Teaching
Fall 2024: PHYS550: Introduction to Quantum Mechanics
Day(s): TR
Time: 1:30 pm - 2:45 pm
Room: Physics Building 338
Spring 2024: ECE305: Semiconductor Devices
Day(s): MWF
Time: 10:30 am - 11:20 am
Room: Stewart Center 320
Fall 2023: PHYS515: Thermal and Statistical Physics
Day(s): TR
Time: 10:30 am - 11:45 am
Room: Physics Building 338
Spring 2023: PHYS570V: Advanced topics in optics and photonics
Day(s): TR
Time: 1:30 pm - 2:45 pm
Room: Neil Armstrong Hall of Engr 3109
Fall 2022: PHYS515: Thermal and Statistical Physics
Day(s): TR
Time: 10:30 am - 11:45 am
Room: Physics Building 338
Spring 2022: ECE305: Semiconductor Devices
Day(s): MWF
Time: 3:30 pm - 4:20 pm
Room: Materials and Electrical Engineering B012
Fall 2021: PHYS515: Thermal and Statistical Physics
Day(s): TR
Time: 10:30 am - 11:45 am
Room: Electrical Engineering Building 005
Spring 2021: PHYS570V: Advanced topics in optics and photonics
Day(s): TR
Time: 1:30 pm - 2:45 pm
Room: Physics Building 331
Fall 2020: PHYS322: Optics
Day(s): MWF
Time: 12:30-1:20 PM
Room: ARMS B071
Spring 2020: ECE 305 Semiconductor Devices
Day(s): MWF
Time: 8:30-9:20 AM
Room: Neil Armstrong Hall of Engineering 1010
Catalog Description:
Introduces and explains terminology, models, properties, and concepts associated with semiconductor devices. Provides detailed insight into the internal workings of the "building-block" device structures such as the pn-junction diode, Schottky diode, BJT, and MOSFET. Presents information about a wide variety of other devices including solar cells, LEDs, HBTs, and modern field-effect devices. Systematically develops the analytical tools needed to solve practical device problems.
Fall 2019: PHYS322: Optics
Day(s): MWF
Time: 12:30-1:20 PM
Room: Physics Building 201
Spring 2019: Prof. Li taught PHYS461: Quantum Mechanics II (Honors).
Day(s): T, Th
Time: 9:00 am - 10:15 am
Room: Physics Building 338
Course website: https://www.physics.purdue.edu/academic-programs/courses/course_detail.php?SEM=spring2019&c=phys461
Description: Angular momenta, radial equation, operators, matrices, spin, time independent perturbation theory, electron-electromagnetic field interaction, hydrogen atom, structure of atoms, molecules, radiation; selected topics in radiative transitions, collision theory, solids, nuclei, elementary particles and their symmetries.
Required Textbook(s): Introduction to Quantum Mechanics. 3rd edition, David J. Griffiths and Darrell Schroeter, Cambridge University Press. ISBN No. 978-1107189638.
Fall 2018: Prof. Li will teach PHYS 416: Thermal and Statistical Physics (Honors).
Days: T,TH
Time: 9:30 AM - 11:20 AM
Room: Physics Building 338
Spring 2018: Prof. Li teaches ECE 20100-005 Linear Circuit Analysis I.
Days: MWF
Time: 10:30 AM - 11:20 AM
Room: Physics Building 223
Course information: https://engineering.purdue.edu/ECE/Academics/Undergraduates/UGO/CourseInfo/courseInfo?courseid=601&show=true&type=undergrad
Catalog Description: Volt-ampere characteristics for circuit elements; independent and dependent sources; Kirchhoff's laws and circuit equations. Source transformation; Thevenin's and Norton's theorems; superposition, step response of 1st order (RC, RL) and 2nd order (RLC) circuits. Phasor analysis, impedance calculations, and computation of sinusoidal steady state responses. Instantaneous and average power, complex power, power factor correction, and maximum power transfer. Instantaneous and average power.
