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PH-GY 5473 Modern Optics 3 Credits
The course covers the physics of optics, using both classical and semi-classical descriptions. Topics include the classical and quantum interactions of light with matter. Diffraction of waves and wave packets by obstacles. Fourier transform optics, holography, Fourier transform spectroscopy. Coherence and quantum aspects of light. Geometrical optics. Matrix optics. Crystal optics. Introduction to electro-optics and nonlinear optics.
Prerequisite(s): MA-UY 2122 and PH-UY 3234 or equivalents.
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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PH-GY 5481 Modern Optics Lab 1 Credits
The modern optics laboratory includes experimental investigations into laser modes, velocity of light by time-of-flight, Fourier optics, holography, Fourier transform spectroscopy, crystal optics and nonlinear optics.
Pre/Co-requisite: PH-GY 5473 or equivalent.
Weekly Lecture Hours: 0 | Weekly Lab Hours: 3 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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PH-GY 5493 Physics of Nanoelectronics 3 Credits
This course covers limits to the ongoing miniaturization (Moore’s Law) of the successful silicon-device technology imposed by physical limitations of energy dissipation, quantum tunneling and discrete quantum electron states. Quantum physical concepts and elementary Schrodinger theory. Conductance quantum and magnetic flux quantum. Alternative physical concepts appropriate for devices of size scales of 1 to 10 nanometers, emphasizing role of power dissipation. Tunnel diode, resonant tunnel diode, electron wave transistor; spin valve, tunnel valve, magnetic disk and random access memory; single electron transistor, molecular crossbar latch, quantum cellular automata including molecular and magnetic realizations. Josephson junction and “rapid single flux quantum” computation. Photo- and x-ray lithographic patterning, electron beam patterning, scanning probe microscopes for observation and for fabrication; cantilever array as dense memory, use of carbon nanotubes and of DNA and related biological elements as building blocks and in selfassembly strategies.
Prerequisite(s): PH-UY 2033 .
Also listed under: ECE-GY 5533 .
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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PH-GY 5543 Physics of Nanomaterials and Graphene 3 Credits
An introductory graduate course for science and engineering students on the basic properties, preparations and applications of Nanomaterials and Graphene. This course will emphasize forms of carbon, including graphitic carbon composites that are a leading structural material in aircraft; and diamond, carbon black, activated charcoal, carbon nanotubes and graphene. Review of the Schrodinger equation as applied to carbon atoms, to diamond, to graphite and to graphene. Trigonal planar bonding as distinguished from tetrahedral bonding. Methods of making graphene including chemical vapor deposition, exfoliation of graphite. Application of graphene as transparent conductor in solar cells and opto-electronic devices.
Prerequisite(s): PH-UY 2033 or Graduate Standing
Also listed under: ME-GY 5253
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PH-GY 5553 Physics of Quantum Computing 3 Credits
This course explores limits to the performance of binary computers, traveling salesman and factorization problems, security of encryption. The concept of the quantum computer based on linear superposition of basis states. The information content of the qubit. Algorithmic improvements enabled in the hypothetical quantum computer. Isolated two-level quantum systems, the principle of linear superposition as well established. Coherence as a limit on quantum computer realization. Introduction of concepts underlying the present approaches to realizing qubits (singly and in interaction) based on physical systems. The systems in present consideration are based on light photons in fiber optic systems; electron charges in double well potentials, analogous to the hydrogen molecular ion; nuclear spins manipulated via the electron-nuclear spin interaction, and systems of ions such as Be and Cd which are trapped in linear arrays using methods of ultra-high vacuum, radiofrequency trapping and laser-based cooling and manipulation of atomic states. Summary and comparison of the several approaches.
Prerequisite(s): PH-UY 2033 .
Also listed under: ECE-GY 5553 .
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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PH-GY 5663 Physics of Alternative Energy 3 Credits
The course examines non-petroleum sources of energy including photovoltaic cells, photocatalytic generators of hydrogen from water, and nuclear fusion reactors. The advanced physics of these emerging technical areas are introduced in this course. Semiconductor junctions, optical absorption in semiconductors, photovoltaic effect. Energy conversion efficiency of the silicon solar cell. Single crystal, polycrystal, and thin film types of solar cells. Excitons in bulk and in confined geometries. Excitons in energy transport within an absorbing structure. Methods of making photocatalytic surfaces and structures for water splitting. Conditions for nuclear fusion. Plasmas and plasma compression. The toroidal chamber with magnetic coils as it appears in recent designs. Nuclear fusion by laser compression (inertial fusion). Small scale exploratory approaches to fusion based on liquid compression and electric field ionization of deuterium gas.
Prerequisite(s): PH-UY 2033 .
Also listed under: ECE-GY 5663 .
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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PH-GY 6153 Theoretical Mechanics I 3 Credits
Principles of particle and rigid body dynamics. Lagrange’s equations. Small vibrations of coupled systems, normal modes of oscillation.
Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing, or for undergraduates, PH-UY 2104 or equivalent and applied physics graduate adviser’s approval.
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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PH-GY 6163 Theoretical Mechanics II 3 Credits
Hamiltonian mechanics. Transformation theories of mechanics including the Poisson Bracket and Hamilton-Jacobi formulations. Lagrangian formulation of mechanics of continuous media.
Prerequisite(s): PH-GY 6153 .
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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PH-GY 6243 Electromagnetic Theory I 3 Credits
Electro- and Magneto-statics. Boundary value problems in three dimensions. Green’s functions and multipole expansions. Polarization and magnetization. Scalar and vector potentials and gauges. Maxwell’s equations.
Prerequisite(s): Graduate Standing, or for undergraduates, PH-UY 3234 or equivalent and applied physics graduate adviser’s approval.
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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PH-GY 6253 Electromagnetic Theory II 3 Credits
Electromagnetic waves. Propagation in free space and in dielectric and conducting media. Polarization, dissipation and dispersion. Guided waves and cavities. Special Relativity. Scattering.
Prerequisite(s): PH-GY 6243 .
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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PH-GY 6403 Physical Concepts of Polymer Nanocomposites 3 Credits
This course presents fundamental aspects of polymer nanocomposites and updates on recent advancements and modern applications. Topics include nanostructured materials; assembly at interfaces; interactions on surfaces; properties of polymer nanocomposites; reliability; nanodevices.
