May 17, 2024

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Philosophy
	PHIL 314/3003 - Modern Philosophy (3 cr.) Prerequisites Two philosophy courses or consent of instructor. Description Philosophical progress played an essential role in the historical changes of the Enlightenment and the development of industrial society. This course focuses on some of the major schools and figures of Modern thought, which include Rationalists such as Descartes and Leibniz, Empiricists such as Locke and Hume, and/or pivotal thinkers such as Bacon, Rousseau, Hegel, Kant, and Marx. When Offered Offered every year.
	PHIL 316/3004 - Twentieth Century Philosophy (3 cr.) Prerequisites Two philosophy courses or consent of instructor. Description The twentieth century has been marked above all by a focus on issues of language and the constitution of meaning. This course will examine representative thinkers drawn from one or both of the traditions of analytic and continental philosophy. When Offered Offered every year.
	PHIL 310/3010 - Philosophy and Art (3 cr.) Description The course introduces the theme of beauty and issues of aesthetic value. Examples are drawn from areas such as literature, music, the plastic arts, and architecture. When Offered Offered in spring.
	PHIL 315/3011 - Nineteenth Century Philosophy (3 cr.) Prerequisites Two philosophy courses or consent of instructor. Description This course examines how nineteenth century philosophers reacted to the Enlightenment’s faith in reason: Whereas earlier nineteenth century thinkers believed that all aspects of reality and human experience could be explicated with a rationalistic ‘system’, this faith in reason became increasingly undermined by the belief that a more adequate insight is provided by non-rational ‘feeling’ and/or aesthetic experience. The course will also explore the ‘historical turn’ in nineteenth century philosophy. Figures discussed might include: Reinhold, Fichte, Schelling, Hegel, Schopenhauer, Comte, Feuerbach, Mill, Kierkegaard, Marx, Nietzsche, and Bergson. When Offered Offered occasionally.
	PHIL 318/3012 - Theory of Knowledge (3 cr.) Prerequisites Two philosophy courses or consent of instructor. Description What is the nature of knowledge? How can we know? How is science possible? Is knowledge innate or acquired? These are some of the questions that are examined in the context of selected classical as well as contemporary texts. When Offered Offered in alternate years.
	PHIL 319/3013 - Development and Responsibility (3 cr.) Description Western Civilization has gone to great lengths to ‘develop’ the ‘underdeveloped world’. This course is a critical review of practices and goals of international development. By concentrating on ethical considerations within the various relevant fields, such as business, engineering and environmental protection, the students explore the mutual responsibilities in this cooperative enterprise. When Offered Offered in alternate years.
	PHIL 344/3014 - Literature and Philosophy (3 cr.) Description The course concentrates on the intersection of the literary mode with the philosophical quest in Eastern and Western writing. Students are trained to analyze philosophical myths, tales, poems and dialogues as well as grasp the symbolic structures and expository techniques of philosophers. Cross-listed Same as ECLT 3014 . When Offered Offered occasionally. Repeatable May be repeated for credit if content changes
	PHIL 354/3015 - Islamic Philosophy (3 cr.) Prerequisites HIST 2203 or ARIC/ HIST 3210 or consent of instructor. Description A survey of the rational and spiritual dimensions of Arab-Islamic civilization as shown in the thought and ideas of major theologians, philosophers, and mystics. Cross-listed Same as ARIC 3405 . When Offered Offered occasionally.
	PHIL 356/3016 - American Philosophy (3 cr.) Prerequisites Two philosophy courses or consent of instructor. Description The course examines philosophy in North America, focusing on the central themes of democracy and pragmatism. A guiding question of the course will be: How is the democratic process embedded in the philosophic enterprise? The views of major thinkers such as Peirce, James, Royce, Santayana, Dewey, Quine, and Hartshorne will be examined. Cross-listed Same as AMST 3016 . When Offered Offered occasionally.
	PHIL 382/3017 - Philosophy of Science and Technology (3 cr.) Description The relationship between science and technology has become a serious topic of debate. Is technology applied science or is science itself techno-science? Both have become pervasive facts which have altered human abilities and experiences of the world. This increase in power brings with it new responsibilities for the creators and users of science and technology. This course will explore these new powers and attendant obligations upon humanity, other cultures and the environment. When Offered Offered in alternate years.
	PHIL 000/5100 - Independent Study in Philosophy (1-3 cr.) Prerequisites Prerequisites for Graduates and Undergraduates: Three Philosophy courses, and the approvals of the instructor and the department chair. Description In exceptional circumstances, some students may arrange for independent research projects in specific topics in Philosophy that are not covered by the course offerings for that academic year.
	PHIL 402/5111 - Metaphysics (3 cr.) Prerequisites Prerequisites for Undergraduate Students: Two philosophy courses Prerequisites for Graduate Students: No prerequisite Description This course deals with questions as to the ultimate reality of the world, e.g., why is there something rather than nothing? Profound metaphysical questions posed by ancient, modern, and contemporary philosophers will be discussed. Issues may include Aristotle’s Being qua Being, Leibniz’ Principle of Sufficient Reason, and Heidegger’s Analysis of Being. When Offered Offered occasionally.
	PHIL 410/5112 - Advanced Seminar in Aesthetics (3 cr.) Prerequisites Prerequisites For Undergraduates: PHIL 3010 or consent of instructor. Description This course offers in-depth analysis and discussion concerning key texts from the history of aesthetics and/or addressing current debates in aesthetic theory. Issues covered may include the beautiful and the sublime, classicism and romanticism, tragedy and the absurd, modernism and post-modernity. When Offered Offered occasionally.
