COLLEGE OF SCIENCE
Department of Physics
Degrees Offered: B.S., M.S., Ph.D.
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Chair: Tseng, Wen-jer
The Department
Established in 1963, the Department of Physics provides systematic programs for those who wish to follow careers as professional scientists or engineers. We offer B.Sc., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees. In order to prepare the students for a successful career in a highly competitive world of high-tech, we offer curricular which place emphasis on the application of basic theories and extensive trainings in information technology and foreign languages.
The faculty members of the Department of Physics conduct research on a vast variety of topics, including theoretical and computational physics, optoelectronics, materials synthesis and characterizations, synchrotron radiation-related researches and nanoscience.
Faculty
Professors
Chan, Wai-ching ; Chang, Henry C. L. ; Chen, Chun-nan ; Chien, Fan-z ; Cho, Hing-tong ; Ho, Choon-lin ; Lin, Jenn-an ; Lin, I-nan ; Pong, Way-faung ; Tseng, Wen-jer ; Yen, San-ho.
Associate Professors
Chen, Deun-er ; Chen, Jiing-yann ; Chen, Wuu-ben ; Du, Chao-hung ; Hsueh, Hung-chung ; Lee, Ming-hsien ; Ling, Dah-chin ; Liu, Kwok-on ; Shiau, Shiow-meei ; Tang, Chen-yau ; Zhou, Zi-cong.
Assistant Professors
Chin, Yi-nan ; Ho, Chang-ming ; Jen, Jen-yi ; Wang, Shang Yung ; Yang, Shu-chun
Degree Requirements
The Department of Physics offers two programs at the undergraduate level: the Electro-optical Physics Program and Applied Physics Program.
- Requirements for a degree of B.Sc. in Electro-optical Physics: Successful completion of 133 credits of courses, including 110 credits of required courses and 23 credits of elective physics courses.
- Requirements for a degree of B.Sc. in Applied Physics:
Successful completion of 133 credits of courses, including 110 credits of required courses and 20 credits of elective physics courses. - Requirements for a Master's degree in Science:
Successful completion of 26 credits of courses, including 15 credits of required courses. Students are also required to submit a written master's thesis completed under the supervision of a faculty member and pass an oral examination. - Requirements for a degree of Ph.D. in Science:
Successful completion of 18 credits of courses, including 6 credits of required courses. Students are required to pass qualifying examination within the first two years, publish at least one research paper in any journal a listed in Science Citation Index, submit a written doctoral dissertation completed under the supervision of a faculty member, and pass an oral examination.
Course Descriptions
Undergraduate Courses
A1376 Applied Mathematics (3/3) Ordinary Differential Equation; First-Order Differential Equations; Second-Order Differential Equations; Power Series Solution of Differential Equation; Laplace Transformation; Fourier Series and Transformation; Matrix; Eigen-value Problem; Partial Differnetial Equation.
E0768 Numerical Method (2/2) Various Numerical Methods; Standard Algorithm; Application of Library Routines.
E0969 Applied Mechanics (3/3) Coordinate Transformation, Matrix, Vectors, Newton's Law, Conservation Theorems, Simple Harmonic Oscillator, Non-linear Oscillations, Gravitation, Euler's Equation when Auxiliany Condition are Imposed, The Delta Notation, Lagrangian and Hamilitonian Dynamics, Central-force Motion, Dynamics of a System of Particles, Motion of Noninertial Reference Frame, Dynamics of Rigid Body, Coupled Oscillations, Orthogonality of the Eigenvectors, Continuous System.
S0003 Mechanics (3/3) Matrices; vectors and vector Calculus; Newtonian Mechanics; Oscillations; gravitation; Calculus of Variations; Hamilton's Principles, Lagrangian and Hamiltonian Dynamics: Central-Force Motion; Dynamics of a System of Particles; Motion in a Noninertial Reference frame; Dynamics of Rigid Bodies.
S0041 Astromony (0/3) Overview of Universe; Solar System; Inter-Stellar Distance; Properties of Stars; Classification and Evolution; Star Nebulae; Star Cluster, Structure and Classification of Glaxies; Cosmology; Observateries and Telescopes.
