COURSE NUMBER: PHYS 101
TITLE: Principles of Physical Science
CREDIT HOURS: 4
PREREQUISITES: High School Trig and Algebra
BOOK:Introduction to Physical Science, Shipman

DESCRIPTION: Survey of the physical sciences for the non-science major,including astronomy, chemistry, and physics. Three hours of lecture, one hour of demonstrations per week.

COURSE NUMBER: PHYS 116
TITLE: University Physics Laboratory I
CREDIT HOURS: 1
PREREQUISITES: Co-prerequisite: PHYS 152
BOOK:Lab Manual, Staff

DESCRIPTION: Three hour laboratory course in support of PHYS 152.

COURSE NUMBER: PHYS 151
TITLE: Computational Modeling of Physical Systems
CREDIT HOURS: 1
PREREQUISITES:
BOOK:NoBook

DESCRIPTION: Physics experiments are used to instill basic concepts in calculus, linear algebra, and vector analysis. Three hour laboratory per week.

COURSE NUMBER: PHYS 152
TITLE: University Physics I
CREDIT HOURS: 3
PREREQUISITES: PHYS 151
BOOK:Physics for Scientists and Engineers, Serway

DESCRIPTION: Calculus based introductory physics lectures studying Newton's laws and their applications to three dimensional motion of objects. Prerequisite: PHYS 151. Three hours lecture per week

COURSE NUMBER: PHYS 162
TITLE: Fundamentals of Scientific Programming
CREDIT HOURS: 3
PREREQUISITES:
BOOK:NoBook

DESCRIPTION: Introduction to scientific programming languages such as Fortran 90, C, and their more recent versions. Three lecture hours per week.

COURSE NUMBER: PHYS 213
TITLE: College Physics Laboratory I
CREDIT HOURS: 1
PREREQUISITES:
BOOK:NoBook

DESCRIPTION: Laboratory course in support of PHYS 237. Three hours per week.

COURSE NUMBER: PHYS 214
TITLE: College Physics Laboratory II
CREDIT HOURS: 1
PREREQUISITES:
BOOK:NoBook

DESCRIPTION: Laboratory course in support of PHYS 238. Three hours per week.

COURSE NUMBER: PHYS 215
TITLE: Physics for Engineers Laboratory I
CREDIT HOURS: 1
PREREQUISITES:
BOOK:College Physics, Serway

DESCRIPTION: Laboratory course in support of PHYS 245. Three hours per week.

COURSE NUMBER: PHYS 216
TITLE: Physics for Engineers Laboratory II
CREDIT HOURS: 1
PREREQUISITES:
BOOK:College Physics, Serway

DESCRIPTION: Laboratory course in support of PHYS 246. Three hours per week.

COURSE NUMBER: PHYS 217
TITLE: University Physics Laboratory II
CREDIT HOURS: 1
PREREQUISITES:
BOOK:Lab Manual, Staff

DESCRIPTION: Laboratory course in support of PHYS 251. Three hours per week.

COURSE NUMBER: PHYS 218
TITLE: University Physics Laboratory III
CREDIT HOURS: 1
PREREQUISITES:
BOOK:College Physics, Serway

DESCRIPTION: Laboratory course in support of PHYS 252. Three hours per week.

COURSE NUMBER: PHYS 237
TITLE: College Physics I
CREDIT HOURS: 3
PREREQUISITES: MATH 137
BOOK:College Physics, Serway

DESCRIPTION: Non-calculus introductory physics course: Newton's laws of mechanics, fluids, waves, and thermodynamics. Three lecture hours per week. Prerequisite:MATH 137 (Precalculus).

COURSE NUMBER: PHYS 238
TITLE: College Physics II
CREDIT HOURS: 3
PREREQUISITES: PHYS 237
BOOK:College Physics, Serway

DESCRIPTION: Non-calculus introductory course studying the laws of electricity and magnetism, electrical circuits, optics, and modern physics. Three lecture hours per week. Prerequisite: PHYS 237.

