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Transfer Student Courses in PhysicsThis page was created at 7:21 PM on Mon, Jan 21, 2002. Winter Academic Term, 2002 (January 7 - April 26)Open courses in Physics Wolverine Access Subject listing for PHYSICS Winter Academic Term '02 Time Schedule for Physics. The Physics Department discourages students from changing midstream from Physics 140 to Physics 125 or from Physics 240 to Physics 126, so it is important that students choose the first course of a physics sequence with care. Prospective engineers, physicists, and chemists should elect Physics 140/240 rather than Physics 125/126 because concentration programs in these areas require the Physics 140/240 sequence. In the case of some departmental concentration programs (e.g., biology) or in special individual circumstances, students can elect or are encouraged to elect the Physics 125/126 sequence. Some advisors will advise all students who have had calculus to elect Physics 140/240. Physics 140/240 can be elected by all students who have had calculus, but it should be elected only by students who enjoy solving difficult problems and who think that they will be good at it. Note: If the Waitlist code on a Physics course is WL:5, then both sign on the waitlist through Touch-tone Registration and contact the department office.
PHYSICS 105. Origin, and Fate of Life, Stars, Galaxies, and the Universe.
Section 001 – Meets March 6 - April 17.Instructor(s): Fred Adams (fca@umich.edu)Prerequisites & Distribution: (1). (NS). (BS). Mini/Short course Credits: (1). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. This course will cover the birth, evolution, and death of astrophysical systems including planets, stars, galaxies, and the universe as a whole. Particular emphasis will be given to the long-term fate of these systems and their corresponding effects on life in the universe. Two lectures per week will be given. Students will read articles from selected books and journals and will be evaluated on both class participation and a final ten-page paper. This course has no prerequisites and will be presented with a minimum of mathematics.
PHYSICS 260. Honors Physics II.
Section 001.Instructor(s): Wolfgang B Lorenzon (lorenzon@umich.edu)Prerequisites & Distribution: Phys. 140, 145, or 160; and Math. 116. Students should elect Phys. 241 concurrently. No credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in Phys. 240. (4). (NS). (BS). (QR/1).
Credits: (4). Course Homepage: http://www.physics.lsa.umich.edu/lorenzon/classes/2002/Phys260/Phys260.html Physics 260 is a rigorous introduction to the theory of electromagnetic phenomena, involving a great deal of student participation. Topics include electric and magnetic fields and potentials, DC and AC circuits, inductance, and Maxwell's equations. Students should also elect Physics 241 laboratory. Text: University Physics Volume II – 10th edition; Young and Friedmann; Addison-Wesley (Required).
PHYSICS 288. Physics of Music.
Section 001 – Meets with Physics 489.001.Instructor(s): Daniel Axelrod (daxelrod@umich.edu)Prerequisites & Distribution: No credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in Phys. 489. (3). (NS). (BS). (QR/1).
Credits: (3). Course Homepage: http://courseweb.physics.lsa.umich.edu/winter2002/288/ The purpose of this course is to study the many connections between physics and music and to increase an appreciation for both. Three general areas are covered:
A graduate-credit option (physics 489) is available by supplementing the regular course with an appropriate independent project. Text: The Acoustical Foundations of Music – 2nd edition; Backus; W.W. Norton & Co. (Required).
PHYSICS 290. Physics of the Body and Mind.
Section 001.Instructor(s): Timothy E Chupp (chupp@umich.edu)Prerequisites & Distribution: Phys. 125 or 140 or 160, and prior or concurrent enrollment in 126 or 240 or 260. (3). (NS). (BS). (QR/2).
Credits: (3). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. This course is intended for students interested in the application of physics to biology, biochemistry, physiology, psychology, genetics, medicine, bioengineering, and related life sciences. It provides an introduction to topics in biomechanics, biophysics, and medical physics including biosensors (EKG, EMG,...) and medical imaging (X-rays, CT, PET, MRI, ultrasound,...). The lectures will include interactive demonstrations requiring student participation and related audio-visual/CAI material will be provided for take-home assignments. Selected visits to related UM research facilities (e.g., at UM Hospital) will also be arranged. Grading will be based on in-class participation, take-home assignments, a midterm exam, and a final exam. Textbooks:
PHYSICS 340. Waves, Heat, and Light.
Section 001.Instructor(s): Christopher Monroe (crmonroe@umich.edu)Prerequisites & Distribution: Phys. 240 or 260, and Math. 215. Concurrent election of Phys. 341 is strongly recommended. (3). (Excl). (BS). Credits: (3). Course Homepage: https://coursetools.ummu.umich.edu/2002/winter/physics/340/001.nsf This course is the third in a three-term introductory physics sequence, and is required of all physics concentrators. The topics covered in this course include thermodynamics, light and optics, and special relativity. The Wave equation is treated in detail. The class meets in lecture, with applications and demonstrations of the topics covered. GOALS: This course provides an introduction to Thermodynamics, Waves, Optics, and the Theory of Relativity. These topics, on the borderline between classical and modern physics, are essential for understanding a large fraction of physical phenomena. In addition to filling out your knowledge of classical physics topics that were not covered in earlier courses, you will be prepared for further study of more modern topics, both for Physics 390 (Modern Physics) and for 400 level courses. The class will meet as a lecture group. LAB: Those planning a physics major should also be enrolled in the lab course, Physics 341. The lab is also highly recommended for anyone who would like a "hands-on" understanding of the major topics covered in Physics 340. MATHEMATICS BACKGROUND: Calculus is required for this course and the official prerequisite is Math 215. This requirement can be waived by the permission of the instructor if you can demonstrate that you have the necessary background. The best way to know if you do is to see if you can do the Math Review for Physics 340.
