Courses Overview
According to the Art. 51 of the PPPGFSC Bylaws, the Master’s and Doctoral courses are categorized into the following types:
I – required courses: these are indispensable courses to the student. They can be more generalist or specific of a concentration area, and are defined by a normative resolution issued by the PPGFSC coordinator and approved by the Program’s Council and by the Graduate Studies Council;
II – electives: these are the courses covering more specific aspects related to the concentration areas of the Program, as well the courses that integrate knowledge from other areas;
III – teaching practicum: course regulated by a specific normative resolution issued by the PPGFSC coordinator and approved by the Program’s Council, in compliance with the relevant Graduate Studies Council resolution.
See below the list of courses with their respective descriptions:
Required Courses
- FSC410130 – Quantum Mechanics I
- FSC410129 – Electromagnetic Theory I
- FSC410131 – Statistical Mechanics I
- FSC3333000 – Teaching Practicum
- FSC3901000 – Seminars
- FSC510009 – Special Tópics in Physics: Physics of Higher Education II (Required for doctoral students)
Elective Courses: Introductory courses by area of concentration
Astrophysics:
Nuclear and Hadron Physics:
Mathematical Physics and Field Theory:
Condensed Matter Physics and Statistical Mechanics:
- FSC410101 – Phase Transitions and Critical Phenomena
- FSC 410141 – Solid state physics and field theory applications to condensed matter problems
Atomic and Molecular Physics:
- FSC410133 – Introduction to Atomic and Molecular Physics and Quantum Collisions
- FSC410137 – Introduction to Quantum Optics
Other elective courses in the Program:
These elective courses will be offered according to student demand in order to strengthen training in fundamental concepts in physics.
FSC410145 – Introduction to Field Theory;
FSC410058 – Electromagnetic Theory II;
FSC410112 – Quantum Mechanics II;
FSC410134 – Introduction to General Relativity.
Special Topics in Physics:
Special topics are offered by teachers according to students’ demand for specific research topics to deepen their understanding of theoretical concepts, experimental techniques, or data processing.
FSC510004 – Stellar Magnetic Activity
FSC510001 – Theory of Many Bodies – Fundamentals and Some Applications
FSC410142 – Advanced Research Studies II
FSC410132 – Phenomenology of Particle Physics
FSC410128 – Reading and interpretation of scientific articles
FSC410127 – Organic Material Devices and Nanostructured Systems
FSC410126 – Topics in Physical-Chemistry of Surfaces: Theoretical Aspects and Instrumentation
FSC410125 – Solid state physics and applications to condensed matter problems
FSC410124 – Advanced Research Studies I
FSC410123 – Advanced Classical Mechanics
FSC410121 – Astrophysics II
FSC410120 – Astroparticle Physics and Cosmology
FSC410118 – Renormalization group and critical phenomena
FSC410117 – Theory and phenomenology of Quantum Chromodynamics
FSC410116 – Elementary Particle and Field Physics Colloquia
FSC410111 – Exploring the LDRX Multiuser Laboratory X-Ray Diffractometer: Nanomaterials Microstructure, Characterization and Determination of Organic Crystal Structure; Residual Tensions in Metallic Parts
FSC410110 – Topics in Semiconductor Device Physics
FSC410109 – Optical and Quantum Information Experiments with Twin Photons
FSC410108 – Sensor Technology
FSC410102 – Integral Field Spectroscopy Methods
FSC410101 – Phase Transitions and Critical Phenomena
FSC410100 – Nanomaterials
FSC410099 – Introduction to Stellar Astrophysics
FSC410097 – Crystallization and Crystallography
FSC410095 – How to determine structures using Polycrystal X-Ray Diffraction
FSC410094 – Organic Electronics
FSC410093 – Electronic and Molecular Dynamics
FSC410088 – Dynamic Systems and Phase Transitions applied to Neuroscience
FSC410087 – Classic and Quantum Optics
FSC410083 – Structure determination using Dust X-Ray Diffraction
FSC410082 – Elementary Particle Physics I
FSC410081 – Radiative Transfer Problems in Astrophysics
FSC410078 – Introduction to Proof Point Microscopy
FSC410077 – Cosmology
FSC410076 – Introduction to Quantum Information Theory
FSC410071 – Interpretation of X-Ray Diffraction (DRX) data from particulate samples
FSC410068 – Crystallization and Application of Monocrystals
FSC410065 – Introduction to Quantum Optics
FSC410064 – Experimental Analysis of Materials
FSC410063 – AFM and laws of scale
FSC410062 – Semiconductor Impedance Spectroscopy
FSC410061 – Introduction to Classic Molecular Dynamics
FSC410056 – Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy
FSC410055 – From Classic Gases to Relativistic Models
FSC410053 – High Energy Phase Transitions
FSC410052 – Topics in Quantum Theory of Solids
FSC410048 – Introduction to vacuum technology and spectroscopic techniques
FSC410043 – Spin Electronics Fundamentals
FSC410040 – Virtual Observatories
FSC410037 – Stellar Magnetic Activity
FSC410011 – Group Theory Applied to Solid State Physics
FSC410008 – Solid Surface Analysis
FSC410007 – Electrical Properties of Organic Devices
FSC410006 – Introduction to X-Ray Diffraction
FSC410004 – Instrumentation
FSC3305062 – Material Characterization
FSC3303992 – Monte Carlo Method in Critical Phenomena
FSC3303042 – From Classic Gases to Relativistic Models: A Modern Vision
FSC3303001 – Observational Astrophysics
FSC3302992 – Radioactive Processes in Astrophysics
FSC3302991 – Data Acquisition in Collision Physics
FSC3302982 – X-Ray Diffractometry
FSC3302062 – Observation techniques in Astrophysics
FSC3302051 – Spectroscopy; Hyperfine Interactions
FSC3302022 – From Classic Gases to Relativistic Models and Ultrarelativistic Gases – A Modern Vision
FSC3302002 – Cataclysmic Variables
FSC3301032 – Observational Astrophysics