COURSE NUMBER: PHYS 245
TITLE: Physics for Engineers I
CREDIT HOURS: 3
PREREQUISITES: MATH 241-242
BOOK:Physics for Scientists and Engineers, Serway

DESCRIPTION: Calculus based introductory course: Newton's laws of mechanics, fluids, waves, and thermodynamics. Three lecture hours per week. Prerequisite:MATH 241-242.

COURSE NUMBER: PHYS 246
TITLE: Physics for Engineers II
CREDIT HOURS: 3
PREREQUISITES: PHYS 245
BOOK:Physics for Scientists and Engineers, Serway

DESCRIPTION: Calculus based introductory course: the laws of electricity and magnetism, electrical circuits, optics, and modern physics. Three lecture hours per week. Prerequisite: PHYS 245.

COURSE NUMBER: PHYS 247
TITLE: Mathematical Methods I
CREDIT HOURS: 3
PREREQUISITES: PHYS 151, 162. Corequisite: PHYS 271.
BOOK:Mathematical Methods in Physical Sciences, Boas

DESCRIPTION: Applied understanding of (vector) calculus, linear algebra, Fourier series, differential equations, and basic solution methods. Three lecture hours per week. Prerequisite: PHYS 151, 162. Corequisite: PHYS 271.

COURSE NUMBER: PHYS 248
TITLE: Mathematical Methods II
CREDIT HOURS: 3
PREREQUISITES: PHYS 247
BOOK:Mathematical Methods in Physical Sciences, Boas

DESCRIPTION: Continuation of PHYS 247. Applied understanding of partial differential equations and basic solution methods, curvilinear coordinates, (advanced) vector calculus, integral transforms, Hilbert space operators, etc.

COURSE NUMBER: PHYS 251
TITLE: University Physics II
CREDIT HOURS: 3
PREREQUISITES: PHYS 151 or MATH 242
BOOK:Physics for Scientists and Engineers, Serway

DESCRIPTION: Calculus based introductory physics course: fluid dynamics, wave phenomena, optics, thermodynamics, modern physics. Three lecture hours per week. Prerequisite: PHYS 151 or MATH 242.

COURSE NUMBER: PHYS 252
TITLE: University Physics III
CREDIT HOURS: 3
PREREQUISITES: PHYS 152, 247.
BOOK:Physics for Scientists and Engineers, Serway

DESCRIPTION: Calculus based introductory physics course: electricity and magnetism, electrical circuits (static and time varying). Three lecture hours per week. Prerequisite: PHYS 152, 247.

COURSE NUMBER: PHYS 271
TITLE: Computational Physics I
CREDIT HOURS: 3
PREREQUISITES: PHYS 152, 162 or MATH 242. Corequisite: PHYS 247.
BOOK:Computational Physics, Giordano

DESCRIPTION: Introduction to basic computational methods in physics. Three lecture hours per week. Prerequisite: PHYS 152, 162 or MATH 242. Corequisite: PHYS 247.

COURSE NUMBER: PHYS 272
TITLE: Mechanics I
CREDIT HOURS: 3
PREREQUISITES: PHYS 152, 247, 271.
BOOK:Analytical Mechanics, Fowles

DESCRIPTION: Intermediate mechanics: forced oscillators, Greens functions, nonlinear systems, rigid body dynamics, fluids, stress-strain relations. Three lecture hours per week. Prerequisites: PHYS 152, 247, 271.

COURSE NUMBER: PHYS 329
TITLE: Introduction to Modern Physics for Life Science Students
CREDIT HOURS: 3
PREREQUISITES: PHYS 238.
BOOK:No Book

DESCRIPTION: Non-calculus based introduction to nano, atomic, nuclear processes, relativity, astrophysics, cosmology, etc.. Prerequisite: PHYS 238. Three lecture hours per week.

COURSE NUMBER: PHYS 330
TITLE: Introduction to Medical Physics
CREDIT HOURS: 3
PREREQUISITES: PHYS 329 or PHYS 252
BOOK:Contemporary Health Physics

DESCRIPTION: Overview of the physics principles, techniques, and protocols important to medical physics. Three lecture hours per week. Prerequisites: PHYS 329 or PHYS 252.

