PHYSICS M122
Introduction to Plasmas in the Laboratory, Space, and Engineering
Physics · 4 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)
(Same as Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences M156 and Electrical and Computer Engineering M185.) Senior-level introductory course on electrodynamics of charged particles and their collective behavior in plasmas in laboratory, near-Earth space, and astrophysical settings. Covers selected applications taken from fusion energy, space weather, materials processing, generation of coherent radiation, and particle accelerators.
Letter grading.
Requisites
Official UCLA wording
Requisites: Physics 1A, 1B, and 1C (may be taken concurrently).
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PHYSICS M122
- EC ENGR 285APlasma Waves and Instabilities
- EC ENGR 285BAdvanced Plasma Waves and Instabilities
1 course lists this as a requisite. The whole downstream is here — 2 courses over 2 levels. Every course here opens its own tree.