WSU Physics
Graduate Courses
Click here for Graduate Degree Program
Information
Graduate credit is not granted to physics students for 400-level courses.
Physics 410 Electronics [3 Credits] (1-6) -- Prereq Physics 102 or 202. Laboratory construction
and investigation of electronic circuits employed in research instruments.
Physics 412 Modern Optics Laboratory [3 Credits] (1-3) -- Prereq Physics
443 or equivalent or
c//. This course will cover fundamentals of experimental modern optics, and applications
in science and engineering.
Physics 415 [M] Quantum Physics Laboratory 3 (2-3) May be repeated for credit; cumulative
maximum 6 hours. Prereq Physics 304. Experiments in modern and quantum
Physics, fundamental
interactions of radiations with matter.
Physics 435 Astronomy and Astrophysics [3 Credits] -- May be repeated for credit; cumulative
maximum 6 hours. Same as Astr 435. Cooperative course taught jointly by WSU and UI
(Physics 485).
Physics 443 Optics [3 Credits] -- Prereq Physics 341 or c//. Polarization, interference,
coherence, and diffraction phenomena of the electromagnetic spectrum; optics of solids;
laser resonators; gaussian beams; ABCD matrices.
Physics 450 Introduction to Quantum Mechanics [3 Credits] -- Prereq Math 315;
Physics 303.
Introduction to quantum theory with applications to atomic physics.
Physics 461 Introduction to Atomic and Molecular Physics [3 Credits] -- Prereq
Physics 304.
Introduction to atomic and molecular physics; spectroscopy.
Physics 463 Introduction to Solid State Physics [3 Credits] -- Prereq Physics
304. Introduction
to the Physics ics of solids; crystal structures, lattice vibrations, and electron theory.
Physics 465 Introductory Nuclear Physics [3 Credits] -- Prereq Physics
304. Nuclear
systematics, apparatus of nuclear research, radioactivity, nuclear-atomic interactions,
nuclear reactions and scattering: introductory particle physics. Cooperative course taught
jointly by WSU and UI (Physics 465).
Physics 515
- Optoelectronics
Physics 521 Classical Mechanics I [3 Credits] -- Prereq Physics 320, 571 or c//. Laws of motion
as developed by Newton, d'Alembert, Lagrange, and Hamilton; dynamics of particles and
rigid bodies. Cooperative course taught jointly by WSU and UI (Physics
521).
Physics 522 Classical Mechanics II [3 Credits] -- Prereq Physics 521. Continuation of
Physics 521.
Classical mechanics of liquids and deformable solids; stress, deformation and strain,
flow, oscillations and waves.
Physics 533 Thermodynamics [3 Credits] -- Prereq Math 440; Physics
330. Entropy, equilibrium,
and stability. Work, reversible processes, phase transitions and critical phenomena.
Irreversible processes and applications. Introduction to Statistical Mechanics.
Physics 534 Statistical Mechanics [3 Credits] -- Prereq Chem 531, 535; or
Physics 533, 551.
Fundamental theory, calculations of equilibrium properties and fluctuations, interacting
systems, quantum statistics. Cooperative course taught jointly by WSU and UI
(Physics 531).
Physics 538 Topics in Modern Astrophysics [3 Credits] -- Prereq Math 315. Problems of
current astrophysical interest in stellar atmospheres, stellar interiors, gaseous nebulae,
the interstellar medium and galaxies.
Physics 541 Electromagnetic Theory [3 Credits] -- Prereq Physics 342, 571 or c//. Special
relativity and the classical electromagnetic field; emission, propagation, and absorption
of electromagnetic waves. Cooperative course taught jointly by WSU and UI
(Physics 541).
Physics 542 Electrodynamics [3 Credits] -- Prereq Physics 541. Interaction of matter and
electromagnetic radiation; classical and quantum electrodynamics. Cooperative course
taught jointly by WSU and UI (Physics 542).
Physics 545 Nonlinear Optics [3 Credits] -- Prereq Physics 534, 542, 551. Nonlinear wave
propagation theory applied to several nonlinear-optical phenomena; experimental techniques
that probe a material's nonlinearity.
Physics 546 Quantum Electronics [3 Credits] -- Prereq Physics 542, 551, or c//. The physics of
lasers and of coherent optical radiation generation and propagation.