COURSE NUMBER: PHYS 331
TITLE: Heat and Thermodynamics
CREDIT HOURS: 3
PREREQUISITES: PHYS 218, PHYS 252, and MATH 333
BOOK:Thermodynamics, Fermi

DESCRIPTION: Temperature measurement, thermal properties, heat transfer, kinetic theory, equations of state, heat-work cycles, laws of thermodynamics, entropy. Three hours of lecture per week.

COURSE NUMBER: PHYS 332
TITLE: Introduction to Modern Physics
CREDIT HOURS: 3
PREREQUISITES: PHYS 251, PHYS 252, PHYS 217, and PHYS 218.
BOOK:No Book

DESCRIPTION: Topics in modern physics, including special theory of relativity, introduction to quantum physics, and applications to atomic and nuclear structure. Three hours of lecture per week.

COURSE NUMBER: PHYS 333
TITLE: Electricity and Magnetism I
CREDIT HOURS: 3
PREREQUISITES: PHYS 248 and 252.
BOOK:Introduction to Electrodynamics, Griffiths

DESCRIPTION: Maxwell's equation's and their impact on electrostatics and magnetostatics, including dielectric and magnetic phenomena.Three lecture hours per week. Prerequisite: PHYS 248, 252

COURSE NUMBER: PHYS 334
TITLE: Electricity and Magnetism II
CREDIT HOURS: 3
PREREQUISITES: PHYS 333
BOOK:Introduction to Electrodynamics, Griffiths

DESCRIPTION: Continuation of PHYS 333 focusing on the full set of Maxwell's equations and their consequences for electromagnetic radiation processes and their interaction with matter.

COURSE NUMBER: PHYS 336
TITLE: Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics
CREDIT HOURS: 3
PREREQUISITES: PHYS 251
BOOK:Thermodynamics, Fermi

DESCRIPTION: Study of the laws of thermodynamics, Carnot engines, etc., and their statistical physics formulations. Three lecture hours. Prerequisite: PHYS 251.

COURSE NUMBER: PHYS 337
TITLE: Mechanics II
CREDIT HOURS: 3
PREREQUISITES: PHYS 248, 272.
BOOK:Analytical Mechanics, Fowles

DESCRIPTION: Lagrangian -Hamiltonian formulations of classical mechanics. Three lecture hours. Prerequisite: PHYS 248, 272.

COURSE NUMBER: PHYS 338
TITLE: Mathematical Methods for Physics I
CREDIT HOURS: 3
PREREQUISITES: MATH 242 and PHYS 251
BOOK:Mathematical Methods For Physicists , Arfken

DESCRIPTION: Applications to physics of the following: series, complex numbers, linear equations, partial differentiation, vector analysis, Fourier series, and ordinary differential equations. Three hours of lecture per week

COURSE NUMBER: PHYS 339
TITLE: Mathematical Methods for Physics II
CREDIT HOURS: 3
PREREQUISITES: PHYS 252 and PHYS 338.
BOOK:Mathematical Methods For Physicists , Arfken

DESCRIPTION: Applications to physics of the following: calculus of variations, coordinate transformations, special functions, partial differential equations, complex variables, integral transforms, and probability. Three hours of lecture per week.

COURSE NUMBER: PHYS 341
TITLE: Computational Physics I
CREDIT HOURS: 3
PREREQUISITES: consent of the department chair
BOOK:Computational Physics, Giordano

DESCRIPTION: Use of mathematics software to build skills for physics problem solving. Numerical analysis, numerical integration, and extrapolation of differential equations as applied to physics problems in mechanics, electricity and magnetism, heat and thermodynamics. Three hours of lecture per week.

COURSE NUMBER: PHYS 342
TITLE: Computational Physics II
CREDIT HOURS: 3
PREREQUISITES: PHYS 341
BOOK:Computational Physics, Giordano

DESCRIPTION: Continuation of PHYS 341. Three hours of lecture per week.

COURSE NUMBER: PHYS 344
TITLE: Electronics
CREDIT HOURS: 4
PREREQUISITES: PHYS 218 and PHYS 252.
BOOK:No Book

DESCRIPTION: One hour lecture and three hour laboratory affording students training on the proper use of modern, electronics based, experimental equipment. Intended for students who will pursue an experimental physics senior thesis option.

