# Course Description

<mark style="color:yellow;">**2301117     CALCULUS I     4 (4-0-8)**</mark>\
Limits and continuity; differentiation and its applications; integration and its applications; transcendental functions; techniques of integration; improper integrals

<mark style="color:yellow;">**2301118     CALCULUS II     4 (4-0-8)**</mark>\
Sequences and series of real numbers; power series; three-dimensional space; vector-valued functions of one variable; functions of several variables; partial derivatives; polar coordinate system; double integrals; introduction to differential equations

<mark style="color:yellow;">**2301170     COMPUTER AND PROGRAMMING     3 (3-0-6)**</mark>\
Basic concepts of computer systems; basic concepts of programming; computer ethics and security; applications

<mark style="color:yellow;">**2301217     CALCULUS III     3 (3-0-6)**</mark>\
Surfaces in three-dimensional space; partial derivatives; multiple integrals; line integrals; surface integrals; integral theorems; applications

<mark style="color:yellow;">**2301286   PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS     3 (3-0-6)**</mark>\
Basic probability concepts; probability distributions; some important sampling distributions; estimation, hypothesis testing; analysis of variance; regression and correlation; the chi-square distribution and the analysis of frequencies; non-parametric statistics

<mark style="color:yellow;">**2302113     GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY     1 (0-3-0)**</mark>\
Stoichiometry; gases; liquids and solutions; solids; thermochemistry; chemical kinetics; chemical equilibrium; electrochemistry; quantitative analysis; qualitative analysis.

<mark style="color:yellow;">**2302161     GENERAL CHEMISTRY     3 (3-0-6)**</mark>\
Stoichiometry; states of matter; atomic structure; chemical bonding; periodic table; coordination compounds; chemical equilibrium; acid-base; electrochemistry; thermodynamics; kinetics.

<mark style="color:yellow;">**2303107     GENERAL BIOLOGY     3 (3-0-6)**</mark>\
Principles of biology, fundamental unit of living organisms, energy and material processes through living organisms, maintenance and perpetuation of live, biological diversity existence on the earth system. life responses to environmental changes as well as biological applications for the human society development in the future.

<mark style="color:yellow;">**2303108     GENERAL BIOLOGY LABORATORY     1 (0-3-0)**</mark>\
Laboratory in General biology accompanying 2303107

<mark style="color:yellow;">**2304100     EXPLORING WORLD OF PHYSICS     1 (1-0-2)**</mark>\
Importance of physics; physics in daily life; researches in physics; physics-related careers in academics and industries

<mark style="color:yellow;">**2304103     GENERAL PHYSICS I     3 (3-0-6)**</mark>\
Basic mathematics for general physics; mechanics and its applications; gases and kinetic theory; thermodynamics; transport phenomena and heat transfer; physical properties of matter

<mark style="color:yellow;">**2304104     GENERAL PHYSICS II     3 (3-0-6)**</mark>\
Electrostatic; direct current; alternating current; electrical circuits; electromagnetism and magnetic materials; mechanical and electromagnetic waves; modern physics; nuclear physics; relativity

<mark style="color:yellow;">**2304183     GENERAL PHYSICS LABORATORY I     1 (0-3-0)**</mark>\
Measurement and precision; statistical analysis and accuracy; simple harmonic motion, rotational motion, wave, sound, heat, fluid

<mark style="color:yellow;">**2304184     GENERAL PHYSICS LABORATORY II     1 (0-3-0)**</mark>\
Electrical measurements and basic Electrical equipments, ammeter and voltmeter, AC circuit, semiconductor devices, lense and spherical mirror, diffraction and interference of light, and radioactivity

<mark style="color:yellow;">**2304203     MECHANICS I     3 (3-0-6)**</mark>\
Newtonian mechanics; oscillations; central force motion; non-inertial reference frame motion; motion of systems of particles; introduction to rigid body dynamics; Lagrangian and Hamiltonian mechanics

<mark style="color:yellow;">**2304207     INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRONICS     3 (3-0-6)**</mark>\
DC and AC circuit analysis; Semiconductor devices and applications; Operational amplifier; Principles of digital electronics; Combinational and sequential logic circuits; Applications of electronic circuits.

<mark style="color:yellow;">**2304208     ELECTRONICS LABORATORY     1 (0-3-0)**</mark>\
Electrical measurement and safety; Network theorem; Power supplies; Thyristor circuits; Transistors and applications; Operational amplifier; Logic gate and Boolean algebra; Applications of digital circuits; Embedded system.