	PHIL 317/5113 - Current Trends in Philosophy (3 cr.) Prerequisites For Undergraduates: Two philosophy courses or consent of instructor. For Graduates: None. Description This course covers key philosophical themes found in books published since the year 2000. While the popular imagination still regards Derrida and Foucault as the cutting edge in continental philosophy, different and even opposed trends have arisen over the course of the past decade. By the end of the semester, students should feel comfortable with major themes of philosophical debate going on at this very moment. When Offered Offered occasionally.
	PHIL 418/5114 - Philosophical Masterpieces (3 cr.) Prerequisites Prerequisites for Undergraduate Students: Two philosophy courses Prerequisites for Graduate Students: No prerequisite Description This course will be an in-depth study of a single great work of philosophy and its place in the history of ideas. When Offered Offered in alternate years. Repeatable May be repeated for credit if the content changes
	PHIL 420/5115 - Philosophical Figures (3 cr.) Prerequisites Prerequisites for Undergraduate Students: Two philosophy courses Prerequisites for Graduate Students: No prerequisite Description This course is an in-depth study of one great philosophical figure. It is an opportunity to explore the philosophy of the thinker as a whole concentrating on his/her place in the history of ideas and in history itself. When Offered Offered in alternate years. Repeatable May be repeated for credit if content changes.
	PHIL 330/5116 - Advanced Ethics (3 cr.) Prerequisites For Undergraduates: Two philosophy courses or consent of instructor. For Graduates: None. Description This course will explore the theoretical underpinnings of ethical judgments and behavior. It will involve a more complex set of reading than the Introduction to Ethics and apply ethical theories to particular issues. When Offered Offered in alternate years.
	PHIL 360/5117 - Dimensions of Language in its Philosophical Reflection (3 cr.) Prerequisites For undergraduates: Two philosophy courses. For graduates: None Description Although the emphasis on the importance of a systematic philosophical reflection of language is a characteristic feature of its development in the 20th century which, thus, has been described as taking a ‘linguistic turn’, the philosophical interest in language is, nonetheless, almost coeval with the ancient origins of the discipline. As a result of this perennial interest, philosophers have studied various dimensions of language and the ways in which it is constitutive of the way we conceive of ourselves, relate to the world, establish and preserve political communities and partake in a shared historical world of meanings and linguistic practices. This course, consequently, aims at a both historically and systematically informed exploration of these dimensions of language in its philosophical reflection. When Offered Offered occasionally
	PHIL 458-558/5119 - Advanced Seminar in Political Philosophy (3 cr.) Prerequisites Prerequisites for Undergraduate Students: Two philosophy courses or consent of instructor Prerequisites for Graduate Students: None Description This advanced seminar will focus on contemporary trends in political philosophy with an emphasis on how classical political texts and problems have served as points of departure for new perspectives. The approaches studied in this course will vary from semester to semester and may include deliberative democracy, theories of recognition, liberalism, secularism/post-secularism, cosmopolitanism, and the relationship between politics and aesthetics. Reading may include the work of Arendt, Schmitt, Agamben, Ranciere, Honneth, Habermas, Rawls, Taylor, Zizek, Fraser, and Foucault. When Offered Offered in alternate years.
	PHIL 000/5120 - Advanced Seminar in Feminist Philosophy (3 cr.) Prerequisites Two philosophy courses Description This advanced seminar will focus on a particular issue in feminist philosophy. Topics will vary and may include an emphasis on sex, gender, class, race, embodiment, power, intersectionality, disability, and other contemporary issues relevant to feminism.
	PHIL 000/5121 - Philosophical Logic (3 cr.) Description Speaking of logic, we do not only mean that science which analyzes the components, forms and grounds of the soundness of reasoning; we do also refer to a human capacity that comes into play whenever we defend our claims and attack those of others. Logic, thus, is both: a theory that can be studied and a know-how, governing our practices of argumentation. With that in mind, philosophers are expected to cultivate their abilities to analyze and critically assess the logical structures of philosophical arguments. This course, therefore, offers an introduction to syllogistic and symbolic logic with a focus on the argumentative exigencies of the discipline. When Offered offered occasionally
	PHIL 403/5199 - Selected Topics in Philosophy (3 cr.) Prerequisites Senior level, graduate level, or consent of instructor. Description According to special interest of faculty and students. When Offered Offered occasionally. Repeatable May be repeated for credit if content changes.
	PHIL 500/5201 - Classical Western Philosophy (3 cr.) Description This course will deal with issues in Ancient Greek and Medieval Philosophy that are relevant for an appreciation of Egypt’s philosophical tradition, as well as for an understanding of the philosophical debates that contributed to the development of Islamic Philosophy. Special emphasis will accordingly be placed upon the following: Some of the great philosophers who lived and worked in Egypt (such as Philo Judaeus, Clement of Alexandria, Origen and Moses Maimonides); the history of Platonism (Plato, Plotinus and the Ancient commentators on Plato and Aristotle working in the schools of Athens and Alexandria); and the Aristotelian tradition (Aristotle, Alexander of Aphrodisias and Themistius). Because it provides valuable background material for PHIL 5202 , the course will generally run in the Fall Semester.
	PHIL 501/5202 - Advanced Seminar in Islamic Philosophy (3 cr.) Description This course will survey the classical tradition of Islamic Philosophy. It will constitute a close study of the works of figures such as Al-Farabi, Ibn Sina, Al-Ghazali, and the Andalusian thinkers such as Ibn Tufayl and Ibn Rushd. Ibn Al-Arabi and the Sufi tradition, as well as selective writings by Shihab al-Din Suhrawardi and Mulla Sadra, may also be studied. Some consideration may also be given to the significant status of Islamic Philosophy within the History of Science. Additionally, towards the end of the course, some contemporary work in the field of Islamic Philosophy may also be considered. Because PHIL 5201 provides valuable material for PHIL 5202, the latter will generally run in the Spring Semester.
