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PHYS 100 - INDEPENDENT STUDY: PHYSICS
Limited opportunities to enroll for course work on an Independent Study basis are available. A student interested in this option should obtain an Independent Study Registration Form from the Registrar, have it completed by the instructor and school dean involved, and return it to the Registrar's Office. Consult the current Schedule of Classes for policies concerning Independent Study.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours
0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Independent Study

Physics Department

PHYS 101 - PHYSICS FOR NON-SCIENTSTS
This course fulfills the General Education category Scientific Reasoning. Our contemporary culture faces increasing distrust in scientific principles. Only citizens with basic scientific sensibility can grapple with the complexity, diversity. and change they will face. This is a conceptual physics course and emphasizes comprehension rather than computation. The mathematical structure of physics will be seen in frequent equations, but the equations will be used as a guide to thinking rather than as a recipe for computation. Everyday phenomena and applications will be explored for each topic. Numerous demonstrations and participatory exercises will be used to enhance the student’s understanding.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours
0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Hybrid, Lecture, Online Course

Physics Department

Course Attributes:
Gen Ed 2018, Gen Ed 18-Scientific Reasoning, OLD GE-SCIENCE W EXPERIENTIAL

PHYS 103 - INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY
This course fulfills the General Education category Scientific Reasoning. Our contemporary culture faces increasing distrust in scientific principles. Only citizens with basic scientific sensibility can grapple with the complexity, diversity, and change they will face A study ofthe motion and physical properties of bodies of the solar system and the nature and structure ofgalaxies is made. Areas covered include: an historical background, the sun as a star, the properties of light, the apparent motion ofcelestial bodies, evolution of stars, nebulae and pulsars & black holes, comets and meteors, astronomical instruments, quasars, and cosmology and life in the universe.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours
0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Hybrid, Lecture, Online Course

Physics Department

Course Attributes:
Gen Ed 2018, Gen Ed 18-Scientific Reasoning, OLD GE-SCIENCE W EXPERIENTIAL

PHYS 105 - METEOROLOGY
An exploration of the physical concepts involved in the weather processes of the earth. Topics will include solar radiation, the energy balance of the atmosphere, cloud formation, air masses, atmospheric disturbances, general wind circulation, weather forecasting, and weather instrumentation. Interaction of human society and weather processes will be analyzed through consideration of such topics as urban air pollution, acid rain, aircraft accidents, agriculture, the hydrologic cycle, and global weather modification.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours
0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Hybrid, Lecture, Online Course

Physics Department

Course Attributes:
OLD GE-SCIENCE W EXPERIENTIAL

PHYS 111 - FUNDAMENTALS PHYSICS I LECTURE
Our contemporary culture faces increasing distrust in scientific principles. Only citizens with basic scientific sensibility can grapple with the complexity, diversity, and change they will face. This non-calculus based course fulfills the General Education category Scientific Reasoning. The fundamental principles and analytical methods oliphysics are studied. Areas covered include Newtonian mechanics & waves.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours
0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Hybrid, Lecture, Lecture/Online, Online Course

Physics Department

Course Attributes:
Gen Ed 2018, Gen Ed 18-Scientific Reasoning, OLD GE-SCIENCE W EXPERIENTIAL

PHYS 113 - FUNDAMENTALS OF PHYSICS II LECTURE
This is the second semester ofa two-semester non-calculus-based sequence with laboratory. Ourcontemporary culture faces increasing distrust in scientific principles. Only citizens with basic scientific sensibility can grapple with the complexity, diversity, and change they will face. The fundamental principles and analytical methods of physics are studied. Areas covered include Vibrations, Waves, Electricity, Magnetism, Light and Optics.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours
0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Hybrid, Lecture, Lecture/Online, Online Course

Physics Department

PHYS 116 - PHYSICS I WITH CALCULUS LECTURE
Our contemporary culture faces increasing distrust in scientific principles. Only citizens with basic scientific sensibility can grapple with the complexity, diversity, and change they will face. This calculus based course fulfills the General Education category Scientific Reasoning. The fundamental principles and analytical methods ofphysics are studied. Areas covered include Newtonian mechanics, relativity & waves This is the first semester ofa two-semester sequence with laboratory.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours
0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Hybrid, Lecture, Lecture/Online, Online Course

Physics Department

Course Attributes:
Gen Ed 2018, Gen Ed 18-Scientific Reasoning, OLD GE-SCIENCE W EXPERIENTIAL

