Applied & Engineering Physics (AEP)Engineering

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Course descriptions provided by the Courses of Study 2021-2022.

AEP 1200

Lecture/laboratory course designed to introduce first-year students to some of the ideas and concepts of nanoscience and nanotechnology with stronger emphasis on nanobiotechnology in the spring semester. ... view course details

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

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9944 AEP 1200   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  9945 AEP 1200   LAB 401

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  9946 AEP 1200   LAB 402

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  9947 AEP 1200   LAB 403

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  9948 AEP 1200   LAB 404

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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

  •  9389 AEP 2170   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  9390 AEP 2170   DIS 201

    • T Clark Hall 294D
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Elser, V

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  9391 AEP 2170   DIS 202

    • T Clark Hall 294C
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Elser, V

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  9392 AEP 2170   LAB 401

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  9393 AEP 2170   LAB 402

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

AEP 2520

Introduces the physics of biological macromolecules (e.g., proteins, DNA, RNA) to students of the physical sciences or engineering who have little or no background in biology. The macromolecules are studied ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ENGRD 2520

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 17427 AEP 2520   LEC 001

    • TR Clark Hall 247
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Pollack, L

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

AEP 3330

Newtonian mechanics, especially with dissipative forces; objects rotating around a constant direction and possibly translating, using both torque and energy; coupled and damped-driven linear oscillations ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: AEP 5330

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  9295 AEP 3330   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  9296 AEP 3330   DIS 201

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

AEP 3555

From Big Data to Small Molecules/Electrons, to Waves Propagating in Metamaterials, the problems of the future in the applied sciences require today's students to be trained in advanced analytical and/or ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AEP 5555

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17473 AEP 3555   LEC 001

    • TR Clark Hall 247
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Fennie, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

AEP 3560

Second course in theory of electromagnetism: Magnetic materials, Faraday's law, Maxwell equations, electromagnetic waves, reflection and transmission, guided waves, and radiation. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: AEP 5560

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 10938 AEP 3560   LEC 001

    • MWF Clark Hall 247
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Shvets, G

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 10939 AEP 3560   DIS 201

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

AEP 3610

Introductory course in quantum mechanics. Topics include Schrodinger's equation and the statistical interpretation of the wavefunction, potentials in 1 to 3 dimensions, Dirac notation and Hilbert space, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: AEP 5610

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 10795 AEP 3610   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 10796 AEP 3610   DIS 201

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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: AEP 5630PHYS 3360

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 10963 AEP 3630   LEC 001

    • TR Clark Hall 294C
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Hoffstaetter, G

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Students unable to enroll in open class components during their pre-enroll window can join the waitlist at www.physics.cornell.edu/waitlist. Students will be placed in available spots prior to the start of classes when possible.

  • 10964 AEP 3630   LAB 401

    • TR Clark Hall 409
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Hoffstaetter, G

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 10965 AEP 3630   LAB 402

    • WF
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Hoffstaetter, G

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

AEP 3640

A hands-on introduction to modern applied physics computer-aided experimental design with weekly laboratory-based problem solving culminating in the development and use of an automated laser scanning microscope ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one laboratory. Combined with: AEP 5640

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18540 AEP 3640   LEC 001

    • TR Clark Hall 294D
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Moses, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Corequisite: ENGRC 3640.

  • 18541 AEP 3640   LAB 401

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18543 AEP 3640   LAB 403

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

AEP 4130

For undergraduate students interested in nuclear energy. Topics are presented at the level of the course text: Lamarsh and Baratta, Introduction to Nuclear Engineering, 4th ed. and include the fundamentals ... view course details

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Syllabi:
  • 11373 AEP 4130   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

AEP 4200

Covers Fourier and Laplace transforms, ordinary and partial differential equations, separation of variables, Method of Frobenius, Laplace transform techniques. Green's functions, wave and diffusion equations, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: AEP 5200

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 11346 AEP 4200   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 11347 AEP 4200   DIS 201

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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. Combined with: AEP 5230PHYS 4230

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  9297 AEP 4230   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  9298 AEP 4230   DIS 201

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 19337 AEP 4230   DIS 202

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

AEP 4380

Introduction to Numerical computation (e.g., derivatives, integrals, differential equations, matrices, boundary-value problems, FFT's, Monte Carlo methods) as applied to engineering physics problems that ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AEP 5380

  • 3 Credits Opt NoAud

  • 10304 AEP 4380   LEC 001

    • MWF Clark Hall 247
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Kirkland, E

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

AEP 4500

Introduction to the physics of crystalline solids. Covers crystal structures; diffraction; electronic states and density functional theory; lattice vibrations; and metals, insulators, and semiconductors. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one laboratory. Combined with: AEP 5502PHYS 4454

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9396 AEP 4500   LEC 001

    • TR Clark Hall 294D
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Muller, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Students unable to enroll in open class components during their pre-enroll window can join the waitlist at www.physics.cornell.edu/waitlist. Students will be placed in available spots prior to the start of classes when possible.

