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MEMORANDUM
To: Senate ?
From: Senate Committee on
Undergraduate Studies
Subject: Applied Physics Program ?
Date: October 22, 1986
Action undertaken by the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies at its
meeting of OdbbérZl, 1986jives rise tbthef011owifl1notion
MOT ION:
That Senate approve and recommend approval to the Board
of Governors, as set forth in S.86-
76,
the proposed
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Majors Program in Applied Physics'
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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
MEMORANDUM
To: W. R. Heath, Secretary ?
From: W. Wattamaniuk, Secretary,
Senate Committee on Undergraduate
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Senate Committee on Academic
Studies ?
Planning
Subject: Applied Physics Program ?
Date: October 14, 1986
I attach a proposal for a Majors Program in Applied Physics at SFU. The Senate Committee
on Academic Planning at its meeting of October 8, 1986 unanimously approved the program
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details.
SCUS should note' that the proposal requires students in the program (estimated by the
Department to be 10-15 per year) to take two upper level Computing courses: CMPT 390-3
and CMPT 391-3. Both courses currently have enrolment restrictions.
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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
MEMORANDUM
To: Members of Senate Committee ?
From: W. Wattamaniuk
on Academic Planning ?
Secretary, SCAP
Subject:
Applied Physics Program
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Date: October 2, 1986
I attach a proposal from the Faculty of Science for a Majors Program in
Applied Physics at SFU. It is before SCAP for in-principle approval prior to
consideration by SCIJS.
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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
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Dr. lOSS
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GLEN H. GEEN,
Dean
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FOR AN APPLIED PHYSICS
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July 9, 1986
Subject.......
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The following course and the proposal for an Applied Physics degree
program has been approved by the Faculty of Science Undergraduate
Curriculum Committee and by myself as Dean. I am forwarding this to you
for your consideration prior to it going to UCBC as it must in the case of
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Dear Glen:
Attached are the following: a proposal for an Applied
Physics degree program; Proposal Forms for .a new 4th Year
course in Electronics - P430-5, a—new
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Enclosures
c.c. Dr. P. Dobud
Administrative Assistant
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Rationale
APPLIED PHYSICS PROGRAM
The Physics Department wishes to develop a Majors
degree program in Applied Physics. Our department, like many
other departments in the University, has traditionally offered
the same courses to both its majors and honours students.
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courss are selected and taught with
the implicit
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foth
to graduate school.
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They are thus designed primarily
honours students.
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As a result, ?
our prospective majors
students, who In general are interested in gaining employ-
ment upon graduation rather than entering graduate school,
find some of the courses irrelevant for their purpose.
The introduction
represents an attempt to provide an attractive ano reievd"
degree path for majors students who are interested in the
direct practical applications of physics. An attempt has been
made to introduce new courses, and select other existing
courses, that will be relevant and valuable to them in their
careers after graduation.
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The range of material presented in
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the proposed program should also greatly enhance and broaden
their prospects for employment. To this end, an attempt has
been made to develop a course structure that will emphasize
material and provide training that is Important in the high
technology world of to-day. The graduates of the program
should thus be of great interest to the ever-increasing number
of local and nationaltechnologically-oriented companies.
fl
of the Applied Physics Program thus
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110-3
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Physic s I
Physics II
General Physics Laboratory
Intermediate Mechanics
Intermediate Electricity and Magnetism
Introductory Physics Laboratory
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oductory Physics Laboratory B
Upper Division Courses in Science:
MATH 3103 Introduction to Ordinary Differential Equations
plus one other MATHcourse numbered 316o.greater
PHYS Minimum 30 semester hours upper division credit (courses
numbered 300 and above), including a minimum 6 semester
hours of upper division laboratory credit.
Non-science Electives - A minimum of 6 semester hours from the Faculty
of Arts.
In addition to the courses listed above, the student must elect sufficient
unspecified upper division courses to complete a minimum of 44 semes-
ter hours in courses numbered 300 and above, and further unspecified
courses in any division to bring the tdtal credit for the degree to a
minimum of 120 semester hours. (See
Faculty ofScjenceRequj,emefl(s)
Physics Major - Applied Physics-
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program
The Applied
Physics
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offers a solid background in
physics
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combined with an orientation toward the applied aspects of physics
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degree
necessary for students planning careers in high technology industries
after completing their B.Sc. degrees. It is recommended that students also
enrol in the Co-Qp program in order to acquire valuable industrial experi.
ence.
leading to a B.Sc
in Applied Physics
REQUIRED
fiCCOMMCPlp
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COURSES FOR APPLIED PHYSICS
LOWER DIVISION COURSES: (4semester hours)
CHEM 104-3 General Chemistry I
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General Chemistry II
115-3
General Chemistry Laboratory I
CMPT ?
102-3
Introduction to Programming for Science Students
290
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Introduction to Digital Systems
291-3
Introduction to Digital Circuit Design
MATH ?
151-3
Calculus I
152-3
Calculus II
232-3
Elementary Linear Algebra
251-3
Calculus Ill
252-3
Vector Calculus
PHYS ?
120
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Physics.
