Olga Evdokimov

UIC Department of Physics

My teaching at UIC:


Phys107 - Introductory Physics II (Electricity, Magnetism, and Modern Physics). 
The course is the second semester in our Department introductory physics series that is offered primarily for chemistry, biology and pre-health students. It covers a wide range of physics topics including electricity, magnetism, geometrical optics, as well as quantum, atomic and nuclear physics.

Phys141 General Physics I (Mechanics)
Physics 141 is a calculus based course focused on classical mechanics.  It is the first course in a sequence of three introductory “foundation” physics courses offered to, predominantly,  physics and engineering majors, where Physics 142 covers electricity and magnetism and Physics 244 covers modern physics.

Phys142 General Physics II (Electricity and Magnetism) 
Physics 142 is a calculus based course focused primarily on electricity and magnetism.  It is the second course in a sequence of three introductory “foundation” physics courses offered to, predominantly, physics and engineering majors, where Physics 141 covers classical mechanics and Physics 244 covers modern physics.

Phys145 Problem-Solving Workshop for General Physics II (Electricity and Magnetism)
Physics 145 is a partner workshop course for Physics 142.  The workshop arranges smaller groups of students to work together with the instructor enhancing their problem-solving skills by solving additional problems both similar to, as well as more challenging than, problems given in Physics 142.

Phys215 Computational and Mathematical Methods for the Physical Sciences
Physics 215 will covers numerical and mathematical methods for physics, introduction to programming and programming languages, and analysis of algorithms. The course will consist of lectures and a lab-like component. Students are expected to learn numerical methods of solving physics problems, understand the advantages and limitations of numerical techniques, and to write implementations for common numerical methods in programming code. No previous experience with computational methods or programming languages is required.

Phys 392 – Physics Research 
The course is a part of Undergraduate Research Experience (URE)  program - a university-wide program dedicated to making research an integral part of the undergraduate academic experience by creating mutually beneficial research relationships between students and faculty researchers.  The research projects are related to our group research in the field of High Energy Nuclear Physics and assigned individually.

Phys 441 Theoretical Mechanics.   
The course is a theoretical mechanics studies for the physics majors, and covers a wide set of topics ranging from general 3-dimensional motion and oscillations, to non-inertial frames of reference and Lagrangian mechanics. The course is calculus-based and quite challenging analytically.

Phys 461 Thermal and Statistical Physics.   
The course is a theoretical physics course that explores the introduce the fundamental concepts of thermodynamics. General formalism of statistical mechanics is applied to many-particle systems; noninteracting quantum systems are considered and single particle density of states, together with the Fermi-Dirac and Bose-Einstein distribution functions are discussed. The thermodynamics of ideal Fermi and Bose gases, blackbody radiation, and the specific heat of crystalline solids is worked on among other applications. The course is calculus-based and quite challenging analytically.

Phys 481 – Modern Experimental Physics I (Atomic, Molecular, and Solid-State Physics) 
The course is a very intensive laboratory course that covers various aspects of electronics and experimental methods for the solid state physics research.  For the electronic module students will become familiar with circuit design using diodes, transistors, operational amplifiers, and logic gates. For the solid state part students will sample techniques such as x-ray diffraction, nuclear magnetic resonance, and x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Experiments are accompanied by work on development of presentation skills (through both oral presentations and scientific writing), essential for scientific career. 

Phys 581Advanced Experimental Physics (Atomic, Molecular, and Solid-State Physics) 
The goal of the course is helping students to gain experimental skills with modern laboratory equipment, as well as was build their skills in scientific writing. Experimental methods covered are those most relevant for solid state physics, such as  x-ray diffraction, nuclear magnetic resonance, and x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy.

Posted by Olga on Dec  01, 2017