<mark style="color:yellow;">**2304209     VIBRATIONS AND WAVES     3 (3-0-6)**</mark>\
Oscillation in physical systems; Coupled oscillation; travelling waves; transverse and longitudinal waves; impedance and reflection; wave dispersion; modulation and pulses; waves in higher dimensions; two dimensional scalar waves on a membrane; three dimensional scalar sound waves; electromagnetic waves; Huygens-Fresnel principle; Eikonal equation and Fermat's principle; examples of other linear and nonlinear wave equations.

<mark style="color:yellow;">**2304211     MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS I     3 (3-0-6)**</mark>\
Ordinary differential equations: motion and space, oscillations, time independent Schroedinger equation, exponential law; vectors in physics: forces, potential and rotational fields; vector analysis; basic linear algebra, eigenvalues, eigenvectors, linear transformations; transformations in physical problems.

<mark style="color:yellow;">**2304212     MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS II     3 (3-0-6)**</mark>\
Basic complex variables; Fourier series; Fourier transform and Laplace transform; partial differential equations; heat flow, Laplace's equation, boundary-value problems; selected special functions.

<mark style="color:yellow;">**2304213     INTRODUCTION TO MODERN PHYSICS     3 (3-0-6)**</mark>\
Theory of special Relativity; Basis of Quantum theory; physics of atoms; properties of solids; nuclear and particle physics.

<mark style="color:yellow;">**2304263     INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS     3 (3-0-6)**</mark>\
Mathematical model and numerical approximations; error analysis; finding the roots of equations; interpolation; least square approximation; numerical integration; system of linear equations; system of nonlinear equations; ordinary differential equations; partial differential equations; applications to physics problems.

<mark style="color:yellow;">**2304264     COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS LABORATORY     1 (0-3-0)**</mark>\
Basics of computer programming; solving physics problems using numerical methods.

<mark style="color:yellow;">**2304273     PHYSICS IN EVERYDAY LIFE     3 (3-0-6)**</mark>\
Home electrical systems and safety precautions; electrical power for household electrical appliances; audio equipment; sound recording and decoding technology; communication by radio, telephone, television and facsimile; operational principles and principal parts of engines

<mark style="color:yellow;">**2304274     PHYSICS OF BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS     3 (3-0-6)**</mark>\
Equilibrium and body structure; physics of motion in living organism; heat and heat transfer in living organism; electricity and nerve impulse; diffusion and osmosis; physics of fluid and cardiovascular system; sound and hearing; light and vision; atom, radioactive and radiation hazard; physics and environment; modern technology and some interesting topics in biophysics

<mark style="color:yellow;">**2304275     ASTROPHYSICAL TECHNIQUES     3 (3-0-6)**</mark>\
Emission mechanisms and detection of electromagnetic radiation by various astrophysical processes from gamma-ray to radio frequencies; essential statistical methods for astrophysical research; telescope, observatories, instrumentation, and data analysis techniques for each wavelength regime; detection of gravitational wave and neutrino astrophysics; multiwavelength astronomical surveys.

<mark style="color:yellow;">**2304281     PHYSICS LABORATORY III     1 (0-3-0)**</mark>\
Experiments on gyroscopic motion, coupled oscillation, aerodynamics and hydrodynamics, microwave optics, hydrogen spectra, optical micrometer, Fabry-Perot interferometer, refractive index of air, kinetic theory of gas or gas laws and electron diffraction.

<mark style="color:yellow;">**2304282     PHYSICS LABORATORY IV     1 (0-3-0)**</mark>\
Experiments on decimeter waves, Kater’s pendulum or free-falling object, physics of flight, microwave optics, charge to mass ratio (e/m) of electron or Millikan's oil drop experiment, He-Ne laser, parallel-plate capacitor, Biot-Savart law and magnetic flux, prism spectrometer and photoelectric effect.