  •  9397 AEP 4500   LAB 401

    • R Clark Hall 294D
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Muller, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

AEP 4700

Overview of the diversity of modern biophysical experimental techniques used in the study of biophysical systems at the molecular, cellular, and population level. Emphasis is placed on groundbreaking methods ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 11096 AEP 4700   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 2-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 10645 AEP 4900   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Brock, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 2-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 10646 AEP 4900   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Fennie, C

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 2-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 10647 AEP 4900   IND 603

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Fuchs, G

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 2-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 10648 AEP 4900   IND 604

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Kourkoutis, L

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 2-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 10649 AEP 4900   IND 605

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Kusse, B

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 2-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 10650 AEP 4900   IND 606

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Lambert, G

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 2-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 10651 AEP 4900   IND 607

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • McMahon, P

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 2-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 10652 AEP 4900   IND 608

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Moses, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 2-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 10653 AEP 4900   IND 609

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Muller, D

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 2-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 10654 AEP 4900   IND 610

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Pollack, L

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 2-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 10946 AEP 4900   IND 611

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Shan, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 2-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 10947 AEP 4900   IND 612

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Shvets, G

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 2-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 10948 AEP 4900   IND 613

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Wise, F

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 2-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 11038 AEP 4900   IND 614

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Xu, C

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

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 apparatus, performance ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 2-6 Credits Multi-Term

  • 10658 AEP 4910   IND 604

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Kourkoutis, L

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

AEP 5200

Covers Fourier and Laplace transforms, ordinary and partial differential equations, separation of variables, Method of Frobenius, Laplace transform techniques. Green's functions, wave and diffusion equations, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: AEP 4200

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 20424 AEP 5200   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 20425 AEP 5200   DIS 201

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

AEP 5230

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. Combined with: AEP 4230PHYS 4230

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 20426 AEP 5230   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 20427 AEP 5230   DIS 201

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 20428 AEP 5230   DIS 202

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

AEP 5330

Newtonian mechanics, especially with dissipative forces; objects rotating around a constant direction and possibly translating, using both torque and energy; coupled and damped-driven linear oscillations ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: AEP 3330

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 20403 AEP 5330   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 20404 AEP 5330   DIS 201

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

AEP 5380

Introduction to Numerical computation (e.g., derivatives, integrals, differential equations, matrices, boundary-value problems, FFT's, Monte Carlo methods) as applied to engineering physics problems that ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AEP 4380

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 20432 AEP 5380   LEC 001

    • MWF Clark Hall 247
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Kirkland, E

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

AEP 5502

Introduction to the physics of crystalline solids. Covers crystal structures; diffraction; electronic states and density functional theory; lattice vibrations; and metals, insulators, and semiconductors. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one laboratory. Combined with: AEP 4500PHYS 4454

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 20443 AEP 5502   LEC 001

    • TR Clark Hall 294D
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Muller, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 20444 AEP 5502   LAB 401

    • R Clark Hall 294D
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Muller, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

AEP 5555

From Big Data to Small Molecules/Electrons, to Waves Propagating in Metamaterials, the problems of the future in the applied sciences require today's students to be trained in advanced analytical and/or ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AEP 3555

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17481 AEP 5555   LEC 001

    • TR Clark Hall 247
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Fennie, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

AEP 5560

Second course in theory of electromagnetism: Magnetic materials, Faraday's law, Maxwell equations, electromagnetic waves, reflection and transmission, guided waves, and radiation. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: AEP 3560

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 20409 AEP 5560   LEC 001

    • MWF Clark Hall 247
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Shvets, G

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 20410 AEP 5560   DIS 201

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

AEP 5610

Introductory course in quantum mechanics. Topics include Schrodinger's equation and the statistical interpretation of the wavefunction, potentials in 1 to 3 dimensions, Dirac notation and Hilbert space, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: AEP 3610

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 20415 AEP 5610   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 20416 AEP 5610   DIS 201

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

AEP 5630

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: AEP 3630PHYS 3360

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 20512 AEP 5630   LEC 001

    • TR Clark Hall 294C
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Hoffstaetter, G

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 20513 AEP 5630   LAB 401

    • TR Clark Hall 409
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Hoffstaetter, G

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 20514 AEP 5630   LAB 402

    • WF
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Hoffstaetter, G

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

AEP 5640

Overview of the diversity of modern biophysical experimental techniques used in the study of biophysical systems at the molecular, cellular, and population level. Emphasis is placed on groundbreaking methods ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one laboratory. Combined with: AEP 3640

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 20418 AEP 5640   LEC 001

    • TR Clark Hall 294D
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Moses, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 20420 AEP 5640   LAB 401

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 20422 AEP 5640   LAB 403

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

AEP 5700

Overview of the diversity of modern biophysical experimental techniques used in the study of biophysical systems at the molecular, cellular, and population level. Emphasis is placed on groundbreaking methods ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 20429 AEP 5700   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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:
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: EAS 5810ECE 5810

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 11330 AEP 6060   LEC 001

    • TR Upson Hall 202
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Hysell, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 11331 AEP 6060   DIS 201

    • F Upson Hall 102
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Hysell, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 3-12 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9782 AEP 7510   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

AEP 7530

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Graded

  •  9783 AEP 7530   SEM 101

    • F Clark Hall 294A
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Brock, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

AEP 8200

Thesis research for applied physics graduate students. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-15 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 20450 AEP 8200   RSC 702

    • TBA
    • McMahon, P

  • Instruction Mode: In Person