S0043 Fundamental Mathematical Physics (0/3) Introduction; Reviews and Concepts of Functions; Differentiations; Vector Algebra; Vector Differentiations; Vector Integrals; Orthogonal Curvilinear Coordinates; Differential Equations.
S0058 Semiconductor Physics (0/3) Energy Bands and Carrier Concentration, Carrier Transport Phenomena, P-N Junction.
S0082 Optical Electronics（0/3）The Lecture about the Semiconductor laser, light emit diode, detector and optical fibre.
S0084 Optics (3/0) Nature of Light, Geometrical Optics, and Gaussian Approximation, Wave Optics, Interference of Light, Coherence, Polarization of Light, Diffraction of Light.
S0125 Solid State Physics/ Solid State Physics (II) (3/0) (0/3) Crystal Structure; Reciprocal Lattice; Crystal Binding; Phonon; Free Elecron Fermi Gas; Energy Bands; Semiconductor Crystals; Superconductivity; Dielectrics and Ferroelectrics; Diamagnetism and Paramagnetism; Ferromagnetism and Antifierromagnetism; Magnetic Resonance.
T0136 Special Topic Research (1/1)
S0150 Special Topics in Physics (1/1)
S0152 Mathematical Physics (3/3) Ordinary Differential Equations; First-Order Differential Equations; Second-Order Differential Equations; Power Series Solution of Differential Equation; Laplace Transformation; Fourier Series and Transformation; Matrix; Eigen-value Problem; Partial Differnetial Equation.
S0164 Modern Physics Laboratory (1/1) Frank-Hertz Experiment, Stefan-Boltzman radiation Law, Electron spin resonance, Balmer series of Hyderogen, Fine Structure, Crtstallization Processes
S0183 Introduction to Atomic & Nuclear Physics (0/3) Atoms, Ions and Electrons; The Special Theory of Relativity; The Nuclear Atom; Some Properties of EM Radiation; X-Ray; Waves and Particles; The Hydrogen Atom; Optical Spectra and Electronic Structure; X-Ray Spectra; Particle Accelerators; Beam Transport and Detecting Devices; Radioactivity; Nuclear Reactions; Fission and Fusion of Nuclei; Nuclear Processes.
S0203 Fourier Optics (0/3） Analysis of 2D Signals and Systems, Foundations of Scalar Diffraction Theory, Fresnel and Fraunhofer Diffraction, Wave Optics Analysis of Coherent Optical Systems, Frequency Analysis of Coherent Optical Systems, Holography.
S0290 General Physics (4/4) Introduction to force and Motion, Work and Energy, Conservation Laws, Rotation, Waves, Thermodynamics, Kinetic Theory, Electricity, Magnetism, Maxwell's Equations, Modern Physics.
S0291 General Physics Laboratory (1/1) Basic measure, Force, Simple pendulum, Simple harmonic motion, Laws of Collision, Coefficient of linear expansion, Mechanical equivalent, Thermal-electron electromotive force, Consonance, Electric line of force, Electric line of force, Resistance law, Oscilloscope, Reflection
S0249 Fundamental Applied Mathematics (0/3) Elementary partial differentiation and total differentiation. Multiple integrals, Vector Calculus--The directional derivative, Gradient, Divergence, Curl, Line integral, Surface integral, Volume integral, Gauss´ Theorem, Stokes´ Theorem, Orthogonal curvilinear coordinates, Linear first-order, second-order differential equation, Simple partial differential equation.
S0310 Quantum Mechanics I (3/0) Introduction of Probability, Schrodinger Equation, Uncertainty Principle, One Dimensional Quantum Systems, Linear Space and Matrices, Diagonalization of Matrices, Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors, Similarity Transformation, Central Field Systems, Helium Atoms, Angular Momentum.
S0312 Quantum Physics (3/3) Particle Properties of Waves; Wave Properties of Particles; Atomic Structure; Quantum Mechanics; One-Dimensional Examples; Quantum Mechanics of the Hydrogen Atom; Many-Electrons Atoms; Molecules; Time-independent Perturbation.
S0337 Electromagnetic Waves (0/3) Maxwell's Equations; Electromagnetic Plane Wave; Reflection and Refraction; Wave Guide; Electromagnetic Radiation.
S0338 Electromagnetism (3/3) Electrostatic field, magnetostatic fields, boundary layer problems, material media, electromagnetic waves and radiation.