<mark style="color:yellow;">**2304287     WORKSHOP PRACTICE     1 (0-3-0)**</mark>\
Uses of various machines for sheet metal work, drilling, lathing, milling, welding, etc

<mark style="color:yellow;">**2304302     ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM I     3 (3-0-6)**</mark>\
Electrostatics; boundary-value problems; electric fields in medium; magnetostatics; magnetic fields in medium; Maxwell’s equations; electromagnetic waves

<mark style="color:yellow;">**2304304     QUANTUM MECHANICS I     3 (3-0-6)**</mark>\
Wave functions and operators; Schrödinger’s equations; one-dimensional problems; postulates of quantum mechanics; three-dimensional problems and angular momentum; matrix mechanics; time-independent perturbation theory

<mark style="color:yellow;">**2304305     THERMODYNAMICS     3 (3-0-6)**</mark>\
Laws of thermodynamics; thermodynamic potentials and Maxwell’s relations; equations of states and other thermodynamic relations; stability and fluctuation; phase equilibria, phase transitions and critical phenomena; thermodynamics of irreversible processes

<mark style="color:yellow;">**2304306     MECHANICS II     3 (3-0-6)**</mark>\
Qualitative dynamics; variational principles; Lagrange’s equations; oscillators; Hamiltonian theory; moving coordinate systems; rigid-body dynamics

<mark style="color:yellow;">**2304313     SPHERICAL ASTRONOMY     3 (3-0-6)**</mark>\
Celestial sphere; celestial coordinate systems; determination of positions on the earth’s surface and on the sky; time system; calendar system; rising and setting of heavenly bodies; astronomical observations; parallax; planetary phenomena and coordinate of the sun; atmospheric refraction; light aberrations; precession and nutation; binary stars system; occultations; solar eclipse; lunar eclipse

<mark style="color:yellow;">**2304314     INTRODUCTION TO CELESTIAL MECHANICS     3 (3-0-6)**</mark>\
Coordinate system; two body problems; three body problems; perturbation theory; stability and evolution of the solar system; lunar theory; artificial satellite orbit determination

<mark style="color:yellow;">**2304316     PHYSICS OF THE ATMOSPHERE     3 (3-0-6)**</mark>\
Basic properties of dry air; pressure temperature and Atmospheric layers; thermodynamics and stability of the air mass; cloud and cloud formation; Rain and precipitation; the sun and its radiation; earth energy budget, greenhouse effect and global warming; Climate change; general circulation; motion in rotating frame of reference; wind and motion of air mass; Stratosphere and ozone, ozone hole ; Meteorological work, interesting topics relate to the atmosphere

<mark style="color:yellow;">**2304321     INTRODUCTION TO OPTICS     3 (3-0-6)**</mark>\
Propagation of light waves; geometrical optics; aberrations; interference; diffraction; coherence and polarisation; optical fibres and lasers

<mark style="color:yellow;">**2304322     LIGHT AND VISION     3 (3-0-6)**</mark>\
Light-matter interaction; photo-sensitive materials; natural and artificial light sources; spectrum; color vision filters; basic optical systems; commercial camera lenses; interference and diffraction; resolution; thin film coating

<mark style="color:yellow;">**2304323     APPLIED OPTICS     3 (3-0-6)**</mark>\
Propagation of light wave; geometrical optics; ray tracing; aberrations; polarization; interference; Fresnel and Faunhofer diffraction; optical fibers; lasers; holography; introductory nonlinear optics

<mark style="color:yellow;">**2304324     MODERN OPTICS     3 (3-0-6)**</mark>\
Fundamentals of geometrical and physical optics; theory of image formation; Fresnel equations; interference: Michelson and Fabry-Perot interferometers; Fourier transform spectroscopy; multilayer thin films; Fresnel and Fraunhofer diffraction; optical resonators; Gaussian beams; lasers: threshold conditions, common laser systems; Fourier optics; spatial filtering; holography; binary optics; micro-optics; nonlinear optics

<mark style="color:yellow;">**2304325     MODERN OPTICS LABORATORY     1 (0-3-0)**</mark>\
Laboratories on imaging of lens, wave optics, Fourier optics, laser system and characteristics of the laser beam, holography, fiber optics and optoelectronics

<mark style="color:yellow;">**2304331     RADIOLOGICAL PHYSICS     3 (3-0-6)**</mark>\
Elementary theory of atoms and nuclei, radioactivity, interactions of radiation with matter, radioisotope production, uses of radioisotopes in medicine, agriculture and industry, radiation dosimetry, radiation hazards and protection, radioactive waste management, safety of nuclear power stations

<mark style="color:yellow;">**2304341     X-RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY     3 (3-0-6)**</mark>\
Crystalline materials, Crystal symmetry, Physics of X-ray, X-ray Diffraction, Experimental principle, X-ray powder diffraction, Application of X-ray diffraction

