PHYS 295 - Intermediate Special Topics in Physics Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Vary with topic. Intermediate work in nuclear physics, optics, photonics, condensed matter, complex systems, nanotechnology, astrophysics, computational physics, or other topics according to faculty expertise and student interest. May be repeated for degree credit for a maximum of six credits with permission and if the topics are different.
Winter 2019, PHYS 295A-01: Special Topics in Modern and Contemporary Physics (3). Prerequisite: PHYS 210. Significant ideas and developments in modern and contemporary physics. The topics covered are from different areas of physics, such as general relativity (gravitational redshift, black holes and wormholes), cosmology (evidence of the Big Bang, stellar evolution, dark matter, gravitational waves), condensed matter physics (superconductivity and its applications, semiconductor theory and devices), and nanoscience (nanolithography, self-assembly and self-organization, scanning probe microscopes, nanomaterials and nanostructures). D. Mazilu.
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