Applied & Engineering Physics (AEP)Engineering

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Course descriptions provided by the Courses of Study 2015-2016.

AEP 1100

Lasers have had an enormous impact on communications, medicine, remote sensing, and material processing. This course reviews the properties of light that are essential to understanding the underlying principles ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one laboratory. Combined with: ENGRI 1100

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 12708 AEP 1100   LEC 001

  • 12709 AEP 1100   LAB 401

  • 12710 AEP 1100   LAB 402

  • 12711 AEP 1100   LAB 403

  • 13295 AEP 1100   LAB 404

AEP 1200

Lecture/laboratory course designed to introduce first-year students to some of the ideas and concepts of nanoscience and nanotechnology. Topics include nanoscience and nanotechnology-what they are and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one laboratory. Combined with: ENGRI 1200

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 12498 AEP 1200   LEC 001

  • 12499 AEP 1200   LAB 401

  • 12500 AEP 1200   LAB 402

  • 12501 AEP 1200   LAB 403

  • 12502 AEP 1200   LAB 404

AEP 2170

Second in a three semester introductory physics sequence. Explores quantitative modeling of the physical world through a study of electricity and magnetism. More mathematical and abstract than a typical ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture, one discussion, and one laboratory. Combined with: PHYS 2217

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 11572 AEP 2170   LEC 001

  • 11573 AEP 2170   DIS 201

  • 11574 AEP 2170   DIS 202

  • 11575 AEP 2170   LAB 401

  • 11576 AEP 2170   LAB 402

AEP 2640

Students use a computer to control equipment and acquire measurements in an engineering or scientific laboratory. Topics include data types, analog-to-digital conversion, digital-to-analog conversion, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one laboratory. Combined with: ENGRD 2640

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 13078 AEP 2640   LEC 001

  • ENGRC 2640 is a co-requisite.

  • 13079 AEP 2640   LAB 401

  • 13080 AEP 2640   LAB 402

  • 13084 AEP 2640   LAB 403

  • 13085 AEP 2640   LAB 404

AEP 3300

A practical laboratory course in basic and modern optics. Students use lasers and basic optical bench equipment to cover a wide range of topics from geometrical optics to interference, diffraction, and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one laboratory. Combined with: PHYS 3330

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 11577 AEP 3300   LEC 001

  • 11578 AEP 3300   LAB 401

AEP 3330

Covers Newton's mechanics; constants of the motion; many-body systems; linear oscillations; variational calculus; Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formalism for generalized coordinates; non-inertial reference ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion.

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 11431 AEP 3330   LEC 001

  • 11432 AEP 3330   DIS 201

AEP 3550

Intermediate-level course on electromagnetic theory with a focus on statics. Vector calculus, electrostatics, conductors, dielectric materials, boundary conditions, solutions to Laplace's equation, and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Seven Week - Second.  Choose one lecture and one discussion.

  • 2 Credits Graded

  • 15907 AEP 3550   LEC 001

  • If enrolling in AEP 3550, the student should also enroll in AEP 3610.

  • 15908 AEP 3550   DIS 201

  • If enrolling in AEP 3550, the student should also enroll in AEP 3610.

AEP 3610

Introductory course on the theory of quantum mechanics. Topics include waves, Schrodinger's equation and the concept of the wavefunction, simple potentials, and the harmonic oscillator model. Emphasis ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Seven Week - First.  Choose one lecture and one discussion.

  • 2 Credits Graded

  • 15810 AEP 3610   LEC 001

  • 15811 AEP 3610   DIS 201

AEP 3630

Practical electronics as encountered in a scientific or engineering research/development environment. Analyze, design, build, and test circuits using discrete components and integrated circuits. Analog ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one laboratory. Combined with: PHYS 3360

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 11579 AEP 3630   LEC 001

  • 11580 AEP 3630   LAB 401

  • 11581 AEP 3630   LAB 402

AEP 4130

For seniors and M.Eng. students interested in nuclear energy. Topics are presented at the level of the course text: Lamarsh and Baratta, Introduction to Nuclear Engineering, 3rd ed. and include the fundamentals ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 13005 AEP 4130   LEC 001

AEP 4210

Review of vector analysis; complex variable theory, Cauchy-Rieman conditions, complex Taylor and Laurent series, Cauchy integral formula and residue techniques, conformal mapping; Fourier Series; Fourier ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 11426 AEP 4210   LEC 001

AEP 4230

Quantum statistical basis for equilibrium thermodynamics, microcanonical, canonical and grand canonical ensembles, and partition functions. Classical and quantum ideal gases, paramagnetic and multiple-state ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion.