PHYSICS 341. Waves, Heat, and Light Lab.
Instructor(s): Carl Akerlof (akerlof@umich.edu)Prerequisites & Distribution: Phys. 240 or 260. Concurrent election of Phys. 340 is strongly recommended. (2). (Excl). (BS). Laboratory fee ($25) required. Credits: (2). Lab Fee: Laboratory fee ($25) required. Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. Physics 341 is a laboratory course intended to accompany Physics 340 and provide a perspective on physics as an experimental science. The experiments performed cover topics that include temperature measurement, black body radiation, optics, interference, diffraction, and the speed of light. Evaluation is based on participation and performance in the laboratory classes, and on written laboratory reports.
PHYSICS 390. Introduction to Modern Physics.
Section 001.Instructor(s): Georg A Raithel (graithel@umich.edu)Prerequisites & Distribution: Phys. 340 and Math. 216. (3). (Excl). (BS). Credits: (3). Course Homepage: http://www-personal.umich.edu/~graithel/P390_02/home.html This course is a quantitative introduction to modern physics and includes a review of special relativity, the relationship of particles and waves, the Schrödinger equation applied to barrier problems, atomic structure and the interpretation of quantum numbers, the exclusion principle and its applications, structure of solids. This course includes a survey of the topics and techniques in several subfields of physics, including Solid State, Atomic, Nuclear, Particle Physics, Astrophysics and Cosmology. The class will meet as a lecture group. Applications of the principles will be considered in the lecture section on a regular basis.
PHYSICS 401. Intermediate Mechanics.
Section 001.Instructor(s): Meigan C Aronson (maronson@umich.edu)Prerequisites & Distribution: Phys. 126/128 or 240 (or 260)/241, and Math. 216. (3). (Excl). (BS). (QR/1).
Credits: (3). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. This course is required for physics concentrators. It presents a systematic development of Newtonian mechanics beginning with single particle motion in one dimension and extending through multiparticle systems moving in three dimensions. The conservation laws of energy and linear and angular momentum are emphasized. Lagrangian mechanics is introduced, and Hamiltonian mechanics may be introduced as well. Physical systems treated in detail include the forced damped-oscillator, inverse square forced orbits, harmonic motion in two dimensions, coupled oscillations and rigid body motion in two and three dimensions. Mathematical topics given extensive treatment include vector algebra, elements of vector calculus, ordinary differential equations, plane and spherical polar coordinates and phasors and/or complex numbers. Grades are based on one or two exams and a two-hour final.
PHYSICS 405. Intermediate Electricity and Magnetism.
Section 001.Instructor(s): Rudolf P Thun (rthun@umich.edu)Prerequisites & Distribution: Phys. 126/128 or 240 (or 260)/241, and Math. 216. (3). (Excl). (BS). Credits: (3). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. This course provides a rigorous introduction to electricity and magnetism, suitable for junior-year physics majors or engineering students. The subjects covered during the first part of the course will be, in the listed order, static electric fields in the vacuum, static electric fields in matter, and static magnetic fields in vacuum and matter. We will continue with a discussion of time-dependent phenomena, including electromagnetic induction, that will lead us to the complete set of Maxwell's equations and some of their solutions. The prerequisites are Physics 126/128 or Physics 240/241, and Math 216. Physics 340 is recommended.
Texts:
Supplementary: R. H. Hood, Classical Electromagnetism, HBC Publishers. The level of this book is a little below Griffiths, but it is sufficient for the course. The book uses SI units and contains a floppy disc. Supplementary: J. D. Jackson, Classical Electrodynamics, John Wiley & Sons. This book is on the level of a graduate course and uses Gaussian units. Homework: Homework problems will be assigned once per week, and will be due one week from when they are assigned. The homework will be collected, and all or a part of it will be graded. The homework will contribute 30 percent towards the final course grade. Reading assignments, which are part of the homework, may complement the material covered in class. Examinations: There will be two "midterm" examinations and a comprehensive final exam at the end of the course. Course Grading: Your course grade will be based on the total number of points earned on the midterm examination, the final examination, and on the graded homework problems. The relative weighting is determined as follows:
PHYSICS 417 / CHEM 417. Dynamical Processes in Biophysics.
