• PHYS 3701: Advanced Lab

  2.00 Credits

  Austin Peay State University

  
  Prerequisite: PHYS 3040/3041 or ENGR 3040/3041 with grades of C or better;Description: Applications of advanced experimental techniques in physics and astronomy in the laboratory. Topical areas will vary. May be repeated for a total of up to 4 credit hours.
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• PHYS 3740: Statistical Mechanics

  3.00 Credits

  Austin Peay State University

  
  Prerequisite: MATH 2110 with a grade of C or higher;Description: Basic concepts of thermodynamics and statistical mechanics with emphasis on quantum statistics. The laws of thermodynamics, entropy, Maxwell-Boltzmann, Bose-Einstein and Fermi-Dirac statistics.
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• PHYS 3750: Laser Physics

  3.00 Credits

  Austin Peay State University

  
  Prerequisite: PHYS 3700/3701 with a grade of C or higher; Corequisite: PHYS 3751;Description: The study of lasers and nonlinear optics. Subjects may include classical optics, radioactive transitions and linewidths, light absorptiona nd stimulated emission, laser amplifiers, resonators, laser oscillators, and frequency multiplication.
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• PHYS 3751: Lasers Physics Lab

  1.00 Credits

  Austin Peay State University

  
  Prerequisite: PHYS 3700/3701 with a grade of C or higher; Corequisite: PHYS 3750;Description: Lab component for the study of lasers and nonlinear optics. Subjects may include classical optics, radioactive transitions and linewidths, light absorptiona nd stimulated emission, laser amplifiers, resonators, laser oscillators, and frequency multiplication.
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• PHYS 3800: Quantum Mechanics I

  3.00 Credits

  Austin Peay State University

  
  Prerequisite: PHYS 3000, ENGR 3004 and MATH 3120 with grades of C or better;Pre-/Corequisite: ENGR 3005;Description: Solution of quantum mechanical problems in one dimension, quantum harmonic oscillator eigenvectors and eigenvalues, Hilbert spaces, the hydrogen atom, spin, and an introduction to matrix mechanics.
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• PHYS 3900: Nuclear and Radiation Physics

  3.00 Credits

  Austin Peay State University

  
  Prerequisite: PHYS 3000 with a grade of C or better;Description: The study of nuclear structure models, nuclear reactions, elementary particles and their interactions with matter. Experiments studying the characteristics of radioactivity, radioisotopes and detection devices.
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• PHYS 3901: Nuclear and Radiation Phys Lab

  1.00 Credits

  Austin Peay State University

  
  Prerequisite: PHYS 3000 with a grade of C or better;Description: Laboratory component for the study of nuclear structure models, nuclear reactions, elementary particles and their interactions with matter. Experiments studying the characteristics of radioactivity, radioisotopes and detection service.
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• PHYS 4000: Computational Physics

  3.00 Credits

  Austin Peay State University

  
  Prerequisite: CSCI 2000 and PHYS 3000; Pre/Co-requisite: ENGR 3005; Co-requisite: PHYS 4001; Crosslisted: ENGR 4000Description: Computational techniques used for problem solving in physics. Numerical techniques for solving ordinary differential and partial differential equations, and systems of equations; analysis of data; curve fitting and spectral methods; and numerical solutions of systems of equations. Applications of these techniques to physical problems.
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• PHYS 4001: Computational Physics Lab

  1.00 Credits

  Austin Peay State University

  
  Prerequisite: CSCI 2000 and PHYS 3000 with a grade of C or better; Corequisite: PHYS 4000; Corsslisted: ENGR 4001;Description: Laboratory component for computational techniques used for problem solving in physics. Numerical techniques for solving ordinary differential and partial differential equations, and systems of equations; analysis of data; curve fitting and spectral methods; and numerical solutions of systems of equations. Applications of these techniques to physical problems.
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• PHYS 4050: Seminar III

  1.00 Credits

  Austin Peay State University

  
  Prerequisite: PHYS 3150 with a grade of C or better;Description: Maintaining a current CV/resume; identifying and applying for research opportunities, graduate schools, and job opportunities; interviewing skills; how to choose professional references; written and oral scientific communication; studying for the Physics GRE.
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