S0339 Electromagnetism Laboratory (1/1) Electronic Components Identification and basic circuits operations: Multi-meter operations and Basic DC circuits, Oscilloscope Operation, Function Generator Operations, RC circuits, RL circuits, RLC circuits, Diode properties, Rectifier circuits and Voltage doublers, Clipping Circuits and Clamping Circuits, 1 Transistors I-- The NPN Transistor as a Digital Switch.
S0372 Microwave Physics（0/3）This course is aiming for demonstrating the application of electromagnetic wave in microwave communication system. Based on the theory of electromagnetic wave, we will discuss transmission line theory and transmission line structure, followed by the design theory on the impedance matching, microwave resonator, power divider and directional coupler, and microwave fillers. In the last part of the course, microwave systems combining all the above-mentioned microwave passive devices will be briefly introduced.
S0373 Digital Electronics (3/0）Digital Design:Binary System , Boolean Algebra , Logic Gates , Simplification of Boolean Functions , Combinational Logic.Analog Design：Amplifiers , Frequency Response , Feedback , Operational Amplifier.
S0397 Applied Electric Circuits (3/0) Introduction of Network Laws and Components, Introduction to Circuit Analysis, Network Node Voltages and Mesh Currents, Network Properties---Thevenin's and Norton's Equivalent Sources, Operational Amplifiers, Equivalent Circuits for Three-Terminal Networks and Two-port Network.
S0398 Applied Electromagnetism (3/3) Vector Analysis, Electrostatics, Special Techniques for Calculating Potentials, Electrostatic fields in Matter, Magnetostatics, Magnetostatics field in Matter, Electrodynamics, Electromagnetic Waves.
S0399 Computational Materials Physics (3/0) 3D GUI and Materials Studio Introduction More 3D functions and model building, Crystal Structures, ICSD and CSD, Density Functional Theory - Methodology and Application, Atomic Ornitals and Chemical bonds, Bond length, vibration frequency, lattice parameter and bulk modulus, Band Structure theory, semicondector, insulator and metal, magnetic properties of materials (VCA), Phonon Spectra, specific heat calculation and phase transition temperature, electronic spectra, refrativity and dielectric function, IR aborption and static dielectric function, NMR and atomic structure, surface reconstruction, workfunction and STM image, Chemical reaction, activation barrier and free energy (Molecular dynamics).
S0437 Thermal Physics (3/0)/ S0434 Thermodynamics (3/0) Temperature, Simple Thermodynamic System, Work, heat and First Law of Thermodynamics, Ideal Gases, Engines, Refrigerators, and The Second Law of Thermodynamics, Reversibility and the Kelvin Temperature Scale, Entropy, Pure Substances, Phase Transitions, Statistical Mechanics, thermal Properties of Solids, Higher-Order Phase Transitions: Critical Phenomena.
S0471 Applied Electronics (3/3) Semiconductors; Diodes; Bipolar Junction Transistors; Field-Effect Transistors; Transistor Amplifiers; Frequency Response; Operational Amplifiers; Differential and Multistage Amplifier; Integrated Circuits.
S0472 Applied Electronics Laboratory (1/1) Diode Characteristics, Rectifier Circuits, Zener Regulator Circuits, Transistor Biasing and Trasistor Characteristics, Establish a Stable Operating Point By-pass Capacitor and Increametal Resistance, CE Amplifier Circuits, Emitter Follower Circuit MOSFET Characteristics, MOSFET Amplifier Circuits, Differential Amplifiers, Operational Amplifiers.
S0472 Digital Electronics Laboratory (1/1) Introduction to instruments, Basic logic gates, Combination-logic system, seven-segment LED display unit, Fip-Flops, Counters, Decoders and display unit, Shift register, Comparator (Parity generator), Arithmetic logic circuits, Multiplexer and demultiplexer.
S0526 Physical Mathematics (II)（3/0）/S0475 Applied Mathematics II Tensor Analysis, Matrix and Group Theory, Functions of a Complex Variable, Calculus of Residue, Partial Differential Equations, Green's Equation Method, Integral Transform, Special Functions.
