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SENATE 

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SENATE COMMITTEE ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES 

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Date.... 

.APRI 

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, j.94. 

Actions undertaken by the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies 

at Its meeting of March 20, 1984 and by the Senate Committee on Academic 

Planning

at its meeting of April 4, 1984, gives rise to the following motions: 

MOTION 1: 

"That Senate approve and recommend approval to the Board of Governors, 

as set forth in S.84-30 , the 

discontinuance

of the Biophysics Program 

and deletion of the program from the Calendar." 

It is intended that this be effective from September 1, 1984. 

MOTION 2: 

"That Senate approve and recommend approval to the Board of Governors, 

as set forth in S.84-30 , deletion of the following courses: 

• ?

PHYS

333-4 - Introduction to Instrumentation in the Life Sciences 

PHYS

433-3 - Biophysics Laboratory 

PHYS

482-3 - The Physics of Biological Membranes and Membrane Models 

PHYS

483-3 - Topics in Mathematical Biophysics" 

Note: The deletion of these courses follows from the 

discontinuation

of the 

Biophysics Program. 

Action undertaken by the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies at its 

meeting of March 20, 1984 gives rise to the following motion: 

MOTION: "That Senate approve and recommend approval to the Board of Governors 

as set forth in S.84-30 , the proposed new courses 

PHYS

324-3 - Electromagnetics 

PHYS

365-3 - Semiconductor Device Physics 

PHYS

455-3 - Laser Physics" 

Subject to the approval of courses by Senate and the Board of Governors 

the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies approved waiver of the normal two- 

semester time lag requirement to permit first offering of 

PHYS

342-3 in Fall 84-3 

and of 

PHYS

365-3 in Spring 85-1. 

FOR INFORMATION: 

Acting under 

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the Senate Committee 

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follows: 

Add to 

PHYS

delegated authority at its meeting of March 20, 1984, 

on Undergraduate Studies approved prerequisite change as 

325 "Students with credit for 

PHYS

324 may not 

take 

PHYS

325 for further credit." 

SiMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

MEMORANDUM

SCUS

Evans 

........................................................ 

Secretary to Senate 

Subj.ct....P'.... SCIENCE 

RECOMMENDATIONS TO SCLJS 

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obu. 

Administrative Assistant 

1.

q

. the. Dean. 

of.

Sci.eoce................ 

Date .......

ti g b.6,..1.98/4 ............................

The following items, described in the enclosed documentation, have 

been approved by the Faculty of Science. Could you please place these 

items on the Agenda of the next SCIJS meeting for consideration and 

approval? 

(a) Department of Physics 

(i)

?

That the following courses he removed from the course offerings 

in Physics: 

001-3

333-4

433-3 

482-3 

483-3 

PHYS

P HY S

PHYS

The Nature of Ph 

y sical Laws 

Introduction to Instrumentation in the Life Sciences 

Biophysics Laboratory 

The Physics of Biological Membranes and Membrane Models 

Topics in Mathematical Biophysics 

(Paper F-84-1) 

(ii) ? 

That the following new courses be approved as part of the Physics 

course offerinqs: 

PHYS

324-3 Electromagnet ics 

PHYS

365-3 Semiconductor Device Physics 

PHYS

455-3 Laser Physics 

(Paper F-84-2) 

(b) Biophysics Proqram 

That the Biopbyics Program be deleted from the Calendar. 

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SiMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

MIMORANDUM

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Faculty of Science 

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Subject.... Ri

oby.si as. Rroramme. .................... ? 

Date....

F.eb.r.uary. .22.,.. 184.......................... 

Because of low enrolments the Physics Department wishes to drop the 

four upper level Biophysics courses that are currently listed in the 

Calendar. Dr. Colbow, the Chairman of the Biophysics Programme has 

proposed that these courses be replaced by four Physics courses. After 

considering the effect this change would have on the Biophysics Programme, 

along with a discussion with the Biophysics Committee,the Faculty of 

Science Undergraduate Curriculum Committee recommends that the Biophysics 

Programme be deleted from the Calendar. 

The arguments for retaining the programme are made in Dr. Colbow's 

memo of 

The

September 

Committee 

21,

felt 

1983.that 

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the structure of interdisciplinary programmes 

should be such that the disciplines were tied together or related in some 

reasonable way, as is done for example by the Biochemistry courses in the 

Biochemistry Programme and the Physical Chemistry and other courses in the 

•

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Chemical-Physics Programme. For fields as different as Physics and Bio 

•

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sciences it was felt that the four upper level Biophysics courses were 

vital and without them the grey area between the two disciplines was not 

properly addressed and the disciplines were not tied together in a 

reasonable way. 

