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and the department in the boxes.
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1. Please rate the following goals in relation to their importance to your program.
A- PHYSICS COURSES
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Problem Solving,
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Exposure to Instrumentation and Laboratory,
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Team Work in Experiments and Problem Solving,
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Basic Principles of Classical Physics (mechanics, thermo., electricity, magnetism, optics, waves),
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Basic Principles of the Modern Physics (quantum physics, relativity, solid-state physics).
B- MATHEMATICS COURSES
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Competency in problem solving ,
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Team work in problem solving,
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Application to real life situations,
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Mathematical modeling,
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Exposure to mathematical abstraction.
C- CHEMISTRY COURSES
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Problem solving,
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Exposure to laboratory and instrumentation,
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Team work in experiments and problem solving,
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Introduction to nature of matter,
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Interactions among different types of materials.
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departmental curriculum.
University Physics I
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Measurement, Units, Estimating,
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Kinematics in One Dimension,
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Kinematics in Two Dimension, Vectors,
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Applications of Newton’s laws,
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Gravitation,
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Work and Energy,
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Conservation of Energy,
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Linear Momentum and Collisions,
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Rotational motion About a Fixed Axis,
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Vector Product and Torque,
29
Angular Momentum,
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Static Equilibrium,
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Simple harmonic motion,
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Fluid mechanics, Pressure, Bernoulli’s equation,
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Wave motion,
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Sound waves.
University Physics II
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Kinetic theory of gases,
36
Heat and the first law of thermodynamics,
37
Second law of thermodynamics,
38
Electric charge and electric field,
39
Gauss’s law,
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Electric Potential,
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Magnetism,
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Sources of magnetic field,
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Electromagnetic induction and Faraday’s law,
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Geometrical optics,
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Interference, Diffraction, Polarization,
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Nuclear physics,
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Cosmology.
University Physics III
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Blackbody radiation. Photoelectric effect. Compton scattering. X-ray diffraction,
50
Atomic structure. Rutherford and Bohr model of the atom,
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Matter waves; de Broglie’s hypothesis. Davisson-German experiment,
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Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle. Wave-particle duality,
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Introduction to Quantum Mechanism,
54
Simple applications of the Schrödinger’s equation,
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Simple Harmonic Oscillator, Tunneling. Hydrogen atom,
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Selected topics from solid state physics.
Linear Algebra
57
Systems of linear equations,
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Matrices,
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Determinants, Cramer’s Rule,
60
Vector spaces: linear independence, basis, dimension,
61
Linear mappings: matrix representation, change of bases,
62
Inner product spaces: Cauchy-Schwarz inequality, orthogonalization,
63
Eigenvalues and eigenvectors: characteristic polynomials,
64
Cayley-Hamilton theorem.
Calculus
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Differentiation,
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Antiderivatives and Initial-Value Problems,
67
Inverse Functions, Exponential and Logarithmic Functions,
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The Inverse Trigonometric Functions,
69
Hyperbolic Functions,
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Sketching the Graph of a Function,
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Integration,
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Volumes of Solids of Revolution,
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Parametric Curves,
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Polar Coordinates and Polar Curves.
75
Sequences and Convergence, Infinite Series, Tests for Convergence,
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Power Series, Taylor and Maclaurin Series,
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Analytic Geometry in Three Dimensions,
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Vector Calculus (Gradient, Divergence, Curl and Stokes’ Theorem),
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Quadratic Surfaces,
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Partial Derivatives and the Chain Rule,
81
Gradients and Directional Derivatives,
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Lagrange Multipliers,
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Multiple Integrals,
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Line Integrals and Surfaces,
85
Greens’s Theorem.
Ordinary Differential Equations
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Classification of differential equations,
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First-order equations. Initial-value problems, boundary-value problems,
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Exact differential equations and integrating factors,
89
Separable, Linear equations and Bernoulli equations,
90
Explicit methods of solving higher-order linear differential Equations,
91
The Cauchy-Euler equation,
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Laplace transform and applications,
93
Series solutions of linear differential equations,
94
System of linear differential equations,
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Differential operators.
Mathematical Methods for Engineers
96
The Solution of Linear and Nonlinear Equations,
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Iteration for Nonlinear Systems,
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Interpolation,
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Curve Fitting,
100
Numerical Differentiation and Integration,
101
Numerical Solution of Ordinary Differential Equations.
102
Complex Numbers,
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Elementary Functions,
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Integrals,
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Series,
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Residues, Poles and application.
Probability and Statistical Methods
108
Descriptive statistics, mean, median and variance,
109
Graphical display of data, histograms,
110
Sample spaces and events, counting, probability of an event,
111
Random variables and probability distributions,
112
Mathematical expectation, mean of a random variable, variance and covariance,
113
Discrete probability distributions, uniform, binomial, geometric and Poisson distributions,
114
Continuous probability distributions, uniform, normal distributions, standard normal tables,
normal approximation of binomial,
115
Gamma and exponential distributions,
116
Random sampling, chi-square distribution, distribution of the sample variance,
117
Estimation problems,
118
t-distribution,
119
Test of hypotheses, statistical hypotheses testing,
120
Type I and type II errors, one and two tail tests.
Chemistry
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Atoms, Molecules, and Ions,
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Mass Relationships in Chemical Reactions,
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Reactions in Aqueous Solution,
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Gases,
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Thermochemistry,
126
Quantum Theory and the Electronic Structure of Atoms,
127
Periodic Relationships Among the Elements,
128
Chemical Bonding,
129
Intermolecular Forces and Liquids and Solids,
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Physical Properties of Solutions,
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Chemical Kinetics and Equilibrium,
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Acid-base Equilibria and Solubility Equilibria,
133
Chemistry in the Atmosphere,
134
Entropy, Free Energy, and Equilibrium,
135
Electrochemistry,
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Metallurgy and the Chemistry of Metals,
137
Nonmetallic Elements and their Compounds,
138
Transition Metals and Coordination Compounds,
139
Nuclear Chemistry,
140
Organic Chemistry,
141
Synthetic and Natural Organic Polymers.
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