PHYS 116L - INTRODUCTORY PHYSICS I LAB
The objective of the laboratory sessions is to develop a better understanding of the theory taught during the leeturcs by giving students the opportunity to apply physics principles through hands-on experiments. Areas covered include Newtonian mechanics & waves and the topics are synchronized with its corequisite lecutre and must be taken concurrently.
0.000 TO 1.000 Credit hours
0.000 TO 1.000 Lecture hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Hybrid, Lab

Physics Department

Course Attributes:
Gen Ed 2018, Gen Ed 18-Scientific Reasoning, OLD GE-SCIENCE W EXPERIENTIAL

PHYS 117 - PHYSICS II WITH CALCULUS LEC
Our contemporary culture faces increasing distrust in scientific principles. Only citizens with basic scientific sensibility can grapple with the complexity, diversity, and change they will face. The fundamental principles and analytical methods of physics are studied. Areas covered include thermodynamics, electromagnetics. electronics, optics, and an intro to quantum mechanics. This is the second semester ofa two-semester sequence with laboratory.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours
0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Hybrid, Lecture, Lecture/Online, Online Course

Physics Department

PHYS 117L - INTRODUCTORY PHYSICS II LAB
The objective ofthe laboratory sessions is to develop a better understanding of the theory taught during the lectures by giving students the opportunity to apply physics principles through hands-on experiments Areas covered include Newtonian mechanics & waves and the topics are synchronized with its corequisite lecture and must be taken concurrently.
0.000 TO 1.000 Credit hours
0.000 TO 1.000 Lecture hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Hybrid, Lab

Physics Department

PHYS 118L - INTRODUCTORY PHYSICS I LAB
The objective of the laboratory sessions is to develop a better understanding of the theory taught during the leeturcs by giving students the opportunity to apply physics principles through hands-on experiments. Areas covered include Newtonian mechanics & waves and the topics are synchronized with its corequisite lecutre and must be taken concurrently.
0.000 TO 1.000 Credit hours
0.000 TO 1.000 Lecture hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Hybrid, Lab

Physics Department

Course Attributes:
Gen Ed 2018, Gen Ed 18-Scientific Reasoning, OLD GE-SCIENCE W EXPERIENTIAL

PHYS 119L - INTRODUCTORY PHYSICS II LAB
The objective ofthe laboratory sessions is to develop a better understanding of the theory taught during the lectures by giving students the opportunity to apply physics principles through hands-on experiments Areas covered include Newtonian mechanics & waves and the topics are synchronized with its corequisite lecture and must be taken concurrently.
0.000 TO 1.000 Credit hours
0.000 TO 1.000 Lecture hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Hybrid, Lab

Physics Department

PHYS 198 - TRANSFER ELECTIVE
This course designation describes a transfer course from another institution where an equivalency to a Ramapo College course has not been determined. Upon convener evaluation, this course ID may be changed to an equivalent of a Ramapo College course or may fulfill a requirement.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours
0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Lecture

Physics Department

PHYS 199 - TRANSFER ELECTIVE
This course designation is used to describe a transfer course from another institution which has been evaluated by the convener. A course with this course number has no equivalent Ramapo course. It may fulfill a requirement or may count as a free elective.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours
0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Lecture

Physics Department

PHYS 200 - INDEPENDENT STUDY: PHYSICS
Limited opportunities to enroll for course work on an Independent Study basis are available. A student interested in this option should obtain an Independent Study Registration Form from the Registrar, have it completed by the instructor and school dean involved, and return it to the Registrar's Office. Consult the current Schedule of Classes for policies concerning Independent Study.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours
0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Independent Study

Physics Department

PHYS 214 - MODERN PHYSICS LECTURE
Modern Physics is a study of the fundamental principles, methods and applications of modern physics. Areas covered will include special relativity theory, quantum phenomena, the hydrogen atom, many-electron atoms, and elements of molecular, solid-state, nuclear and sub-nuclear physics.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours
0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Hybrid, Lecture, Lecture/Online, Online Course

Physics Department

PHYS 215 - MODERN PHYS TECH & MEASUREMENT
Advanced Physics Measurements is a laboratory based offering intended for the Engineering Physics Majors and minors as required course. This laboratory mirrors the theoretical content of Modern Physics by offering a selection of experiments that cover over a hundred years of advances in physics, from the theory of relativity to atomic and nuclear physics. The experiments included in this laboratory follow closely the theoretical knowledge gained in Modern Physics.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours
0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Hybrid, Lecture, Lecture/Online, Online Course

