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