AP 50A is the first half of a one-year, team- and project-based introduction to physics focusing on the application of physics to real-world problems. The course is designed specifically for engineering and physics majors and is equivalent in content and rigor to a standard calculus-based introductory physics course. Besides mastering course content and developing scientific reasoning and problem-solving skills, the course goals include strengthening self-directed learning and developing collaborative skills. The course involves synchronous and asynchronous class activities and project work. It is designed to provide maximum flexibility: You can complete the asynchronous activities at your convenience; for the synchronous class activities you have a choice of timing (Tu/Th 9 am or 1:30 pm) and modality (in person/online) and you can switch timing and modality during the semester; see the course Canvas site for details. Regardless of the modality you choose for the synchronous class activities, the project work and the project fairs are in person and the project fairs will take place during the regularly scheduled class periods.

AP 50A is the first half of a one-year, team- and project-based introduction to physics focusing on the application of physics to real-world problems. The course is designed specifically for engineering and physics majors and is equivalent in content and rigor to a standard calculus-based introductory physics course. Besides mastering course content and developing scientific reasoning and problem-solving skills, the course goals include strengthening self-directed learning and developing collaborative skills. The course involves synchronous and asynchronous class activities and project work. It is designed to provide maximum flexibility: You can complete the asynchronous activities at your convenience; for the synchronous class activities you have a choice of timing (Tu/Th 9 am or 1:30 pm) and modality (in person/online) and you can switch timing and modality during the semester; see the course Canvas site for details. Regardless of the modality you choose for the synchronous class activities, the project work and the project fairs are in person and the project fairs will take place during the regularly scheduled class periods.

AP 50B is the second half of a one-year, team- and project-based introduction to physics focusing on the application of physics to real-world problems. The course is designed specifically for engineering and physics majors and is equivalent in content and rigor to a standard calculus-based introductory physics course. Besides mastering course content and developing scientific reasoning and problem-solving skills, the course goals include strengthening self-directed learning and developing collaborative skills.

AP 50B is the second half of a one-year, team- and project-based introduction to physics focusing on the application of physics to real-world problems. The course is designed specifically for engineering and physics majors and is equivalent in content and rigor to a standard calculus-based introductory physics course. Besides mastering course content and developing scientific reasoning and problem-solving skills, the course goals include strengthening self-directed learning and developing collaborative skills.

The physics of crystalline solids and their electric, magnetic, optical, and thermal properties. Designed as a first course in solid-state physics. Topics: free electron model; Drude model; the physics of crystal binding; crystal structure and vibration (phonons); x-ray diffraction; electrons in solids (Bloch theorem) and electronic band structures; metals and insulators; semiconductors (and their applications in pn junctions and transistors); magnetism; superconductivity.

This course provides an introduction to quantum materials and devices, including low-dimensional materials, single and double quantum dots, Josephson junctions, and graphene. Their behavior is explained using quantum and semiclassical transport, the Coulomb blockade, and superconductivity. Quantum devices offer new approaches for electronics and photonics.

The first half of the course will cover the interaction of quantized atoms with electromagnetic fields, introducing a number of basic concepts such as coherent Rabi transitions vs. rate-equation dynamics, stimulated & spontaneous transitions, and energy & phase relaxations. These will be then used to study a range of applications of atom-field interactions, such as nuclear magnetic resonance, molecular beam and paramagnetic masers, passive and active atomic clocks, dynamic nuclear polarization, pulse sequence techniques to coherently manipulate atomic quantum states, and laser oscillators with applications. We will also touch upon the interaction of quantized atoms with quantized fields, discussing the atom + photon (Jaynes-Cummings) Hamiltonian, dressed states, and cavity quantum electrodynamics. The second half will cover the classical interaction of electromagnetic fields with matter, with special attentions to collective electrodynamics in particular, magnetohydrodynamics and plasma physics with applications in astrophysics, space physics, and Bloch electrons in crystalline solids.

This course will present a survey of soft matter physics, providing an overview of the richness and breadth of the field. The emphasis will be on the physics of the systems, rather than on the formalism. It will cover most of the fields of interest within soft matter physics, both current and through the history of the field. The course is intended to be of value to both experimentalists and theorists.

Select topics in materials chemistry, focusing on chemical bonds, crystal chemistry, organic and polymeric materials, hybrid materials, surfaces and interfaces, self-assembly, electrochemistry, biomaterials, and bio-inspired materials synthesis.

Bonding, crystallography, diffraction, phase diagrams, microstructure, point defects, dislocations, and grain boundaries.

Basic principles of statistical physics with applications including: the equilibrium properties of classical and quantum gases; phase diagrams, phase transitions and critical points, as illustrated by the gas-liquid transition and simple magnetic models; Bose-Einstein condensation.

Lectures and laboratory instruction on transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and Cs corrected, aberration-correction microscopy and microanalysis. Lab classes include; diffraction, dark field imaging, X-ray spectroscopy, electron energy-loss spectroscopy, atomic imaging, materials sample preparation, polymers, and biological samples.

This is an introductory graduate level course in solid-state physics. Lattices and symmetries. Phonons. Electronic Structure of Crystals. Metals, semiconductors, and insulators will be covered. Electrical, optical, and thermal properties of solids will be treated based on an atomic scale picture and using the independent electron approximation. Additional topics from the theory of interacting electrons, including introduction to magnetism and superconductivity, and an introduction to topological insulators.

A course on the application of the principles of many-particle quantum mechanics to the properties of solids. The objective is to make students familiar with the tools of second quantization and diagrammatic perturbation theory, while describing the theory of the electron liquid, the BCS theory of superconductivity, and theory of magnetism in metals and insulators. Modern topics on correlated electron systems will occupy the latter part of the course.

Concepts of condensed matter physics are applied to the science and technology of beyond-CMOS devices, in particular, mesoscale, low-dimensional, and superconducting devices. Topics include: quantum dots/wires/wells and two-dimensional (2D) materials; optoelectronics with confined electrons; conductance quantization, Landauer-Buttiker formalism, and resonant tunneling; magneto oscillation; integer and fractional quantum Hall effects; Berry phase and topology in condensed matter physics; various Hall effects (anomalous, spin, valley, etc.); Weyl semimetal; topological insulator; spintronic devices and circuits; collective electron behaviors in low dimensions and applications; Cooper-pair boxes and superconducting quantum circuits.

Supervision of experimental or theoretical research on acceptable problems in applied physics and supervision of reading on topics not covered by regular courses of instruction.

Supervision of experimental or theoretical research on acceptable problems in applied physics and supervision of reading on topics not covered by regular courses of instruction.

Supervision of experimental or theoretical research on acceptable problems in applied physics and supervision of reading on topics not covered by regular courses of instruction.

Supervision of experimental or theoretical research on acceptable problems in applied physics and supervision of reading on topics not covered by regular courses of instruction.