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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PH-GY 6513 Introduction to Solid-State Physics I 3 Credits
Phenomena and theory of physics of crystalline solids. Topics from thermal, magnetic, electrical and optical properties of metals, insulators and semiconductors.
Prerequisite(s): PH-UY 2344 or equivalent.
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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PH-GY 6523 Introduction to Solid-State Physics II 3 Credits
Phenomena and theory of physics of crystalline solids. Topics from thermal, magnetic, electrical and optical properties of metals, insulators and semiconductors.
Prerequisite(s): PH-GY 6513 .
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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PH-GY 6553 Advanced Quantum Computing 3 Credits
Advanced topics in quantum computation are explored.
Prerequisite(s): PH-GY 5553 .
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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PH-GY 6633 Statistical Mechanics I 3 Credits
Equilibrium distributions. Relationships to laws of thermodynamics. Quantum effects. Maxwell-Boltzmann, Fermi-Dirac, Bose-Einstein distributions. Applications to bulk properties phenomena using Boltzmann transport equation.
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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PH-GY 6643 Statistical Mechanics II 3 Credits
Micro-, macro-, and grand-canonical ensembles and principles of classical statistical mechanics. Condensation phenomena. Treatment of fluctuation and transport phenomena. Density matrix formalism of quantum statistical mechanics. Many-body problems.
Prerequisite(s): PH-GY 6633 .
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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PH-GY 6673 Quantum Mechanics I 3 Credits
Quantum mechanics with applications to atomic systems. The use of Schrodinger’s equations. Angular momentum and spin. Semi-classical theory of field-matter interaction.
Prerequisite(s): MA-UY 2122 and PH-UY 3234 or equivalents.
Also listed under: ECE-GY 6553 .
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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PH-GY 6683 Quantum Mechanics II 3 Credits
Quantum mechanics with applications to atomic systems. The use of Schrodinger’s equations. Angular momentum and spin. Semi-classical theory of field-matter interaction.
Prerequisite(s): PH-GY 6673 .
Also listed under: EL 6563.
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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PH-GY 8013 Selected Topics in Advanced Physics 3 Credits
Current or advanced topics of particular interest to graduate students are examined. Subject matter is determined each year by students and faculty. The course may be given in more than one section. Consult department office for current offerings.
Note: this course is not offered every semester.
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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PH-GY 8023 Selected Topics in Advanced Physics 3 Credits
Current or advanced topics of particular interest to graduate students are examined. Subject matter is determined each year by students and faculty. The course may be given in more than one section. Consult department office for current offerings.
Note: this course is not offered every semester.
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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PH-GY 9531 Graduate Seminar in Physics I 1.5 Credits
Students presenting current topics in Physics in a seminar setting to other students and supervising faculty. Topics chosen by the student with guidance from faculty.
Weekly Lecture Hours: 1.5 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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PH-GY 9541 Graduate Seminar in Physics II 1.5 Credits
Students presenting current topics in Physics in a seminar setting to other students and supervising faculty. Topics chosen by the student with guidance from faculty.
Weekly Lecture Hours: 1.5 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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PH-UY 1002 Physics: The Genesis of Technology 2 Credits
This course introduces contemporary topics in physics, along with readings and discussions of topics with technological implications.
Weekly Lecture Hours: 2 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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PH-UY 1013 Mechanics 3 Credits
This course is the first of a three-semester lecture sequence in general physics for science and engineering students. Motion of particles and systems of particles. One-dimensional motion. Vectors and two-dimensional motions. Forces and acceleration. Conservation of energy and momentum. Rotations. The free and driven harmonic oscillator. Gravitation. (This class meets four hours per week for lectures and recitation.)
Prerequisite(s): MA-UY 1024 or an approved equivalent. Corequisite(s): MA-UY 1124 or approved equivalent and .
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 1
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PH-UY 1213 Motion and Sound 3 Credits
First of a two courses introductory sequence in general physics for majors other than science or engineering. (Not an acceptable substitute for PH-UY 1013 .) One-dimensional motions. Vectors and Two-Dimensional Motions. Newton’s Laws of motion. Conservation Laws of Energy and Momentum. Collisions. Rotational motions. Gravity. Statics and Elasticity. Fluids. Oscillations. Mechanical Waves. Superposition and Standing Waves. Sound and Acoustics.
Corequisite(s): EX-UY 1
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 1
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PH-UY 1223 Electricity and Light 3 Credits
Second of two introductory courses in general physics for non science or engineering majors. (Not an acceptable substitute for PH-UY 2023 or PH-UY 2033 ) Electric forces and fields. Electric potential and capacitance. Electric current. Magnetic forces and fields. Faradays law and inductance. Maxwell’s Theory of Electromagnetism. Electromagnetic waves. Light and Color. Geometrical optics. Image Formation. Interference and diffraction.
Prerequisite(s): PH-UY 1213 . Corequisite(s): EX-UY 1
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 1
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PH-UY 2023 Electricity, Magnetism and Fluids 3 Credits
This is the second course of a three-semester lecture sequence in general physics for science and engineering students. Fluids at rest and in motion. An introduction to electric and magnetic forces and fields. Electric charge density. Electric fields from simple charge distributions. Electric potential. Capacitance. Magnetic forces. Magnetic field from a current loop. Inductance. Magnetism in matter. Current and resistance. (This class meets four hours per week for lectures and recitation.)
Prerequisite(s): PH-UY 1013 and MA-UY 1124 or an approved equivalent. Corequisite(s): PH-UY 2121 and .
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 1
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PH-UY 2033 Waves, Optics and Thermodynamics 3 Credits
This is the third course of a three-semester lecture sequence in general physics for science and engineering students. Water, sound and electromagnetic waves. Reflection, scattering and absorption. Standing waves and spectra. Superposition, diffraction and beats. Geometrical optics. Introduction to thermodynamics; temperature, heat, and entropy. (This class meets four hours per week for lectures and recitation.)
Prerequisite(s): PH-UY 2121 and PH-UY 2023 . Corequisite(s): PH-UY 2131 and .