Physics Department

PHYS 221 - ENVIRONMENTAL PHYSICS
Controversial environmental issues revolve around complicated scientific arguments. Therefore, we need to explore the concepts of mechanics, energy, thermodynamics, electromagnetic radiation, atmospheric processes and radioactivity to clarify these issues. The understanding of the fundamental concepts of physics is crucial to the study of natural processes such as global climate, greenhouse effect, ozone depletion, pollution, etc. This course also reviews the various alternative technologies that have been developed to produce energy and analyses their impact on the environment.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours
0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Hybrid, Lecture, Online Course

Physics Department

PHYS 240 - ELECTRONICS FOR SCIENTISTS I
An introduction to the fundamentals of electronic circuit theory and practice. Topics include alternating and direct current circuit analysis, transient analysis of linear circuits, magnetic circuit analysis, and simple test instruments. Lab Fee.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours
0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Hybrid, Lab, Lecture, Online Course

Physics Department

PHYS 241 - ELECTRONICS FOR SCIENTISTS II
This course is a continuation of PHYS 240 Electronics for Scientists I. This course presents the basic concepts used in the design and analysis of digital systems and introduces the principles of digital organization and design. It provides various methods and techniques suitable for a variety of digital system design applications.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours
0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Hybrid, Lab, Lecture, Online Course

Physics Department

PHYS 242 - ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS & DEVICES
This course is a basic introduction to the principles of electronics for engineering physics and other science majors. The course will concentrate on analog devices. The approach is to employ modern techniques and interesting applications in developing mastery of important principles of electronics so the scientist can work effectively with electronics instrumentation. This integrated lecture/lab course will employ hands-on circuit experience and electronic circuit simulation and design software. Lab Fee.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours
0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Lab, Lecture

Physics Department

Course Attributes:
WRITING INTENSIVE

PHYS 250 - INTRODUCTION TO LABVIEW
This course is intended for science, engineering and computer science majors. The LabView software package has become a standard in academic and industrial environments for instrumentation control and data processing. Basic principles of LabView programming will be studied. Our focus will be on user interface, data structures, file input/output, hardware interfacing, data analysis and signal processing. Students should be able to develop basic virtual instruments (LabView Programs), and design and analyze data acquisition systems in LabView environment. We will be applying programming techniques to control some standard measuring instruments such as oscilloscopes, trandsducers. Students are expected to build self-learning skills after a successful completion of the course which is essential in science and engineering. Lab Fee.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours
0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Lab

Physics Department

PHYS 298 - TRANSFER ELECTIVE
This course designation describes a transfer course from another institution where an equivalency to a Ramapo College course has not been determined. Upon convener evaluation, this course ID may be changed to an equivalent of a Ramapo College course or may fulfill a requirement.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours
0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Lecture

Physics Department

PHYS 299 - TRANSFER ELECTIVE
This course designation is used to describe a transfer course from another institution which has been evaluated by the convener. A course with this course number has no equivalent Ramapo course. It may fulfill a requirement or may count as a free elective.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours
0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Lecture

Physics Department

PHYS 300 - INDEPENDENT STUDY: PHYSICS
Limited opportunities to enroll for course work on an Independent Study basis are available. A student interested in this option should obtain an Independent Study Registration Form from the Registrar, have it completed by the instructor and school dean involved, and return it to the Registrar's Office. Consult the current Schedule of Classes for policies concerning Independent Study.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours
0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Independent Study

Physics Department

PHYS 320 - MATERIAL SCIENCE
Welcome to Materials Science. The goal of this course is to introduce the student to the theory and experimental characterization of metals, ceramics, superconductors and thermoelectrics. The course will broaden students’ theoretical preparation in the physics of materials science with an emphasis on metals, ceramics and semiconductors and help develop the thought process and experimental characterization skills needed to test existing and new nanomaterials.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours
0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Hybrid, Lecture, Lecture/Online, Online Course

Physics Department

PHYS 322 - ADVANCED MECHANICS
A study of advanced mechanics and thermodynamics. Topics will include: Legrange's equations, conservation principles, and rigid body motion; Hamilton's equations of motion, oscillations, statistical mechanics, and thermodynamics.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours
0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Hybrid, Lecture, Online Course

Physics Department

PHYS 323 - ELECTRODYNAMICS I
A study of advanced concepts in electricity and magnetism with the use of calculus and vector calculus. Areas covered will include electrostatics, Gauss' Law, charges in motion, magnetic fields in vacuum and matter, and Maxwell's equations.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours
0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Hybrid, Lecture, Online Course