<mark style="color:yellow;">**2304342     EXPERIMENTAL X-RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY     1(0-3-0)**</mark>\
Experiments of crystal symmetry, Introduction to single crystal crystallography, Application of X-ray powder diffraction

<mark style="color:yellow;">**2304361     FUNDAMENTAL PHYSICAL ACOUSTICS     3 (3-0-6)**</mark>\
Free and forced vibrations; transverse wave equation on a string; acoustic plane waves; the decibel scale; spherical acoustic waves; radiation; directivity pattern; loudspeakers; sound level meter; noise and its measurement; room acoustics; ultrasonics

<mark style="color:yellow;">**2304363     PHYSICS OF SPEECH AND APPLICATIONS     3 (3-0-6)**</mark>\
Human speech communication; speech production; acoustics and models of vocal tract; phonetics and linguistic of Thai sound; acoustic analysis; acoustic features of Thai sounds; basics of digital signal processing; time domain analysis; frequency-domain analysis; linear prediction analysis; fundamental frequency estimation; speech recognition principles; artificial neural network; Hidden Markov models; some interesting research topics in speech an applications

<mark style="color:yellow;">**2304365     COMPUTER SIMULATION OF PHYSICS PHENOMENA     3 (2-3-4)**</mark>\
Computer simulations of physical phenomena; nonlinear oscillators, systems of oscillators; two-dimensional motion of particles in various fields; signal propagation in dispersive media; optical transfer processes; fluid flow; Fourier analysis of waves; a few physics problems of current interest

<mark style="color:yellow;">**2304366     DIGITAL INSTRUMENT IN PHYSICS     3 (3-0-6)**</mark>\
Digital Circuits and Design, Counter Circuits, Receiver and Transmitter Circuits, Stepper Motor, Multivibrators, D/A, A/D, Memory, Programmable Logic Devices, Microprocessor principles and programming; data processing in physics laboratories, interfacing and Applications

<mark style="color:yellow;">**2304368     LABORATORY FOR DIGITAL INSTRUMENT IN PHYSICS     1 (0-3-0)**</mark>\
Digital Circuits, Flip-Flops, Schmitt Trigger, Counter Circuits, Multivibrator, Shift Registers and Stepper Motor, D/A, A/D, EPROM, PLD, Microprocessors for data processing in physics laboratories; interfacing and Applications

<mark style="color:yellow;">**2304375     PHYSICS OF SOLAR CELLS SYSTEM     3 (3-0-6)**</mark>\
Fundamental theory of semiconductors and characteristics of solar cells; cell connections; structure of photovoltaic systems; the use of solar radiation data in connection with climatic data; energy balance of systems; energy storage and system design

<mark style="color:yellow;">**2304376     PHYSICS OF PLASMA SOURCES     3 (3-0-6)**</mark>\
Gas phase collision process; motion of charges in electric and magnetic fields; characteristics of plasma; electron and ion sources; radiation sources; discharge regimes in gases; direct current electrical discharges in gases; radio frequency electrical discharge in gases; microwave electrical discharges in gases; plasma sputtering and etching

<mark style="color:yellow;">**2304377     PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF MATTER     3 (3-0-6)**</mark>\
Hydrodynamics; viscosity; elasticity; heat transfer; surface tension

<mark style="color:yellow;">**2304378     Physics of Energy     3 (3-0-6)**</mark>\
Energy in classical physics and modern physics; energy conversion and efficiency; renewable energy; energy storage; pollution problems.

<mark style="color:yellow;">**2304381     PHYSICS LABORATORY V     1 (0-3-0)**</mark>\
Experiments in acoustics; atomic physics; electromagnetism; fundamental constants measurements; mechanics; non-linear phenomena; nuclear and particle physics; optics; solid state physics.

<mark style="color:yellow;">**2304382     PHYSICS LABORATORY VI     1 (0-3-0)**</mark>\
Continuation of 2304381\
Experiments in acoustics; atomic physics; electromagnetism; fundamental constants measurements; mechanics; non-linear phenomena; nuclear and particle physics; optics; solid state physics.