	PHIL 504/5203 - Kant and Idealism (3 cr.) Description This course will focus upon the transformation of philosophy during the late enlightenment period that was enacted by Immanuel Kant and which gave rise to what is now known as ‘Continental Philosophy.’ Kant’s works will be studied alongside either those thinkers by whom he was influenced, such as Leibniz and Hume, or those thinkers upon whom he had an influence, such as Fichte, Schelling, Hegel and Schopenhauer.
	PHIL 505/5204 - Advanced Seminar in Phenomenology (3 cr.) Description This course will begin by investigating the origins of phenomenology by means of a close reading of key selections from the work of Husserl. It shall then move on to consider Heidegger’s transformation of phenomenology. The work of later phenomenologists, such as Sartre and Merleau-Ponty, may also be discussed.
	PHIL 599/5299 - Research Guidance and Thesis (0 cr.) Description Students are required to write a thesis of approximately 15,000 words in length, which should demonstrate the student’s ability to conduct research and write critically and pointedly about a given subject. There will also be a final defense of the finished thesis.
Physics
	PHYS 100/1001 - Physics for Poets (3 cr.) Description A conceptual overview of classical and modern physics. Mechanics, properties of matter, heat, sound, electricity and magnetism, light, atomic and nuclear physics, relativity theory. When Offered Offered in fall and spring. Notes No credit for Thannawia Amma Math/Science students, or equivalent, or students majoring in any of the departments of the School of Sciences and Engineering.
	PHYS 111/1011 - Classical Mechanics, Sound and Heat (3 cr.) Prerequisites Thanawiya Amma MACT or Science, or IGCSE O-level physics, or German Abitur, or French Baccalaureate, or International Baccalaureate. Other high school degrees have the option of taking PHYS 1001 and MACT 1111 as prerequisites or passing an entrance exam in PHYS 1001 .MACT 1121 or concurrent. To be taken concurrently with PHYS 1012 Description An introduction to classical mechanics covering vectors, applications of Newton’s laws, conservation laws and forces, motion in a plane, circular motion, equilibrium and elasticity, rotational motion, simple harmonic motion, energy and power; mechanical and sound waves, temperature, heat and the first law of thermodynamics. When Offered Offered in fall, spring and summer.
	PHYS 123L/1012 - General Physics Laboratory I (1 cr.) Prerequisites Concurrent with PHYS 1011 Description The fundamental quantities of physics are measured through selected experiments in mechanics, heat, and sound. Data are summarized, errors are estimated, and reports are presented. Hours .One three-hour laboratory period When Offered Offered in fall, spring and summer.
	PHYS 112/1021 - Electricity and Magnetism (3 cr.) Prerequisites PHYS 1011 , PHYS 1012 , MACT 1122 or concurrent. Concurrent with PHYS 1022 Description An introduction to electricity and magnetism covering the electric field, Gauss’s law, electric potential, capacitance, dc circuits, magnetic fields, Faraday’s and Ampere’s laws, time-varying fields, Maxwell’s equations in integral form and alternating currents. When Offered Offered in fall, spring and summer.
	PHYS 124L/1022 - General Physics Laboratory II (1 cr.) Prerequisites Concurrent with PHYS 1021 Description The fundamental quantities of physics are measured through selected experiments in electricity, magnetism, and optics. Data are summarized, errors are estimated, and reports are presented. Hours One three-hour laboratory period When Offered Offered in fall, spring and summer.
	PHYS 199/1930 - Selected Topic for Core Curriculum (3 cr.) Description Course addressing broad intellectual concerns and accessible to all students, irrespective of major. When Offered Offered occasionally.
	PHYS 211/2041 - Foundations of Modern Physics (3 cr.) Prerequisites PHYS 1021 . Co-requisite MACT 2141 . Description Introduction to special relativity and quantum physics, experimental basis of relativity, Einstein’s Postulates, Lorentz transformation, relativistic momentum and energy, experimental evidence of quantization, wave-particle duality, and Schrodinger equation. When Offered Offered in fall and spring.
	PHYS 000/2042 - Modern Physics Laboratory (1 cr.) Prerequisites PHYS 2041 or Concurrent Description Quantization of electric charge, thermal radiation law, quantization of energy, particle nature of light, spin When Offered Offered in fall and spring
	PHYS 215/2211 - Introduction to Electronics (3 cr.) Prerequisites PHYS 1021 and PHYS 2212 concurrent. Description Foundation of circuit analysis, AC theory, introduction to semiconductor devices, amplifiers, feedback oscillators. When Offered Offered in fall, spring and summer.
	PHYS 221L/2212 - Electronics Laboratory (2 cr.) Prerequisites Concurrent with PHYS 2211 . Description Basic experiments in electronics. When Offered Offered in fall, spring and summer.
	PHYS 222L/2213 - Electronics lab for Computer Scientists & Computer Engineers (1 cr.) Prerequisites Concurrent with PHYS 2211 Description Basic experiments in electronics for the Computer Science & Engineering majors. When Offered Offered in fall and spring.
	PHYS 214/2221 - Waves and Optics (3 cr.) Prerequisites PHYS 1021 and PHYS 2222 concurrent. Description Wave phenomena; EM waves, geometrical and physical optics. When Offered Offered in fall and spring.
	PHYS 204L/2222 - Optics Laboratory (1 cr.) Prerequisites PHYS 2221 or concurrent. Description Basic experiments in physical optics with special emphasis on laser optics. When Offered Offered in fall and spring.
	PHYS 279/2241 - Computational Methods in Physics (2 cr. + 1 cr.) Prerequisites CSCE 1001 and MACT 2123 . Description Linear systems of equations and matrices; eigenvalues and eigenvectors; numerical errors; numerical solution of linear and nonlinear equations; curve fitting; numerical differentiation and integration; numerical solution of ordinary differential equations; applications in various fields of physics. MATLAB will mostly be used as a programming language in the weekly computer laboratory sessions. Hours Two credits lectures and one credit computer lab. When Offered Offered in spring.
	PHYS 312/3013 - Theoretical Mechanics (3 cr.) Prerequisites PHYS 2041 and MACT 2141 Description Vector and tensor analysis, statics, kinematics, and dynamics of a particle and system of particles, rigid and deformable bodies; rotating coordinate systems, Lagrange’s and Hamilton’s equations with applications. When Offered Offered in fall.
