ENGRPHYS 2950 2 credits Engineering Physics Cooperative Education

Work experience in industry under the direction and jurisdiction of the college. Credits do not fulfill any graduation requirements.

Components: Field Studies

Prereqs/Coreqs: P: Sophomore standing

ENGRPHYS 2960 2 credits Engineering Physics Cooperative Education

Work experience in industry under the direction and jurisdiction of the college. Credits do not fulfill any graduation requirements.

Components: Field Studies

Prereqs/Coreqs: P: Sophomore standing

ENGRPHYS 2970 1 credit Engineering Physics Internship

Work experience in industry under the direction of the Cooperative Education Office of the college. Credits do not fulfill any graduation requirements. This program is distinct from the Cooperative Education Program and is designed to cover summer work experience.

Components: Field Studies

ENGRPHYS 3240 4 credits Applied Mechanics

Newtonian mechanics of particles and rigid bodies, including oscillations and central force motion, with applications to mechanical design. Introduction to Lagrangian and Hamiltonian methods. (Fall)

Components: Lecture

Prereqs/Coreqs: P: PHYSICS 2640, GENENG 2130; C: MATH 3630

ENGRPHYS 3640 3 credits Electric and Magnetic Fields

Electrostatics, magnetostatics, Maxwell's equations, and transmission lines. (Fall, Spring)

Components: Discussion, Lecture

Cross Offering: ELECTENG 3140

Prereqs/Coreqs: P: ELECTENG 2220, MATH 3630 and PHYSICS 2640

ENGRPHYS 3930 3 credits Microsystems and Nanotechnology

An overview of the basic science and engineering of microelectronics and microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) is presented: fundamental concepts of semiconductors and mechanics; microfabrication processes and surface micromachining; electrostatic sensing and actuation. CAD-based MEMS design and visualization software is taught and used for student group design projects. Course includes and introduction to the sub-100 nanometer scale aspects of chemistry, physics and biology, and how these aspects can be combined to provide solutions to engineering problems. Recent applications will be presented as case studies, including sensors, biology and medicine, electronics, and new materials. Principles of operation of several measurement techniques that underpin this field will be presented, as will social, legal and ethical aspects of applied microsystems and nanoscience. (Spring)

Components: Lecture

Prereqs/Coreqs: P: Junior standing in Mechanical, Electrical, Engineering Physics, Biology, Chemistry, or consent of instructor

ENGRPHYS 3950 2 credits Engineering Physics Cooperative Education

Work experience in industry under the direction and jurisdiction of the college. Credits do not fulfill any graduation requirements.

Components: Field Studies

Prereqs/Coreqs: P: Junior standing

ENGRPHYS 3960 2 credits Engineering Physics Cooperative Education

Work experience in industry under the direction and jurisdiction of the college. Credits do not fulfill any graduation requirements.

Components: Field Studies

Prereqs/Coreqs: P: Junior standing

ENGRPHYS 3970 1 credit Engineering Physics Internship

Work experience in industry under the direction of the Cooperative Education Office of the college. Credits do not fulfill any graduation requirements. This program is distinct from the Cooperative Education program and is designed to cover summer work experience.

Components: Field Studies

ENGRPHYS 4010 2 credits Engineering Physics Lab

Experiments in physics, introduction to experimental techniques, systems engineering and methods of experiment design. (Fall)

Components: Laboratory

Prereqs/Coreqs: P: PHYSICS 3140

ENGRPHYS 4140 4 credits Applied Optics

Geometric and physical optics applied to the design of optical systems: polarization, dispersion, interference and diffraction, absorption, optical fibers and lasers. (Spring)

Components: Discussion, Laboratory, Lecture

Prereqs/Coreqs: P: PHYSICS 3140

ENGRPHYS 4210 2 credits Sensor Lab

Study of the physics exploited by the most basic types of sensors, including photoelectric, electromechanical, resistive, inductive, capacitive and chemical. Includes a study of the basic building blocks of a sensor system: the sensor itself, signal conditioning electronics and computer interfacing. (Fall)

Components: Laboratory

Prereqs/Coreqs: P: PHYSICS 3140, ELECTENG 2210 and COMPUTER 1430; C: ENGRPHYS 4010

ENGRPHYS 4220 2 credits Applications of Modern Physics

Applications of quantum mechanics, statistical mechanics and solid state physics to engineering and technology. (Fall)

Components: Lecture

Prereqs/Coreqs: P: PHYSICS 3140; C: MATH 3630

ENGRPHYS 4930 3 credits Engineering Physics Design

Integration of technical knowledge in an open-ended, comprehensive design project which simulates an engineering project environment, including teamwork, project management and oral and written reports.

Components: Laboratory, Lecture

Prereqs/Coreqs: P: ENGRPHYS 4010 and student must be within year of graduation

ENGRPHYS 4980 1 - 3 credits Special Topics In Engineering Physics

A presentation of selected contemporary topics in physics.

Components: Lecture

ENGRPHYS 4990 1 - 4 credits Independent Study In Engineering Physics

Study of special topics and/or developments of special projects having department approval.

Components: Independent Study