No student may earn credit for both 4213 and 5213. Crystal structure, electrons in simple metals, electron band theory, semiconductors, superconductivity, phonons. No student may earn credit for both 4243 and 5243. 1 to 3 hours. May be repeated once.
Group seminars to discuss projects and other topics of current interest in physics and astronomy.
Total of four hours required for general education capstone. Quantum mechanics of three-dimensional systems. Interaction of radiation with matter. Quantum mechanics of atoms and molecules. Interaction with radiation.