	PHYS 316/3023 - Electromagnetic Theory (3 cr.) Prerequisites PHYS 2221 and MACT 2124 Description Electric field and potential. Gauss’s law; divergence. Conductors, dielectrics and capacitance. Poisson’s and Laplace’s equations. Electrostatic analogs. Magnetic field and vector potential. Time varying fields; displacement current. Maxwell’s equations in differential form, Poynting’s theorem, Electromagnetic waves in vacuum and in matter Cross-listed Same as ECNG 3401 . When Offered Offered in spring.
	PHYS 311/3031 - Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics (3 cr.) Prerequisites PHYS 2041 and MACT 2141 Description A macroscopic and microscopic study of equilibrium thermal physics, fundamental laws of thermodynamics, and statistical mechanics applied to various systems. When Offered Offered in spring.
	PHYS 321L/3052 - Nuclear Physics Lab (1 cr.) Prerequisites PHYS 2041 or concurrent. Description Experiments in atomic and nuclear physics. When Offered Offered in fall and spring.
	PHYS 000/3071 - General Relativity and Cosmology (3 cr.) Prerequisites PHYS 2041 . Junior Standing Description Coordinate symmetries, the principle of equivalence and its implications, metric description of a curved spacetime, Geodesic equation and Einstein field equation, applications of spacetime outside a spherical star, Hubble’s law, dark matter, Robertson-walker metric, the expanding universe and thermal relics, inflation and the accelerated universe.
	PHYS 314/3223 - Advanced Optics (3 cr.) Prerequisites PHYS 2222 , PHYS 2221 Description Geometric optics: generalized paraxial formulas, matrix formalism of Gaussian optics. Imaging properties of lens systems: lens combination, the vector nature of light: polarization effects, diffraction effects, superposition of waves: interference, spatial and temporal coherence length, and multilayer structures. When Offered Offered in spring.
	PHYS 325/3231 - Introduction to Solid-State Physics (3 cr.) Prerequisites PHYS 2041 Description Classification of materials and their structural characteristics, symmetry and properties of materials, free-electron theory, band theory, dielectric processes, optical processes in material. When Offered Offered in spring.
	PHYS 322L/3232 - Solid-State Physics Lab (2 cr.) Prerequisites PHYS 3231 Description Experiments in solid-state physics and semiconductor devices. When Offered Offered in fall and spring.
	PHYS 421/4042 - Quantum Mechanics I (3 cr.) Prerequisites PHYS 2041 and MACT 2132 Description Stern-Gerlach experiments, operators and measurement, Schrödinger time evolution, quantized energies and particle in potential wells, unbound states, angular momentum, Hydrogen atom, harmonic oscillator. When Offered Offered in spring.
	PHYS 000/4043 - Quantum Mechanics II (3 cr.) Prerequisites PHYS 4042 Description Perturbation theory, hyperfine structure and the addition of angular momenta, perturbation of Hydrogen, identical particles, time-dependent perturbation theory, periodic systems, modern applications of quantum mechanics.
	PHYS 413/4051 - Nuclear and Particle Physics (3 cr.) Prerequisites PHYS 4042 Description A modern view of the fundamental structure of matter, nuclear structure, nuclear models, nuclear decay and radioactivity, nuclear reactions; quarks, gluons, leptons; accelerators, particle interactions with matter, detectors; weak, electromagnetic and strong interactions. When Offered Offered in fall.
	PHYS 414/4224 - Photonics (3 cr.) Prerequisites PHYS 2221 or consent of instructor. Description Light sources and transmitters, receivers, laser diodes, LEDs and photodiodes. Electromagnetic mode theory for optical propagation. Optical fiber measurements: fiber materials, multimode fibers, single-mode fibers. Fabrication, cabling, connectors and couplers. Optical amplifiers, Erbium-Doped fiber amplifiers. Modulation of light, multiplexing and de-multiplexing, fiber networking. When Offered Offered in fall.
	PHYS 404L/4225 - Photonics and Optical Communication Laboratory (1 cr.) Prerequisites PHYS 4224 or concurrent. Consent of Instructor Description Experiments in fiber optics illustrating concepts pertaining to fiber dispersion, attenuation measurements, characterization of light sources (LEDs and laser diodes) and detectors (photodiodes), optical multiplexing and de-multiplexing, optical and interferometric sensors. When Offered Offered in fall.
	PHYS 412/4233 - Semiconductor Physics (3 cr.) Prerequisites PHYS 3231 Description Fundamental theory and characteristics of elemental and compound semiconductors. Semiconductor technology. P-N junctions and transistors. When Offered Offered in fall.
	PHYS 323L/4234 - Semiconductor Technology Lab (2 cr.) Prerequisites PHYS 2211 and PHYS 2212 Description Experiments in semiconductor and electronics technology. When Offered Offered in fall and spring.
	PHYS 000/4241 - Introduction to Solar Energy (3 cr.) Prerequisites PHYS 2211 ,PHYS 2221 , PHYS 2041 . Consent of Instructor Description Working principle of a solar cell, fabrication of solar cells, PV module construction and the design of a PV system. The suitable semiconductor materials, device physics, and fabrication technologies for solar cells are presented. The cost aspects, market development, and the application areas of solar cells are also presented.
	PHYS 000/4242 - Introduction to Nanophysics (3 cr.) Prerequisites PHYS 2211 , PHYS 2221 , PHYS 2041 . Consent of Instructor Description Nanophysics fundamentals, physics nanostructures, thermodynamics of nanostructures, monocrystalline structures, Quantum nanostructures, Nano optics, nanoplasmonics.
	PHYS 000/4243 - Physics of Solar Energy Conversion Nanosystems (3 cr.) Prerequisites PHYS 2211 ,PHYS 2221 , PHYS 2041 . Consent of Instructor Description Atomic structures, basics of energy conversions, fundamental of nanoscience and nanotechnology, wave optics, light-matter interactions, diffractions and interference, Solar cell physics and design.
	PHYS 000/4244 - Introduction to Nanotechnology (3 cr.) Prerequisites PHYS 2211 , PHYS 2221 , PHYS 2041 . Consent of Instructor Description Fabrication methods of nanomaterials and nano devices, properties of nanoparticles, nanowires and nanotubes. Electronic transport in nanostructures, nanoelectronics and nanophotonics, nanomagnetism