The committee felt that prospective students would be mis-led if the 

Biophysics programme were retained in the Calendar. 

R. F. Frindt 

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w of Science

MIMO1ANDUM

K. Colbow 

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chairman 

'io p h 

y

s ice Program 

The low enrollment in Biophysics led us to considerations of 

deleting 

the

Program. øxavevsr, it is strongly felt that it 

desirable to keep the program, but change the 

course 

Offerings such 

that no additional resources are 

required. £ proposal to

this effect 

has been submitted to the 

Science

Undergraduate Comeittee. 

Our Biophysics Program provides en option in bigbacbool advisory 

bockleti, which is not available at USC. and the Un1,suity 01 

Victoria. Good students find 

the

program 

vsry useful, since it leaves

mere options at time of graduation than meat other Science Prop. 

(2 recent graduates are now finishing Ph.Ds 

on

$SUC Scholarships 

SPU in Chemistry and Biology/Physics, respectively). Weaker 

students

find it hard to handle simultaneously 2nd year Physics and Biolegy; 

and

the

students are advised accordingly. 

1.càntly there has been a new revival of undergraduates who 

declared

their intention to proceed with Biophysics. 

-

K. Colbow 

KC/bem 

SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

MEMORANDUM

To ....... .

Chairman 

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From

.......... K.

Dept. 

Colbo. 

of Phys. 

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Subject.

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.Date.......... 

Please forward the following recommendations for the next calender entry 

for the Biophysics Program: 

Introd. to Instrumentation in the Life 

Sciences 

Phys. 331-3 Electronics Laboratory) 

The Physics of Biological Membranes 

and Membrane Models 

Topics in Mathematical Biophysics 

Biophysics Laboratory 

Phys. 326-3 Electronics and Instrumentation. 

Phys. 355-3 Optics 

Phys. 332-3 Intermediate Phys. Laboratory 

1.

Drop Phys. 333-4 

(instead present alternate: 

2.

Drop Phys. 482-3 

Drop Phys. 483-3 

Drop Phys. 433- 

and replac& with: 

Rational: Lack of enrollment in Phys. 333-4, 482-3, 483-3 and 433-3 

makes is advisable not to offer these courses any longer in 

the calendar (they were in effect not given in the last 

2 years). 

The content under Phys. 482-3 and/or 483-3 will be offered when demand 

requires under Phys. 493-3 (Special Topics). Phys. 331-3 and Phys. 332-3 

will be suitable Laboratory replacements for the dropped Lab courses 

Phys. 333-4 and Phys. 433-3. Phys. 326-3 and Phys. 355-3 are co-requisites 

to the new lab courses. 

The new changes will save resources with the minimum of detriment to 

the program. 

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R . CoThow 

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SiMON FRASER

MMORANDUM

UNIVERSITY s

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PHYSICS aJRRiçtLUM

Dear Bob: 

The following course 

deletions and new course proposals 

were 

recently approved by the 

Physics Department. 

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They are being 

submitted 

for consideration by the 

Faculty of Science UGCC and approval 

by the 

Faculty of Science: 

I

A. ? 

CtJRS( 

DI1ETIONS 

S

We wish to delete the following courses from our present 

offerings 

primarily because of 

small enrolments: 

(1) ? 

Physics 001-3. 

The Nature of Physical Laws 

(2)

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Physics 433-3. 

Biophysics Laboratory. 

(3) ? 

Physics 462-3 

.

if

The Physics 

of

Uloloqical Piembraties 

and

Membrane Models. 

(ti) ?

Physics 483-3. 

Topics in Mathematical Biophysics. 

(5) ? 

Physics 

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333-4. 

Introduction ? 

to

?

Instrumentation ? 

in

th

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Life Sciences. ? 

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U.

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We wish to add the following to our list of course offerinqs (new 

course proposals attached): 

(1)

Physics 324-3. Electromagnetics. 

(2)

Physics 365-3. Semiconductor Device Physics. 

(3)

Physics 455-3. Laser Physics. 

These three courses are intended primarily for Engineering Science 

students and will constitute an important part of the Engineering 

science Program. It should be noted that each course will be 

offered once per annum. In the past year we have dropped Physics 

150-3 (Elementary Physics of Electronic Devices) and now plan to 

drop four more courses. In the past these courses were offered on 

an annual basis - that is Physics 150-3, Physics 001-3 and one of 

the Biophysics courses were each taught once per annum. Thus no 

additional faculty are required. There could, however, he •,ddi- 

tional T.A. 'requirements generated dependent on the enrolment In 

3C1Idy 

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these courses. 