<mark style="color:yellow;">**2304394     INTRODUCTION TO METROLOGY     3 (3-0-6)**</mark>\
Introduction to principles of metrology; international vocabulary on metrology; quality system; equipment characteristics and standards of instruments; errors in measurements; uncertainty; measurement system analysis and industrial metrology; measurement and calibration: mass and weight, dimension, time and frequency, pressure, temperature, electricity and photometry

<mark style="color:yellow;">**2304396     INTRODUCTION TO METROLOGY LOBORATORY     1 (0-3-0)**</mark>\
Measurements and calibrations: mass and related quantities, electricity and magnetism, time and frequency, acoustics and vibrations, temperature, pressure and optical photometry

<mark style="color:yellow;">**2304399     PROJECT PROPOSAL     1 (1-0-2)**</mark>\
Research topics and research management; Information search and applications; scientific literature review; scientific writing guidelines; research planning; research ethics; project proposal writing; project presentation

<mark style="color:yellow;">**2304401     STATISTICAL PHYSICS     3 (3-0-6)**</mark>\
Statistical concepts in physics; many particle systems; principles and methods of statistical physics; Maxwell-Boltzmann, Fermi-Dirac and Bose-Einstein statistics; non-interacting systems; interacting systems.

<mark style="color:yellow;">**2304405     ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM II     3 (3-0-6)**</mark>\
Nonlinear media, variational principles; wave equation, transmittance and reflectance at dielectric and conducting interfaces, waveguides and resonant cavity; electric and magnetic dipole radiations; Lienard-Wiechert potentials, fields of a moving point charge; plasma electrical neutrality, particle orbits, and drift motion; magnetic mirrors

<mark style="color:yellow;">**2304408     MODERN PHYSICS     3 (3-0-6)**</mark>\
Theory of relativity; complex atoms and molecules; nuclear structure and reactions; elementary particles and interactions; properties of solids

<mark style="color:yellow;">**2304409     QUANTUM MECHANICS II     3 (3-0-6)**</mark>\
Addition of angular momentum; approximation methods in quantum mechanics (time-independent & degenerate cases, time-dependent Schrödinger equation; variational method), scattering; identical particles; applications in radiation; quantum statistical mechanics

<mark style="color:yellow;">**2304411     THEORETICAL ASTROPHYSICS     3 (3-0-6)**</mark>\
Applications of physics in radiation transfer, spectral lines, star's atmosphere, planetary nebula, Internal structure and evolution of stars

<mark style="color:yellow;">**2304432     INTRODUCTION TO NUCLEAR AND PARTICLE PHYSICS     3 (3-0-6)**</mark>\
Properties of the nucleus; nuclear transformations; nuclear models; nuclear reactions; symmetries and conservation laws; forces and interactions; quarks, gluons and strong interaction; weak and electromagnetic interactions; standard model

<mark style="color:yellow;">**2304434     REACTOR PHYSICS     3 (3-0-6)**</mark>\
Probability concepts; nuclear cross-sections; neutron flux; diffusion theory of neutrons

<mark style="color:yellow;">**2304441     SOLID STATE PHYSICS I     3 (3-0-6)**</mark>\
Crystal structure and diffraction; lattice vibrations; free electron theory and properties of metals; and theory of solids and semiconductors

<mark style="color:yellow;">**2304442     SOLID STATE PHYSICS II     3 (3-0-6)**</mark>\
Dielectric and ferroelectric properties; magnetic properties; magnetic resonance and relaxation; optical phenomena in solids; lattice imperfections; superconductivity

<mark style="color:yellow;">**2304452     ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENTATION     3 (3-0-6)**</mark>\
Types of signals; classifications of waveforms; transducer sensing techniques; metering techniques; applicaitons in control; applications in measurement systems and in scientific equipment

<mark style="color:yellow;">**2304453     APPLIED ELECTRONICS     3 (3-0-6)**</mark>\
Discrete-devices characterisic operational amplifier characteristic and application, principles and applications of IC, microprocessor fundamental; 8085A software programming, hardware system; interfacing and 8051 microcontroller application

<mark style="color:yellow;">**2304455     APPLIED ELECTRONICS LABORATORY     1 (0-3-0)**</mark>\
Experiments on operational amplifier functions and characteristics, basic of op-amp in circuit and application, single-board microcomputer, 8255 general-purpose programmable peripheral, devices parallel interface, serial I/O and data communication, microprocessor application

<mark style="color:yellow;">**2304478     PHYSICAL ELECTRONICS     3 (3-0-6)**</mark>\
Thermionic, photo, field, and secondary emissions; vacuum and gaseous devices; plasmas; optics of charges; quantum electronics; nano-scale devices semiconductors; conductive polymers; lasers; fluctuation phenomena and noise