	PHYS 416/4281 - Experimental Methods in Physics (3 cr.) Prerequisites Prerequisites: Junior standing. Consent of instructor. Description Experimental techniques for studying thermal, optical, magnetic and electric properties of matter. Low temperature physics: gas liquefaction, storage of liquefied gases, cryostats for low temperature studies, applied cryogenics. When Offered Offered in fall and spring.
	PHYS 402/4910 - Independent Study (1-3 cr.) Prerequisites Prerequisites: consent of the instructor, senior standing. Description In exceptional circumstances some senior physics students, with departmental approval, may arrange to study a selected topic outside of the regular course offerings. The student and faculty member will select a topic of mutual interest and the student will be guided in research and readings. The student would demonstrate achievement either by submitting a report or passing an examination, according to the decision of the supervisor. May be repeated for credit more than once if contents change.
	PHYS 415/4930 - Selected Topics in Physics (3 cr.) Prerequisites Prerequisite: Junior standing or consent of instructor. Description Topics may include Quantum Field Theory, Superconductivity, Laser Physics, Biophysics, and Geophysics. Can be taken more than once as long as the topic is different When Offered Offered occasionally. Repeatable May be repeated for credit more than once if content changes.
	PHYS 401/4980 - Research Skills (1 cr.) Prerequisites Senior standing. Description A capstone course, essential research methods such as preparing a literature survey, assembling a bibliography, using order of magnitude estimates and dimensional analysis. Each student selects a topic in his/her field of interest under the supervision of a faculty member. The student submits a written study plan and delivers a seminar in which this plan is presented for departmental approval. The approved plan is carried out in the student’s Senior Thesis PHYS 4981 When Offered Offered in fall and spring.
	PHYS 000/4981 - Senior Thesis (2 cr.) Prerequisites PHYS 4980 Description A capstone course. A continuation of PHYS 4980 where the approved study plan from this course is carried out. After finishing this research project, an oral presentation, defense, and a written thesis are required of each candidate in accordance with the departmental guidelines. When Offered offered in fall and spring
	PHYS 504/5013 - Classical Mechanics (3 cr.) Prerequisites PHYS 3013 or equivalent. Description Variational principles and Lagrange’s Equations, central force problem, kinematics and equations of motion of rigid body problem, oscillations, classical mechanics of the special theory of relativity, Hamiltonian equations of motion, canonical transformations, Hamilton-Jacobi theory and action-angle variables. When Offered Offered in fall.
	PHYS 502/5023 - Classical Electrodynamics I (3 cr.) Prerequisites PHYS 3023 or equivalent and PHYS 5061 Description Boundary value problems in electrostatics: Poisson and Laplace equations, formal solution of electrostatic boundary value problem with Green function, applications in rectangular, spherical and cylindrical coordinates, multipoles, electrostatics of macroscopic media, magnetostatics, Faraday’s law and quasi-static fields, Maxwell equations, macroscopic electromagnetism and conservation laws. When Offered Offered in spring.
	PHYS 549/5024 - Fundamentals of Microwaves (3 cr.) Prerequisites PHYS 502/5023 - Classical Electrodynamics I (3 cr.) Description Transmission line theory, Planar transmission lines, Network parameters, Impedance matching circuits, Directional couplers, Noise in microwave systems, Microwave diodes and transistors, Dielectric resonators, Maximum gain / specified gain / low-noise / balanced / distributed / power amplifiers, Diode / transistor / dielectric resonator oscillators, Monolithic microwave integrated circuits. When Offered Offered in spring.
	PHYS 509/5032 - Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics (3 cr.) Prerequisites PHYS 3031 or equivalent. Description The laws and applications of thermodynamics, Boltzmann transport equation and transport phenomena, classical statistical mechanics, canonical and grand canonical ensembles, quantum statistical mechanics, ideal Fermi and Bose gases, phase transitions and critical phenomena. When Offered Offered in spring.
	PHYS 506/5043 - Advanced Quantum Mechanics (3 cr.) Prerequisites PHYS 4042 or equivalent. Description Fundamental concepts of quantum mechanics including the harmonic oscillator, the hydrogen atom, electron spin and addition of angular momentum. Qualitative and approximation methods in quantum mechanics, including time-independent and time-dependent perturbation theory, variational methods, scattering and semiclassical methods. Applications are made to atomic, molecular and solid matter. Systems of identical particles including many electron atoms and the Fermi gas. Cross-listed Same as NANO 5210 . When Offered Offered in fall and spring.
	PHYS 501/5061 - Mathematical Physics (3 cr.) Prerequisites MACT 2141 or equivalent. Description Vector analysis, coordinate systems, tensor analysis, matrices, group theory, functions of a complex variable: conformal mapping and calculus of residues, series solutions of differential equations, special functions, partial differential equations of theoretical physics, separation of variables, nonhomogeneous equations-Green’s function, integral transforms, Fourier and Laplace transforms. When Offered Offered in fall.
	PHYS 000/5207 - Advanced Nanophysics (3 cr.) Prerequisites Consent of Instructor Description Nanophysics fundamentals, physics of nanostructures, crystalline nanostructures, light-matter interaction on the nanoscale, quantum nanostructures, diffraction and scattering from nano objects. Cross-listed NANO 5207
	PHYS 510/5235 - Solid State Physics I (3 cr.) Prerequisites PHYS 3231 or equivalent. Description Classification of solids; preparation and characterization; binding energies; ionic, covalent and metallic bonds; crystallography; reciprocal lattice; Brillouin zones; vector representation; crystal symmetry and macroscopic properties; tensor formulation; diffraction in crystalline and amorphous solids; crystal imperfections; point-, linear-, and planar type; effects on properties; origin of microstructure in crystalline and amorphous solids. When Offered Offered in fall.
