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| Academic Prerequisites |
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All applicants should have completed a two-semester sequence in physics, including mechanics and at least two labs; a five-semester sequence in mathematics including calculus, matrix methods and differential equations; programming including data structures; a course in computer organization and architecture; and a course with a lab in circuit analysis. It is assumed that these courses are at least at the level of the following texts: Serway, Classical and Modern Physics;Anton, Calculus;Williams, Linear Algebra with Applications; Boyce and DiPrima, Ordinary Differential Equations; Headington and Riley, Data Abstraction and Structures Using C++; Aho, Hopcroft and Ullman, Data Structures; Mano, Computer Engineering; Hayt and Kemmerly, Circuit Theory.
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| Program of Study (30-36 Credits) |
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Core Courses (12 credits)
- PHYS 521: Computer Architecture (3)
- CPSC 501: Software System Design and Implementation (3)
- CPSC 502: Communications I (3) (Computer Networks)
- CPSC/PHYS Any course listed in the Applied Physics core
Concentration Courses (12 credits)
Select any four courses from the following list: (at least two must be 600 level)
- PHYS 503: Data Acquisition and Instrumentation (3)
- PHYS 522: Microprocessor-based Systems (3)
- PHYS 621: Digital Signal Processing (3)
- CPSC 525: Object Oriented Programming and Design (3)
- CPSC 550: Distributed Operating Systems (3)
- CPSC 611: Communications II (3)
- CPSC 621: Parallel Processing (3)
Design Course (Thesis Preparation) and Thesis (6 credits)
PHYS 629 Instrumentation Systems Design (3) OR CPSC 619 Computer System Design (3)
Students in the design courses are required to attend all theses proposals and defenses that occur during the course.
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PCSE 699 Thesis Research (3)
CCan be taken only upon successful completion of PHYS 629 or CPSC 619 design course.Thesis may be taken in one credit increments.
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Non-Thesis Option (12 credits)
12 credit hours of electives from the M.S. in Applied Physics and Computer program
Total: 30 credits (Thesis) OR 36 credits (Non-Thesis)
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