COURSE NUMBER: PHYS 353
TITLE: Quantum Mechanics I
CREDIT HOURS: 3
PREREQUISITES: PHYS 248 and 251.
BOOK:Principles of Quantum Mechanics, Shanker

DESCRIPTION: The foundations of quantum mechanics via the Schrodinger representation: bound states, quantum tunneling, spin, perturbation theory, etc. Three lecture hours per week. Prerequisite: PHYS 248, 251.

COURSE NUMBER: PHYS 360
TITLE: Advanced Undergraduate Laboratory
CREDIT HOURS: 1
PREREQUISITES: PHYS 353
BOOK:Lab Manual, Staff

DESCRIPTION: Hands on study of fundamental experiments impacting modern physics. Prerequisite: PHYS 353. Three hours per week.

COURSE NUMBER: PHYS 361
TITLE: Introduction to Atomic and Radiation Physics
CREDIT HOURS: 3
PREREQUISITES: Corequisites PHYS 353 or 329.
BOOK:Atoms, Radiation and Radiatin Protection, Turner

DESCRIPTION: Slow pace course. Will present very basic idea of atomic and nuclear structure, atomic and nuclear radiation, nucleus radioactive decay, dosimetry, chemical and biological effects of radiation, and radiation protection. The aim is to give the students a fundament for understanding next more comprehensive courses. Three lecture hours per week. Covers chapters 1,2,3,4,12,13, and 15.

COURSE NUMBER: PHYS 365
TITLE: Environmental Radioactivity Seminar
CREDIT HOURS: 1
PREREQUISITES: Corequisite PHYS 361
BOOK:Environmental Radioactivity, Gessel&Eisenbud

DESCRIPTION: Focus on natural and manmade environmental radionuclide sources, examples of environmental contamination from accidents involving weapons, reactors and radionuclide sources. The course will also include radiation biology, protection measures, and pathways for environmental radionuclides transportation. Ninety minute lecture per week.

COURSE NUMBER: PHYS 366
TITLE: Introduction to Nuclear Physics I
CREDIT HOURS: 4
PREREQUISITES: PHYS 353 and PHYS 361
BOOK:Introductory Nuclear Physics, Krane

DESCRIPTION: The course will start with unit II, which is nuclear decay and radioactivity. Elements of quantum mechanics from unit I will be introduced partially. The course covers radioactivity decay law, elements of quantum mechanics, alpha, beta and gamma decay, nuclear radiation detection. That are chapters 1,2 (partially),6,7,8,9,10. Four lecture hours per week.

COURSE NUMBER: PHYS 370
TITLE: Basic Nuclear Physics Laboratory
CREDIT HOURS: 1
PREREQUISITES: PHYS 361; Corequisite PHYS 366 and 374
BOOK:Lab Manual, Staff

DESCRIPTION: The laboratory is together with the Radiation Detection I course Phys 374 and cannot be taken separately by Health Phyiscs or Pre-medical Phyiscs students. It covers basic nuclear physics experiments exploating Geiger Mueller counters. essential to radiation detection and measurement. Three hours lab per week. List of expariments: 1. Introduction. Radiological Meter. Radiation Safety. Statistical Errors. 2. Determining the Operating Plateau for Geiger Mueller (GM) counter. 3. Resolving time for GM counter. Determining the efficiency of GM counter. 4. Statistical variation of data. Calculating the experimental and statistical error. 5. The inverse squire law. Range of alpha particles. 6. A study of the efficiency of a GM counter forgammas and betas. Determining the absolute activity of beta-source with GM counter. 7. Demonstrating the Poisson and gauss distribution. 8. Amalysis of unkonown radioactive emission. Environmental radioactivity with GM and scintillation detector. 9. Atenuation of betas in Al. Determining the maximum energy of betas with GM counter. beta backscattering as a function of Atomic number. 10. Half-life measurement. 11. Determining the maximum energy of gammas from the layer of half-attenuation.