	PHYS 512/5236 - Advanced Semiconductor Physics (3 cr.) Prerequisites PHYS 2211 and PHYS 3231 or equivalent. Description This is a course about how charge flows in semiconductors with an emphasis on transport in nanoscale devices. The course consists of three main parts. Part 1 focuses on near- equilibrium transport in the presence of small gradients in the electrochemical potential or temperature, with or without the application of a small magnetic field. The emphasis in Part 2 is on the physics of carrier scattering and how the microscopic scattering processes are related to macroscopic relaxation times and mean-free-paths. Part 3 examines high-field transport in bulk semiconductors and so-called “non-local” transport in sub-micron devices. The course concludes with a brief introduction to quantum transport. The objective of the course is to develop a broad understanding of the basic concepts needed to understand modern electronic devices. It is intended for those who work on electronic devices - whether they are experimentalists, device theorists, or computationalists. Cross-listed Same as NANO 5222 . When Offered Offered in fall.
	PHYS 513/5237 - Solid State Physics II (3 cr.) Prerequisites PHYS 5235 Description Semi-classical theory of electron dynamics; classification of solids; failures of the static lattice model; classical and quantum theories of harmonic crystal: phonons and lattice vibrations; thermal properties of insulators; defects, dislocations and thermodynamics stability; dielectric properties; phenomena in insulators: excitons, photoconductivity, light amplification, non-linear optics, luminescence. When Offered Offered in spring.
	PHYS 507/5242 - Computational Physics (3 cr.) Prerequisites MACT 2141 MACT 3143 or consent of instructor. Description Numerical methods for quadrature solution of integral and differential equations, and linear algebra. finite difference methods, finite element techniques, solving a system of equations. Use of computation and computer graphics to simulate the behavior of complex physical systems. Monte Carlo simulations. When Offered Offered in fall.
	PHYS 556/5277 - MEMS/NEMS Technology and Devices (3 cr.) Prerequisites Consent of instructor. Description Basic MEMS/NEMS fabrication technologies, various transduction mechanisms such as piezoelectric, pyroelectric, thermoelectric, thermionic, piezoresistive, etc. The theory of operation of few sensors including infrared detectors, radiation sensors, rotation and acceleration sensors, flow sensors, pressure and force sensors, and motion sensors. An introduction to different techniques for analyzing experimental data. Cross-listed Same as NANO 5221 ,RCSS 5242 . When Offered Offered in fall.
	PHYS 508/5282 - Advanced Experimental Techniques (3 cr.) Prerequisites PHYS 3052 PHYS 3232 and PHYS 4234 or equivalent. Description This course is designed to introduce students to advanced techniques in experimental physics. The emphasis is on self-study of the phenomena, data analysis, and presentation in journal paper format. Experiments may vary each semester. Examples of topics: Thin film deposition and characterization, high pressure physics, photonics, solid state techniques, fluid flow visualization. This course is team-taught through a course coordinator. When Offered Offered in spring.
	PHYS 561/5910 - Independent Studies (1-3 cr.) Prerequisites Prerequisite: Consent of supervisor, graduate standing. Description In exceptional circumstances, some senior graduates with departmental approval may arrange to study beyond the regular course offerings. Guided reading for research and discussions based on a subject of mutual interest to the student and the responsible faculty member. The student demonstrates his/her achievement by submitting a report and by passing a subsequent examination. Notes Maximum of 3 credit hours of independent studies can be used towards the M. Sc. degree in physics.
	PHYS 562/5930 - Selected topics in Physics (3 cr.) Prerequisites Consent of the faculty advisor. Description Topics to be chosen according to specific interests. Maybe taken for credit more than once if content changes. When Offered Offered in fall and spring.
	PHYS 599/5980 - Research Guidance and Thesis (3 cr. + 3 cr.) Description Thesis consultation for qualified students. Two semesters are required, with credit being given each time.
	PHYS 602/6025 - Classical Electrodynamics II (3 cr.) Prerequisites PHYS 5023 Description Plane electromagnetic waves and wave propagation, waveguides, resonant cavities, radiating systems, multipole fields and radiation, scattering and diffraction, covariant formulation of electrodynamics, dynamics of relativistic particles and electromagnetic fields, collisions, energy loss, and scattering of charged particles, Cherenkov and transition radiation, radiation by moving charges, radiation damping. When Offered Offered in fall and spring.
	PHYS 000/6121 - Nanophotonics (3 cr.) Prerequisites Consent of Instructor Description The course will cover: Maxwell’s equations, light-matter interaction, dispersion, EM properties of nanostructures, etc., Photonic crystals Photonic crystal fibers, Photonic nanocircuits Metal optics, manipulating light with plasmonic nanostructures, plasmonic nano-sensors, near-field optics, metamaterials, negative refractive index and super-resolution. Cross-listed NANO 6121
	PHYS 641/6225 - Integrated Photonics (3 cr.) Prerequisites PHYS 4224 or equivalent. Description This course will introduce students to a range of passive photonic components; students will gain an understanding of the fundamentals of how these devices operate and an appreciation of where these components find applications in communications, energy and sensing systems. Topics covered in this course include: interaction of light with matter; resonator optics; periodic structures, optical thin films and gratings; photonic band gap materials; waveguides and couplers, Plasmonics and Nanoparticles. Hands on experience for modeling and design of these devices and structures using photonic software is of prime essential to illustrate and validates the fundamentals of the course. When Offered Offered in fall and spring.
	PHYS 642/6243 - Computational Electromagnetics (3 cr.) Prerequisites PHYS 5023 , PHYS 5242 or equivalent. Description Modeling electromagnetic phenomena related to microwave, millimeter, terahertz, and optical frequencies. Fundamentals of electromagnetic theory, Green’s functions in layered media, Integral equation formulation, Method of Moments, The Mode Matching Method, Finite difference time domain, Variation approaches in electromagnetic and finite element methods, the Beam propagation method, Spectral Fourier method for periodic structures. When Offered Offered in fall and spring.