121-3
Physics II
131-2
General Physics Laboratory
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B
211-3
Intermediate Mechanic
221-3
Intermediate Electricity and Magnetism
233-2
Introductory Physics laboratory A
234-2
Introductory Physics laboratory
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B
UPPER
DIVISION COURSES:
146 to
4-3 semester hours)
Core
47 to 48
CMPT 390-3
Digital Circuits and Systems
391-3
Microcomputer Hardware Workshop
MATH 310-3
Introduction to Ordinary Differential Equaiiorts
MACM 316-3
Numerical Analysis I
PHYS
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324-3
Electromagnetic5
326-3
Electronics and Instrumentation
3313
Electronics laboratory
332-3
Int
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mediate Labàratory
344-3
Thermal Physics
355-3
Optics
385-3
Quantum Physics
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4
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cr.Lab9ralry 1-
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430-5
and
either
NUSC 341-3
Introduction to Radiochemistry
342-3
Introduction to Nuclear Science
346-3
Radiochemistry laboratory
or three
of
PHYS
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365-3
Semi
conductor Device Physics
455-3
Laser Physics
465-3
Solid State Physics
431-4
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42-4
Advanced Physics Laboratory'*
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Non-Science electives -
A minimum of 6 semester hours of electives
horn the Faculty of Arts.
In addition to the courses listed above, the students must elect suffi.
cient unspecified courses in any division to complete a minimum of 120
semester hours total credit.
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Digital Electronics and
Interfacing
SENATE COMMITTEE ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES
NEW COURSE PROPOSAL FORM
1.
Calendar Information
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Department:
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Physics
Abbreviation Code: PHYS
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Course Number: 430
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Credit Hours:
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5 ?
Vector: 2-0-4
Title of Course: ?
DIGITAL ELECTRONICS AND INTERFACING
Calendar Description of Course:
Digital logic design with particular application to Interfacing computers to
physical apoaratus. Construction and use of Interface devices for various
laboratory experiments. Computer data reduction.
Nature of Course:
Lecture/Lahoratory
Prerequisites (or special instructions):
PHYS 326 and PHYS 331; or permission of instructor.
What course (courses), if any, is being dropped from the calendar if this course is
approved: PHYS 432-4
2.
Scheduling
How frequently will the course be offered?
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once per year
Semester in which the course will first he offered:
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87-3
Which of your present faculty would be available to make the proposed offering
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M. Thewalt & others
3.
Objectives of the Course
To provide students with the skills required to design and perform computer-
controlled experiments.
4.
Budgetary and Space Requirements (for information only)
What additional resources will be required in the following areas:
Faculty ?
None
Staff ?
Part-time Laboratory Instructor (desired but not essential)
Library ?
None
Audio Visual
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None
Space ?
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None
Equipment ?
$70,000 (microcomputers, components & diagnostic equipment)
5. Approval
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Date:
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Deartment Chairman
Dean ?
Chairman, SCUS
SCUS 73-34h:- (When completing this form, for Instructions see Memorandum SCUS 73-34a.
Airline.)
PROPOSAL - PHYS 00-5 (2-0-4)
Digital Electronics and Interfacing
Proposed course outline for a new fourth year course comprising
one lab period and two hours of lectures per week.
Course Description
The course will provide a working knowledge of digital logic
design with particular application to Interfacing digital computers
to external apparatus. While all logic families will be briefly
discussed and compared, the .emphasis will be on TTL logic. The
course will concentrate on the construction of custom-made Interfaces
connected directly to the computer bus, although standardized inter-
face protocols such as R5232 and IEEE488 will also be discussed.
While interfacing concepts will he introduced at a general level, the
specific examples and lab experiments will be solely concerned with
the IBM PC bus. The detailed Internal working of the computer will
not be covered, nor will machine-language programing. By the end of
the course several interface devices suitable for performing physical
experiments in the lab will have been constructed and used. These
experiments will also require data reduction on the computer.
Outline: (lab experiments will be coupled to these topics)
- logic families
- logic design and minimization, Boolean algebra, Karnaugh maps
- more complicated devices: counters, shift registers,
decoders, etc.
- synchronous vs. asynchronous design
- standard interface protocols: RS 232, 1EEE488
- Interfacing to the computer bus, special LSI circuits useful
in Interfacing
- the IBM PC bus
- advanced Interfacin
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: interrupts and direct memory access
- construction and use of complete hardware devices for
performing physical experiments
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MEMORANDUM
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W. Wattamaniuk
Director, Analytical Studies
APPLIED PHYSICS DECREE PROGRAM?
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R. Frindt, Acting Chairman
From
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Department of Physics
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September 4 1986
Date
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This is in response to your memo of August 5, 1986 to the Dean of
Science regarding the Applied Physics Degree Program Proposal to be placed
on the SCAP agenda on September 10, 1986 where you asked for an indication
of need and enrolment projections for the Applied Physics Program.
Ever since the Applied Physics
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our Major physics students have expressed interest in the program, and we
expect that in steady-state we will have about 10 to 15 Applied Physics
students graduating per year. We expect that the majority of these will be
in the Co-op program.
We feel that our Applied Physics Major program is a timely response to
what we perceive to be a growing need in B.C. industry for graduates who
have a solid background in physical science with significant exposure to
computing science, electronics and laboratory skills.
I expect to be attending the SCAP meeting on September 10, 1986.
R. Frindt
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cc: Dean of Science
Dr. J.C. Irwin
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