COURSE NUMBER: PHYS 374
TITLE: Radiation Detection I
CREDIT HOURS: 4
PREREQUISITES: PHYS 361; Corequisites: PHYS 366 and 370.
BOOK:Radiation Detection, Glenn Knoll

DESCRIPTION: Chapters 1-7. Comprehensive study of radiation sources, interaction of radiation with matter, counting statistics and error prediction, general properties of radiation detection, ionization chambers, proportional counters, Geiger Mueller counters. Four hours lecture plus 3 hours Nuclear Physics Lab I per week.

COURSE NUMBER: PHYS 390
TITLE: Engineering Physics: Introduction to Nanoscience
CREDIT HOURS: 3
PREREQUISITES: PHYS 353. Co-requisite PHYS 360.
BOOK:No Book

DESCRIPTION: Introduction to the basic physics principles and techniques governing nanostructures and their applications. Three lecture hours per week. Prerequisite PHYS 353. Co-requisite PHYS 360.

COURSE NUMBER: PHYS 411
TITLE: Senior Seminar/Workshop I
CREDIT HOURS: 1
PREREQUISITES: Advanced Standing
BOOK:No Book

DESCRIPTION: Student led seminars developed in a workshop format reviewing recent research developments. One three hour session per week. Prerequisite: Advanced Standing.

COURSE NUMBER: PHYS 412
TITLE: Senior Seminar/Workshop II
CREDIT HOURS: 1
PREREQUISITES: Advanced Standing
BOOK:No Book

DESCRIPTION: Continuation of student led seminars developed in a workshop format reviewing recent research developments. One three hour session per week. Prerequisite: Advanced Standing.

COURSE NUMBER: PHYS 415
TITLE: Senior Thesis I
CREDIT HOURS: 1
PREREQUISITES:
BOOK:No Book

DESCRIPTION: Physics majors with senior standing work on a research topic with a TSU or adjunct faculty. One two hour meeting per week.

COURSE NUMBER: PHYS 416
TITLE: Senior Thesis II
CREDIT HOURS: 1
PREREQUISITES:
BOOK:No Book

DESCRIPTION: Continuation of PHYS 415.

COURSE NUMBER: PHYS 419
TITLE: Nuclear Physics for Life Sciences Laboratory
CREDIT HOURS: 1
PREREQUISITES: PHYS 361, 365.
BOOK:Lab Manual, Staff

DESCRIPTION: Introduction to basic experiments in nuclear detection and radiation monitoring for Life Science students. Three hour laboratory per week. Prerequisite: PHYS 361, 365.

COURSE NUMBER: PHYS 421
TITLE: Nuclear Magnetic Resonance for Life Sciences Laboratory
CREDIT HOURS: 1
PREREQUISITES: PHYS 361, 365.
BOOK:Lab Manual, Staff

DESCRIPTION: Nuclear magnetic resonance based experiments for life sciences students. Three hour laboratory per week. Prerequisite: PHYS 361, 365.

COURSE NUMBER: PHYS 423
TITLE: Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Laboratory
CREDIT HOURS: 1
PREREQUISITES: PHYS 353
BOOK:Lab Manual, Staff

DESCRIPTION: Experiments in nuclear magnetic resonance. Three hour laboratory per week. Prerequisite: PHYS 353

COURSE NUMBER: PHYS 424
TITLE: Radiation Biology and Nuclear Medicine for Life Sciences Laboratory
CREDIT HOURS: 1
PREREQUISITES: PHYS 452
BOOK:Radiation Detection, Glenn Knoll

DESCRIPTION: Experiments in support of PHYS 452. Three hour laboratory per week.Co-requisite: PHYS 452.

COURSE NUMBER: PHYS 433
TITLE: Quantum Mechanics II
CREDIT HOURS: 3
PREREQUISITES: PHYS 353
BOOK:Principles of Quantum Mechanics, Shanker

DESCRIPTION: Continuation of PHYS 353 emphasizing the time dependent features of the Schrodinger representation: time dependent perturbation theory, Heisenberg representations, etc. Three hour lecture per week.

