PHYS 598

Spring 2011 Part of Term 1

Part of Term 1
Jan 18-May 4

Special Topics in Physics

Credit: 1 TO 4 hours.

Subject offerings of new and developing areas of knowledge in physics intended to augment the existing curriculum. See Class Schedule or departmental course information for topics and prerequisites.

May be repeated in the same or separate terms if topics vary.

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PHYS 598 class schedule data for spring 2011
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
55135	Lecture	CM2	10:30AM -11:50AM	MW	Loomis Laboratory	Vishveshwara, S	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/18/11-05/04/11 Credit: 2 hours Section Title: Special Topics in Quantum CM Section Info: SPECIAL TOPICS IN QUANTUM CONDENSED MATTER. This course will visit some of the exciting developments that have taken place in condensed matter physics in the past decades, some also applicable to cold atomic physics. Emphasis will be placed on strongly correlated phenomena at the quantum many-body level. Topics explored will include a subset of the following: graphene and carbon nanotubes, quantum dots, superconductivity, quantum Hall systems, anyons and fractional statistics, Bose-Hubbard systems and critical phenomena. While the course will develop various theoretical techniques, it will be made accessible to anyone actively interested in condensed matter theory and experiment. Register for section CM2 (55135) or for section CM4 (55134). CM2 meets with CM4 but carries only two hours of credit. CM2 is suited for those interested in only an overview of the concepts and topics. Requirements for CM2 include attendance, some short writings and perhaps a short presentation. The Prerequisite for CM2 is PHYS 581 (Quantum Mechanics II). CM4 meets with CM2 but carries four hours of credit. CM4 is suited for those training in theoretical physics and seeking a more in-depth understanding of the concepts. Additional requirements for CM4 (beyond CM2) include solving several problems. The prerequisite for CM4 is PHYS 581 (Quantum Mechanics II) but it is recommended that CM4 students also have completed PHYS 561 (Condensed Matter Physics II) or PHYS 583 (Advanced Field Theory). Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
55134	Lecture	CM4	10:30AM -11:50AM	MW	Loomis Laboratory	Vishveshwara, S	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/18/11-05/04/11 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Special Topics in Quantum CM Section Info: Meets with section CM2 but for four hours credit and with additional requirements. See section CM2 (55135) for details. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
36789	Laboratory-Discussion Laboratory-Discussion	OMB OMB	11:00AM -11:50AM 2:00PM -4:50PM	TR W	Location Pending Location Pending	Clegg, R Fried, G	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/18/11-05/04/11 Credit: 3 hours Section Title: Optical Microscopy Section Info: Register in 36789 (OMB) or 36792 (OMD). This course provides a broad overview of optical microscopy. The topics will be introduced in lectures, and the labs will give the student hands-on practice. The labs are coordinated with the lectures, such that the concepts will be introduced before the laboratory exercises. We will begin with the preparation of biological samples, introduce important optic concepts and common spectroscopic signals, discuss different microscope techniques, and finish with an introduction to image analysis techniques. This course is targeted to students at the graduate level or advanced bachelor level (with permission) from across all disciplines; the goal is to provide a solid background in the theoretical concepts and practical skills in modern imaging that can be applied in their research projects. The Tuesday-Thursday morning course meetings are lectures and will be held in room 607 of the Institute for Genomic Biology (IGB). The Wednesday or Thursday afternoon course meetings are labs and will be held in room 606 of the IGB. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
36792	Laboratory-Discussion Laboratory-Discussion	OMD OMD	11:00AM -11:50AM 2:00PM -4:50PM	TR R	Location Pending Location Pending	Clegg, R Fried, G	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/18/11-05/04/11 Credit: 3 hours Section Title: Optical Microscopy Section Info: Register in 36789 (OMB) or 36792 (OMD). See 36789 (OMB). Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
52573	Lecture-Discussion Lecture-Discussion	SE SE	5:00PM -6:50PM 6:00PM -7:50PM	T R	Loomis Laboratory Loomis Laboratory	Clegg, R Clegg, R	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/18/11-05/04/11 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Intro to Science Education Section Info: INTRODUCTION TO SCIENCE EDUCATION: BRIDGING UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND K-12 TEACHING. This outreach course will focus on teaching science as inquiry and connecting graduate students' research with K-12 curricula. Students will also be introduced to the diversity of the K-12 classroom, will learn how to develop, teach and assess lessons for middle-grade learners and will prepare their lessons and assessment tools for publication online or in a science education journal. Each student will tie their research-based lesson to the science curriculum recently approved for Champaign School District Unit 4 and will field test them with a selected cohort of 30 middle school students at the Don Moyers Boys & Girls Club in Champaign. The final, revised lessons will be packaged for dissemination on the iRISE course website. This course in is collaboration with the following faculty and departments: Barbara Hug (College of Education); Elyse Rosenbaum (Electrical and Computer Engineering); Fouad Abd El Khalick (College of Education); Jose Mestre (Physics Education Research). All class meetings will be held in the 464 Loomis conference room. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.