Physics IV (Optics-Waves)

• Elastic waves: Principles of wave motion, derivation of wave equation, har-monic waves. • Elastic waves: Mechanical waves, wave energy, exercises. • Propagation of elastic waves: Wave Superposition, phase and group veloci-ty. • Propagation of elastic waves: Standing waves, beats, normal modes, exer-cises. • Sound Waves: Creation of sound waves, perception of sound waves, applica-tions, […]

Quantum Mechanics I.

Historical review of old quantum mechanics. Mathematical introduction in quantum mechanics.De Broglie theory of wave mechanics. Time-independent and time-dependent Schrodinger equations. Time evolution of the wavefunction . One and three-dimensional study of simple quantum mechanical potentials. One and three-dimensional study of the harmonic oscillator potential.

Statistical Physics

Thermal equilibrium, Isolated systems, Postulates of statistical physics.Microcanonical, Canonical and Grandcanonical ensembles.Applications: Ideal classical gas, Heat capacity of solids, Paramagnetic solids, Ideal quantum gas, Black-Body radiation, Fermi-Dirac statistics, Electron gas, Bose-Einstein statistics, Bose condensation.

Laboratory on Electronics

Introduction to performance measurement of electronic circuits, Circuits with diodes, Switching circuits with bipolar transistors (BJT), Amplifiers with bipolar transistors, Linear and non-linear circuits with operational amplifiers (amplifiers, active filters, comparators, pulse generators).