Bachelor of Physics

 

The goal of the Physics major is to provide the student with a broad understanding of the physical principles of the universe, to help them develop critical thinking and quantitative reasoning skills, to empower them to think creatively and critically about scientific problems and experiments, and to provide training for students planning careers in physics and in the physical sciences broadly defined, including those whose interests lie in research, college teaching, industrial jobs, or other sectors of our society.

Knowledge Gained:

• Learn how to solve quantitative problems and find relationships between physical factors
• Learn how to obtain, organize, analyze, and interpret scientific data
• Develop knowledge of natural laws in various fields including optics, classical and quantum mechanics, and electricity and magnetism, astronomy and astrophysics, biomedical physics and beyond
• Effectively research, organize, and arrange information and develop new ideas

Skills Gained:

• Ability to conduct experiments
• Ability to develop theories
• Ability to perform calculations
• Ability to prepare technical reports
• Knowledge of mathematical modeling
• Ability to use computer technology
• Ability to research and gather information
• Ability to analyze and organize data

The student will be accepted in physics department after successfully graduation from high secondary school/ scientific stream with at least 65% or in accordance with the requirements of the university in that particular year.

It’s important that you understand the career options available to you as a physics major. Common job titles for physics and engineering physics bachelor’s degree recipients include:

• Accelerator Operator
• Applications Engineer
• Data Analyst
• High School Physics Teacher
• IT Consultant
• Lab Technician
• Laser Engineer
• Optical Engineer
• Research Associate
• Web Developer

Physics Major

The Bachelor’s degree in Physics is awarded with a single major in Physics after successfully completing at least 125 credit hours, distributed as follows:

First: University requirements and college requirements (42 credit hours) as mentioned above in the introduction.

Second: Requirements for single major (83 credit hours(.Students must complete and pass a total of 83 credit hours out of which 56 are compulsory from table 1 and the other 27 to be selected from the electives in table III-1-2

1. The requirements for a single major are divided into:
2. 1. Compulsory requirements (56 credit hours): The student must complete all of the following courses

Table 10-1-1 Core courses for the physics Major (56 credit hours)

رقم المساق	اسم المساق	Course Name	الساعات المعتمدة	المتطلب السابق
0302102	مدخل الى الفيزياء 1	Introductory Physics 1	3	0302101
0302112	مدخل الى الفيزياء العملية  1	Practical Physics 1	1	0302102 or concurrent
0302151	فيزياء رياضية 1	Mathematical physics 1	4	0302101
0302211	مختبر فيزياء عملي 2	Practical Physics 2	1	0302112
0302232	مختبر الكترونيات	Electronics Lab	2	0302102
0302241	ديناميكا حرارية وميكانيكا احصائية	Thermodynamics and statistical mechanics	4	0302102
0302251	فيزياء رياضية 2	Mathematical Physics 2	4	0302151
0302252	طرق البحث العلمي	Scientific Research Methods	3	*****
0302261	فيزياء حديثة	Modern Physics	4	0302102 or 0302151
0302311	مختبرفيزياء  متقدم 1	Advance Laboratory 1	2	0302261
0302322	فيزياء الامواج والضوء	Waves and optics	4	0302251 or concurrent
0302351	ميكانيكا كلاسيكية	Classical Mechanics	4	0302251 or concurrent
0302353	كهرباء ومغناطيسية	Electricity & Magnetism	4	0302251
0302354	ميكانيكا الكم	Quantum Mechanics	4	0302261
0302411	مختبرفيزياء  متقدم 2	Advance Laboratory 2	2	0302311
0302463	فيزياء نووية	Nuclear Physics	4	0302354
0302471	فيزياء الحالة الصلبة	Solid State Physics	4	0302354
0302491	مشروع التخرج	Graduation Project	2	موافقة الدائرة
			56

 

2. Elective requirements (21 credit hours): for male / female students
3. a) Choose 15 credit hours from among the courses offered by the department from the following schedule and complete them successfully.

