The statistical basis of thermodynamics is developed. Topics include entropy and the second law, partition functions and free energy, systems of variable particle number, and quantum statistics. The unification of space and time emerging from the physics of light, and its experimental and theoretical consequences. A course in electronic instrumentation with an emphasis on signal processing, both analog and digital, and computer interfacing.
Course provides an understanding of contemporary research on salid state devices.
Topics include band structure, p-n junctions, transistors, superlattices, lasers and detectors, charge coupled devices, and others. BIOL 1510 Physical principles applied to molecular and cellular biology. Topics include chemiosmosis, self-assembly, protein biosynthesis, and the mechanisms of muscle and nerve function. PHYS 4143 Course provides an introduction to the fundamentals of atomic physics, the structure of atoms, and their interaction with static and radiation fields. A first course in the physics of crystalline solids.