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 1
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PH-UY 2104 Analytical Mechanics 4 Credits
This course covers statics by virtual work and potential energy methods. Stability of equilibrium. Particle dynamics, harmonic oscillator and planetary motion. Rigid body dynamics in two and three dimensions. Lagrangian mechanics. Dynamics of oscillating systems.
Prerequisite(s): PH-UY 2023 Corequisite(s): MA-UY 2034
Weekly Lecture Hours: 4 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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PH-UY 2121 General Physics Laboratory I 1 Credits
PH-UY 2121 General Physics Laboratory I (0.5:1:0:1). An introductory level experimental course. Fundamental laboratory experiments in classical mechanics and electrostatics. Stresses basic experimental techniques, error analysis, and written presentation of experiment results. Experiments require progressively more detailed and sophisticated analysis. This laboratory class meets for three hours on alternate weeks.
Prerequisite(s): PH-UY 1013 and MA-UY 1124 or an approved equivalent. Corequisite(s): PH-UY 2023 .
Weekly Lecture Hours: 0 | Weekly Lab Hours: 1.5 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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PH-UY 2131 General Physics Laboratory II 1 Credits
This is the second course of two-semester sequence. Continuation of the introduction to the science of measurement and data analysis. The course accompanies PH-UY 2023 . Experiments cover topics from PH-UY 2023 and PH-UY 2033 . NOTE: This course replaced PH-UY 2031, and will be offered for the first time in Spring 2015.
Prerequisite(s): PH-UY 2121 and PH-UY 2023 . Corequisite(s): PH-UY 2033 .
Weekly Lecture Hours: 0 | Weekly Lab Hours: 1.5 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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PH-UY 2344 Introduction to Modern and Solid State Physics 4 Credits
Special theory of relativity, Michelson-Morley experiment. Planck’s quantum hypothesis, photoelectric effect, Compton effect, Rutherford scattering, Bohr’s atom, DeBroglie wavelength, electron diffraction, wave function, uncertainty principle, Schrodinger equation. Application to: square well potential, one electron atom. Atomic nucleus, fission and fusion. Energy bands in a periodic lattice, Kronig Penney model, valence, conduction bands, impurity states, electron mobility. Semiconductor properties. Introduction to superconductivity; electron pairs, energy gap, Josephson effect.
Prerequisite(s): PH-UY 2023 Corequisite(s): PH-UY 2033 and MA-UY 2034
Weekly Lecture Hours: 4 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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PH-UY 2823 Introduction to Geophysics 3 Credits
An introduction to physical geology, familiarizing students with basic geological processes, and emphasizing the interdisciplinary interactions involved.
Prerequisite(s): PH-UY 2033 and PH-UY 2131
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3
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PH-UY 3002 Junior Physics Laboratory 2 Credits
An intermediate level laboratory course providing in depth exposure to a selection of classic physics experiments. Students’ experimental skill set is expanded and data analysis and communication skills developed.
Prerequisite(s): PH-UY 2033 and PH-UY 2131 Corequisite(s): PH-UY 2344 and MA-UY 2224
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PH-UY 3054 Introduction to Polymer Physics 4 Credits
This course introduces polymer physics and its applications in engineering. The course includes polymer assemblies, morphology and motion, mechanical and dielectric response, transitions and relaxations, timetemperature equivalence, yield and fracture, conducting polymers, optics of polymers, oriented structures, nanofibers, composites.
Prerequisite(s): PH-UY 1013 and CM-UY 1004 or CM-UY 1024 Corequisite(s): PH-UY 2023
Weekly Lecture Hours: 4 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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PH-UY 3103 Fundamentals of Applied Nuclear Physics 3 Credits
This course surveys the fundamentals of nuclear physics with application to nuclear engineering. Topics include an introduction to quantum mechanics, nuclear forces and nuclear structure, nuclear stability and reactions, natural and induced radioactivity.
Prerequisite(s): PH-UY 2033 , MA-UY 2034 , and CM-UY 1004 or CM-UY 1024
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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PH-UY 3234 Electricity and Magnetism 4 Credits
The course covers properties of the electrostatic, magnetostatic and electromagnetic field in vacuum and in material media. Maxwell’s equations with applications to elementary problems.
Prerequisite(s): PH-UY 2033 and MA-UY 2114
Weekly Lecture Hours: 4 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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PH-UY 3244 Concepts of Nanotechnology 4 Credits
This course is the first of an interdisciplinary, two-semester sequence on concepts, techniques and applications of nanotechnology. Introduction to nanotechnology, examples of nanoscale systems. Systematics in miniaturization from the mm to the nm scale. Limits to miniaturization. Quantum concepts and elementary Schrodinger theory. Quantum effects in the behavior of chemical matter. Examples of self-assembled nanosystems from nature and from contemporary industrial products.
Prerequisite(s): PH-UY 2033 .
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 1
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PH-UY 3424 Light and Lighting 4 Credits
The course explores physical concepts in conversion of electric energy into visible light. Nature of light. Visualization of light. Principles of operation and characteristics of modern light sources. Incandescent and tungsten halogen lamps. Fluorescent mercury lamps. Low-pressure sodium lamps. High intensity discharge (HID) lamps. Solid-state light sources. Latest trends in lighting technology.
Prerequisite(s): CM-UY 1004 and PH-UY 2033 .
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Weekly Lecture Hours: 3 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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PH-UY 3474 Introduction to Modern Optics 4 Credits
This course covers the physics of optics using both classical and semi-classical descriptions. The classical and quantum interactions of light with matter. Diffraction of waves and wave packets by obstacles. Fourier transform optics, holography, Fourier transform spectroscopy. Coherence and quantum aspects of light. Geometrical optics. Matrix optics. Crystal optics. Introduction to electro-optics and nonlinear optics.
Prerequisite(s): PH-UY 2033 and PH-UY 2131
Also listed under: ECE-UY 3474
Weekly Lecture Hours: 4 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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PH-UY 3503 Introduction to Radiation Physics and Dosimetry 3 Credits
The course examines the basic theory and practice of Radiation and Health Physics. Atomic and nuclear radiation. X-ray and gamma radiation. Interaction of radiation with matter, and the effects on living tissue. Principles of radiation detection, radiation measurement, external and internal dosimetry. Radiation Protection.
Prerequisite(s): PH-UY 3103
Also listed under: ME-UY 4383 .