Physics Department

PHYS 324 - ELECTRODYNAMICS II
This course is a continuation of PHYS 323 Electrodynamics I. The course covers selected topics in Magnetic Fields in Matter, Electrodynamics, Conservation Laws, Electromagnetic Waves, Potentials and Fields, Radiation, and Electrodynamics and Relativity. These topics treat time-dependent fields and the unification of Electric and Magnetic phenomena that was accomplished by Maxwell and applies this unified theory to the description of moving charges, electromagnetic waves, radiation phenomena, and the relativistic description of electricity and magnetism.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours
0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Hybrid, Lecture, Online Course

Physics Department

PHYS 330 - SEMICONDUCTORS & OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES
This course is dedicated to the study of the fundamentals of semiconductor properties and devices. Semiconductors are essential materials used for the fabrication of most electronic devices used on computers, cell phones,--they also play a very important role in the development of optoelectronic devices such as lasers, Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs), photo-detectors,-- Optoelectronics bridges the fields of electronics and optics and therefore is crucial for today's engineering physics major students: It will provide them the necessary background to acquire a good understanding of many related interdisciplinary fields. This course also introduces most of the preliminary concepts required for the follow on photonics course (PHYS 432)
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours
0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Hybrid, Lecture, Online Course

Physics Department

PHYS 345 - ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS I
This course consitutes a quantative introduction to the astronomy of the sun, earth, and solar system, with an emphasis on the physical principles involved. Includes celestial mechanics, planetary atmospheres and the physics of comets, asteroids and meterorites. NOTE: It is a 4-credit 300 level Ramapo course. It is an elective course for the Ramapo Engineering Physics Major. This course is taught by NJIT faculty at NJIT. Students will attend the lectures on the Ramapo campus through videoconferencing. Ramapo students will pay the regular Ramapo tuition and will register through the Ramapo website just like any other Ramapo course. Two mandatory observing sessions will be held at Rutgers-Newark's Boyden Observatory
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours
0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Hybrid, Lecture, Online Course

Physics Department

PHYS 346 - ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS II
This course consitutes a quantitative introduction to the astronomy of the stars, the galaxy, and cosmology, with an emphasis on the phsycial principles involved. Includes stellar interiors, stellar evolution, galactic dynamics, large-scale structure and early history of the universe. NOTE: It is a 4-credit 300 level Ramapo course. It is an elective course for the Ramapo Engineering Physics Major. This course is taught by NJIT faculty at NJIT. Students will attend the lectures on the Ramapo campus through videoconferencing. Ramapo students will pay the regular Ramapo tuition and will register through the Ramapo website just like any other Ramapo course. Two mandatory observing sessions will be held at Rutgers-Newark's Boyden Observatory.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours
0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Hybrid, Lecture, Online Course

Physics Department

PHYS 350 - THERMODYNAMICS
This course is an introduction to thermodynamics and statistical mechanics. Some of the basic concepts such as temperature, heat, internal energy, entropy and multiplicity will be introduced. The theory will be demonstrted through examples such as magnetic spin systems and harmonic oscillator. This will be followed by introducing the partition function and free energy. Various quantities will be calculated using the partition function. Then, phonons and Debye's theory will be studied. We will investigate chemical potential and its connection with entropy. The course will end by studying heat engines, and phase transformations. Several laws are applied in the discussion of heat engines and some famous examples will be given for phase transformations.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours
0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Hybrid, Lecture, Online Course

Physics Department

PHYS 390 - TOPICS
The descriptions and topics of this course change from semester-to-semester, as well as from instructor-to-instructor. Prerequisite: varies with the topic offered.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours
0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Hybrid, Lecture, Online Course

Physics Department

PHYS 398 - TRANSFER ELECTIVE
This course designation describes a transfer course from another institution where an equivalency to a Ramapo College course has not been determined. Upon convener evaluation, this course ID may be changed to an equivalent of a Ramapo College course or may fulfill a requirement.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours
0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Lecture

Physics Department

PHYS 399 - TRANSFER ELECTIVE
This course designation is used to describe a transfer course from another institution which has been evaluated by the convener. A course with this course number has no equivalent Ramapo course. It may fulfill a requirement or may count as a free elective.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours
0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Lecture

Physics Department

PHYS 400 - INDEPENDENT STUDY: PHYSICS
Limited opportunities to enroll for course work on an Independent Study basis are available. A student interested in this option should obtain an Independent Study Registration Form from the Registrar, have it completed by the instructor and school dean involved, and return it to the Registrar's Office. Consult the current Schedule of Classes for policies concerning Independent Study.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours
0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Independent Study