COURSE NUMBER: PHYS 436
TITLE: Radiation Biology and Nuclear Medicine Laboratory
CREDIT HOURS: 1
PREREQUISITES: PHYS 454
BOOK:Lab Manual, Staff

DESCRIPTION: Experiments in support of PHYS 454. Three hour laboratory per week. Corequisite PHYS 454

COURSE NUMBER: PHYS 451
TITLE: Computational Physics II
CREDIT HOURS: 3
PREREQUISITES: PHYS 271 and Corequisite: PHYS 433.
BOOK:Computational Physics, Giordano

DESCRIPTION: Introduction to advanced (parallel) computer methods for tackling many body systems, with application to studying material properties, etc. Three lecture hours per week. Corequisite: PHYS 433.

COURSE NUMBER: PHYS 452
TITLE: Radiation Biology for Life Sciences Students
CREDIT HOURS: 3
PREREQUISITES: PHYS 361, 365.
BOOK:Environmental Radioactivity, Gessel&Eisenbud

DESCRIPTION: Studies in radiation biology, clinical applications, radiation safety, nuclear medicine, diagnostic radiology, radiation oncology, etc., Three lecture hours per week. Pre-requisite: PHYS 361, 365.

COURSE NUMBER: PHYS 454
TITLE: Radiation Biology
CREDIT HOURS: 3
PREREQUISITES: PHYS 361, 365.
BOOK:No Book

DESCRIPTION: For physics majors. Studies in radiation biology, clinical applications, radiation safety, nuclear medicine, diagnostic radiology, radiation oncology, etc., Three lecture hours per week. Pre-requisite: PHYS 361, 365.

COURSE NUMBER: PHYS 458
TITLE: Medical Imaging
CREDIT HOURS: 3
PREREQUISITES: PHYS: 334, 353
BOOK:No Book

DESCRIPTION: The physics of x-ray computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), nuclear medicine, ultrasound, etc.; and their application. Three lecture hours per week. Prerequisite PHYS: 334, 353

COURSE NUMBER: PHYS 467
TITLE: Nuclear Physics II
CREDIT HOURS: 2
PREREQUISITES: PHYS 353, 366
BOOK:Introductory Nuclear Physics, Krane

DESCRIPTION: Continuation of Introduction to Nuclear Physics I (PHYS 366) with Unit 3 - Nuclear Reactions. Will cover nuclear reactions, neutron physics, nuclear fission, nuclear fusion, accelerators and applications of nuclear physics. That means chapters 11(partially), 12,13,14,15. Two lecture hours per week.

COURSE NUMBER: PHYS 471
TITLE: Intermediate Nuclear Physics Laboratory
CREDIT HOURS: 2
PREREQUISITES: 370, 374; Corequisite PHYS 375
BOOK:Lab Manual, Staff

DESCRIPTION: Continuation of Phys 370 (Lab I)and together with Radiation Detection II Phys 375. The lab has two sections: Health Physics emphasis and alpha, gamma spectroscopy with scintillation and silicon detectors. Four hours laboratory. List of experiments: HEALTH PHYSICS: 1. The 1/R*R ralationship for an intense gamma source. 2. Analysis of gamma-shielding materials. 3. Low level alpha, beta and gamma spectroscopy. SPECTROSCOPY: 1. Gamma spectroscopy. Identification of unknown gamma-sources with scintillation detector. 2. Energy resolution of 137Cs. determining the activity of gamma source by the relative and absolute methods. The linear absorption coefficient of lead for gammas. 3. Determining the energy of unknown alpha source. 4. Determining the activity of unknown alpha source by the relative and th absolute methods. Radioactive decay scheme. 5. Curve of Breg (energy loss of alpha particles in matter).

COURSE NUMBER: PHYS 472
TITLE: Nuclear Electronics Laboratory
CREDIT HOURS: 3
PREREQUISITES: PHYS 471, 477
BOOK:Radiation Detection, Glenn Knoll

DESCRIPTION: Continuation of Phys 471 and 477. Two hours lecture every odd week and 4 hours laboratory every even week. Study of pulse processing and shaping, linear and logic pulse functions, multichannel pulse analysis and the NIM and CAMAC instrumentation standards. It is actually Nuclear Physics Lab using NIM modules. List of experiments: 1. Pulse generator and oscilloscope. Basic amplifier parameters. 2. Using a single channel analyzer in integral mode. The differential and window mode of the single channel analyzer. 3. Particle counting.