	PHYS 662/6930 - Advanced Selected Topics in Physics (3 cr.) Prerequisites Consent of the faculty advisor. Description Topics to be chosen according to specific interests. May be taken for credit more than once if content changes. When Offered Offered in fall and spring.
Political Science
	POLS 101/1001 - Introduction to Political Science (3 cr.) Prerequisites RHET 1010 ,RHET 1020 ,RHET 1100 ,RHET 2010 ,RHET 1000 or ENGL 0210 Description Methods of study and the nature of political phenomena; terminology and conceptual tools; origins, forms, and historical development of political organization; political institutions and functions; comparison of modern forms of political organization at the national, local, and international levels.
	POLS 199/1099 - Selected Topics in Political Science (3 cr.) Description Course addressing broad intellectual concerns and accessible to all students, irrespective of major, and available for fulfillment of the primary level Social Sciences requirement in the core curriculum.
	POLS 203/2003 - Introduction to Political Science II (3 cr.) Prerequisites RHET 1010 ,RHET 1020 ,RHET 1100 ,RHET 2010 ,RHET 1000 or ENGL 0210 Description This course is reserved for students above the level of their first semester sophomores who wish to major in Political Science, but cannot be taken if students have already taken POLS 1001 . See the description of POLS 1001 .
	POLS 299/2096 - Selected Topics for Core Curriculum (3 cr.) Prerequisites RHET 1020 ,RHET 1100 ,RHET 2010 ,RHET 1000 or RHET 1010 Description Course addressing broad intellectual concerns and accessible to all students, irrespective of major When Offered Offered occasionally. Repeatable May be repeated for credit if content changes.
	POLS 204/2104 - Introduction to Research Methods in Political Science (3 cr.) Prerequisites RHET 1010 , RHET 1020 ,RHET 1100 ,RHET 2010 or RHET 1000 along with , POLS 1001 or POLS 2003 Description The course is an introductory course intended for students seeking a career in political science-related fields. The key purpose of the course is to introduce students to main methods of scientific political enquiry. Using existing data sources, qualitative and quantitative research methods are the main topics to be covered in this course.
	POLS 205/2403 - Europe in the Age of Revolution and Reform (1789-1914) (3 cr.) Description This Course explores Europe’s so-called “Long 19th century” from the French Revolution to World War I including many of the phenomena that came to define the century such as capitalism, nationalism, socialism, feminism and imperialism. Cross-listed Same as HIST 2403 .
	POLS 206/2404 - Europe in International Politics in the Twentieth Century (3 cr.) Description This Course explores major development in European and international socio-economic politics from the end of the 1800’s to the present day. It introduces the key events and trends of this tumultuous century including wars, revolutions, and ideological movements. Cross-listed Same as HIST 2404 . When Offered Offered in fall and spring.
	POLS 301-302/3201-3202 - History of Political Theory (3 cr. per semester) Prerequisites RHET 1010 , RHET 1020 ,RHET 1100 ,RHET 2010 , POLS 1001 or POLS 2003 Description Analysis of the thought of the major contributors, from Plato to the present. Fall semester (301): ancient and medieval political philosophy and the modern break with traditions. Spring semester (302): main currents of modern thought. When Offered POLS 3202 Is not Offered in the fall semester.
	POLS 313/3401 - Introduction to Comparative Politics (3 cr.) Prerequisites RHET 1010 , RHET 1020 ,RHET 1100 ,RHET 2010 or RHET 1000 along with , POLS 1001 or POLS 2003 Description This course provides an introduction to the analysis of comparative politics, exploring differences in the institutional make-up and the workings of political systems worldwide. Topics covered include an examination of the key institutions of the state, executive-legislative relations, the different tiers of government, the media in politics, interest group and party politics and political transitions.
	POLS 303/3403 - American Government and Politics (3 cr.) Prerequisites RHET 1010 , RHET 1020 ,RHET 1100 ,RHET 2010 or RHET 1000 along with , POLS 1001 or POLS 2003 Description Formation and implementation of public policy, with attention to the structure, powers, and functions of the presidency, the bureaucracy, the Congress, and the federal courts and the forces that influence their actions. When Offered Offered occasionally.
	POLS 305/3405 - Politics and Society in Contemporary Africa (3 cr.) Prerequisites RHET 1000 , RHET 1020 ,RHET 1100 ,RHET 2010 or RHET 1010 and 6 hours of social sciences. Description Introduction to the social arena within which politics occurs and the political arena which helps to shape society in Africa today. Focuses on understanding continuity and change in African politics and societies, and sheds light on both the significant potential of Africa, and the enormous challenges the continent faces. When Offered Offered occasionally.
	POLS 308/3408 - Comparative Politics of the Middle East (3 cr.) Prerequisites RHET 1010 , RHET 1020 ,RHET 1100 ,RHET 2010 or RHET 1000 along with , POLS 1001 or POLS 2003 Description Comparative study of government and ideologies, social stratification, and institutions in the Middle East. Also includes a study of the problems of modernization and political development. When Offered Offered in fall and spring.
	POLS 323/3423 - Comparative Government and Politics: Developing Systems (3 cr.) Prerequisites RHET 1010 , RHET 1020 ,RHET 1100 ,RHET 2010 or RHET 1000 along with , POLS 1001 or POLS 2003 Description The government and politics of selected countries in the developing world (Middle East, Africa, Asia, Latin America). Subjects covered may include the structural and functional characteristics of executive, legislative, and judicial institutions; bureaucracy, political parties, mass movements, political culture, the role of public opinion, foreign policy. When Offered Offered in fall.
	POLS 324/3424 - Comparative Government and Politics in Contemporary Eastern Europe and Russia (3 cr.) Prerequisites RHET 1010 , RHET 1020 ,RHET 1100 ,RHET 2010 or RHET 1000 along with , POLS 1001 or POLS 2003 Description The collapse of communism and post-communist political and economic developments. Transition to democracy and market economy. Ethnicity, nationalism and the emergence of nation states. Consideration of the government and politics of selected countries. When Offered Offered in spring.

