James J. Peters
- Strosacker 146
- [email protected]
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“A student is not a container you have to fill, but a torch you have to light up.”— A. Einstein
Faculty Information
Additional Faculty Information for James J. Peters
Education
Ph.D., University of Illinois, 1971
B.A., Indiana Institute of Technology, 1963
M.S., University of Detroit, 1965
Memberships
American Physical Society
American Association of Physics Teachers
Sigma Pi Sigma
Sigma Zeta
Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society
Recent Hillsdale College Talks
“Metals, Semiconductors & Solid State Physics: How Discoveries in Solid State Physics Lead to Skyscrapers, Jet Planes, Computers, and the Future”
“Magnetism in Metals”
Specializations and Interests
Solid State Physics
Magnetism
Magnetic Impurities
Quantum Mechanics
Teaching Quantum Mechanics
Metallurgy
X-Ray Diffraction
Low Temperature Physics
Thermal Physics
Superconducting Magnets
High Vacuum Operations
Quartz (working with high temperature torches)
Metallic Alloy
Amorphous Alloy Construction
Current and Recent Courses Taught
PHY 100: Great Principles of Physics
PHY 101: College Physics I
PHY 102: College Physics II
PHY 471: Advanced Experimental Physics: X-Ray Physics and Crystallography
PHY 471: Thermal Physics
PHY 480-1: Research in Magnetism
PHY 490: Quantum Mechanics I
PHY 520: Solid State Physics
PHY 511: Quantum Mechanics II
Past Courses Taught
SCI 101: Physical Science
PHY 121: Physical Science
PHY 110: Meteorology
PHY 120: Astronomy
PHY 201: University Physics I
PHY 202: University Physics II
PHY 303: University Physics III
PHY 310: Experimental Physics I
PHY 311: Experimental Physics II
PHY 350: Introduction to Computational Physics
PHY 460: Electricity and Magnetism
PHY 471: Advanced Experimental Physics: Nuclear Physics
PHY 507: Nuclear and Atomic Physics
PHY 509: Light
Various Sponsored Senior Thesis Projects
The Temperature Dependence of the Magnetic Susceptibility of a MgZnMn Alloy
Melt Spinning Mn Magnetic Impurities in Mg0.3Zn0.7
The Magnetic Properties of Cadmium, Silver, and Manganese Alloys Magnetic Susceptibility of AgZnMn
Bulk Metallic Glasses: The Magnetic Susceptibility of Amorphous Solids
The Temperature Dependence of the Magnetic Susceptibility of a MgZn Alloy
The Temperature Dependence of the Magnetic Susceptibility of a Mg0.7Zn0.3 Metallic Glass Solvent
Non-equilibrium Thermodynamics: A Consistent Microscopic Definition of Temperature (Based on external REU work)
Measuring Rotations in the Linear Polarization of Visible Light: A Study of Noise Limits and Potential Sagnac Interferometer Geometries (Based on external REU work)
Triple Guest Occupancy and Negative Compressibility in Hydrogen-Loaded β-Hydroquinone Clathrate (Based on external REU work)
Biography
Dr. James Peters received his bachelor’s degree from Indiana Institute of Technology and completed his graduate work at the University of Detroit and the University of Illinois. Dr. Peters is a brilliant mentor and professor to our physics majors and excels in teaching thermal physics, quantum mechanics, and solid state physics.