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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PH-UY 3513 Nuclear and Radiation Instrumentation and Methods 3 Credits
An intermediate level undergraduate course focusing on the theory and practice of nuclear and radiation measurements and instrumentation. Detector properties and priciples, pulse electronics and counting statistics will be discussed in detail in the lecture classes. The experiments will illustrate the lecture topics and compliment the companion theory courses. This course meets five hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): PH-UY 3103 Corequisite(s): PH-UY 3503
Weekly Lecture Hours: 1 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 4
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PH-UY 3603 Mathematical Physics 3 Credits
First course of two-semester lecture sequence in mathematical physics for undergraduate students in physics and engineering. Line, surface and volume integrals, gradient, divergence, and curl. Cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems. Tensors and tensor transformations. The Dirac delta function, and integrals and derivatives of the delta function. Functions of complex variables, analytic functions, and these residue theorem. Fourier series, integrals, and transforms.
Prerequisite(s): PH-UY 2023 and MA-UY 2034 Corequisite(s): PH-UY 2033 and MA-UY 2114
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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PH-UY 3614 Computational Physics 4 Credits
An introduction to numerical methods. Solving ordinary differential equations, root finding, Fourier transforms, numerical integration, linear systems. Techniques are applied to projectile motion, oscillatory motion, planetary motion, potentials and fields, waves, and quantum mechanics.
Prerequisite(s): PH-UY 2344 , CS-UY 1133 (or CS-UY 1114 ), and MA-UY 2034
Weekly Lecture Hours: 4 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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PH-UY 3703 Mathematical Physics II 3 Credits
Second course of two-semester lecture sequence in mathematical physics for undergraduate students in physics and engineering. Review of ordinary differential equations, including first and second order linear equations. Series solutions of differential equations, involving Legendre polynomials, Bessel functions, Hermite functions, and Laguerre functions. Partial diffential equations, including Laplace’s equation, the diffusion equation, the wave equation, and Poisson’s equation. Integral transforms, including Laplace and Fourier Transforms, convolution, and Green functions.
Prerequisite(s): and
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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PH-UY 3801 Guided Studies in Physics 1 Credits
These guided studies courses in physics are supervised by staff member.
Prerequisite(s): Applied Physics adviser approval. (Course may be repeated for additional credit.)
Weekly Lecture Hours: 0 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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PH-UY 3802 Guided Studies in Physics 2 Credits
These guided studies courses in physics are supervised by staff member.
Prerequisite(s): Applied Physics adviser approval. (Course may be repeated for additional credit.)
Weekly Lecture Hours: 0 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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PH-UY 3803 Guided Studies in Physics 3 Credits
These guided studies courses in physics are supervised by staff member.
Prerequisite(s): Applied Physics adviser approval. (Course may be repeated for additional credit.)
Weekly Lecture Hours: 0 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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PH-UY 3804 Guided Studies in Physics 4 Credits
These guided studies courses in physics are supervised by staff member.
Prerequisite(s): Applied Physics adviser approval. (Course may be repeated for additional credit.)
Weekly Lecture Hours: 0 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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PH-UY 4124 Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics 4 Credits
The course covers fundamental laws of macroscopic thermodynamics, heat, internal energy and entropy. Topics include an introduction to statistical physics, and applications of Maxwell, Fermi-Dirac and Bose-Einstein distributions.
Prerequisite(s): PH-UY 2344 , MA-UY 2114 , and MA-UY 2224
Weekly Lecture Hours: 4 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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PH-UY 4244 Techniques and Applications of Nanotechnology 4 Credits
This is the second of a two-course sequence on concepts and techniques of nanotechnology. Novel function and performance can occur with materials or devices of size scales of one to 100 nanometers, a range extending from molecular scale to that of typical linewidths in contemporary microelectronics. Nanosystems may provide entirely new functions, by virtue of access enabled by the small size. Photo and x-ray lithographic patterning. Scanning probe microscopes for observation and for fabrication. Molecular machines as envisioned by Drexler. The role of Van der Waals force. Questions of machine manufacturability on the nm scale. The IBM GMR hard-drive read head. Micro- and nanoelectromechanical devices and systems. Singleelectron electronics. Molecular electronics.
Prerequisite(s): PH-UY 3244 .
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 1
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PH-UY 4364 Introduction to the Quantum Theory 4 Credits
The course gives a quantitative introduction to the quantum theory, which describes light, electrons, atoms, nuclei and solid matter. Superposition principle, expectation values, momentum operator and wave function, duality, current vector, Hermitian operators, angular momentum, solution of the radial equation, electron in a magnetic field, perturbation theory, WKB approximation, identical particles. Applications include alpha decay, electrons in a periodic lattice, hydrogen spectrum, helium atom, neutron-proton scattering, and quark model of baryons.
Prerequisite(s): PH-UY 2344 , MA-UY 2114 , and MA-UY 2224
Weekly Lecture Hours: 4 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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PH-UY 4444 Quantum Optics 4 Credits
Beginning with a review of classical optics and quantum mechanics, this course covers foundations of spectroscopy, including atomic transition rates, selection rules and spectral line shapes. The course explores the quantum nature of light. Topics include photon statistics, coherent states, squeezed light, resonant light-atom interactions, atoms in cavities and laser cooling.
Prerequisite(s): PH-UY 3474 .
Weekly Lecture Hours: 4 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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PH-UY 4554 Solid State Physics 4 Credits
The course covers basic concepts in condensed matter physics and preparation for the advanced quantum theory of solid state.
Prerequisite(s): PH-UY 2344 , MA-UY 2114 , and MA-UY 2224
Weekly Lecture Hours: 4 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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PH-UY 4601 Special Topics in Physics 1 Credits
Variable credit special topics courses in physics.
Prerequisite(s): PH-UY 2344 and Applied Physics adviser approval. (Course may be repeated for additional credit.)
Weekly Lecture Hours: 0 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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PH-UY 4602 Special Topics in Physics 2 Credits
Variable credit special topics courses in physics.
Prerequisite(s): PH-UY 2344 and Applied Physics adviser approval. (Course may be repeated for additional credit.)
Weekly Lecture Hours: 0 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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PH-UY 4603 Special Topics in Physics 3 Credits
Variable credit special topics courses in physics.