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PHIL 314/3003 - Modern Philosophy (3 cr.)

PHIL 316/3004 - Twentieth Century Philosophy (3 cr.)

PHIL 310/3010 - Philosophy and Art (3 cr.)

PHIL 315/3011 - Nineteenth Century Philosophy (3 cr.)

PHIL 318/3012 - Theory of Knowledge (3 cr.)

PHIL 319/3013 - Development and Responsibility (3 cr.)

PHIL 344/3014 - Literature and Philosophy (3 cr.)

PHIL 354/3015 - Islamic Philosophy (3 cr.)

PHIL 356/3016 - American Philosophy (3 cr.)

PHIL 382/3017 - Philosophy of Science and Technology (3 cr.)

PHIL 000/5100 - Independent Study in Philosophy (1-3 cr.)

PHIL 402/5111 - Metaphysics (3 cr.)

PHIL 410/5112 - Advanced Seminar in Aesthetics (3 cr.)

PHIL 317/5113 - Current Trends in Philosophy (3 cr.)

PHIL 418/5114 - Philosophical Masterpieces (3 cr.)

PHIL 420/5115 - Philosophical Figures (3 cr.)

PHIL 330/5116 - Advanced Ethics (3 cr.)

PHIL 360/5117 - Dimensions of Language in its Philosophical Reflection (3 cr.)

PHIL 458-558/5119 - Advanced Seminar in Political Philosophy (3 cr.)

PHIL 000/5120 - Advanced Seminar in Feminist Philosophy (3 cr.)

PHIL 000/5121 - Philosophical Logic (3 cr.)

PHIL 403/5199 - Selected Topics in Philosophy (3 cr.)

PHIL 500/5201 - Classical Western Philosophy (3 cr.)

PHIL 501/5202 - Advanced Seminar in Islamic Philosophy (3 cr.)

PHIL 504/5203 - Kant and Idealism (3 cr.)

PHIL 505/5204 - Advanced Seminar in Phenomenology (3 cr.)

PHIL 599/5299 - Research Guidance and Thesis (0 cr.)

PHYS 100/1001 - Physics for Poets (3 cr.)

PHYS 111/1011 - Classical Mechanics, Sound and Heat (3 cr.)

PHYS 123L/1012 - General Physics Laboratory I (1 cr.)

PHYS 112/1021 - Electricity and Magnetism (3 cr.)

PHYS 124L/1022 - General Physics Laboratory II (1 cr.)

PHYS 199/1930 - Selected Topic for Core Curriculum (3 cr.)

PHYS 211/2041 - Foundations of Modern Physics (3 cr.)

PHYS 000/2042 - Modern Physics Laboratory (1 cr.)

PHYS 215/2211 - Introduction to Electronics (3 cr.)

PHYS 221L/2212 - Electronics Laboratory (2 cr.)

PHYS 222L/2213 - Electronics lab for Computer Scientists & Computer Engineers (1 cr.)

PHYS 214/2221 - Waves and Optics (3 cr.)

PHYS 204L/2222 - Optics Laboratory (1 cr.)

PHYS 279/2241 - Computational Methods in Physics (2 cr. + 1 cr.)

PHYS 312/3013 - Theoretical Mechanics (3 cr.)

PHYS 316/3023 - Electromagnetic Theory (3 cr.)

PHYS 311/3031 - Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics (3 cr.)

PHYS 321L/3052 - Nuclear Physics Lab (1 cr.)

PHYS 000/3071 - General Relativity and Cosmology (3 cr.)

PHYS 314/3223 - Advanced Optics (3 cr.)

PHYS 325/3231 - Introduction to Solid-State Physics (3 cr.)

PHYS 322L/3232 - Solid-State Physics Lab (2 cr.)

PHYS 421/4042 - Quantum Mechanics I (3 cr.)

PHYS 000/4043 - Quantum Mechanics II (3 cr.)

PHYS 413/4051 - Nuclear and Particle Physics (3 cr.)

PHYS 414/4224 - Photonics (3 cr.)

PHYS 404L/4225 - Photonics and Optical Communication Laboratory (1 cr.)

PHYS 412/4233 - Semiconductor Physics (3 cr.)

PHYS 323L/4234 - Semiconductor Technology Lab (2 cr.)

PHYS 000/4241 - Introduction to Solar Energy (3 cr.)

PHYS 000/4242 - Introduction to Nanophysics (3 cr.)

PHYS 000/4243 - Physics of Solar Energy Conversion Nanosystems (3 cr.)

PHYS 000/4244 - Introduction to Nanotechnology (3 cr.)

PHYS 416/4281 - Experimental Methods in Physics (3 cr.)

PHYS 402/4910 - Independent Study (1-3 cr.)

PHYS 415/4930 - Selected Topics in Physics (3 cr.)

PHYS 401/4980 - Research Skills (1 cr.)

PHYS 000/4981 - Senior Thesis (2 cr.)

PHYS 504/5013 - Classical Mechanics (3 cr.)

PHYS 502/5023 - Classical Electrodynamics I (3 cr.)

PHYS 549/5024 - Fundamentals of Microwaves (3 cr.)

PHYS 509/5032 - Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics (3 cr.)

PHYS 506/5043 - Advanced Quantum Mechanics (3 cr.)

PHYS 501/5061 - Mathematical Physics (3 cr.)

PHYS 000/5207 - Advanced Nanophysics (3 cr.)

PHYS 510/5235 - Solid State Physics I (3 cr.)

PHYS 512/5236 - Advanced Semiconductor Physics (3 cr.)

PHYS 513/5237 - Solid State Physics II (3 cr.)

PHYS 507/5242 - Computational Physics (3 cr.)

PHYS 556/5277 - MEMS/NEMS Technology and Devices (3 cr.)

PHYS 508/5282 - Advanced Experimental Techniques (3 cr.)

PHYS 561/5910 - Independent Studies (1-3 cr.)