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 11433 AEP 4230   LEC 001

  • 11434 AEP 4230   DIS 201

AEP 4380

Numerical computation (e.g., derivatives, integrals, differential equations, matrices, boundary-value problems, relaxation, Monte Carlo methods) is introduced and applied to engineering physics problems ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 13088 AEP 4380   LEC 001

AEP 4500

Introduction the physics of crystalline solids. Covers crystal structures; electronic states; lattice vibrations; and metals, insulators, and semiconductors. Covers optical properties, magnetism, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one laboratory. Combined with: PHYS 4454

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 11582 AEP 4500   LEC 001

  • 11583 AEP 4500   LAB 401

AEP 4700

Overview of the diversity of modern biophysical experimental techniques used in the study of biophysical systems at the cellular and molecular level. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 12658 AEP 4700   LEC 001

AEP 4900

Laboratory or theoretical work in any branch of engineering physics under the direction of a member of the faculty. The study can take a number of forms; for example, design of laboratory apparatus, performance ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-15 Credits Graded

  • 16734 AEP 4900   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Staff

AEP 4910

Laboratory or theoretical work in any branch of engineering physics under the direction of a member of the faculty. The study can take a number of forms; for example, design of laboratory appartus, performance ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-15 Credits Graded

  • 16746 AEP 4910   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Staff

AEP 6060

Topics include plasma state; motion of charged particles in fields; drift-orbit theory; coulomb scattering, collisions; ambipolar diffusion; elementary transport theory; two-fluid and hydromagnetic equations; ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ECE 5810

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 12109 AEP 6060   LEC 001

  • 12110 AEP 6060   DIS 201

AEP 6610

Graduate-level introduction to the tools used to image and probe optical, electronic, chemical, and mechanical properties at the nanoscale and below. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 12514 AEP 6610   LEC 001

AEP 6630

Upper-level undergraduate and graduate-level course that covers the basis of biology and the principles and practice of microfabrication techniques. Course lectures are largely from guest faculty with ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: BME 6670MSE 5630

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 12517 AEP 6630   LEC 001

AEP 7510

Independent study under the direction of a member of the university faculty. Students participate in an independent research project through work on a special problem related to their field of interest. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-12 Credits Graded

  • 12209 AEP 7510   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Staff

AEP 7530

Special topics in applied science, with focus on areas of applied physics and engineering that are of current interest. Subjects chosen are researched in the library and presented in a seminar format by ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  • 12210 AEP 7530   SEM 101

    • TBA
    • Muller, D

AEP 8020

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-15 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 12211 AEP 8020   RSC 701

    • TBA
    • Buhrman, R

AEP 8030

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-15 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 12212 AEP 8030   RSC 701

    • TBA
    • Fuchs, G

AEP 8050

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-15 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 12213 AEP 8050   RSC 701

    • TBA
    • Fennie, C

AEP 8070

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-15 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 12214 AEP 8070   RSC 701

    • TBA
    • Kusse, B

AEP 8090

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-15 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 12215 AEP 8090   RSC 701

    • TBA
    • Lovelace, R

AEP 8130

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-15 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 12216 AEP 8130   RSC 701

    • TBA
    • Moses, J

AEP 8150

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-15 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 12217 AEP 8150   RSC 701

    • TBA
    • Wise, F

AEP 8160

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-15 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 12218 AEP 8160   RSC 701

    • TBA
    • Craighead, H

AEP 8170

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-15 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 12219 AEP 8170   RSC 701

    • TBA
    • Brock, J

AEP 8180

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-15 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 12220 AEP 8180   RSC 701

    • TBA
    • Gaeta, A

AEP 8200

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-15 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 12221 AEP 8200   RSC 701

    • TBA
    • Lindau, M

AEP 8210

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-15 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 12222 AEP 8210   RSC 701

    • TBA
    • Pollack, L

AEP 8230

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-15 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 12223 AEP 8230   RSC 701

    • TBA
    • Xu, C

AEP 8240

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-15 Credits S/U NoAud

  • 12379 AEP 8240   RSC 701

    • TBA
    • Kourkoutis, L

AEP 8820

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-15 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 12224 AEP 8820   RSC 701

    • TBA
    • Muller, D