Prerequisite(s): PH-UY 2344 and Applied Physics adviser approval. (Course may be repeated for additional credit.)
Weekly Lecture Hours: 0 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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PH-UY 4604 Special Topics in Physics 4 Credits
Variable credit special topics courses in physics.
Prerequisite(s): PH-UY 2344 and Applied Physics adviser approval. (Course may be repeated for additional credit.)
Weekly Lecture Hours: 0 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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PH-UY 4902 Introduction to Senior Project in Physics 2 Credits
A qualified senior physics student or group of students work with a faculty member (and possibly graduate students) on an advanced problem in physics. In this introductory phase the student(s) and adviser select a suitable theoretical or experimental problem in the subject area and use various resources to solve it.
Weekly Lecture Hours: 0 | Weekly Lab Hours: 4 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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PH-UY 4904 Senior Project in Physics 4 Credits
In the project’s concluding phase, senior physics students or group of students work with a faculty member (and possibly graduate students) to solve an advanced problem in interdisciplinary physics. The conclusion of the project is a written report and an oral presentation made to the supervising faculty.
Weekly Lecture Hours: 0 | Weekly Lab Hours: 8 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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PH-UY 4912 Senior Seminar in Physics 2 Credits
Senior physics students, in consultation with the instructor, study and prepare presentations on several current research topics in the general area of interdisciplinary physics. Students’ performance is rated on the mastery of the material chosen and also on the quality of the presentation made to the instructor and the seminar members.
Weekly Lecture Hours: 2 | Weekly Lab Hours: 0 | Weekly Recitation Hours: 0
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PH-UY 4994 Bachelor’s Thesis in Physics 4 Credits
This course can be used to replace the required PH-UY 4904 Senior Project in Physics in the BS (Applied Physics) and BS (Math & Physics) curricula. Credit can be earned for either the thesis or project course, but not for both courses.
Weekly Lecture Hours: 4
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PHP-UY 4000 Preparations for Medical School 0 Credits
The Preparations for Medical School course is a non-credit seminar course, required for any student engaging with the prehealth committee, that has the following goals: (1) to review the application timeline, cycles, rules + regulations, and processes + procedures for applying for a committee letter to provide in medical school and dental school applications (2) to introduce strategies and tips for better interviewing and application documents (3) to provide better insight into health professions and the different paths for entry into these fields (4) to foster a better community that discusses questions, problems, issues, and concerns surrounding the prehealth area of study.
Prerequisite(s): Department permission required.
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PS-GY 997X MS Thesis
This course is an independent research project that demonstrates scientific competence and that is performed under the guidance of advisers. The course may be repeated for total up to 6 credits.
Prerequisite(s): consent of adviser.
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PS-UY 2614 Psychology of the Internet 4 Credits
This class investigates aspects of human behavior in terms of the Internet. The Internet is a technological phenomenon that allows people separated by huge distances to interact with each other in relatively seamless fashion. Does the Internet allow people to connect in ways never possible before? Or are these new connections variations of previous human interactions, only on a computer screen. For all of its positive attributes, the Internet has a negative side: People become increasingly dependent on interacting only through the Internet. Is this dysfunctional? What characterizes addictive behavior? Can addictive behavior be attributed to a physical action as opposed to a biological substance?
Prerequisite(s): Completion of first year writing requirements
Note: Satisfies a humanities and social sciences elective.
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PS-UY 2644 Creativity and Innovation 4 Credits
This course explores the nature of the creative act. What does it take to be creative? What are some of the cognitive and personality variables that aid and hinder creativity? What are the characteristics of great innovators? Is innovation purely individual? Or are innovators a product of their time? The course also surveys literature on teaching creativity and innovation
Prerequisite(s): Completion of first year writing requirements
Note: Satisfies a humanities and social sciences elective.
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PS-UY 2664 Intelligence: Real and Artificial 4 Credits
This course explores the nature of intelligence, both human and computer, and covers historical debates centered on intelligence testing. Can computers be programmed to think? If they can, what would a “thinking” computer look like? The course covers issues such as the Turing test and human-computer interaction.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of first year writing requirements
Note: Satisfies a humanities and social sciences elective.
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PS-UY 2724 Human Factors in Engineering Design 4 Credits
The purpose of this course is to familiarize students with basic concepts, research findings and theories related to the way in which human characteristics, capabilities and limitations, including physiology and psychology, affect system design and performance. Students will develop a basic understanding of methods for studying and assessing human behavior and for analyzing human performance. It will introduce aspects of system, interface, organizational design and physical setting as they influence operators and performance.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of EXPOS-UA 1 or EXPOS-UA 4 .
Note: Satisfies a humanities and social sciences elective.
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PS-UY 3164 Health Psychology 4 Credits
This course is designed to acquaint students Health psychology as a field concerned with how to promote and maintain health through examination of causes and correlates of health, and prevention, intervention and treatment of illness. The course will 1) provide a thorough examination of health beliefs, illness cognitions and psychological aspects of health care (such as factors affecting service utilization, the role of health care provider and of patient) all of which are of vital importance in the prevention and treatment of illnesses; 2) focus on changing specific health related behaviors through prevention and intervention programs, and the role of stress, coping and social support in maintaining one’s physical and emotional well-being and in the etiology of diseases; and 3) explore the management of chronic and terminal illnesses such as cancer, diabetes and HIV. It is expected that by the end of the semester, students will have a deep understanding of the relationship among biological, psychological and social factors in predicting individuals’ health status.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of EXPOS-UA 1 or EXPOS-UA 4 .
Note: Satisfies a HuSS Elective.
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PS-UY 3324 Environmental Psychology 4 Credits
This course looks at how people interact with their environments: how settings affect behavior; how people change environments to fit their needs; and how people can become an active part of the environmental-design process. The course discusses how people use space and the way environmental design meets (or fails to meet) human needs. These concerns are valid for very-small-scale design problems (as in human-factors engineering); mid-size spaces (architecture and interior design); large-scale spaces (communities, urban areas). Notes: Satisfies a HuSS elective.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of EXPOS-UA 1 or EXPOS-UA 4 .