COURSE NUMBER: PHYS 475
TITLE: Radiation Detection II
CREDIT HOURS: 4
PREREQUISITES: PHYS 366, 374; Corecuisite: PHYS 471
BOOK:Radiation Detection, Glenn Knoll

DESCRIPTION: Continuation of Phys 374 with the same book. Chapters 8-15, 20. Covers in details instrumentation for measuring gamma radiation (scintillation and germanium detectors), charged particles detection, as well as slow and fast neutron detection. Background and detector shielding will be discussed. Four hours lecture per week.

COURSE NUMBER: PHYS 477
TITLE: Radiation Protection and Dosimetry I
CREDIT HOURS: 4
PREREQUISITES: PHYS 361
BOOK:Radiation Protection and Dosimetry, Stabin

DESCRIPTION: This is actually the professional Health Physics course. It will start with reminder of radioactivity and interaction of radiation with matter. Then will focus on radiation biology, the main sources of radiation exposure, regulations, health physics instrumentation, dosimetry. Chapters 1-10 plus chapters 12 and 14 from the book "Atoms, Radiation and Radiation Protection" by James Turner will be covered. Four hours lecture per week.

COURSE NUMBER: PHYS 478
TITLE: Radiation Protection and Dosimetry II
CREDIT HOURS: 4
PREREQUISITES: PHYS 477
BOOK:Radiation Protection and Dosimetry, Stabin

DESCRIPTION: Continuation of Radiation Protection and Dosimetry I (PHYS 477) focusing on radiation protection practice, environmental monitoring, and nonionizing radiation with the book of M. Stabin. Specialty health physics areas will be discussed using the book of Joseph Bevelacqua, Contemporary Health Physics: Problems and Solutions; ISBN:978-0-471-01801-8. Four lecture hours per week.

COURSE NUMBER: PHYS 481
TITLE: Engineering Physics: Material Science
CREDIT HOURS: 3
PREREQUISITES: PHYS 451
BOOK:No Book

DESCRIPTION: Study of the theoretical and computational formulations for modeling quantum materials.Three lecture hours per week. Corequisite PHYS 451.

COURSE NUMBER: PHYS 482
TITLE: Engineering Physics: Nanobiophysics
CREDIT HOURS: 3
PREREQUISITES: PHYS433,451
BOOK:No Book

DESCRIPTION: A first principle's approach for understanding the dynamics between carbon based nanostructures and bio-chemical structures. Three lecture hours per week. Prerequisite: PHYS 433, 451

COURSE NUMBER: PHYS 483
TITLE: Independent Study
CREDIT HOURS: 2
PREREQUISITES:
BOOK:No Book

DESCRIPTION: Detailed study of an advaqnced topic in physics under the guidance of an instructor. Consent of the Department required. May be enrolled for up to 4 semester credit

COURSE NUMBER: PHYS 484
TITLE: Topics in Physics
CREDIT HOURS: 3
PREREQUISITES: senior standing and consent of the department chair.
BOOK:No Book

DESCRIPTION: Current topics in the various branches of physics such as quantum mechanics, space physics, solid state physics, atomic and nuclear physics, and biophysics. May be repeated for credit as topics vary. Prerequisites: senior standing and consent of the department chair.

COURSE NUMBER: PHYS 485
TITLE: P:Basic Concepts of Atomic and Radiation Physics I
CREDIT HOURS: 2
PREREQUISITES:
BOOK:No Book

DESCRIPTION: Introduction to atomic and nuclear structure, radiation, radiation detection, dosimetry, protection. For professionals with advanced math. Two week session, two hours each day.

COURSE NUMBER: PHYS 486
TITLE: P:Basic Concepts of Atomic and Radiation Physics II
CREDIT HOURS: 2
PREREQUISITES: PHYS 485
BOOK:No Book

DESCRIPTION: Introduction to atomic and nuclear structure, radiation, radiation detection, dosimetry, protection. For professionals with advanced math. Two week session, two hours each day.