S0547 Review on Frontier Physics (3/0) Physics and Philosophy, Experimental Physics and Astronomy, Theoretical Physics and thermodynamics, Relativity and Gravity, Gondens-matter Physics, High-energy Physics.
S0553 Optics Laboratory (1/1) Polarization, Fresnel diffraction, Self-Imaging, Fraunhofer diffraction, Faraday Rotation, Holography, Acoustooptical modulation, Fiber optics.
S0583 Quantum Mechanics (II) (0/3) Angular Momentum Algebra, Addition of Angular Momenta, Identical Particle Effect, One Dimensional Periodic Quantum Systems, Introduction to Quantum Statistical Mechanics, Time-independent Perturbation Theory, Fine Structure, WKB Approximation, Variational Principle, Aharonov-Bohm Effect, Quantum Transition.
S0596 Partical Physics (3/0) This course provides a qualitative introduction to modern elementary particle physics for senior undergraduates. Topics include: elementary particles and their interactions, relativistic kinematics, symmetries and conservation laws, the quark model, neutrinos and the weak interaction, CP-violation, and the standard model and beyond
S0599 Physics of Materials (0/3) Structure, Lattice, Crystal structure, Reciprocal space, Bonding, X-ray diffraction, Lattice distortion
S0640 Review on Photonics (3/0) Fundamentals of optical and semiconductor, Covers: Photoelectronic semiconductors, Display devices, Fiber optics and its components, Integrated optics, Optoelectronic integrated circuit, Optical storage devices, Charge coupled devices and its application, Photonic crystal, Micro-optical devices, Near field optics, Nonlinear optics, Electro-optics on medicine.
S0654 Photonic Crystal (0/3） Fundamentals of photonic crystals, wave propagation in nonuniform dielectric media, wave propagation in periodic dielectric media, numerical method for photonic crystals, propagation and abnormal refractive in photonic crystals, design and fabrication of photonic crystals, application of photonic crystals.
S0684 Applied Optics (0/3) Fourier Optics, Nonlinear Optics, Laser Optics, Fiber Optics, Polarization, Theory of Multilayer Films, Optical Properties of Materials.
S0703 Computational Physics (0/3) One order to high order ordinary differential equations; partial differential equations and boundary value problems; wave phenomena and fast Fourier transform; matrix calculations and eigenvalues problems; numerical integration; Monte Carlo method, molecular dynamics simulation.
S0704 Electronics Laboratory (0/1) Diode Characteristics, Rectifier Circuits, Zener Regulator Circuits, Transistor Biasing and Trasistor Characteristics, Establish a Stable Operating Point By-pass Capacitor and Increametal Resistance, CE Amplifier Circuits, Emitter Follower Circuit MOSFET Characteristics, MOSFET Amplifier Circuits, Differential Amplifiers, Operational Amplifiers
S0734 Optical Processes in Semiconductor (3/0) Theory of Semiconductor, Absorption, Direct transition, Indirect Transition, Emission, Radiation Recombination, Iradiation Recombination, Donor, Acceptor, Exciton, Phonon, Photon, Polarition.
S0744 The Special and General Theory of Relativity (3/0）The Principle of Relativity, 4-Vector and Tensor; Chritoffel symbol, geodesic, Ricci tensor, Einstein's law, Newtonian approximation, Schwarzschild solution, gravitational red shift, deflection of light by the Sun, precession of perihelia, black hole, gravitational wave, Cosmology.
S0770 Introduction to Opto-Electric System（3/0）Semiconductors and their optical properties, Light emitted diode (LED), Solar cells, The fundamental of a Laser, Optical fiber, Liquid crystal display (LCD), Plasma display panel (PDP), Holography, DVD and DVD players, The other systems.
S0961 Electronics (0/3) DC, AC, Passive Components, Digital, Analog, Semiconductors, Diodes, Power Suppliers, Junction Transistors, Small-Signal Amplifiers, Field-Effect Transistors, Operational Amplifiers, Feedback circuits, Frequency Response.
Master's Program
S0064 Classical Mechanics (3/0) Survey of the Elementary Principles, Variational Principles and Lagrange's Equations, The Central Force Problem, The Rigid Body Motion, Small Oscillations, Special Relativity in Classical Mechanics, The Hamilton Equations of Motion, Canonical Transformations, Hamilton-Jacobi Theory, Canonical Perturbation Theory, Introduction to the Lagrangian and Hamiltonian Formulations for Continuous Systems and Fields.