Attach. 

C.c.

Ms. N. Fisher 

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Ms. M. Jacques 

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Dear Harry: 

We presently have three new course proposals that will 

arrive at SCUS shortly. These arc: 

PHYS 324-3 

PHYS 365-3 

PHYS 455-3 

All are designed to serve the Engineering Science Program 

and two (324 and 365) will be required. PHYS 324 is scheduled 

for the semester 84-3 and PHYS 365 for 85-1. Since these 

courses are an integral part of the Engineering program we 

would like to request a wqjver of the eight-month lead time 

that is normally required between Senate approval and first 

offering. 

(({J\. 

J. C. Irwin 

JCl/ml 

c.c. Dr. R. F. Frindt 

Physics Department 

Dr. D. George 

Dean of Engineering 

Dr. P. Dobuth/ 

Admin. Asst. Dean of Science 

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SENATE COMMITTEE ON UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES? 

NEW COURSE PROPOSAL FORM 

1. Calendar Information 

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Department: 

Abbreviation Code: PHYS 

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Course Number: 

324 ?

Credit Hours: 

?

Title of Course: ELECTROMAGNETICS 

Calendar Description of Course: 

Physics 

Vector: 

3-1-0

Electrostatics, magnetostatics, electromagnetic waves, transmission lines, 

waveguides, antennas and radiating systems. 

Nature of Course 

?

Lecture 

Prerequisites (or special instructions) 

PHYS 

221-3,

MATH 

252-3 ?

Students. with credit for PHYS 325 may not take PHYS 324 

for further credit. 

What course (courses), if 

any, is being dropped from the calendar if this course is 

approved: 

PHYS 

150-3

2. Scheduling 

How frequently will the course be offered? Once per year 

Semester in which the course will first 

be offered? 

84-3 ?

Which of your 

present faculty would be available to make the proposed offering 

possible? 

All faculty 

3.

Objectives of the Course 

An intermediate course in electromagnetism and applications, particularly 

appropriate for Engineering Science students. 

4.

Budgetary and Space Requirements (for information only) 

What additional resources will be required in the following 

areas: 

Faculty 

?

None 

Staff   

None 

Library  

None 

Audio Visual 

None 

Space   

None 

Equipment 

Non

5. Approval 

• Date: 

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MAR

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rtment

nairman 

SCUS 73-34b:- (When comnletinq this 

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Dean ? 

Chairman, SCUS 

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for instructions see Memorandum SCUS 73-34a. 

PHYSICS 324-3 

ELECTROMAGENTI CS 

1.

Brief review of vector analysis. 

2.

Static electric fields, dielectrics, capacitance. 

3.

Electrostatics. Poisson's and Laplace's equations, method of 

images, solutions to electrostatic boundary value problems. 

4.

Static magnetic fields. Magnetic forces, vector magnetic potential, 

Biot-Savart law and applications, magnetic field intensity, magnetic 

materials. 

5.

Time-varying fields and Maxwell's equations. 

6.

Plane electromagnetic waves in free space, conducting and non- 

conducting media, reflection and refraction. 

7. Transmission lines: parallel plate, two wire and coaxial lines; 

transmission line parameters. 

8.

Waveguides, TE and TEM waves in parallel plate and rectangular 

waveguides, cavity resonators. 

9.

Half-wave antenna, antenna arrays. 

Suggested text: Field and Wave Electromagnetics, 

D.K. Cheng, Addison-Wesley 1983. 

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SiMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

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Dean 

IRL

............he 

Engineering Science Program. 

Date .... .... 

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I am writing to indicate my strong support (and thanks) 

for the proposed new arrangements for Physics courses suit- 

able for the Engineering Science Program. 

In our basic Electronics Engineering option, students 

would take PHYS 324, Electromagnetics (rather than PHYS 425 

which was used simply as a "place holder") and PHYS 365, 

Semiconductor Device Physics (rather than EWSC 324, also a 

"place holder"). This latter requires PHYS 385 as a pre- 

requisite which can be accommodated within the 

curriáulum. 

The new course PHYS 45.5, Laser Physics, will be listed 

as an elective and should be of considerable interest to our 

students. 

cc J.K. Cavers 

F r i n d t 

NEW COURSE PROPOSAL FORM 

1.

