Course Catalog : Graduate Research & Seminars
| Course | Title | Description | Offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| P500 (1 cr.) |
Physics Colloquium | Reports on current literature. Graduate students and staff participate. | Fall 2008 |
| P504 (1 cr.) |
Practicum in Physics Laboratory Instruction | Practical aspects of teaching physics labs. Meets the week before classes and one hour per week during the semester to discuss goals, effective teaching techniques, grading standards, AI-student relations, and administrative procedures as applied to P201. Students enrolling in this course teach a section of P201 laboratory. | Fall 2008 |
| P571 (3 cr.) |
Special Topics in Physics of Beams | P: approval of instructor. | |
| P671 (3 cr.) |
Special Topics in Accelerator Physics | Nonlinear dynamics: betatron phase space distortion due to the nonlinear forces. Methods of dealing with nonlinear perturbations. Multi-particle dynamics: microwave and coupled bunch instabilities. Physics of electron cooling and stochastic cooling. Advanced acceleration techniques: inverse free electron laser acceleration, wakefield and two-beam acceleration.
P: P570, P521. |
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| P672 (3 cr.) |
Special Topics in Accelerator Technology and Instrumentation | P: approval of instructor. | |
| P676 (3 cr.) |
Special Topics in Biophysics | This course presents papers on current topics in Biophysics, together with key classical papers related to those topics. Student participation in discussions is essential. Each student is expected to write two essays on two of the topics presented. | |
| P700 (cr. arr.) |
Topics in Theoretical Physics | Various topics offered each semester. | Fall 2008 |
| P702 (cr. arr.) |
Seminar in Nuclear Spectroscopy | ||
| P703 (cr. arr.) |
Seminar in Theoretical Physics | ||
| P704 (cr. arr.) |
Seminar in Nuclear Reactions | ||
| P705 (cr. arr.) |
Seminar in High-Energy Physics and Elementary Particles | ||
| P706 (cr. arr.) |
Seminar in Solid State Physics | ||
| P707 (cr. arr.) |
Topics in Quantum Field Theory and Elementary Particle Theory | ||
| P708 (3 cr.) |
Topics in Quantum Field Theory and Elementary Particle Theory | ||
| P743 (3 cr.) |
Topics in Mathematical Physics | For advanced students. Several topics in mathematical physics studied in depth; lectures and student reports on assigned literature. Content varies from year to year.
P: consent of instructor. May be taught in alternate years by members of Departments of Physics or Mathematics, with corresponding shift in emphasis; see MATH M743. |
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| P782 (1-4 cr.) |
Topics in Experimental Physics | ||
| P790 (cr. arr.) |
Seminar in Mathematical Physics | ||
| P800 (cr. arr.; S/F grading)* |
Research | Experimental and theoretical investigations of current problems; individual staff guidance. | All semesters |
| P801 (cr. arr.; S/F grading)* |
Readings | Readings in physics literature; individual staff guidance. | All semesters |
| P802 (cr. arr.) |
Research | Experimental and theoretical investigations of current problems; individual staff guidance. Graded by letter grade. | All semesters |
| P803 (cr. arr.) |
Readings | Readings in physics literature; individual staff guidance. Graded by letter grade. | All semesters |