Table 10-1-2 Elective Courses for the physics major. The student must select 15 credit hours from the table:  

رقم المساق	اسم المساق	Course Name	الساعات المعتمدة	المتطلب السابق
0302281	نظام الطاقة المتجددة	Renewable Energy Systems	3	0302102
0302373	المطيافية الجزيئة	Spectroscopy	3	0302261
0302381	تركيبات النانو	Nanostructures	3	0302261
0302382	فيزياء اشعاعية	Radiation Physics	3	0302261
0302383	الفيزياء الحيوية الجزيئية	Molecular  Biophysics	3	0302261
0302384	اساليب في الفيزياء الحيوية	Biophysical Methods	3	0302383
0302412	تقنيات تجريبية	Experimental Techniques	3	0302311
0302462	الفيزياء الذرية والجزيئية	Atomic and molecular physics	3	0302354
0302481	مواضيع خاصة	Special Topics	3	0302261
0302482	الحماية من الاشعاع الفيزيائي	Physics of Radiation Protection	3	0302382
0302484	التصوير الطبي في الفيزياء	Physics of Medical imaging	3	0302382
0302490	مشروع التخرج	Research project	3	موافقة الدائرة

1. b) Choose 6 credit hours from the Mathematics or Computer Department from level 200 or higher and complete them successfully.
2. Free Requirements (6 credit hours) The student must choose 6 credit hours from among the courses offered by the university.

 

Major in Physics and Minor in other field

الخطة الدراسية للحصول على درجة البكالوريوس في الفيزياء

تخصص رئيس” فيزياء ” /فرعي “تخصص اخر”

10-2 Major in Physics and Minor in other field: The student must complete 56 credit hours. The Bachelor’s degree in Physics is awarded with a major / minor physics major after successfully completing at least 125 credit hours, distributed as follows:

First: University requirements and college requirements (42 credit hours) as mentioned

above in the introduction.

Second: Requirements for the major major “physics” / minor “other specialty” (83

Credit hours):

The requirements for the major “physics” / minor “other specialty” are divided into:

1. Compulsory requirements (56 credit hours): The student must complete all of the

following courses:

Table 10-2-1 Compulsory courses (56 Hours)

رقم المساق	اسم المساق	Course Name	الساعات المعتمدة	المتطلب السابق
0302102	مدخل الى الفيزياء 1	Introductory Physics 1	3	0302101
0302112	مدخل الى الفيزياء العملية  1	Practical Physics 1	1	0302102
0302151	فيزياء رياضية 1	Mathematical physics 1	4	0302101
0302211	مختبر فيزياء عملي 2	Practical Physics 2	1	0302112
0302232	مختبر الكترونيات	Electronics Lab	2	0302102
0302241	ديناميكا حرارية وميكانيكا احصائية	Thermodynamics and statistical mechanics	4	0302102
0302251	فيزياء رياضية 2	Mathematical Physics 2	4	0302151
0302252	فيزياء حاسوبية	Computational Physics	3	0302251 or concurrent
0302261	فيزياء حديثة	Modern Physics	4	0302102 or 0302151
0302311	مختبرفيزياء  متقدم 1	Advance Laboratory 1	2	0302261
0302322	فيزياء الامواج والضوء	Waves and optics	4	0302251 or concurrent
0302351	ميكانيكا كلاسيكية	Classical Mechanics	4	0302251 or concurrent
0302353	كهرباء ومغناطيسية	Electricity & Magnetism	4	0302251
0302354	ميكانيكا الكم	Quantum Mechanics	4	0302261
0302411	مختبرفيزياء  متقدم 2	Advance Laboratory 2	2	0302311
0302463	فيزياء نووية	Nuclear Physics	4	0302354
0302471	فيزياء الحالة الصلبة	Solid State Physics	4	0302354
0302491	مشروع التخرج	Graduation Project	2	موافقة الدائرة
		Total	56

Minor requirements (other specialization) (27 credit hours): The student must successfully complete all the requirements of the sub-specialization as proposed by the department of the sub-specialization chosen by the student according to the applicable university regulations and laws.

10-3 Minor in Physics

Minor in physics for student from other science departments, the students must complete 27 credit hours out of which 22 hours compulsory table 10-3-1 and select 5 out of the elective course table 10-3-2.

Physics minor for non-students of the Department of Physics:

The student must complete 27 credit hours provided that 22 credit hours are from the compulsory courses mentioned in Schedule 10-3-1 and choose 5 credit hours from the optional courses mentioned in Schedule 10-3-2.

 

Table 10-3-1 Compulsory courses for Minor in Physics (22 hours)

رقم المساق	اسم المساق	Course Name	الساعات المعتمدة	المتطلب السابق
0302102	مدخل الى الفيزياء 1	Introductory Physics 1	3	0302101
0302112	مدخل الى الفيزياء العملية  1	Practical Physics 1	1	0302102
0302251	فيزياء رياضية 2	Mathematical Physics 2	4	0302151 or 0306102
0302261	فيزياء حديثة	Modern Physics	4	0302102
0302311	مختبر فيزياء متقدمة 1	Advance Laboratory 1	2	0302261
0302353	كهرباء ومغناطيسية	Electricity & Magnetism	4	0302251
0302354	ميكانيكا الكم	Quantum Mechanics	4	0302261
			22

 

Table 10-3-2 Elective course for Minor in Physics (select 5 Hours) based on the background of the students.

