Physics
Student must complete 36 credit hours
Speciality Requirements Student must complete 24 credit hours
| Course Code | Course Name | Credit Hours | Prerequests |
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| 422511 | Classical Mechanics | 3 |
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| Topics covered in this course include Hamilton's Principle-Lagrangian and Hamiltonian Dynamic small Oscillations, Central force motion and Rigid bodies Canonical Perturbation Theory. | |||
| 422521 | Electrodynamics I | 3 |
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| This course looks at electrostatics, magnetostatics and Maxwell equations. | |||
| 422531 | Quantum Mechanics I | 3 |
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| This course looks at the basic principles of quantum mechanics, harmonic oscillators, hydrogen atom angular momentum and spin. | |||
| 422541 | Nuclear & Elementary Particle Physics I | 3 |
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| This course looks at nuclear models, nuclear reactions, natural radioactive decays, scattering theory and elementary particles. | |||
| 422551 | Solid State Physics I | 3 |
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| Topics covered in this course include crystalography, Fermi surfaces, motion of electrons, properties of the solid materials and superconductivity. | |||
| 422561 | Mathematical Physics I | 3 |
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| Topics in this course include vectors and operators, analytical functions, differential equations, special functions, functions of a complex variable and integral transforms. | |||
| 422591 | Seminar | 0 |
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| This course examines study methods of research in experimental and theoretical physics which students present a seminar. | |||
| 422599 | Thesis | 6 |
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| In this course the graduate student must submit a thesis and pass an oral defence related to his/her thesis. (See Academic Rules and Regulations for Graduate Students). | |||
Speciality Optional Requirements Student must complete 12 credit hours
| Course Code | Course Name | Credit Hours | Prerequests |
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| 422522 | Electrodynamics II | 3 |
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| Topics in this course cover radiating systems, scattering and diffraction, special theory of relativity and radiation by moving charges. | |||
| 422532 | Quantum Mechanics II | 3 |
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| Scattering theory, perturbation theory, spin of the atom, molecules and atomic nuclei, identical particles . | |||
| 422540 | Atomic & Molecular Physics | 3 |
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| This course looks at a spectrum of hydrogen and atoms, the atomic spectra of atoms of many electrons and fine structure to the non relativistic energy levels. | |||
| 422552 | Solid State Physics II | 3 |
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| This course looks at superconductivity, material science, Fermi surfaces and metals and interface physics. | |||
| 422559 | Nanoscience and Nanotechnology | 3 |
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| 422562 | Mathematical Physics II | 3 |
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| Topics covered in this course cover complex variables, integral equations, conformal mapping, Fourier transforms, line integrals Laplace transforms and the development of the Fourier integral group theory. | |||
| 422571 | Statistical Physics | 3 |
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| Thermodynamic functions, Boltzmann statistics Fermi-Dirae and Bose-Einstein statistics, ideal and real gases, quantum statistics, magnetic and solid statistics. | |||
| 422581 | Special Topics I | 3 |
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| This course looks at important topics in physics. | |||
| 422595 | Methods in Experimental Physics | 3 |
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| In this course, students will study some techniques of measuring in nuclear, solid state and condensed matter. | |||