Graduate Course Descriptions

! Courses being taught in academic year 2008-2009.

! PHYS 5000 E -- M.Sc. Thesis

PHYS 5005 E -- Critical Review Essay

PHYS 5226 E -- Selected Topics in Applied Physics
Topics selected from areas of current research in applied physics. Subject matter may vary from year to year.
Three hours of lectures per week, one term, 3 credits.

PHYS 5227 E -- Selected Topics in Theoretical Physics
Topics selected from areas of current research in theoretical physics. Subject matter may vary from year to year.
Three hours of lectures per week, one term, 3 credits.

! PHYS 5406 E -- Quantum Mechanics I
Physical basis of quantum mechanics, Schrodinger wave equation and solutions; square well, Hydrogen atom, harmonic oscillator, selected applications.
Prerequisite: PHYS 4416 or permission of the department.
Three hours of lectures per week, one term, 3 credits.

PHYS 5407 E -- Quantum Mechanics II
Further development and applications of the theory of PHYS 5406: matrix formulation, approximation methods.
Prerequisite: PHYS 5406.
Three hours per week, one term.

PHYS 5426E -- Quantum Statistical Physics
This course includes the topics of the second quantization technique, symmetry breaking phenomena, linear response, and provides an introduction to the quantum field theory. Applications including second-order phase transitions, Klein-Gordon and Dirac equations will be presented. A background in advanced quantum mechanics and statistical thermodynamics is assumed. This course covers topics common to particle and condensed matter physics.
Three hours of lectures per week, one term, 3 credits.

PHYS 5437 E -- Advanced Solid State Physics
Transport properties of solids, defects in solids, fermi surface and characterization techniques, energy band structures and calculations. Cooperative phenomena.
Three hours of lectures per week, one term, 3 credits.

! PHYS 5506 E -- Advanced Electromagnetic Theory I
Boundary value problems in electrostatics, multipoles, magnetostatics, time varying fields, the Kirchhoff integral representation, multipole expansion of the radiation fields, antenna theory, scattering by cylinders and spheres, the Rayleigh-Debye theory of scattering.
Three hours of lectures per week, one term, 3 credits.

PHYS 5507 E -- Advanced Electromagnetic Theory II
Spherical waves, Kirchhoff's approximation for diffraction, Fourier transform properties of a lens. Amplitude spatial filtering. Phase spatial filtering. Holography (straight through, off axis, Fresnel and Fraunhofer). Diffraction pattern sampling, lasers (CW and pulsed). Coherence. Moire techniques. Fibreoptics.
Three hours of lectures per week, one term, 3 credits.

PHYS 5606 E -- Medical Radiation Physics
The course will cover the physics of ionizing and non-ionizing radiations encountered in medicine, including the physics of ionizing their production, integration with matter and detection. Of primary interest will be X and Y radiations, although particulate radiation (i.e. electrons) and long wave length electromagnetic radiation (i.e. U.V., I.R. and microwave) will be discussed. The effects of these radiations on biological systems and the related topic of radiation protection will be introduced.
Three credits.

! PHYS 5607 E -- Radiotherapy Physics
The irradiation of patients with cancer is a critical procedure requiring an accuracy in dose of 5% and position of 5mm within an inhomogeneous subject. This course will cover in detail the exacting dosimetry and its physical basis required to achieve this accuracy, the design of radiation machines for therapeutic uses (e.g. 60 CO units and linear accelerators), the models used to calculate the dose distribution within the patient and will introduce new directions in radiotherapy aimed towards improving efficacy.
Two major lab projects, three credits.

PHYS 5616 E -- Radiation Biophysics and Protection
The primary interest of the course will be on the effect of radiation on living systems. The course will cover in detail the interactions of radiation (both ionizing and non-ionizing) at the molecular, sub-cellular, cellular and tissue-organ levels. Factors (physical, chemical, and biological) that could modify the changes following irradiation will be described in depth. Radiation protection and the issue of radiation and environment will be discussed in the light of the hazards and benefits involved in the use of ionizing radiation.
Prerequisite: PHYS 5606 or permission of the instructor.

PHYS 5617 E -- The Physics of Medical Imaging
The course will review the mathematical and physical basis for imaging in medicine. The principles of the major imaging modalities including x-ray radiology, nuclear medicine, ultrasound and nuclear magnetic resonance will be covered and their roles in diagnosis and therapy will be discussed. Additionally, special attention will be given to computational aspects of medical imaging (digital image reconstruction, processing, display).
Prerequisite: PHYS 5606 or permission oft he instructor.

! PHYS 5706 E -- Non-Accelerator Particle Physics
This course includes an overview of current knowledge and theories of particle physics and concentrates on the past and future contributions of non-accelerator based particle physics experiments. Particular attention is given to proton decay; double-beta decay; neutrino mass and oscillations; and searches for exotic additions so the Standard Model.
Three hours per week, one term, 3 credits.

Last Modified: 15 January 2009 by J.Farine