Browsing 2011 Theses (UMKC) by Thesis Department "Physics (UMKC)"
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Electronic structure and optical properties of layered ternary transition-metal carbides and nitrides
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2011-05-20)The electronic structure and optical properties of Ti3AC2 (A=Al, Si, Ge), Ti2AC (A=Al, Ga, In; Si, Ge, Sn; P, As; S), Ti2AlN, M2AlC (M=V, Nb, Cr) and Tan+1AlCn (n=1~4) have been studied using first-principles orthogonalized ... -
Exploratory identification of introductory algebra-based physics success factors
(University of Missouri-Kansas City, 2011-06-08)The field of physics suffers from low student matriculation through its degree programs as well as being viewed as being abstract, complicated, and incomprehensible by students enrolled in introductory courses. A study was ... -
Resistance networks as a model for conduction on the nano-scale
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2011-05-13)In this thesis, we calculate transport properties of amorphous materials in one, two, and three dimensions. We take into account site disorder, manifest as a random variation of the locations of atomic species. We employ ...