computer
Aided Design
517 Physical Processes in Plasmas
521 High Speed Transistors
524 Digital Circuits Laboratory
529 Optical and Optoelectronic Devices
530 Electromagnetic Theory
537 Integrated and Guided Wave Optics
538 Lasers and Electro-Optics I
539 Lasers and Electro-Optics II
546 Ultrafast Optics
621 Electronic Properties of Solid State Materials
630 Advanced Electromagnetics
634 Nonlinear Optics
Materials Science and Engineering
532 Thermodynamics of Solid Systems
550 Fundamentals of Materials Science
562 Electron Microscopy I
620 Phase Transformations in Solids
662 Electron Microscopy II
Mathematics
554 Advanced Mathematics for Engineers
555 Introduction to Complex Variables
556 Methods of Applied Mathematics I
557 Methods of Applied Mathematics II
571 Numerical Methods for Scientific Computing
601 Real Analysis I
602 Real Analysis II
603 Complex Analysis I
604 Complex Analysis II
650 Fourier Analysis
Nuclear Engineering
511 Quantum Mechanics of Neutron-Nuclear Interactions
512 Interaction of Radiation with Matter
571 Plasmas and Controlled Fusion I
572 Plasmas and Controlled Fusion II
576 Principles of Charged Particle Accelerators
674 High-lntensity Laser Plasma Interactions
676 Physics of Intense Charged Particle Beams
Physics
540 Advanced Condensed Matter
609 Quantum Theory of Light
619 Advanced Solid State
619.1 Photoelectron Spectroscopy
619.2 Photon, Neutron and Electron Scattering in Solids
623 Advanced Statistical Physics
633 Fluid Dynamics
639 Low-Temperature Physics
644 Advanced Atomic Physics