<mark style="color:yellow;">**2304489     TRAINING     1 (0-3-0)**</mark>\
At least 48 training hours over a minimum period of 4 weeks in a factory or an institution recommended by the Department. A formal report of acceptable quality must be submitted to the Department

<mark style="color:yellow;">**2304490     SEMINAR     1 (1-0-2)**</mark>\
Literature search and presentation of a research topic in physics

<mark style="color:yellow;">**2304496     SPECIAL TOPICS IN PHYSICS     3 (3-0-6)**</mark>\
Lecture on special topics of interest in physics, approved by the department, and presented by members of the department or visiting professors, to students in second semester of the third year or above

<mark style="color:yellow;">**2304497     PHYSICS PROJECT     1 (0-3-0)**</mark>\
Project in theoretical or experimental physics under the supervision of an advisor; defend proposal and present an oral progress report to the project committee.

<mark style="color:yellow;">**2304498     INDEPENDENT STUDY     3 (3-0-6)**</mark>\
An independent study of special topics in physics, approved by the department, by outstanding students in second semester of the third year or above under the supervision of department members; oral reports and submission of a quality term paper to the department

<mark style="color:yellow;">**2304499     SENIOR PROJECT     2 (0-6-0)**</mark>\
Supervised theoretical or experimental work leading to a comprehensive report; oral examination required

<mark style="color:yellow;">**2304501     THEORETICAL PHYSICS     3 (3-0-9)**</mark>\
Equations of motion; forced oscillations and resonances; motion of charged particle in electric and magnetic fields; matrix equations, Hermitian matrices, diagonalization, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, Schrodinger equation and selected application of Schrodinger equation

<mark style="color:yellow;">**2304502     INTRODUCTION TO FIELD THEORY     3 (3-0-9)**</mark>\
Lagrangian formulation for continuous systems and fields, the stress energy tensor and conservation theorems, hamiltitian formulation and fields, poisson brackets and monentu, representation; relativistic field theory; Noether, theorem; introduction tomfield quantization

<mark style="color:yellow;">**2304504     RELATIVITY     3 (3-0-9)**</mark>\
Historical development of relativity, Lorentz transformation and spacetime diagram, differential geometry background for general relativity, physics in flat spacetime, energy-momentum tensor, Einstein equations, Schwarzschild solution, black holes, Robertson-Walker model in cosmology

<mark style="color:yellow;">**2304505     SENSORS AND SIGNAL CONDITIONING I     3 (3-0-9)**</mark>\
Theory and transduction principles of sensors; sensor design and material property effect; actuators and system performance characteristics; signal conditioning and conversion between analogue and digital systems; intelligent transducers

<mark style="color:yellow;">**2304506     SENSORS AND SIGNAL CONDITIONING II     2 (1-0-6)**</mark>\
Basic of measurement; test equipment and measurement; operational amplifiers and their applications; negative feedback techniques; D/A and A/D conversion; transducers; interfacing circuits; multiplexing and power supply circuits

<mark style="color:yellow;">**2304515     Extreme Condition Physics     3 (3-0-9)**</mark>\
Introduction to extreme condition physics; effect of extreme conditions on crystalline materials; phase transition under extreme conditions; experimental techniques under extreme conditions; theoretical approach for structure prediction; application to physical science and earth science

<mark style="color:yellow;">**2304517     Density Functional Theory in Condensed Matter Physics     3 (3-0-9)**</mark>\
Density Functional Theory; density Functional Theory calculation in simple solids; computational techniques in calculations; density Functional Theory calculation for surfaces of solids; phase diagram from ab-initio calculation; electronic structure and magnetic properties; ab-initio molecular dynamics

<mark style="color:yellow;">**2304520     Fluid Mechanics for Physicists     3 (3-0-9)**</mark>\
Scaling analysis; perturbation theory; conservation of mass and transfer of momentum in continuum media; Navier-Stokes equations; lubrication theory; low Reynolds number flows; potential flows; boundary layer theory; turbulent flows; surface tension and Marangoni effect; flows of electrolyte solution; coupling between fluid velocity and pressure fields and electric and magnetic fields; flows of plasma in nuclear reactors