Note: This course satisfies a HUSS requirement
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PS-UY 3604 Psychology of Internet Security 4 Credits
This course looks at the relationship between psychology and online security. How do computer hackers access secure computers strictly by asking people for their password? What are the key features of current security messages and how can they be made more explicit so the average computer user can understand them? What social-psychology principles are required for a secure network? And what perceptual issues help secure a computer network?
Prerequisite(s): One level 2 STS cluster course.
Note: Satisfies a humanities and social sciences elective.
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PS-UY 3694 Humor and Modern Media 4 Credits
Humor is considered one of the most pleasurable positive emotions. The questions asked will include: What makes something funny? Why do people find someone falling down funny in one culture and tragic in another? What are the cross-cultural implications of humor and how have they been affected by a global worldview? How has the Internet changed our view of humor, now that technologies like YouTube make it possible for anyone to be a director or cinematographer with a worldwide audience? Topics will include psychoanalysis; superiority; reversal theories of humor; the psychology and psychobiology of humor; and humor, laughter and mental health.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of EXPOS-UA 1 or EXPOS-UA 4 .
Note: Satisfies a humanities and social sciences elective.
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PS-UY 3724 Psychology of Sustainability 4 Credits
This course addresses the psychological bases of environmental problems, investigates theories of behavior change as they relate to environmental issues and introduces practical strategies to foster behavior change. Topics include the ways in which the fit (or lack of it) of design to human behavior can affect environmentally relevant behaviors, such as energy use and recycling. Course issues include designing green buildings and creating sustainable communities.
Prerequisite(s): One level 2 PS course.
Note: Satisfies a humanities and social sciences elective.
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PS-UY 3754 Psychology of Living in Extreme Environments 4 Credits
This course considers issues, research and theory in relation to creating human habitats in extreme space, undersea and polar regions. The course reviews firsthand experiences and formal studies of life in these settings, and extrapolates from work in other, less extreme human settings. Psychological issues include privacy, territoriality, isolation and crowding, light and views of nature, as well as personality and organizational issues. Students complete a research paper and engage in a team-design project.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of EXPOS-UA 1 or EXPOS-UA 4 .
Note: Satisfies a humanities and social sciences elective.
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PS-UY 3814 Social Psychology of Virtual Worlds 4 Credits
This course explores human relations in the virtual world. Do real-world interactions maintain themselves in an online community, or do the rules of social interaction change significantly in a virtual environment? When people perceive themselves as being anonymous, do they feel the same responsibility for their own behavior, or do they interact with others differently as they would in the real world? This course examines the psychology of online, virtual relationships with a view to compare and contrast them with real-world relationships.
Prerequisite(s): One level 2 PS course.
Note: Satisfies a humanities and social sciences elective.
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PS-UY 3834 Special Topics in Psychology 4 Credits
This course discusses new or experimental topics in psychology offered by current or visiting faculty.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of EXPOS-UA 1 or EXPOS-UA 4 .
Note: Satisfies a humanities and social sciences elective.
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RE-GY 9990 PhD Qualifying Exam 0 Credits
PhD students register for this course in any semester in which a PhD qualifying exam is taken. This course carries no credit, and the student incurs no fees. It provides a place in the student’s official transcript to record when the qualifying exam was taken and the result.
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ROB-GY 6003 Foundations of Robotics 3 Credits
This course presents the concepts, techniques, algorithms, and state-of-the-art approaches for mobile robots and robot manipulators covering modeling, control and simulation. The class will focus on direct and inverse kinematics problem, Denavit-Hartenberg representation, Euler and RPY angles, homogeneous transformations, Manipulator Jacobian, differential relationships, force and moment analysis, inverse Jacobian, trajectory generation and path planning. The final part will involve robot arm dynamics and PD and PID controllers for robotic manipulators, practical robotic system implementation aspects, limitations and constraints, and sensors and actuators. The students will practice these concepts using Matlab or an equivalent simulation environment.
Prerequisite(s): Graduate Standing
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3
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ROB-GY 6213 Robot Localization and Navigation 3 Credits
This course presents the concepts, techniques, algorithms, and state-of-the-art approaches for robot perception, localization, and mapping. The course will show the theoretical foundations and will also have a substantial experimental component based on Matlab/ROS. The course will start from basic concepts in probability and then introduce probabilistic approaches for data fusion such as Bayes Filters, Kalman Filter, Extended Kalman Filter, Unscented Kalman Filter, and Particle Filter. Then, the course will introduce the SLAM problem showing how this has recently been solved using batch optimization and graph methods. Finally, mapping algorithms will also be briefly discussed.
Prerequisite(s): ECE-GY 6253 or ME-GY 6703 or ME-GY 6923 or department approval
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3
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ROB-GY 6323 Reinforcement Learning and Optimal Control for Robotics 3 Credits
What kind of movements should a robot perform in order to walk, jump or manipulate objects? Can it compute optimal behaviors online? Can it learn this directly from trial and error? This course will introduce modern methods for robotics movement generation based on numerical optimal control and reinforcement learning. It will cover fundamental topics in numerical optimal control (Bellman equations, differential dynamic programming, model predictive control) and reinforcement learning (actor-critic algorithms, model-based reinforcement learning, deep reinforcement learning) applied to robotics. It will also contain hands-on exercises for real robotic applications such as walking and jumping, object manipulation or acrobatic drones. Recommended background in at least one of the following: linear systems; robotics; machine learning; convex optimization; programming (python).
Prerequisite(s): ROB-GY 6003 or ECE-GY 6253 or ME-GY 6703
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3
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ROB-GY 6333 Swarm Robotics 3 Credits
The student who completes this course will gain an advanced understanding of the analysis and control of networked dynamical systems, with a specific accent on networked robotic systems. He/she will be able to study the properties of networked robotic systems through the analysis of the intertwining properties of the network structure and of the individual dynamics of the single robot. Moreover, he/she will be able to understand and design algorithms for distributed control of teams of mobile agents and robots.
