PHYS 324: Modern Physics
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Scope:
The breakdown of classical physics, special relativity, quantum mechanics and atomic structure, solid-state, nuclear and elementary-particle physics.
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Textbook:
Modern Physics for Scientists and Engineers
John R. Taylor, Chris D. Zafiratos, and Michael A. Dubson
University Science Books, ISBN 978-1-938787-75-1
PHYS 303: Thermal and Statistical Physics
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Scope:
Thermodynamic description of systems and statistical interpretation of thermodynamic quantities. The first and second laws of physics, temperature, entropy and thermodynamics, and their relationship to a statistical description of many-particle systems. Applications to magnetic systems, gases and liquids, and radiation are discussed.
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Textbook:
Thermodynamics and an introduction to Thermostatistics
Herbert B. Callen
John Wiley & Sons, Inc., ISBN 978-0-471862-56-7
PHYS 450: Special Topics — Physics of the Manhattan Project
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Scope:
An introduction to Nuclear Physics in the historic context of the Manhattan project.
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Textbook:
The Physics of the Manhattan Project
Bruce Cameron Reed
Springer, ISBN 978-3-030613-72-3
PHYS 450/650: Special Topics — Statistical Physics and Information Theory
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Scope:
Introduction to the information theoretic approach to Statistical Physics with simple applications to nonequilibrium scenarios.
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Textbook:
Probability and Heat: Fundamentals of Thermostatistics
Friedrich Schlögl
Vieweg + Teubner Verlag, ISBN 978-3-528063-43-6
PHYS 602: Statistical Mechanics
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Scope:
Review of statistical mechanics of ideal systems, non-ideal gases, phase transitions, Monte Carlo methods, non-equilibrium systems.
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Textbook:
Statistical Mechanics in a Nutshell
Luca Peliti
Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0-6911-4529-7