312. Medical Imaging
Spring (3) Hinders.
Prerequisites: physics
101/102 or 107/108.
Introduction to the modern clinical non-invasive diagnostic imaging
techniques. The course will cover the physical, mathematical and
computational principles of x-ray, ultrasound, radionuclide, and
magnetic resonance imaging techniques.
301. Mechanics of Materials
Fall (3) Hinders.
Prerequisites: APSC 201.
Introduction to the concepts of stress and strain applied to analysis of structures. Development of problem solving ability for modeling and analysis of simple structures subject to axial, torsional, and bending loads, and physical intuition of realistic outcomes.
474/574. Continuum Mechanics
Spring (3) Hinders.
This course covers the basic concepts of mechanics and thermodynamics of continua, including conservation of mass, momentum and energy; stresses and strains; viscous fluids, elasticity and thermal stresses; viscoelasticity and creep, ultimate failure; introduction to plasticity; elastic waves and elastodynamics.
722. Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation I.
Fall (3) Mr. Hinders.
An overview of techniques and physical principles for determining material properties and detecting and characterizing defects in materials. Ultrasonic and thermographic methods receive special emphasis.
723. Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation II.
Spring (3) Mr. Hinders.
Prerequisites: Applied Science 722.
This course is a continuation of APSC 722, and covers nondestructive evaluation techniques such as acoustic microscopy, optical, eddy current and radiographic NDE.
776. Acoustic Wave Propagation in Solids.
Fall (3) Mr. Hinders.
Prerequisite: Applied Science 722.
Wave propagation in solids with emphasis on the evaluation of materials and defects. Linear and non-linear wave propagation, mode analysis and mixing, reflection and refraction at interfaces, and wave scattering from defects in isotropic and anisotropic media will be discussed, along with the relationship between wave behavior and the reconstruction of material constitutive equations. The course also will describe the practical aspects of the generation and detection of acoustic waves for non-destructive evaluation of materials.
785. Acoustic and EM Scattering.
Spring (3) Mr. Hinders.
Prerequisite: Applied Science 776.
Acoustic, electromagnetic and elastic wave scattering for materials characterization and remote sensing. Subjects to be covered are: field equations, boundary conditions, Green's functions; integral representations and integral equations, scattering amplitude and scattering matrices; plane, spherical and cylindrical scalar and vector wave functions; scattering of waves by spheres and cylinders; inverse scattering techniques.