Physics 550 Quantum Theory I [3 Credits] -- Prereq Math 440, 441, Physics
450. Introduction to
quantum theory; physical and mathematical foundations; application to atomic systems.
Cooperative course taught jointly by WSU and UI (Physics 551).
Physics 551 Quantum Theory II [3 Credits] -- Prereq Physics 550, 571. Symmetry and invariance;
angular momentum theory; approximation methods. Cooperative course taught jointly by WSU
and UI (Physics 552).
Physics 552 Quantum Theory III [3 Credits] -- Prereq Physics 551. Scattering theory;
relativistic wave mechanics; quantum field theory. Cooperative course taught jointly by
WSU and UI (Physics 553).
Physics 561 Atomic and Molecular Physics [3 Credits] -- Prereq Physics
550. Physics of atoms
and molecules using quantum theory. Cooperative course taught jointly by WSU and UI
(Physics 561).
Physics 563 Physics of the Solid State [3 Credits] -- Prereq Physics
463, 551. Lattice
vibrations and defects, ionic and electronic conductivities; band theory; magnetic
properties; luminescence. Cooperative course taught jointly by WSU and UI
(Physics 563).
Physics 565 Nuclear Physics [3 Credits] -- Prereq Physics 564, 551. Nuclei and nuclear
interactions from theoretical and experimental viewpoint; properties of nuclei, two-body
problems, complex nuclei, nuclear spectroscopy, reactions, models. Cooperative course
taught jointly by WSU and UI (Physics 566).
Physics 571 Methods of Theoretical Physics [3 Credits] -- Prereq Math 440, 441. Mathematical
methods for theoretical physics; linear algebra, tensor analysis, complex variables,
differential equations, integral equations, variational calculus, and group theory.
Cooperative course taught jointly by WSU and UI (Physics 571).
Physics 575 Advanced Solid State Physics [3 Credits] -- Prereq Physics
534, 542, 552 or c//,
563, 571. Quantum theory of solids; Green's functions, correlation functions and other
field-theoretic methods; magnetism, superconductivity and transport properties.
Physics 581 Advanced Topics [3 Credits] -- May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 12
hours. Topics of current interests in advanced physics. Cooperative course taught jointly
by WSU and UI (Physics 581).
Physics 590 Seminar [1 Credits] -- May be repeated for credit. S, F grading.
Physics 591 Seminar in Computational Physics [1 Credits] -- May be repeated for credit;
cumulative maximum 4 hours. Computational physics; numerical methods and physical
application to supercomputers, mainframes, mini-, and microcomputers. S, F grading.
Physics 592 Wave Propagation Seminar [2 Credits] -- Prereq Math 440, 441. May be repeated
for credit; cumulative maximum 4 hours. Waves in the continuum; elastic, plastic, and
hydrodynamic waves; shock waves. S, F grading.
Physics 593 Seminar in Physics of Condensed Matter [1 Credits] -- May be repeated for
credit; cumulative maximum 2 hours. Experimental and theoretical methods of study of
matter in the condensed state and at interfaces. S, F grading.
Physics 594 Seminar in Solid-State Physics [1 Credits] -- May be repeated for credit;
cumulative maximum 4 hours. Topics in the physics of solids; the experimental and
theoretical study of the electronic and atomic structure of materials. S, F grading.
Physics 596 Seminar in Optical Physics [1 Credits] -- May be repeated for credit; cumulative
maximum 3 hours. Current topics in experimental and theoretical aspects of optical
physics. S, F grading.
Physics 598 Teaching Physics Undergraduate Laboratories [1 Credits] -- May be repeated for
credit; cumulative maximum 4 hours. Principles and practices of teaching, planning and
management of undergraduate physics laboratories; choice and care of equipment. S, F
grading.
Physics 600 Special Projects or Independent Study [Variable credit] -- S, F grading.
Physics 700 Master's Research, Thesis, and/or Examination [Variable credit] -- S, F grading.
Physics 702 Master's Special Problems, Directed Study and/or Examination. [Variable credit]
-- S, F grading.
Physics 800 Doctoral Research, Dissertation, and/or Examination. [Variable credit] -- S, F
grading.
Comments and questions:
physics@wsu.edu
Copyright © 1996 Washington
State University.
Document last modified 04 June, 2003
Electronic
Publishing and Appropriate Use Policy
Disclaimer
|