Prerequisite(s): ROB-GY 6003 or ECE-GY 6253 or ME-GY 6703
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3
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ROB-GY 6423 Interactive Medical Robotics 3 Credits
In this course, we will investigate the application, functionality, and theoretical aspects of the state-of-the-art interactive robotic technologies in medicine. The focus of the course will be on advanced surgical, and neurorehabilitative robotic systems. Technological aspects, such as instrumentation, actuation, mechanisms, imaging, and signal acquisition, will be introduced. Also, theoretical aspects related to control, dynamics, kinematics, haptics, stability, passivity, human-robot interaction, teleoperation, machine learning and bio-signal processing will be discussed in the context of medical robotic systems. Students are expected to be fluent in MATLAB and have solid background in at least two of the following four topics: signal processing, dynamics, control, robotics.
Prerequisite(s): ECE-GY 5223 or ECE-GY 6253 or ME-GY 6703 or ME-GY 6923 or equivalent or department’s permission
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3
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ROB-UY 2004 Robotic Manipulation and Locomotion 4 Credits
This class introduces basic notions of robotics, from sensors and actuators to kinematics, dynamics, motion planning and control with specific example applications for object manipulation and legged locomotion. Basic algorithms necessary for any robotics practitioner interested in robots with arms and legs are studied in the class. A special emphasis is made on providing a practical experience to students, with a laboratory enabling the implementation of the learned concepts in real applications. Background in calculus, physics, linear algebra and programming are necessary to follow the class.
Prerequisite(s): (CS-UY 1114 or CS-UY 1113 ) and MA-UY 2034 and PH-UY 1013 or equivalents (see Minor in Robotics)
Weekly Lecture Hours: 4
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ROB-UY 3203 Robot Vision 3 Credits
Engineering systems are becoming smarter and more autonomous (e.g., construction robots, autonomous trucks/cars, intelligent transportation systems, domestic/warehouse mobile robots, etc.). This means they need to understand both their own ositions/orientations and the surroundings to fulfill their tasks safely, accurately, and efficiently. This requires an intelligent extraction of both geometric and semantic information from sensory input (mainly visual sensors such as cameras/LIDAR). This course introduces basic knowledge of robotic vision, and provides hands-on project experiences of those emerging technologies in the context of intelligent robotic systems: including RGBD data processing for laser scanning, photogrammetric 3D reconstruction of buildings, visual simultaneous localization and mapping for AR/VR, machine learning applications in object recognition/tracking, semantic segmentation, place recognition from images when GPS is unreliable, and so on.
Prerequisite(s): (CS-UY 1114 or CS-UY 1113 ) and MA-UY 2034 or equivalents (see Minor in Robotics)
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3
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ROB-UY 3303 Robot Motion and Planning 3 Credits
This course covers the concepts, techniques, algorithms, and state-of-the-art approaches for robot localization, mapping, and planning. The course starts from basic concepts in 2D kinematics and probability and then introduces probabilistic approaches for data fusion. Then, the course introduces the trajectory planning problem in the time domain and free space. The motion planning problem is defined in a canonical version of the problem and the concept of configuration space is introduced. A selection of representative planning techniques is covered from probabilistic to heuristic techniques. Finally, some mapping representations and algorithms are presented.
Prerequisite(s): (CS-UY 1114 or CS-UY 1113 ) and MA-UY 2034 and PH-UY 1013 or equivalents (see Minor in Robotics)
Weekly Lecture Hours: 3
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ROB-UY 3404 Haptics and Telerobotics in Medicine 4 Credits
In this course, the theoretical bases and applications, of haptics technologies with a particular focus on medical applications (specifically surgical, and neurorehabilitative) are taught. Basic technological aspects, such as instrumentation, actuation, control and mechanisms, are introduced. Also, some theoretical aspects related to telerobotic systems are discussed. Students are expected to have basic knowledge of programming. As part of this course, students will participate in experimental and simulation labs to acquire hands-on expertise in haptics implementation and programming.
Prerequisite(s): (CS-UY 1114 or CS-UY 1113 ) and MA-UY 2034 and PH-UY 1013 or equivalents (see Minor in Robotics)
Weekly Lecture Hours: 4
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STS-UY 402X STS Global Experience 1-4 Credits
Students in this course participate in a global study away experience to learn about Science and Technology Studies in a global context. The course involves travel to a Global study site, field trips, and guest lectures. It also involves a real world research/service project tied to the global location.
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STS-UY 1002 Introduction to Science and Technology Studies 2 Credits
This course introduces contemporary topics in Science and Technology Studies, emphasizing the relations among science, technology and society from philosophical, historical, and sociological points of view. This course is required for STS majors and satisfies an HuSS General Education Elective for all other majors.
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STS-UY 1004W Science, Technology, and Society 4 Credits
This course introduces important issues, historical and contemporary, related to science and technology from a variety of social, political and philosophical viewpoints. The multidisciplinary approach helps students to understand the interaction between science, technology and society and to discover the conditions that foster technological innovation. The scientific and technological way of thinking becomes clear through historical examples, helping students to consider important issues of science and technology policy, such as how science and technology can be used to benefit society and how one can foster innovation in a society or an organization.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of EXPOS-UA 1 or EXPOS-UA 4
Note: Satisfies a HuSS Elective.
Weekly Lecture Hours: 4
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STS-UY 2004 Science, Technology, and Society 4 Credits
This course introduces students to important issues, historical and contemporary, related to science and technology from a variety of social, political, and philosophical viewpoints. We shall use a multidisciplinary approach to understand the interaction between science, technology and society and to discover the conditions that foster technological innovation. The scientific and technological way of thinking will become clear through historical examples, helping us to consider important issues of science and technology policy, such as how science and technology can be used to benefit society and how one can foster innovation in a society or an organization.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of EXPOS-UA 1 or EXPOS-UA 4 .
Note: Satisfies a Humanities and Social Sciences Elective.
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STS-UY 2134 Philosophy of Science and Technology in China and India 4 Credits Credits
This course addresses the fundamental questions of philosophy-What is real? What is good? How do we know?-by consideringthe answers by classical philosophers from India and China. Philosophy in Asia has not been viewed as an abstract academic subject with little or no relevance to daily life. Rather, it has been seen as one of life’s most basic and important enterprises. Philosophy is seen as essential to overcoming suffering and improving the quality of human life. Since Asian philosophy is concerned with practical issues to a greater extent than in the West, the course considers how technology is understood and valued. Attention is given to the history of science in China and India. Since no rigid distinctions exist between philosophy and religion in Asian thought, the place of science and technology in relation to human values is also different. The class examines the Asian philosophical tradition to understand both its historical importance and its relevance to society today.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of EXPOS-UA 1 or EXPOS-UA 4 .