COURSE NUMBER: PHYS 487
TITLE: P:Basic Concepts of Atomic and Radiation Physics III
CREDIT HOURS: 2
PREREQUISITES: PHYS 486
BOOK:No Book

DESCRIPTION: Introduction to atomic and nuclear structure, radiation, radiation detection, dosimetry, protection. For professionals with advanced math. Two week session, two hours each day.

COURSE NUMBER: PHYS 488
TITLE: P:Radiation Protection and Dosimetry I
CREDIT HOURS: 4
PREREQUISITES:
BOOK:No Book

DESCRIPTION: Radiation biology, dosimetry, radiation sources of exposure, standards and regulations, radiation protection practices. For professionals with advanced math. preparation. Five weeks, two hours per day.

COURSE NUMBER: PHYS 489
TITLE: P:Radiation Protection and Dosimetry II
CREDIT HOURS: 4
PREREQUISITES:
BOOK:No Book

DESCRIPTION: Radiation biology, dosimetry, radiation sources of exposure, standards and regulations, radiation protection practices. For professionals with advanced math. preparation. Five weeks, two hours per day.

COURSE NUMBER: PHYS 490
TITLE: P:Nuclear Instrumentation
CREDIT HOURS: 4
PREREQUISITES:
BOOK:No Book

DESCRIPTION: Training in nuclear detection and measurement instrumentation. Five weeks, two hours per day. For professionals with advanced math preparation

COURSE NUMBER: PHYS 491
TITLE: P:Nuclear Physics Laboratory I
CREDIT HOURS: 2
PREREQUISITES:
BOOK:Lab Manual, Staff

DESCRIPTION: Basic experiments exploiting Geiger Muller counters. Two weeks, three hours per day. For professionals with advanced math preparation.

COURSE NUMBER: PHYS 492
TITLE: P:Nuclear Physics Laboratory II
CREDIT HOURS: 2
PREREQUISITES:
BOOK:Lab Manual, Staff

DESCRIPTION: Experiments in radiation protection and radiation biology. Two weeks, three hours per day. For professionals with advanced math preparation

COURSE NUMBER: PHYS 493
TITLE: P:Nuclear Physics Laboratory III
CREDIT HOURS: 2
PREREQUISITES:
BOOK:Lab Manual, Staff

DESCRIPTION: Experiments emphasizing Nuclear Instrument Module (NIM) equipment, including basic nuclear electronics experiments. Two weeks, three hours per day. For professionals with advanced math preparation.

COURSE NUMBER: PHYS 494
TITLE: P:Nuclear Physics I
CREDIT HOURS: 2
PREREQUISITES:
BOOK:Introductory Nuclear Physics, Krane

DESCRIPTION: Basic Nuclear Structure. Two weeks, two hours per day. For professionals with advanced math preparation.

COURSE NUMBER: PHYS 495
TITLE: P:Nuclear Physics II
CREDIT HOURS: 2
PREREQUISITES:
BOOK:Introductory Nuclear Physics, Krane

DESCRIPTION: Basic Nuclear Structure. Two weeks, two hours per day. For professionals with advanced math preparation.

COURSE NUMBER: PHYS 496
TITLE: P:Nuclear Physics III
CREDIT HOURS: 2
PREREQUISITES:
BOOK:Atoms, Radiation and Radiatin Protection, Turner

DESCRIPTION: Basic Nuclear Structure. Two weeks, two hours per day. For professionals with advanced math preparation

COURSE NUMBER: PHYS 497
TITLE: Advanced Topics in Physics
CREDIT HOURS: 3
PREREQUISITES: Senior standing and consent of the department chair.
BOOK:No Book

DESCRIPTION: Current topics in the various branches of physics such as quantum mechanics, space physics, solid state physics, atomic and nuclear physics, and biophysics. May be repeated for credit as topics vary. Three hours of lecture per week.

COURSE NUMBER: PHYS 498
TITLE: Undergraduate Research in Physics
CREDIT HOURS: 3
PREREQUISITES:
BOOK:No Book

DESCRIPTION: Required of all B.S. Physics Majors in mathematical/computational physics. Students will select different research problems, under the supervision of a research advisor, and expected to meaningfully contribute to that research, leading to a regular publishable scientific article and conference presentation