Electrical properties of metals and semiconductors. Qualitative treatment of lattice defects. Fall term annually. Surface Physics A survey of the phenomena occurring at surfaces. Surface structure and surface electronic properties.
Surface processes including adsorption, surface diffusion, crystal growth.
Interaction of charged particles with surfaces. Fall term annually. 4 credit hours PHYS-4810 Computer Modeling in Physics A survey course in the basic techniques of computational physics. A coherent description is given of the many finite models currently used in the numerical simulation of physical phenomena in plasma physics, nuclear physics, condensed matter physics, high energy physics, and astrophysics. Emphasis is on studies of physical phenomena and concepts through computer modeling.