Table 10-3-2 Elective courses for a minor in Physics (5 credit hours)

رقم المساق	اسم المساق	Course Name	الساعات المعتمدة	المتطلب السابق
0302151	فيزياء رياضية 1	Mathematical physics 1	4	0302101
0302232	مختبر الكترونيات	Electronics Lab	2	0302102
0302241	ميكانيكا احصائية وديناميكا حرارية	Thermodynamics and statistical mechanics	4	0302102
0302252	فيزياء حاسوبية	Computational Physics	3	0302251 or concurrent
0302322	فيزياء الامواج والضوء	Waves and optics	4	0302251 or concurrent
0302351	ميكانيكا كلاسيكية	Classical Mechanics	4	0302251 or concurrent

 

Courses offered by the Physics Department to the other colleges

رقم المساق	اسم المساق	Course Name	الساعات المعتمدة	المتطلب السابق
0302103	فيزياء عامة 1	General Physics 1	3	–
0302113	فيزياء عامة عملية 1	General Practical Physics 1	1	0302103 or concurrent
0302104	فيزياء عامة 2	General Physics 2	3	0302103
0302114	فيزياء عامة عملية 2	General Practical Physics 1	1	0302104 or concurrent

(0302101) Introduction to Physics (2 C.H.)

The course includes topics such as: measurements, motion, kinematics and dynamics, rotation and torques fluid dynamics, temperature and heat, capacitors, coulombs law, current and resistance, direct current circuits, geometrical optics and shadows, microscope, physics of eye and vision.

(0302111) Introduction to Practical Physics (1 C.H.)

This lab. Contains 12 experiments suitable to the first course in physics ” Introduction to physics” ( 0302101) and the student learns how to do the experiment and to write  full reports for some experiments and short reports for others. Those experiments are: measurements, vectors, motion in one dimension, free falling, friction, Inclined plane, Ohms law, Kirchhoff’s law, Wheatstone bridge, RC circuit, index of refraction, lenses.

 (0302102) Introductory Physics 1  (3 C.H.)

The course includes topics of :  energy and work, linear momentum and collisions, rotation around a fixed axes, angular momentum, electric field, Gauss law, electric potential, magnetic field sources, electromagnetic induction, electromagnetic waves, harmonic oscillatory motion.

  (0302112) Practical Physics 1  (1 C.H.)

The student is expected to do 12 experiments covering the second course in physics “Introductory physics ” (0302102) and have the ability to be more self-dependent to prepare and do those experiments: conservation of linear momentum, conservation of energy, harmonic oscillator, simple pendulum, electric field and equipotential surface, Oscilloscope, RL circuit, induced electromotive force and transformer, magnetic field of a coil, linear expansion, Joules heating, moment of inertia.

 (0302211) Practical Physics II (1 C.H.)

This is an intermediate course qualifying the student to be more familiar with experiments and be more self- dependent. The experiments here depends on different courses in physics and include: viscosity, refraction by a prism, interference of light, diffraction of light, polarization, decay rate, standing waves, sound waves, thermocouple, flow rate of water, toque and angular motion. AC measurements and …… graphs.

 (0302151) Mathematical Physics I (4 C.H.)

This course covers the topics of: Preliminary calculus and algebra: integration, Complex numbers and hyperbolic functions: real and imaginary parts, complex plane, complex logarithms and powers, applications , Series and limits, Partial differentiation., Multiple integrals: double and triple integrals, Vector calculus and algebra, Matrices and vector spaces, Line, surface and volume integrals.

(0302232) Electronics Lab (2 C.H.  )

This course an introduction to Electronics, charge carriers in semiconductors, excess carriers in semiconductors, Fabrication of p-n junctions, Diodes, Forward and Reverse bias characteristics of Diode, Special purpose diodes, Equivalent circuit of diode, Diode as a switch, Diode application, Half wave and full wave rectifiers, clippers and clamper circuits, Bipolar Junction Transistor, Transistor Operation, Types of Transistor, Unbiased Transistor, Transistor biasing Configurations, Common Emitter, Common Base, Common Collector, DC and AC analysis of BJT, Field effect of Transistor, biasing techniques of BJT.