S0126 Solid State Physics (I) (0/3) Crystal Structure: X-Ray Diffraction, Phonons, Free Electrons, Energy Band, Fermi Surface, Semiconductor.
S0267 Statistical Mechanics (I) (0/3) Classical Statistical Mechanics, Microcanonical Ensemble, Canonical and Grand Canonical Ensemble, Quantum Statistical Mechanics, Fermi Systems, Bose Systems.
S0310 Quantum Mechanics (I) (II) (3/0) (0/3) Schrodinger Equation, Bound States, Hydrogen Atoms, Wave Packets and Uncertainty Relations, WKB Approximation, Principle of Quantum mechanics, Perturbation Theory, Variational method, Spin and Angular Momentum.
S0335 Electrodynamics (3/0) Introduction to Electrostatics, Boundary-Value Problems in Electrostatics : I, Boundary-Value Problems in Electrostatics : II, Multipoles, Electrostatics of Macroscopic Media, Dielectrics Magnetostatics, Time-Varying Fields, Maxwell Equations, Conservation Laws, Plane Electromagnetic Waves and Wave Propagation, Wave Guides and Resonant Cavities, Simple Radiation System.
S0648 Mathematical Physics (I) (3/0) Methods in Evaluating Integrals, Some Complex Variable Methods, Infinite Series, Special Functions, Ordinary Differential Equations, Vector and Matrices, Groups and Group Representation.
S0693 Superconductor Physics (3/0) Historical Overview, Introduction to Electrodynamics of Superconductors, The BCS Theory, Ginzburg-Landau Theory, Magnetic properties of Classic Type II Superconductors, Josephson Effect, Spectroscopic properties, High Temperature Superconductors and Related Topics.
S0728 X-Ray Physics (3/0) X-rays and their properties, electron-impact x-rays sources, synchrotron radiation sources, interactions of x-rays with matter, absorption spectra, emissions spectra, scattering.
S0802 Electroceramics（0/3）Electroceramics possess marvelous conductivity, semiconductivity, superconductivity, dielectric, ferroelectric, piezoelectric, pyroelectric properties. The sensors, actuators and other functional devices fabricated from these materials are widely utilized in computer, communication and information systems. This course will demonstrate the mechanism of these physical properties for electro-ceramics, syntheses and device application of these electro-ceramics.
T0102 Seminar (2/2)
T8000 MS Thesis (4)
Ph.D. Program
S0100 Many-Body Physics (I) (3/0) This course introduces the concepts and basic techniques of dealing with systems in which the interactions between particles are included. More precisely, we discuss in this course the variational Hartree-Fock wave functions, the many-particle Green's function, self-energy, perturbation series (via functional derivatives) and the quasi-particle concept.
S0526 Mathematical Physics (II) (0/3) Partial Differential Equation, Eigenfunctions and Green's Function, Perturbation Theory, Integral Equation, Calculus of Variable, Numerical Methods.
S0569 Electrodynamics (II) (0/3) Scattering, and Diffraction, Magnetohydrodynamics and Plasma Physics, Special Theory of Relativity, Dynamics of Relativistic Particles and Electromagnetic Fields, Collisions between Charged Particles, Energy Loss, and Scattering, Radiation by Moving Charges, Bremsstrahlung, Method of Virtual Quanta, Radiative Beta Processes, Multipole Fields, Radiation Damping, Self-Fields of a Particle, Scattering and Absorption of Radiation by a Bound System.
S0691 Electronic Structure (3/0) From path-integral to Shrodinger equation, E.S. of uniform electron gas (Slaterdeterminant and Hartree-Fock equation), E.S. of atoms (orbitals), E.S. of molecules (chemical bond), E.S. of solid (band structure), E.S. of surfaces (surface state and workfunction), Analyzing E.S.: LDOS and PDOS.
S0728 X-Ray Physics (0/3) X-Rays and Their Properties, Electron-Impact X-Rays Sources, Synchrotron Radiation Sources, Interactions of X-Rays with Matter, Absorption Spectra, Emissions Spectra, Scattering.
T0096 Seminar (II) (2/2)
T8000 Thesis (6)