Section 001.Instructor(s): Jens-Christian D Meiners (meiners@umich.edu)Prerequisites & Distribution: Math. 216, and Phys. 340 or Chem. 463. (3). (Excl). (BS). Credits: (3). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. Topics include diffusion in biology (electrical potentials across membranes, nerve action potentials, neuromuscular synapses, the physics of chemoreception, and reaction rate theory); optical techniques (visible and ultraviolet light absorption, fluorescence and phosphorescence); and random processes in biophysics (mathematics of random noise, membrane electrical fluctuations, quasielastic light scattering fluctuations, fluorescence fluctuations, and chaotic processes). This course is intended primarily for biophysics students, but it may be used as one of the two courses needed to satisfy requirement (4) of the physics concentration.
PHYSICS 442. Advanced Laboratory II.
Instructor(s): Dante Eric Amidei (amidei@umich.edu)Prerequisites & Distribution: Phys. 390 and any 400-level Physics course. (2). (Excl). (BS). Credits: (2). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. This is a laboratory course which surveys modern topics and techniques in experimental physics. Students design a curriculum of five experiments per academic term, consistent with their interests and some broad distribution requirement. The experiments include topics in optical spectroscopy, nuclear spectroscopy, atomic physics, superconductivity, phase transitions, and condensed matter.
PHYSICS 452. Methods of Theoretical Physics II.
Section 001.Instructor(s): Ratindranath Akhoury (akhoury@umich.edu)Prerequisites & Distribution: Phys. 451. (3). (Excl). (BS). Credits: (3). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. Physics 451 and 452 constitute a two-term sequence in mathematical methods of physics. Among various textbooks, G. Arfken, Mathematical Methods for Physicists, is often used; and in that case about 85% of the contents would be covered over two terms. This course is considered a necessary preparation for graduate school. Text: Mathematical Methods for Physicists – 4th edition; Arfken; Holt (Required). Introduction to Mathematical Physics – latest edition; Wong; Oxford (Recommended).
PHYSICS 453. Quantum Mechanics.
Section 001.Instructor(s): Yukio Tomozawa (tomozawa@umich.edu)Prerequisites & Distribution: Phys. 390. (3). (Excl). (BS). Credits: (3). Course Homepage: http://courseweb.physics.lsa.umich.edu/winter2002/453/ This course begins with an overview of the experimental and theoretical foundations for quantum mechanics. The theory is developed and applied to simple physical systems, with examples taken from atomic, molecular, condensed matter, nuclear, and particle physics. Topics include: basics of the Schrödinger equations and its solutions in rectangular and spherical coordinates; properties, uses, and interpretations of state functions; expectation values and physical observables; coherence, correlation, and interference. Other topics include spin, the exclusion principle, and some quantum statistical mechanics. Text: There is no required textbook. Recommended Text: Quantum Physics (2nd Edition) ; S. Gasiorowicz; John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
PHYSICS 457. Subatomic Physics.
Section 001.Instructor(s): Frederick D Becchetti Jr (fdb@umich.edu)Prerequisites & Distribution: Phys. 453. (3). (Excl). (BS). Credits: (3). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. Topics of study will include:
The basic elements of quantum mechanics are used. Text: Nuclear and Particle Physics; W.S.C. Williams; Oxford Press (Required).
PHYSICS 460. Quantum Mechanics II.
Section 001.Instructor(s): Jens C Zorn (jenszorn@umich.edu)Prerequisites & Distribution: Phys. 453. (3). (Excl). (BS). Credits: (3). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. This course is a sequel to Physics 453, and continues to develop non-relativistic quantum mechanics from the perspective of atomic physics. Topics covered: quantum mechanics of the hydrogen atom; solving Schrödinger's equation for a single electron atom; spectra of alkali atoms: the quantum defect; orbital and spin magnetism; Fine structure; atoms in magnetic fields; quantum mechanics of atoms in magnetic fields; the Bloch equations; a brief look at relativity in quantum mechanics; atoms in electric fields, and introduction to perturbation theory; atoms in time-varying electric fields; time-dependent perturbation theory in a 2-level system; spin and photon echos; field quantization – why excited states decay. A peek at quantum electrodynamics: mass renormalization and the Lamb shift; optical transitions; theory of lineshape; multi-electron atoms; angular momentum coupling schemes; X-rays and inner shell spectroscopy; ground state configurations and terms; a peek at group theory; Hartree and Hartree Fock methods of calculating wave functions; nuclear spin and the hyperfine interaction; lasers; modern spectroscopy; chemical bonds. Text: Intro to Quantum Mechanics; Griffiths; Prentice – Hall (Required).
PHYSICS 489. Physics of Music.
Section 001 – Meets with Physics 288.001.Instructor(s): Daniel Axelrod (daxelrod@umich.edu)Prerequisites & Distribution: Permission of instructor. No credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in Phys. 288. (3). (Excl). (BS). (QR/1). May not be included in a concentration plan in physics.
Credits: (3). Course Homepage: http://www.physics.lsa.umich.edu/phys288/ This course consists of Physics 288 plus a theoretical or experimental project which the student does independently. Text: The Acoustical Foundations of Music – 2nd edition; Backus; W.W. Norton & Co. (Required).
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