In this course the student must complete 8 practical sessions to cover the core material of the course.

No.	Experiment Name	No.	Experiment Name
1	Diode Characteristics.	5	Transistor characteristics
2	Rectifiers and Filters.	6	Common emitter amplifier
3	Clippers, Clampers and voltage regulator	7	Common collector amplifier
4	Zener diode as voltage regulator	8	JFET characteristics

(0302241) Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics (4 C.H.)

State of a system, empirical and thermodynamic temperature, thermal equilibrium and the Zeroth law, thermometers, equations of state, P-v-T surfaces, expansively and compressibility, heat and work, the first law, heat capacities, heats of transformation and the enthalpy, general form of the first law, energy equation of steady flow, the Carnot cycle, the heat engine and the refrigerator, entropy and the second law, calculation of entropy changes in different processes, the principle of increase of entropy, the Clausius and Kelvin-Planck statements of the second law, combination of the first and second laws.

Macro states and microstates, elementary relations among probabilities, the Binomial distribution, mean values, calculation of mean values for a spin system, statistical ensemble, statistical postulates, probability calculations, number of states accessible to a macroscopic system.

(0302251) Mathematical Physics II  (4 C.H.)

Vector calculus: grad, div, and curl, vector operators. Fourier series: Fourier coefficients, Dirichlet condition, Parsevals theorem, Integral transforms, First and second order differential equations, Series solutions of ordinary differential equations (ODEs) , Eigen function methods for ODEs.

(0302252) Research Methodology  (3 C.H.)

The course is organized into three sections: Part one Research planning:  introduces the students to the skills of how to choose a project, research a topic, write a project proposal, plan the project. Part two Research writing: provides help on writing the different sections of a research report as well as introduces the strategies and language conventions required for writing an effective research report. Part three Research presenting : covers the effective methods for a project presentation, and research submitting .This course also introduces the students to the concepts of research and development, innovation and creativity and decision making process for research and development.

(0302261) Modern Physics  (4 C.H.)

This course covers the following Topics:

Review of classical physics, Special Relativity Michelson-Morley Experiment, Einstein’s postulates, Lorentz transformation, Relativistic kinematics, relativistic dynamics, four vector notations, Relativistic collisions, the creation and annihilation of particles, the relativistic Doppler shift, The Twin Paradox, Experimental tests of special relativity, geometrical representations. 

(0302281) Renewable Energy Systems (4 C.H.)

This course will give an introduction of the main scientific principles and technologies related to harnessing and conversion of the earth´s renewable energy sources. Providing a comprehensive overview of renewable energy systems including solar energy, wind power, hydropower, fuel cells, biomass. non-solar renewable energy (tidal power, geothermal energy); integration into the grid system; sustainability of renewable energy, future prospects and policies scenario.

  0302311) )  Advance Laboratory I (2 C.H.)               

No.	Experiment Name	No.	Experiment Name
1	Stefan-Boltzmann’s Law of Radiation.	7	Microwaves.
2	The specific charge of the electron.	8	The Mechanical equivalent of heat.
3	Atomic Spectra.	9	Forced Oscillations.
4	X – Ray Absorption.	10	Coupled Pendulum.
5	Statistics.	11	Dielectric constant of a liquid
6	Measurements of frequencies.	12	Frank Hertz Experiment

(0302322) Waves and Optics (4 C.H.)

Waves and Optics is an intermediate-level course and calculus-based approach to topics in wave motion and wave optics. The course addresses free vibrations, forced vibrations, and resonance, leading into normal modes of discrete and continuous systems. Wave propagation is covered for several different types of waves, including electromagnetic waves based on the wave equation and sound waves characteristics. Wave optics (interference, diffraction, diffraction grating, interferometry and holography.

(0302351) Classical Mechanics (4 C.H.)

Newton mechanics, motion in resisting media, motion in 2 and 3 dimensions, motion of a system of particles,  central force, planets motion, rigid body motion, gravity and moving frames of reference, Hamilton and Lagrange equations  and rotational dynamics of rigid bodies.

(0302353) Electricity & Magnetism (4 C.H.)

Vector Analysis (Review), Electrostatics (Review), Special Techniques for Laplace’s equation, Electric Field in Matter, Magneto statics, Magnetic fields in matter, Electrodynamics, Electromagnetic waves, and Electrodynamics and relativity.

 (0302354) Quantum Mechanics (4 C.H.)

