The Stuyvesant High School Online Course Guide

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Course Description
An introductory course on the subject of plasma physics with a focus on the basic plasma equations and characteristic parameters of various types of discharges. The course will include an introduction into the nature of plasma and will cover single-particle motions, fluid representations, wave manifestations, transport properties and equilibrium. Students will learn about Debye shielding, plasma frequencies, collision rates, mean-free paths, atomic processes, adiabatic invariance, ambipolar diffusion and magnetic confinement.

Course Textbook and Reference Guide
The textbook is Principles of Plasma Discharges and Materials Processing by Michael A. Lieberman and Allan J. Lichtenberg. The reference guide is Plasma Formulary by the Naval Research Laboratory.

Details and pre/co-requisites:
A mastery level achievement on the physics regents; at least 90% in SP1/SP2. Co-requisites: Advanced Placement Calculus and Advanced Placement Physics, C Level.