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PHYC 3540   Optics and Photonics

CREDIT HOURS: 3
Topics in physical and geometrical optics will be covered. Selected applications will be presented in certain areas of photonics, including micro-optic sensors, semiconductor lasers and detectors, optical waveguides and fibres, optical signal processing and telecommunications.
FORMAT: Lecture
PREREQUISITES: PHYC 2150.03 and PHYC 2510.03 or MATH 2002.03

CREDIT HOURS: 3

This course will present the cutting-edge advances in the materials used in energy storage systems, such as batteries (particularly Li-on batteries), fuel cells and supercapacitors. Discussions will include component materials (electrodes, electrolytes, separator) and full devices.
FORMAT: Lecture
PREREQUISITES: CHEM 4311.03/ CHEM 5311.03 or permission of the instructor

PHYC 2150   Physics Tools: Experiment

CREDIT HOURS: 3
Introducing experimental tools and techniques within a theoretical framework, this course explores concepts in oscillations, waves, electricity and magnetism. The aim is to learn and apply techniques commonly used in Physics research. The following experimental tools and techniques are explored: Instrumentation; Fourier series; Data analysis; building AC and DC circuits; Detection and production of ultrasonic, acoustic, visible, microwaves; Mechanical systems. For example, the concept of resonance is applied to electronic (e.g. Radio), optical, acoustic (e.g. Music), mechanical and nuclear (e.g. MRI) systems in the lab. Textbook: An Introduction to Error Analysis, John R. Taylor.
FORMAT: Lecture & Lab

LAB HOURS PER WEEK: 5
PREREQUISITES: PHYC 1190.03/1290.03 or 1300X/Y.06 or SCIE 1500X/Y.30 and a 1000-level calculus course, or permission of instructor

PHYC 1190/1290   Introduction to Physics

CREDIT HOURS: 3

This course concentrates on mechanics (forces and motion). Primarily for students interested in Physical Sciences and Engineering. Students entering this course must be familiar with algebra, graphs, and trigonometry, and should be taking calculus (MATH 1000.03/1010.03 or MATH 1280.03/1290.03) concurrently. Ideas are introduced through in-class demonstrations enabling students to relate physical theory to events in the real world. Students explore many concepts via hands-on labs.
FORMAT:
Lecture
Lab

FORMAT COMMENTS: number of labs = 6
LAB HOURS PER WEEK: 3
PREREQUISITES: High School Physics equivalent to the Nova Scotia 12 level. Students not having a physics credit equivalent to Nova Scotia Grade 12 Physics are strongly advised to take PHYC 0010.00 available in the summer and in the fall term. See the College of Continuing Education at: http://collegeofcontinuinged.dal.ca.

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