物理系

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项目(2020-2021)目录:

的 program descriptions and requirements outlined below are for informational purposes 只有. Please consult the most recent catalog for the current official documentation. If you have any further questions regarding the department or any of the information 下面，给物理系发邮件: physics@xsdvoip.com

理学硕士课程

的 Master of Science 学位在物理 may be earned with thesis or independent study:

论文: 的 student’s course of study and thesis topic must be approved by the student’s advisory 委员会. A thesis consists of directed research, and a write-up of the research. 论文需要进行口头答辩. 论文是一篇已发表的档案文件以电子方式保存在NMT图书馆.
没有论文: 的 student’s course of study must be approved by the student’s 咨询委员会. 的 student’s 委员会 may require additional coursework beyond that listed below. A student who elects to not write a thesis may or may not participate in research, but they typically write a paper on a topic selected with guidance by the advisory 委员会. Unlike a thesis, this paper is not archived electronically by the NMT Library.

一般要求

In addition to the general master’s 学位 requirements, all students enrolled in Master of Science 学位在物理 must satisfy the following course requirements:

All students must complete PHYS 501 (2) and 502 (2) in their first two 学期.
物理学509 (3)
PHYS 505(3)或521 (3)
物理学报579 (1);
前四个学期必须参加研究生研修班. 6学时选自PHYS 508 (3)， PHYS 510 (3)， PHYS 518 (3)

物理学硕士，主修仪器仪表

In addition to the general master’s 学位 requirements, all students enrolled in Master of Science 学位在物理 must satisfy the following course requirements:

All students must complete PHYS 501 (2) and 502 (2) in their first two 学期.
物理学509 (3)
PHYS 505(3)或521 (3)
物理学报579 (1);
前四个学期必须参加研究生研修班. 6学时选自PHYS 508 (3)， PHYS 510 (3)， PHYS 518 (3)

In addition, the student must take an additional 9 credit hours to be approved by 他们的委员会. 潜在的主题包括高级本科或研究生课程 in digital or analog electronics, control theory, optics, optical engineering, spectroscopy, NMR, laser physics, shop techniques, Materials (metals, ceramics, polymers), explosives, 机械设计，机器人技术，真空和低温技术. 提醒学生 that it is possible to pursue a limited number of credits at other approved higher education institutions, and so this course work might also be pursued as part of an 实习. 物理学报579 (1); 研究生-教师 seminar, must be taken for the first four 学期.

加速B.S./M.S. 在物理

A candidate 对于这个程序 should apply for admission no later than the end of his/her 5th regular semester of study through the regular graduate admissions process. 的学生的累积GPA必须不低于3分.0，也就是平均值最低绩点3分.所有物理和数学课程成绩为0分才有资格申请对于这个程序. 达到GPA标准并不自动保证录取到程序中. 成功入学后，在学生的第7个学期 candidate should select an 咨询委员会 and research topic f或M.S. 学生可以将物理509 (3cr)应用于B.S. 和M.S. 学位，但是，所有其他课程必须算在B.S. 或M.S. 专门. 物理579(1学分)应该 be taken during 学期 7 through 10 (see sample curriculum online on the Department web页面). 对于M来说.S. 学位的一部分，必修课的6个学分 must be non-Physics courses at the 300-level or above and not explicitly counted toward B.S. 学位. 学习课程必须由候选人委员会批准; 最好是在第七或第八学期. 候选人M.S. 学生可以参加系里的考试 preliminary examination as soon as the 8th semester of study and must pass the examination 在九点钟.S. 在第10个学期开始的水平继续留在该计划. 学生可以攻读硕士学位.S. 毕业论文(6学分)或硕士学位.S. 独立学习 (3 cr), normally taken during the 9th and/or 10th regular 学期 of study. 的 student is strongly encouraged to pursue research or take courses to apply toward M.S. 在第八学期和第九学期之间的夏天.

哲学博士项目

物理学博士-一般要求

In addition to the general doctoral 学位 requirements, the following course requirements 适用于所有课程:
All students must complete PHYS 501 (2) and 502 (2) in their first two 学期.
PHYS 505 (3)， 508 (3)， 509 (3)， 510 (3)， 518 (3)， 521 (3). 而列出的课程 are the simplest route to achieving this credit, a student may petition 他们的委员会 and the department chair either with proposed substitute course work or other prior experience that demonstrates equivalent competence in any of these areas. 此外, 365彩票在线过滤 students who took one of the listed courses as part of a prior 学位 program at Tech and passed it with a grade of B- or higher are not required to retake 这门课.

物理学博士学位，毕业论文为天体物理学

除上述学位要求外，学生 completing their 天体物理学论文也必须完成:

从PHYS 426(3)， 564(3)， 565(3)， 566(3)中选择6学时. 物理426必须 be completed unless the student has had equivalent material in previous courses.
从PHYS 425(3)， 562(3)， 563(3)， 567(3)中选择6学时.

物理学博士学位，毕业论文为大气物理学

除上述学位要求外，学生 completing their 在大气物理论文也必须完成:

物理学报427 (3)，428 (3)
An additional 6学时 must be taken in areas pertinent to the student’s program. This can be achieved by taking PHYS 527 (3), 532 (3), 533 (3), 535 (3), 536 (3), and/or 经学生咨询委员会批准的其他课程.

物理学博士学位，主修仪器

的 concentration in instrumentation teaches graduate physics with an additional focus on laboratory work and practical applications of physics concepts and technologies. 的 program aims to produce an experimental physicist with broad skills and background 在科学仪器的一个或多个领域. 这个项目的毕业生应该 be able to create their own custom instrumentation for the study of new areas. 的 skills of such a graduate are explicitly transferable to industrial design and employment 在国家实验室. 除上述学位要求外，学生 completing their Doctor of Philosophy 在物理 with concentration in instrumentation 还必须完成:

仪器核心:物理301,536L, 545和580.
Specialized Math Requirement: Of the required 9- credit hours in advanced mathematics, 3个学分应该来自数学587或数学519或数学588.

仪表宽度要求: 9 additional units (assumed to be 3 courses), at least 6 of which are in an Engineering or Science area outside the Physics department for courses rated 300-level or above. Courses may be taken at another institution in consultation with the student's 委员会根据所学的领域来选择. 物理系的附加课程 may include graduate level disciplinary courses beyond the Physics core.

物理学博士学位，毕业论文为数学物理

除上述学位要求外，学生 completing their 数学物理论文也必须完成:

数学435 (3)，438 (3)，442 (3)，471 (3)，535 (3). 这些可以用来满足所有课程要求9学分的数学.
An additional 6 credits in mathematics and 6 credits in physics, approved by the student’s 咨询委员会.

初步审查

All graduate candidates must pass a preliminary examination, within a timeline dependent 根据他们的本科准备和所寻求的学位.

初步审查程序(pdf)

博士学位候选人

的 main purpose of the candidacy examination is to evaluate the student's ability 完成论文研究. 申请博士候选人的过程，以及候选人资格考试的后勤工作说明如下.

博士候选程序(pdf)