Note: Satisfies a humanities and social sciences elective.
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STS-UY 2144 Ethics and Technology 4 Credits Credits
This course considers how technology shapes and patterns-and is shaped and patterned by-human activities, from a moral point of view. This course focuses on how the technologically textured world changes human life, individually, socially and culturally, for better or worse. The course considers several views of technology and several ethical theories for evaluating technology. The course explains the structures of change and transformation and develops critical forms of thought, so that students can understand, evaluate, appreciate and criticize technological development.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of EXPOS-UA 1 or EXPOS-UA 4 .
Note: Satisfies a humanities and social sciences elective.
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STS-UY 2204 Philosophy of Technology 4 Credits Credits
This survey of prominent approaches to the philosophy of technology asks: What are the philosophical problems presented by technology? How does technology influence ethics, politics and society? What is the relation of philosophy of technology to the traditional branches of philosophy (aesthetics, epistemology, metaphysics)?
Prerequisite(s): Completion of EXPOS-UA 1 or EXPOS-UA 4 .
Note: Satisfies a humanities and social sciences elective.
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STS-UY 2214 Medical Ethics 4 Credits
This course is concerned with the many ethical issues that arise in the field of medicine, issues such as: patient autonomy, informed consent, experimentation on live subjects, confidentiality, truth telling, conflict of interest and the treatment of relatives. We will also study moral issues pertaining to new medical techniques such as online medicine and prenatal genetic screening. These issues will be approached via an understanding of important historical, legal and philosophical foundations of medical ethics. We will study ideas from the Hippocratic Oath and Islamic, Jewish and Christian traditions up to the codes of today’s ethics review boards. Important legal issues explored involve the right to healthcare, the obligation of parents to seek proper medical care for their children and euthanasia. Some of the important ethical-philosophical notions studied will be: the law of double effect, the obligation of beneficence and non-malevolence, utilitarianism, and Kantian ethics. While this course is open to all majors, it’s specific aim is to prepare the future medical practitioner to understand and deal with the various moral challenges of the profession.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of EXPOS-UA 1 or EXPOS-UA 4 .
Note: Satisfies a HuSS Elective.
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STS-UY 2224 Science and Sexuality 4 Credits
This course explores and analyzes the constructions of sexuality in the biological, social, and medical sciences, focusing on issues in evolutionary biology, endocrinology, neuroscience, psychiatry, comparative anatomy, and genetics. Throughout the semester, we shall compare the various meanings given to sexuality across disciplinary frameworks, paying attention to the increasingly unstable relationships between the categories of fiction and science, reproduction and sexuality, nature and culture, male and female, animal and human, and hetero- and homosexuality. We shall also assess how expert scientific discourses influence popular understandings of sexuality and vice versa. Specifically, we will examine how they contribute to the normalization and official regulation of certain kinds of behavior, how they satisfy a desire for stories about human origins, and how they fashion terms of attraction, repulsion, affection, antagonism, dominance, and submission according to which sexuality is putatively expressed.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of EXPOS-UA 1 or EXPOS-UA 4
Note: Satisfies a Humanities and Social Sciences Elective.
Weekly Lecture Hours: 4
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STS-UY 2224W Science and Sexuality 4 Credits
This course explores and analyzes the constructions of sexuality in the biological, social, and medical sciences, focusing on issues in evolutionary biology, endocrinology, neuroscience, psychiatry, comparative anatomy, and genetics. Throughout the semester, we shall compare the various meanings given to sexuality across disciplinary frameworks, paying attention to the increasingly unstable relationships between the categories of fiction and science, reproduction and sexuality, nature and culture, male and female, animal and human, and hetero- and homosexuality. We shall also assess how expert scientific discourses influence popular understandings of sexuality and vice versa. Specifically, we will examine how they contribute to the normalization and official regulation of certain kinds of behavior, how they satisfy a desire for stories about human origins, and how they fashion terms of attraction, repulsion, affection, antagonism, dominance, and submission according to which sexuality is putatively expressed.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of EXPOS-UA 1 or EXPOS-UA 4
Note: Satisfies a Humanities and Social Sciences Elective.
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STS-UY 2234 Introduction to the History of Technology 4 Credits Credits
This course surveys generally the history of technology (from the early modern period to the present) and investigates how technology shapes society, and how society molds technology. Topics include ancient technologies, the printing press, the Industrial Revolution, the replacing of laborers with machines, electricity, transportation, Ford and the invention of the automobile, Taylorism and the organization of labor, technology during World War II (including radar, V1and V2 rockers and the Enigma machine) and the rise of the NASA space program.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of first year writing requirements
Note: Satisfies a humanities and social sciences elective.
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STS-UY 2244W Magic, Medicine, and Science 4 Credits
This course looks at the metaphysical and epistemological origins of three systems of thought - the organic, the magical, and the mechanical - and considers the extent to which modern science can be seen as arising from their synthesis. Topics include Presocratics, Plato, Aristotle, Plotinus, the Hermetic Corpus, Ficino’s naturalistic magic, Pico’s supernatural magic, Paracelsus and the ontic theory of disease, Copernicus, Galileo, Kepler, Descartes, the Cambridge Platonists, and Newton.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of EXPOS-UA 1 or EXPOS-UA 4
Note: Satisfies a Humanities and Social Sciences Elective.
Weekly Lecture Hours: 4
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STS-UY 2254 Evolution 4 Credits Credits
This course discusses the development of the theory of evolution based on the amassed evidence from the geological and biological sciences over the past 200 years. Darwin’s idea that natural selection was the driving force behind evolution is considered in detail. Early rival theories to Darwin’s ideas are discussed as part of the process leading to the modern theory. The integration into the theory of genetics and molecular biology has led to a much deeper understanding of how organisms are related. The role of chance factors is also considered. Application of evolution theory to problems in economic biology and modern medicine and epidemiology wilI also be discussed. Finally, current controversies regarding Intelligent Design is addressed and put into a historical context.
Prerequisite(s): EXPOS-UA 1 or EXPOS-UA 4
Note: Satisfies a HuSS elective.
Weekly Lecture Hours: 4
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