Temperature and thermodynamic equilibrium. Work, internal energy and heat; first law, with examples. Kinetic theory of gases. Basic probability...
Fundamental postulate of statistical thermodynamics. Entropy. Microcanonical, canonical and grand canonical ensembles. Fermi-Dirac, Bose-Einstein and...
Selected experiments in mechanics, optics, electronics, atomic, molecular, nuclear and solid state physics. [Note: There will be 18 hours of...
Continuation of 360A. [Note: 18 hours of experiments. Offered: F,W,S]
Non-inertial frames of reference. Calculus of variations. Lagrangian mechanics. Coupled oscillations and normal modes. Hamiltonian dynamics. [Offered:...
Sturm-Liouville theory. Legendre, Bessel and other special functions. Fourier series. Separation of variables. Green's function. [Offered: F,S] ...
Complex variables, Cauchy-Riemann conditions, Cauchy integral formula, Taylor and Laurent expansions, residue theorem, contour integrals and...
Stellar interiors and atmospheres, star formation and evolution, white dwarfs, neutron stars, black holes. Stellar populations and dynamics in...
Cell structure and molecular composition; intermolecular interactions and hydration; protein structure and function; cytoskeletal filaments; DNA...
Symmetries and conservation laws. Review of time-independent perturbation theory (degenerate and non-degenerate. Rayleigh-Schrodinger,...
Physics pertaining to collective and emergent phenomena in condensed matter systems. Examples of topics to be covered include: magnetism,...
A research project in any area of Physics approved by the course co-ordinator(s). The student is required to present a summary of the project orally...
A continuation of the project undertaken in PHYS 437A. The student is required to present a summary of the project orally or by poster and to submit a...
Electrostatics, magnetostatics, and the macroscopic description of dielectrics and magnetic materials. Includes appropriate mathematical techniques,...
Maxwell's Equations. Electromagnetic fields and the Lorentz Transformation. Plane waves in insulators, conductors and plasmas. Reflection and...
This course introduces students to the standard model of particle physics. Topics covered include symmetries, particle classification, experimental...
The Hilbert space of states, observables and time evolution. Feynman path integral and Greens functions. Approximation methods. Coordinate...
Selected advanced experiments in mechanics, optics, electronics, atomic, molecular, nuclear and solid state physics. [Note: 18 hours of experiments....
A continuation of PHYS 460A. [Note: 18 hours of experiments. Offered: W] Prereq: PHYS 460A
Fundamentals of nanotechnology. Applications of nanotechnology in biology and medicine. Nanotechnology and society. Physical foundations of...