Applied Physics Courses

PHAP400 Modern Optoelectronics
[Minimum Semester Hours: 3 sh; Maximum Semester Hours: 3 sh]
Introduces the fundamentals of the physical phenomena related to generation, propagation, manipulation and detection of light, and the application of these phenomena in solid state devices. Special topics will include interactions of light with materials systems of current importance (e.g. semiconductors, nanosized metal particles, biological macromolecules). Pre- or Co-requisite: PHYS315 and PHYS370

Prerequisite: ( PHYS315 AND PHYS370 )

Corequisite: None

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PHAP410 Material Science

[Minimum Semester Hours: 3 sh; Maximum Semester Hours: 3 sh]

Introduces fundamental physical phenomena related to solid state materials. Covers the mechanical, electrical, magnetic, optical and thermal properties of solid state materials, as well as defects in solids and how they influence the materials' properties. The applications emphasized in this course concern the developments of nanomaterials and nanostructures. Pre- or co-requisite: PHYS315 and PHYS370

Prerequisite: None

Corequisite:   (PHYS315 ANDPHYS370 )