Physics Department

PHYS 422 - CONDENSED MATTER AND NUCLEAR PHYSICS
A study of advanced concepts in solid state, low temperature and nuclear physics. Areas typically covered will include, the two-nucleon system, nuclear forces, models, properties, reactions and decay, the crystalline state, specific heat and lattice vibrations, properties of lattices and insulators, free electron theory of metals, band theory of solids, conductivity of metals, and electron distribution in insulators and semi-conductors.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours
0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Hybrid, Lecture, Online Course

Physics Department

PHYS 423 - QUANTUM MECHANICS I
A study of the concepts, postulates, and applications of quantum mechanics. Areas covered will include the Schroedinger equation, the use of operators, application of SE to simple quantum systems, QM postulates, variational and perturbation methods, spin and angular momentum, and topics on atomic, molecular and nuclear structure, bonding, intermolecular forces and reaction mechanisms.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours
0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Hybrid, Lecture, Online Course

Physics Department

PHYS 424 - QUANTUM MECHANICS II
This course is a continuation of PHYS 423 Quantum Mechanics I. Applications of quantum mechanics using perturbation theory, variational principles, WKB and adiabatic approximations, and scattering methods are examined and applied.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours
0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Hybrid, Lecture, Online Course

Physics Department

PHYS 425 - ADVANCED TOPICS
Reading and study in advanced fields of physics to develop interest in and ability for independent study; applications of physics, and mathematical methods for physics problem-solving. Quantum mechanics beyond Schrodinger wave mechanics; the role of symmetries in nature; field theory of electricity and magnetism with emphasis on solving boundary value problems, etc. PHYS 425 - MATH PHYSICS: A study of the mathematical methods used by experimental and theoretical physicists to solve a variety of physical problems. Topics include complex numbers, partial derivatives, multiple integrals, curvilinear coordinates, matrix algebra, vector calculus, Fourier analysis, ordinary and partial differential equations, and boundary value problems.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours
0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Hybrid, Lecture, Online Course

Physics Department

PHYS 426 - OPTICS
This course will acquaint the student with the most significant facts concerning light phenomena, and with the basic physical concepts that underlie their interpretation.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours
0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Hybrid, Lecture, Online Course

Physics Department

PHYS 431 - EXPERIMENTAL METHODS IN PHYSICS
This course focuses on advanced laboratory experiments in Physics. It will cover the fundamental principles and the techniques required to conduct research in x-ray crystallography, nuclear magnetic resonance, superconductivity and gamma nuclear spectroscopy. Expect to cover a new technique every 2 weeks. Lab Fee: $36 per semester for use of x-ray unit wing badge (mandatory).
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours
0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Hybrid, Lecture, Online Course

Physics Department

Course Attributes:
WRITING INTENSIVE

PHYS 432 - PHOTONICS
Photonics is the branch of physics that deals with the generation, transmission and detection of light (applications and properties). This course focuses on the physical concepts behind the latest innovations in photonics. It first explores propagation of light in optical fibers addressing the notions of loss, dispersion and polarization. Then, it explores semiconductor technology and covers the fundamentals of photon emissions and detection (i.e., what are the different types of lasers and photodetectors available, how they work, what are their properties). Optical amplification is also studied. Finally, performance issues related to non-linear effects are introduced.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours
0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Hybrid, Lecture, Online Course

Physics Department

PHYS 435 - ADV EXP METH OPTICS/PHOTONICS
This course focuses on advanced laboratory experiments in Optics and Photonics. It will cover the mechanism of geometrical optics and imaging, the characteristics of the Fourier transform of an optical system, the concept of the frequency spectrum of opitcal information processing, the physical effect of frequency filtering, the principle of color imaging, and the realization of the computer-aided color decoding of an optical image. Lab Fee.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours
0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Hybrid, Lecture, Online Course

Physics Department

PHYS 498 - TRANSFER ELECTIVE
This course designation describes a transfer course from another institution where an equivalency to a Ramapo College course has not been determined. Upon convener evaluation, this course ID may be changed to an equivalent of a Ramapo College course or may fulfill a requirement.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours
0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Lecture

Physics Department

PHYS 499 - TRANSFER ELECTIVE
This course designation is used to describe a transfer course from another institution which has been evaluated by the convener. A course with this course number has no equivalent Ramapo course. It may fulfill a requirement or may count as a free elective.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours
0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Lecture

Physics Department


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