Required Textbook(s): Linear Circuits: Time Domain, Phasor, and Laplace Transform Approaches, 3rd Edition, R. DeCarlo and P. M. Lin, Kendall Hunt, 2009, ISBN No. 9780757564994.
Fall 2017: Prof. Li taught PHYS322: Optics
Day(s): MWF
Time: 12:30-1:20 PM
Room: Physics Building 338
Course website: http://www.physics.purdue.edu/academic-programs/courses/course_detail.php?c=phys322&SEM=Fall2017
Description: Wave optics and properties of light including reflection, refraction interference. Fraunhofer and Fresnel diffraction dispersion, polarization, double refraction, introduction to lasers and holography.
Required Textbook(s): Optics, 5th edition, Eugene Hecht (Publisher: Pearson, 2016)
Spring 2017: Prof. Li taught PHYS461: Quantum Mechanics II (Honors).
Day(s): TR
Time: 9:00 am - 10:15 am
Room: Physics Building 338
Course website: https://www.physics.purdue.edu/academic-programs/courses/course_detail.php?SEM=spring2017&c=phys461
Description: Angular momenta, radial equation, operators, matrices, spin, time independent perturbation theory, electron-electromagnetic field interaction, hydrogen atom, structure of atoms, molecules, radiation; selected topics in radiative transitions, collision theory, solids, nuclei, elementary particles and their symmetries.
Required Textbook(s): Introduction to Quantum Mechanics. 2nd edition, David J. Griffiths, Benjamin Cummings. ISBN No. 978-0131118928.
Fall 2016: Prof. Li taught Phys 570V Advanced topics in optics and photonics.
Day(s): MW
Time: 1:30 pm - 2:45 pm
Room: PHYS 234
Course website: http://www.physics.purdue.edu/academic-programs/courses/course_detail.php?c=phys570v&SEM=fall2016
Description: This course will review recent developments in optics, with a focus on quantum optics and photonics. The first part of the course will introduce the quantum nature of light and photon-matter interactions. We will also survey advanced topics of current research interest related to photons. The topics include single-photon emitters, nanoscale lasers, optical frequency combs, laser trapping and cooling of atoms and solids, cavity quantum electrodynamics (QED), cavity optomechanics, and quantum teleportation.
Spring 2016: Prof. Li taught ECE 20100-001 Linear Circuit Analysis I.
Days: MWF
Time: 12:30 pm - 1:20 pm
Room: Physics Building 223
Course information: https://engineering.purdue.edu/ECE/Academics/Undergraduates/UGO/CourseInfo/courseInfo?courseid=601&show=true&type=undergrad
Catalog Description: Volt-ampere characteristics for circuit elements; independent and dependent sources; Kirchhoff's laws and circuit equations. Source transformation; Thevenin's and Norton's theorems; superposition, step response of 1st order (RC, RL) and 2nd order (RLC) circuits. Phasor analysis, impedance calculations, and computation of sinusoidal steady state responses. Instantaneous and average power, complex power, power factor correction, and maximum power transfer. Instantaneous and average power.
Required Textbook(s): Linear Circuit Analysis: Time Domain, Phasor, and Laplace Transform Approaches, 3rd Edition, R. DeCarlo and P. M. Lin, Kendall Hunt, 2009, ISBN No. 9780757564994.
Fall 2015: Prof. Li taught Phys 57000V Advanced topics in optics and photonics.
Day(s): MW
Time: 2:30-3:45 PM
Room: PHYS 331
Course website: http://www.physics.purdue.edu/academic-programs/courses/course_detail.php?SEM=fall2015&c=phys570V
Description: This course will review recent developments in optics, with a focus on quantum optics and photonics. The first part of the course will introduce the quantum nature of light and photon-matter interactions. We will also survey advanced topics of current research interest related to photons. The topics include single-photon emitters, nanoscale lasers, optical frequency combs, laser trapping and cooling of atoms and solids, cavity quantum electrodynamics (QED), cavity optomechanics, and quantum teleportation.