Three credit hours. Statistical inference is used to deduce the fundamental principles of thermodynamics and kinetic theory. These principles are applied to ideal and real gases, solids, closed and open systems, and black body radiation. Three credit hours. A treatment of electro-statics, dielectric theory, magnetic phenomena, magnetic media, AC circuits and Maxwell's equations.
Vector calculus is used throughout.
Three credit hours each. Lagrangian formulation, the Kepler problem, Rutherford scattering, rotating coordinate systems, rigid body motion, small oscillations, stability problems, and Hamiltonian formulation. Three credit hours. Designed to familiarize students with the use of computers in pursuing theoretical research. Numerical analysis techniques and computational methods employed in the study of physical models will be studied.