<mark style="color:yellow;">**2304536     COSMIC RAYS     3 (3-0-9)**</mark>\
Galactic cosmic rays history, composition, nucleosynthesis, propagation, acceleration, cosmic rays from the solar system history, acceleration, propagation, cosmic rays from solar flares, solar neutrinos,galactic cosmic rays, high-energy cosmic rays charged particles, gamma rays

<mark style="color:yellow;">**2304543     Introduction to Surface Growth Physics     3 (3-0-9)**</mark>\
Scaling and fractal concepts; nonequilibrium roughening; continuum growth equation; discrete growth models; universality class; renormalization group approach; basic phenomena of molecular beam epitaxy; linear and nonlinear theory; diffusion bias; noise

<mark style="color:yellow;">**2304544     INTRODUCTION TO SEMICONDUCTOR PHYSICS     3 (3-0-9)**</mark>\
Brillouin Zone, energy band structures, effective mass, impurities and carrier concentrations, electrical conductivity and hall effect, optical properties, electro-optical effect, heterostructures, quantum wells and experimental methods

<mark style="color:yellow;">**2304555     INTRODUCTION TO COSMOLOGY     3 (3-0-9)**</mark>\
Cosmological principles; Friedmann-Robertson-Walker metrics; Einstein equation; inflation; thermal history; structure formation.

<mark style="color:yellow;">**2304562     COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS     3 (3-0-9)**</mark>\
Basic computational software; numerical methods; Monte Carlo techniques; statistics for physicists; selected topics in computational physics

<mark style="color:yellow;">**2304567     Physics of Scanning Electron Microscopy     3 (3-0-9)**</mark>\
Reviews of optical microscopy; basic theory and operation principles of scanning electron microscopy; Imaging modes and electron detector - secondary electron detector, back-scatter electron detector, scanning transmission electron detector; review of atomic structures and emission spectrum; theory and operation principle of energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy; theory and operation principle of electron back-scattered diffraction; Introduction to electron beam lithography

<mark style="color:yellow;">**2304591     INDIVIDUAL STUDY I     3 (0-0-12)**</mark>\
An individual study of specific topics in according to the student's interest under the instructor's supervision in order to develop an undergraduate research proposal I

<mark style="color:yellow;">**2304592     INDIVIDUAL STUDY II     3 (0-0-12)**</mark>\
An individual study of specific topics in according to the student's interest under the instructor's supervision in order to develop an undergraduate research proposal II

<mark style="color:yellow;">**2304598     UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH PROJECT I     3 (0-9-3)**</mark>\
Practice of physics research according to students'interest under the faculty's supervision and research presentation

<mark style="color:yellow;">**2304599     UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH PROJECT II     3 (0-9-3)**</mark>\
Practice of physics research extended from senior project under the faculty's supervision and research presentation

<mark style="color:yellow;">**2304603     CLASSICAL ELECTRODYNAMICS I     3 (3-0-9)**</mark>\
Electrostatics and magnetostatics; time varying fields and Maxwell's equations; plane electromagnetic waves; wave guides and resonant cavity; special relativity and electrodynamics

<mark style="color:yellow;">**2304611     MATHEMATICAL METHODS FOR PHYSICS I     3 (3-0-9)**</mark>\
Partial differential equations; separation of variables; initial value and boundary value problems; Strum-Liouville theory; special functions; Green functions; introduction to complex variables

<mark style="color:yellow;">**5500111     EXPERIENTIAL ENGLISH I     3 (3-0-6)**</mark>\
Practice the four language skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing) for everyday communication and use them to acquire information from different kinds of sources through various forms of media. Compare, analyze and synthesize the acquired data to broaden existing knowledge and present the end-product in oral and/or written form

<mark style="color:yellow;">**5500112     EXPERIENTIAL ENGLISH II     3 (3-0-6)**</mark>\
Further practice in the four language skills for everyday communication; analyzing, synthesizing, summarizing and evaluating information from different sources; giving oral and/or written presentations

<mark style="color:yellow;">**5500204     ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES I     3 (3-0-6)**</mark>\
Practice reading and writing on contemporary issues related to science, which are based on verbal and non-verbal semi-academic sources from various mass media

<mark style="color:yellow;">**5500496     COMMUNICATION IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY     3 (3-0-6)**</mark>\
Development of spoken English for everyday situations, interviews, discussions and presentations; writing for letters (cover letters for a job application) and resumes; listening and note-taking

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