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College of Science and Technology 306 Barton Hall, Degree Programs: isc.temple.edu/grad/Programs
/stgrid.htm Departments: Chemistry Computer
& Information Geology Mathematics Physics
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Direct inquiries to: Dr. Edward T. Gawlinski, Chair, (215) 204-7634, Temple University,009-00, Barton Hall, 1900 N. 13th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19122-6082.
Leonard B. Auerbach, Professor, Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley; Theodore W. Burkhardt, Professor, Ph.D., Stanford University; Zbigniew Dziembowski, Associate Professor, Ph.D., Warsaw University; Dieter Forster, Professor, Ph.D., Harvard University; Edward T. Gawlinski, Associate Professor and Chair, Ph.D., Boston University; Zameer Hasan, Associate Professor, Ph.D., Australian National University; Robert L. Intemann, Professor, Ph.D., Stevens Institute of Technology; Chyan-Long Lin, Associate Professor, Ph.D., Temple University; Marjatta Lyyra, Professor, Ph.D., University of Stockholm; Charles J. Martoff, Professor, Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley; Zein-Eddine Meziani, Professor, Ph.D., University of Paris IX; Ted W. Mihalisin, Professor, Ph.D., University of Rochester; Donald E. Neville, Professor, Ph.D., University of Chicago; Raza Tahir-Kheli, Professor, Ph.D., Oxford University; Tan Yuen, Associate Professor, Ph.D., Temple University.
The Department of Physics offers graduate work leading to the Master of Arts and the Doctor of Philosophy degrees. Opportunities for study and research are offered in experimental and theoretical condensed matter physics, theoretical and experimental elementary particle physics and laser based molecular spectroscopy.
Early application is encouraged. The application deadline for admission for the Fall semester is July 15; for the Spring semester it is November 15. Students applying from outside the United States should allow sufficient time for visa processing, etc. For those wishing to be considered for University Fellowships, the deadline is February 15th. All new students are required to be on campus by the third week of August for the Fall semester or the first week of January for the Spring semester.
Financial Aid The Department offers a number of contract-supported research assistantships and a number of departmentally administered teaching assistantships, each of which carries a stipend for ten months, plus full waiver of tuition and fees. Summer support through teaching or research assistantships can be used to supplement academic year support.
Master of Arts Admission Requirements Applicants must hold a bachelor's degree with a concentration of at least 24 hours in physics beyond the introductory level and have at least a 3.0 GPA within this concentration. Applicants must submit scores from the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) and from the GRE physics subject test. In addition, two letters of recommendation, transcripts from every university attended, and a statement of research goals are required. Students for whom English is a second language are required to take the TOEFL examination and score at least 575. A personal interview can be required.
Degree Requirements Students must complete 24 credits of course work, and pass a written comprehensive examination. Programs are arranged by students in consultation with the graduate adviser and are subject to the approval of the Graduate Program Committee.
Doctor of Philosophy Admission Requirements Applicants must hold the bachelor's or master's degree in physics. In addition, applicants must submit scores from the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) and from the GRE physics test. Students can be admitted either into the master's program or directly into the Ph.D. program. Two letters of recommendation are required.
Degree Requirements There is no fixed number of courses which students must complete; programs are arranged by students in consultation with an adviser and are subject to the approval of the Graduate Program Committee. Students must spend at least one year in full-time residency and must teach for at least one semester. They must pass a written qualifying examination, a written and oral preliminary examination and, after submitting an acceptable dissertation, pass an oral final defense of the dissertation. There are no formal language requirements, but for research work in some areas a reading knowledge of one or more languages can be required at the discretion of the dissertation adviser.
400. Practicum in Teaching of Physics. (1 s.h.) Required of all graduate teaching assistants in their first semester. Consists of supervised instruction in undergraduate laboratories and a weekly two-hour class. 401-402. Mathematical Physics. (6 s.h.) Prerequisite: Math. 151. Review of complex variable theory. Linear vector spaces; special functions and boundary value problems of mathematical physics; variational and Green's function methods; integral equations. 410. Practicum in Computing for Physicists. (3 s.h.) Elements of structured programming; Fortran language, and graphing techniques; use of various software packages. Practical experience in solving realistic scientific problems using computational methods. Required for all graduate students in their second semester. 411. Analytical Mechanics I. (3 s.h.) Dynamics of particles and rigid bodies; variational principles; Lagrange's and Hamilton's equations; canonical transformations; Hamilton-Jacobi theory. 421-422. Electromagnetic Theory. (6 s.h.) Physical foundations of classical field theories; conservation laws. Boundary value problems of the electromagnetic field. Differential and integral forms of Maxwell's equations. Electromagnetic waves, wave guides, radiating systems, relativistic transformations, and theory of electrons. 431-432. Quantum Mechanics. (3 or 6 s.h.) Prerequisites: Physics 401-402 and 411. Physics 402 may be taken concurrently. Fundamental principles of quantum mechanics, relation to classical mechanics. Schroedinger and operator formulations. Examples of exact solutions. Approximation methods, perturbation theory, and variational techniques. Scattering. Pauli spin theory. 441. Graduate Laboratory. (3 s.h.) Trains graduate students in instrumentation and in the interpretation of data. Experiments will be chosen from classical and modern physics. 501-502. Statistical Mechanics. (3 or 6 s.h.) Prerequisites: Physics 401 and 431. Stochastic models. Classical and quantum statistical mechanics, both equilibrium and non-equilibrium. Equal emphasis on both basic foundations and applications. 511-512. Solid State Physics. (3 or 6 s.h.) Prerequisites: Physics 431-432. Crystallography; elastic waves; thermal, electric, magnetic, and optical properties of solids; theory of metals and semiconductors; lattice imperfections; transport phenomena. 531. Advanced Quantum Mechanics. (3 s.h.) Prerequisites: Physics 431-432. Quantum theory of radiation, relativistic single particle theories, hole theory, quantum field theory with applications to electromagnetic and weak interaction processes. 537. Introduction to Elementary Particles Physics. (3 s.h.) Prerequisite: Physics 432. Historical perspective. Properties of elementary particles; invariance principles, classification, quark models, SU2, SU3. Reactions: scattering and resonance productions, strong and weak decays. Theories of strong and weak interactions. 799. Preliminary Examination Preparation. (1-9 s.h.) Comprehensive systematic study in preparation for the Ph.D. preliminary examination. 899. Pre-Dissertation Research. (1-9 s.h.) Prerequisite: permission of the faculty member who will supervise the research. Preliminary research in a sub-field of physics designed to enable the student to identify a topic suitable for Ph.D. dissertation. 950. Problems in Experimental Physics. (3-9 s.h.) Prerequisite: permission of the faculty member who will direct the research. Special problems in the field of experimental physics. Research techniques employed in experimental physics. 951. Problems in Theoretical Physics. (3-9 s.h.) Prerequisite: permission of the faculty member who will direct the research. Special problems in the field of theoretical physics. The course is designed to acquaint the student with the research techniques employed in theoretical physics. 999. Ph.D. Dissertation. (1-9 s.h.) Prerequisite: permission of the faculty member who will direct the research. Research for the Ph.D. dissertation.
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