Calendar Information ? 

Department: 

PHYSICS 

Abbreviation Code: 

PHYS Course 

Number: 

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365

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Credit Hours: 

3

Vector: 

3-1-0. 

Title of 

Course: 

Semiconductor Device Physics 

Calendar Description of Course: 

Structure and properties of semiconductors, semiconductor theory, theory 

and operation of semiconductor devices, semiconductor device technology. 

Nature of Course 

Prerequisites (or 

special instructions): 

PHYS 385-3 

What course (courses), if 

any, is being dropped from 

the

calendar if this course is 

approved: 

?

PHYS 001-3 

2.

Scheduling 

How frequently will the course 

be offered? ? 

Once per year 

Semester in which the course will 

first be offered? 

85-1 

Which of your present faculty would 

be available 

to make the proposed offering 

possible? 

?

M. Thewalt, SR. Morrison, K. Colbow, R.F. Frindt, J.C. Irwin 

and others. 

3.

Objectives of the Course 

To provide the elements of semiconductor and semiconductor device physics 

and technology for Physics and Engineering Science students. 

4.

Budgetary and Space Requirements (for information only) 

What additional resources will be required in the following areas: 

Facnity ? 

None 

Staff 

?

None 

Library ? 

None 

Audio Visual None 

Space ? 

None 

Equipment None 

5. Approva1 

Date: 

?

/916 3

Depat ent Chairman 

Dea ? 

Chairman, SCUS 

SCUS 73-34b:- tWhen 

com

p

letjn q 

this 

fo, for instructions see Memorandum SCUS 73-34a. 

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Semiconductor Device Physics 

a) Introduction to Condensed Matter Physics: 

- the crystal lattice - phonons, energy bands 

- semiconductors - electrons, holes, density-of-states, effective mass 

- carrier concentration, doping, recombination 

- the Fermi Energy, quasi-Fermi energies 

- mobility, conductivity, Hall effect 

- optical properties of semiconductors 

b)

Semiconductor Devices: 

- diodes (junction, Schottky, LED's, laser diodes, photocells and 

pho todiodes) 

- JFET's and MOSFET's 

- bipolar transistors 

- special devices: tunnel diodes, IMPATT diodes, Gunn Effect oscillators, 

unijunction transistors, varactor diodes 

c)

Device Technology: 

- crystal growth - (Czochralski, float-zöning, epitaxy) 

- compound semiconductors, alloys 

- doping - diffusion, implantation, annealing 

- contacts 

- integrated circuit technology - lithography, etching 

Suggested Texts/References: 

1.

A. Bar-Lev, Semiconductor and Electronic Devices, Prentice Hall, 1979. 

2.

S.M. Sze, Physics of Semiconductor Devices, Wiley 1981 (2nd Edition) 

3.

R.A. Smith, Semiconductors 2nd Ed., Cambridge U.P., 1978. 

NEW COURSE PROPOSAL FORM

1. Calendar Information

Department:

Abbreviation Code: 

PHYS 

Course Number: 455 

?

credit Hours: 

Title of Course: Laser Physics

Physics

Vector

:L^

Calendar Description of Course: 

Review of atomic and molecular energy levels, transition probabilities, 

population inversion, rate equations and line-broadening mechanisms. 

Properties and design of laser cavities, and the gain, saturation and 

power output of laser oscillators. Crystal optics and laser related optical 

devices and components. Applications of lasers. 

Nature of Course Lecture 

Pr

erequisites (or special instructions): 

PHYS 355-3, PHYS 385-3 

What course (courses), if any, is being dropped from the calendar if this course is 

approved: PHYS 433-3 

PHYS 482-3 

2.

Scheduling 

PHYS

483-3 

How frequently will the course be offered? Maximum of once per year. 

Semester in which the course will first be offered?

Fall 1985

Which of your present faculty would be available to make the proposed offering 

possible? Dr. B.P. Clayman, 

,-Dr.

J.C. Irwin, Dr. K.E. Rieckhoff, 

Dr. M.L.W. Thewalt, Dr. E.D. Crozier, Dr. L.H. Palmer 

?

3.

Objectives of the Course 

To acquaint students with the principles of operation of lasers, the 

properties and capabilities of different types of lasers and their 

various applications. Suitable for Physics and Engineering Science 

students. 

4.

Budgetary and Space Requirements (for information only) 

What additional resources will be required in the following areas: 

Faculty 

Staff

Library

>- ?

