Vectors, kinetics, Newton’s laws, dynamics or particles, work and energy, friction, conserverative forces, linear momentum, center-of-mass and relative motion, collisions, angular momentum, static equilibrium, rigid body rotation, Newton’s law of gravity, simple harmonic motion, wave motion and sound.
Coulomb’s law, concepts of electric field and potential, Gauss’ law, capacitance, current and resistance, DC and R-C transient circuits, magnetic fields, Ampere’s law, Faraday’s law of induction, inductance, A/C circuits, electromagnetic oscillations, Maxwell’s equations and electromagnetic waves.
Theoretical foundations of spectroscopic methods and their application to the study of atomic and molecular structure and properties; theory of absorption and emission of radiation; line spectra of complex atoms; group theory; rotational, vibrational, and electronic spectroscopy of diatomic and polyatomic molecules; infrared, Raman, and uv-vis spectroscopy; laser spectroscopy and applications; photoelectron spectroscopy; and multi-photon processes.
This course is designed to build upon the core mathematics sequence in engineering and thus enable the student to fully utilize quantitative mathematical analysis in the junior and senior level courses in engineering physics. Topics covered will include complex numbers and functions, linear algebra, advanced vector analysis, Fourier series and integrals, special functions for mathematical physics, orthogonal functions solutions to differential equations and elements of tensor analysis. Review of previously covered material will be integrated with topics of greater depth as appropriate. Applications to problems in engineering physics will be stressed throughout.
Schaefer School of Engineering & Science
Department:
Physics and Engineering Physics
Research & Education
Research
My research interests currently are in the area of the development of applications for novel semiconductor lasers for sensitive detection of molecules and for free space optical communications
I have also worked in and retain an interest in the areas of quantum optics, transient optical spectroscopy and squeezed quantum states
I am currently a topical editor for the journal Optics Letters.
Education
Columbia University, New York, NY: Ph.D. (1982), M. Phil. (1980), M. A. (1977) in physics
Doctoral Thesis: Hyperfine structure of praseodymim doped lanthanum trifluoride using photon echo modulation.
Advisor: Professor Sven R. Hartmann
Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA: B. S. (1976) in physics.
Senior thesis: Light scattering from nematic liquid crystals.
Advisor: Professor Lorenzo M. Narducci
Achievements & Professional Societies
Professional Societies
Member: American Physical Society
Member: Optical Society of America
Member: New York Academy of Sciences
Patents & Inventions
United States Patent # 5,267,019: Method and apparatus for reducing fringe interference in laser spectroscopy, Edward A Whittaker and Hoi Cheong Sun, Inventors. Issued November 30, 1993.
United States Patent # 5,636,035: Method and apparatus for dual modulation laser spectroscopy, Edward A Whittaker and Hoi Cheong Sun, Inventors. Issued June 3, 1997.
United States Patent # 7,073,384: Method and apparatus for remote measurement of vibration and properties of objects, Dimitry Donskoy, Nikolay Sedunov and Edward A Whittaker, Inventors. Issued July 11, 2006.
Honors & Awards
2003-2004 American Institute of Physics State Department Science Fellow
http://www.aip.org/gov/sdf.html
Science and Technology Advisor, Directorate for Defense Trade Controls, United States Department of State