Core Material

The concept of the state function and Schrodinger equation for basic problems including harmonic oscillator, potential well, delta function and barrier. General formalism of QM. Schrodinger equation in spherical coordinates, hydrogen atom solution, angular momentum and spin. Identical particles and quantum statistics. Perturbation theory for stationary states, applications to non-degenerate and degenerate states and if possible time dependent theory and atomic transitions.

(0302373) Spectroscopy (3 C.H.)

Various spectroscopic techniques, such as Infrared (IR), Ultra Violet (UV), Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR), Mass Spectrometry (MS), are discussed and then used to identify functional groups in compounds. The use of spectral data to identify unknown compounds

The course is intended to cover spectroscopic techniques including visible/ ultraviolet spectroscopy and flouro-metry. Subsequence with chromatography hyphenated with the previously mentioned detection systems. Moreover, structural elucidation techniques should be discussed deeply including 1D NMR spectroscopy, namely ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, J-mod and briefly 2D NMR including COSY and  HSQC. Elucidation through Interpretation of MS and IR charts will be addressed. Furthermore, single X- ray crystallography will be discussed as a tool of structure elucidation, particularly for the large molecules such as proteins. The course should be given as a problem-based approach of teaching rather than a knowledge-based approach.

(0302381) Nanostructures (4 C.H.)

This course will focus on the theoretical description of nanophysics and Nano devices where the small size plays a crucial role in determining their properties and behaviors. The fundamental aim is to provide the students with a working knowledge of contemporary theoretical nanophysics. The course explains how nano physical phenomena can be modelled and predictions for behavior made. The course will begin with a review of solid-state basics. The following topics will be covered: correlations & coulomb effects in nanostructures; coulomb blockade; coherent transport and Landauer-Büttiker formalism; carbon-based nanostructures; nano thermodynamics density functional theory for nanostructures. On completion of this module, the learner will be able to: demonstrate a detailed knowledge and understanding of semiconductor quantum devices; integrate previous knowledge from physics courses with the topics discussed in the module; analyses advanced problems in nanophysics; apply the theories of nano-scale devices to problems or situations not previously encountered.      

(0302382) Radiation Physics (4 C.H)

Core material

The nucleus and nuclear radiation: Nuclear structure, Alpha decay, beta decay, Gamma ray emission, internal conversion Radioactive decay: activity, serial radioactive decay, natural radioactivity, radon and radon daughters.

(0302383) Molecular Biophysics (4 C.H.)

The aim of this course is to provide a comprehensive introduction to Molecular structure of macromolecules, properties and function of proteins, nucleic acids, polyelectrolytes, lipids and membranes, energetic, dynamics and interactions of biological and colloidal systems. Besides Modeling of Biological Macromolecules   .

(0302384) Experimental Techniques (4 C.H.)

Familiarize the student with the various experimental setups and methods available at the university, and possibly through summer and spring schools offered in recognized places.

(0302412)Experiments available or will be available include

1. Alquds National Nuclear Physics Laboratory (ANPL)

Experiment	Experiment
Introduction to Electronic Signal Analysis in Nuclear Radiation Measurements.	High-Resolution X-Ray Spectroscopy.
Geiger Counting.	The Proportional Counter and Low-Energy X-Ray Measurements..
Gamma-Ray Spectroscopy Using NaI(Tl).	X-Ray Fluorescence.
Alpha Spectroscopy with Silicon Charged-Particle Detectors.	Beta Spectroscopy.
Energy Loss with Heavy Charged Particles (Alphas).	Time Coincidence Techniques Applied to Absolute Activity Measurements.
Nuclear Lifetimes and the Coincidence Method.	The Total Neutron Cross Section and Measurement of the Nuclear Radius.
Rutherford Scattering of Alphas from Thin Gold Foil and Other Optional Metal Foils.	Measurements in Health Physics.
Decay Scheme of 244Cm by an Alpha and X-Ray Coincidence Experiment.	Gamma-Ray Time-of-Flight Spectroscopy.
Radiation Biology and Nuclear Medicine	Positron Annihilation Lifetime Spectrometry.

1. Biophysics: FTIR in the medical building.
2. Nanotechnology: NRL in the old engineering.

The labs need coordination with the directors. It will be useful to conduct 6-8 experiments during the semester for the undergraduate and 8-10 for the graduate student provided they don’t include what is taken in the undergraduate course for  Alquds students to provide research training for interested students.

(0302462) Atomic and Molecular Physics (4 C.H.)

