PHYSICS
PHY 211L, 212L 1 hour each
Laboratory
The introductory laboratories that accompany PHY 203, 204 and PHY 211, 212. Experiments include the areas of mechanics, heat, waves, electricity and magnetism, optics, and nuclear radiation detection. Two hours per week. Offered annually.
PHY 301 3 hours
Intermediate Mechanics
Statics and dynamics of particles and rigid bodies including the method of virtual work, central force motion, and the effects of impulsive forces and torques. Applications to engineering and space physics. Prerequisite: PHY 212. Offered fall semester of odd years.
PHY 311 4 hours
Modern Physics
An introduction to modern physics including special relativity, quantum effects of radiation and particles, atomic structure, and elementary particles. Three lectures and two hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisite: PHY 211, 212. Offered fall semester of even years.
PHY 312 4 hours
Nuclear Radiation Physics
A study of natural and induced radioactivity, nuclear radiation detection, charged particle interactions, and neutron physics. Three lectures and two hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisite: PHY 211,212. Offered spring semester of odd years.
PHY 321 3 hours
Electricity and Magnetism
The vector field approach to electromagnetic theory. Includes electrostatics, magnetostatics, induction, dielectric and magnetic materials, and Maxwell's equations. Corequisite: MAT 431 or PHY 341. Prerequisite: PHY 211, 212. Offered fall semester of odd years.
PHY 322 3 hours
Waves and Physical Optics
Applications of Maxwell's equations including electromagnetic waves, wave guides, diffraction, and Fourier optics. Prerequisites: PHY 211, 212, and 321. Offered spring semester of even years.
PHY 330 1-2 hours
Advanced Laboratory
Physics and engineering physics majors must have two credit hours of PHY 330 to graduate. The actual experiments to be performed are selected from physics and/or engineering in consultation between the student and instructor. Prerequisites: ENP 252 or PHY 301 or PHY 311 and junior classification. Offered as needed for physics or engineering physics majors.
PHY 331 4 hours
Introduction to Electronics
Introductory concepts and experiments designed to acquaint students with the operation and application of modern electronic devices and components. The implications of this rapidly changing technology on society are discussed. Experiments dealing with elementary concepts of electricity, electrical measurements, diodes, transistors, integrated circuits, and a variety of solid state devices as well as digital electronics are provided. Separate instruction modules are available for science and non-science students. Three hours lecture and one three-hour laboratory per week. Prerequisite: PHY 211, 212. Offered fall semesters.
PHY 341 3 hours
Math Methods in Physics and Engineering
An application of analytical and computational methods to various mathematical topics including linear algebra, matrices, eigenequations, vector field theory, partial differential equations, Fourier series and transforms, orthogonal functions, and complex analysis. Use of a computer application such as Mathematica, Maple, or Matlab is required. Prerequisite: PHY 212. Corequisite: MAT 431. Offered spring semesters.
PHY 342 3 hours
Analytical Mechanics
The Lagrangian formation of mechanics is developed and used for most of the course. It is applied initially to some simple problems such as simple harmonic motion and translation and rotation of rigid bodies that the students have investigated previously using Newtonian methods. Then this scalar technique is applied to the theory of small oscillations in two or more dimensions and the description of free body motion, the symmetric top, etc. The course concludes with the Hamiltonian formulation of mechanics and its connection with quantum mechanics. Prerequisites: PHY 211, 212, 341. Offered spring semester of even years.
PHY 370 1-4 hours
Selected Topics
Current topics include; Preparation for the Professional FE Engineers Exam, Oakridge Nuclear Physics Studies, and Space Science and Astronomy.
PHY 393 1-4 hours
Practicum
PHY 412 3 hours
Quantum Mechanics
A quantum mechanical treatment of the free particle, the harmonic oscillator, and the hydrogen atom. Includes approximation methods, creation and annihilation operators, and an introduction to angular momentum. Prerequisites: PHY 211, 212, 311, and 341. Offered spring semester of odd years.
PHY 450 1-4 hours
Directed Research
IAS 493 4 hours
Senior Seminar
Engineering Physics
ENP 252 4 hours
Principles of Engineering
A course designed to introduce students to the requirements for general engineering using the EIT reference manual for professional engineers. Topics include introduction to engineering, graphics with CAD, engineering economics, solids, fluids, gases, thermodynamics, heat transfer, statics, dynamics, materials, electrical systems, and electronics. The laboratory is designed to introduce engineering software and hardware tools with some creative design projects. Three lecture periods and one three-hour laboratory session each week. Prerequisites: MAT 230, PHY 211 or permission of instructor. Offered spring semesters.
ENP 330 4 hours
Microcomputer Interfacing
Software and hardware considerations involved in interfacing and using computers for on-line applications and as a part of larger systems are studied. Computer architecture and hardware operation are an integral part of the course. Prerequisite: PHY 331 or permission of instructor. Offered spring semester of odd years.
ENP 332 3 hours
Engineering Systems
Linear and nonlinear systems with analytical methods, modeling, forcing functions, response analysis, feedback, stability, control systems, mechanical and fluid systems, electrical systems, three phase circuits and machines, transmission lines, and communications. MatLab and Interactive Physics software tools are used. Prerequisites: ENP 252, MAT 431 or permission of instructor. Offered fall semester of even years.
ENP 351 3 hours
Thermodynamics
The fundamental equations and laws of thermodynamics and kinetic theory applied to physics and engineering. Includes applications to magnetic materials and superconductors. A unified treatment in that the macroscopic laws of thermodynamics are discussed and applied in parallel with the microscopic statistical quantum mechanical treatment that provides additional insight into their development. Prerequisites: MAT 431, PHY 211. Offered fall semester of odd years.
ENP 352 3 hours
Materials Science and Solid State Physics
An introduction to engineering materials and properties, followed by a study of their electronic structure. Includes fundamentals of crystallography, imperfections, energy bands in insulators, semiconductors and metals, electrical conductivity, dielectric, magnetic and optical properties. Prerequisite: ENP 252. Offered spring semester of even years.
ENP 431 4 hours
Advanced Electronics and Microcircuits
Theoretical analog and digital VLSI microcircuit design principles are studied. Implementation and advanced design of digital programmable logic arrays and layout of analog microchips is performed in the lab portion of this course. Electronics topics also include Karnaugh maps and minimization, sequential logic and state machines, device modeling with computer-aided design, controllers, computer hardware, architecture, memories, and interrupt systems. Prerequisites: ENP 252, PHY 331. Offered spring semester of even years.