Nil

Audio Visual 

Space

Equipment

5. Approval 

Date: ? 

/ ?

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mep

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an ? 

_____

Chairman,

SCUS

73-34:- When com 

p leting this 

fdin.

for instructions 

see Memorandum SCUS 73-34a. 

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PHYSICS 455-3 

LASER PHYSICS 

nivu:w 

01 ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY: 

Atomic F.nerqy Levels (Notation) 

Molecular I_nc rgy Levels 

Flectric Dipole Transition 

(IrohaI) i Iii Les, Selection Ilu I (!S) 

Broadening Mechanisms 

(Natural (.lnewldth, Doppler, Collision) 

LIGHT AMPLIFICATION AND RATE EQUATIONS: 

Population Inversion 

Two-level 

systems 

Limiting Cases 

(3)

OPTICAL RESONATORS: 

Diffraction Approach 

Gaussian Lightbcams 

Mode properties of stable resonators 

Planar, confocal, spherical mirror cavities 

Design considerations 

(4)

LASER OSCILLATORS: 

Pumping Methods 

Cain 

[late equations for oscillators 

Saturation and Power output 

Optimum output coupling 

(5)

LASERS: 

Neutral atom - e.g. 

He-Ne 

Ion - e.g. Argon 

Molecular - e.g. CO2 

Solid State - e.g. Nd-YAG 

Dye

lasers - e.g. CW - Rhodamine 6C 

Others - e.g. excimer 

(1 ) 

(2)

Page 2 

(6) LASER OPTICS 

Cry;t.at Optics- 

Irefrinqence, optical activity, 

polarizers, wave plates 

Non-I. I near Opt i c 

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Pockel's cell, Kerr effect, 

mO(II1l.ltors 

Fibre Optics 

APPLICATIONS 

A. ? 

Associated with 

(a)

Power - e.g. Weldlnq, cutting, etching. 

(b)

Col1lmtin, coherence - e.g. Surveying, 

diffraction codes, quality Control. 

B.

In Research and M'velopment. 

Light scattering, excitation source, laser 

Pv'tro5copy, 

Sldfl(Iar($5.

p0551(111 II.XIS: 

(1)

"An

rwluet ion tO I .;rs and Their App) 

l

rat

ions", 

by D. O'Shea, W. IL Cameron and W. T. Rhodes, 

Addison Wesley. 1977. 

(2)

"Quantum Ilectronlcs" 

by A. Yariv 

Wiley. 1975 

A.,

Page 3

REFERENCES:

"An Iniroduct 

ton to

Lasers and Masers" 

by A. E. Siegman

McGraw-Hill. 1971 

La s e r s" 

by B. A. 

Lengye

Wiley, 1971 

"Dye Lasers" 

by F. P. Schafer 

Vol. I of Topics in 

Applied

ysicS 

Springer Verlag, 1973 

"Optics and Lasers" 

by M. Voting

Vol. 5 in Optical Sciences Series

Sprinqer Verlag, 1975 

"Laser 

Theory" 

by I. S. Barnes 

IFEL Press, 1972 

"Glass Lasers" 

by K. Patez 

Butterworth, 1970 

S"Principles of Lasers" 

by

0. Svelto 

Plenum, 197 

"The Physics of Gas Lasers" 

by W.R. Bennett, Jr. 

Cor,1,n arid Breach, 1977 

OTHER REFERENCES:

Handbook of Lasers 

Chemical Rubber Company 

Optical Encyclopedia 

Pub Li shed by Laser Focus 

Current Journals:. 

TIFF Transact tons 

Laser Focus 

PhoLonl.cs 

AtncriC,1I 30urna1 of t'hystCs 

1983 08 29 

S111ON FUASER UNIVERSITY

MEMORANDUM

SENATE COMMI 'J'TEE ON ACADEMIC 

To ?

PLANNING 

Subject

.9?.1!YS.

.....

ENROLLMENT. 

From

SENATE COMMITTEE ON ACADEMIC PLANNING 

Date.....

j..8 4 

Historical enrollments in the biophysics program at SFU are 

detailed in the table below. 

HONORS    

MAJORS 

1980-2            

1

1

1980-3            

1

-

1981-1 

-

1

1981-2 

-

1

1981-3 

-

1

1982-1 

-

2

1982-2            

-

-

1982-3 

?

-

-

1

1983-1 

-

1

1983-2 

2

1983-3 

-

2

1984-1 

-

2

* The academic record of these students is such that 

they are unlikely to complete the program. 