Core Material

Early atomic physics, the hydrogen atom, Helium, the alkalis, the LS and JJ coupling schemes, hyperfine structure and isotope shift, ground states of multi electron atoms and the periodic table, the interaction of atoms with radiation, ionic covalent bond (molecular, rotational, vibrational, and spectra), Raman effect.

 (0302463) Nuclear Physics  (4 C.H.)

Core material

Basic concepts, Nuclear Phenomenology, Experimental Methods, Models and Theories of Nuclear Physics, Applications of Nuclear Physics, Introduction to Particle Phenomenology,  Strong and Electroweak Interactions, Outstanding Questions and Future Prospects. the standard model and beyond, nuclear energy and medicine, neutrino oscillations; supersymmetries.

 (0302411) Advance Laboratory II (2 C.H.)

No.	Experiment name	No.	Experiment Name
1	Electron Spin Resonance.	7	Faraday Effect.
2	Radioactivity.	8	Hysteresis Curve.
3	Magnetic Field of a Circular Conductor.	9	Maxwell’s 2nd  Equation.
4	X – Ray Diffraction.	10	Millikan Oil drop Experiment.
5	Michelson Interferometer.	11	Ultra Sounds
6	Paramagnetic Susceptibility.	12	Measurements of Boltzmann constant.
		13	Hall Effect

(0302471) Solid State Physics: (4 C.H.)

Elementary description of crystal structures: crystal periodicity, symmetry elements, crystal classes and crystal structure. Diffraction of X-rays by crystals: Bragg’s law; structure factor, powder diffraction patterns; indexing of powder diffraction lines, thermal properties of solids:  quantization of lattice vibrations – phonons, Einstein and Debye models of lattice heat capacity, thermal conductivity of insulators, dielectric properties of solids: Electronic, ionic and orientation, polarizability, dielectric constant, electric susceptibility, resonance absorption in dielectrics. Mechanical properties of solids:  dislocation, vacancies and interstitials, strength of materials. plasmons, polaritons, polarons, excitons, superconductivity, dielectric, ferroelectrics, diamagnetism, paramagnets, ferromagnetism and antiferromagnetism. Energy bands in solids, semiconductor crystals, Fermi surfaces and metals

(0302481) Special topics (4 C.H.)

Every time offered, the course outline should be approved by the department.

(0302482) Physics of Radiation Protection (4 C.H.)

This course provides in-depth coverage of the fundamental principles that drive health physics practice and radiation protection guidelines. Students gain a detailed understanding of the biological and physiological factors that influence radiation protection strategies. Internally ingested, breathed, and absorbed radioactivity are to be covered in depth, including organ-specific dose calculations resulting from organ seeking radioisotopes, external radiation exposures, including considerations of how source geometry affects whole body and organ dosimetry, the relationships between biological, physical, and effective half-lives of radioisotopes, radiation quality weighting factors, Distinctions between dose, equivalent dose, and effective dose, the use of time, distance, and shielding as tools in radiation protection. 

 (0302484) Physics of Medical Imaging (4 C.H.)

This course is designed to demonstrate how imaging methods utilize physical principles to address problems in clinical diagnosis, patient management and biomedical research. The physics, instrumentation and clinical applications of all common medical imaging modalities including x-ray radiography, computed tomography (CT), ultrasound imaging, Single Photon Emission Tomography (SPECT),positron emission tomography (PET), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) will be discussed. Emerging imaging modalities including optical imaging, fluorescence imaging and photo acoustic imaging will also be introduced.

Biophysical Methods (4 C.H.)

Core material

Microscopic Approaches: Light Microscopy, Fluorescence Microscopy, image processing, Confocal and multi-Photon Microscopy, phase contrast, Electron Microscopy, Atomic Force Microscopy.  X-ray Diffraction. X-ray Crystallography, Spectroscopic Approaches: Infrared Ultraviolet-Visible Fluorescence multidimensional Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Electron Spin Resonance Surface Plasmon Resonance, Circular Dichroism and Raman-spectroscopy, Mass Spectrometry Differential and Isothermal Calorimetry (DSC/ITC) Resonance Energy Transfer Analytical Ultracentrifugation (AUC) Native Electrophoresis, Size Exclusion Chromatography.

(0302490)  Research project (2 C.H.)

Conduct an original research project under a directed supervision.  The student prepares a proposal before registering the course and after the department approval. The student can work on the project for a minimum of one semester extendible to 2^nd semester.

The output of the project should produce a published article or a should thesis with certain requirements and terms

(0302491) Graduation Project  (2 C.H.)

Independent study assignments of some special topics and the conclusion by a write up and a seminar at the end of the semester.