Courses at Universität Stuttgart
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Courses at the Institute for Boundary Layer Process Engineering and Plasma Technology
Numerical Plasma Methods
Tought by the local coordinator Carsten Lechte for 2 h a week, covers basics of numerical modelling and integration. The lectures are rather mathematical while the exercises focus more on programming in Phython and can take up a lot of time. The mark for the course however is determined fully by the final 20 min oral exam on the lecture material. Photos of everything on the board, textbooks and solutions to the exercises are on the course webpage.
Fusion Technology
Plasma Technology
Reflectometry Simulations with Phython
Supervised by Carsten Lechte, almost entirely independent work, structured by a list of tasks and some questions to be answered in the final report. Tough but good if you enjoy learning by doing yourself and programming.
Courses at the Physics Faculty
Condensed Matter
Superconductivity
Tought by Prof. Martin Dressel, covers theories and models of superconductivity from early phenomenological approaches to BCS theory and Josephson effects. Lectures are well presented but long and the slides are mostly useless. Doing the homework requires some time and consulting other textbooks, attempting the majority of it is required to be allowed to take the 20 or 30 (?) min oral exam. The course assumes solid foundations in condensed matter physics and some thermodynamics and quantum physics. There is a second part covering technical applications, but the Fusion EP students aren't required to take it.
Other Courses
German Language and Culture
Nuclear Reactor Design and Operation (in German)
Judging by the lecture notes a simple introduction to nuclear physics, especially stability and reactions, and an overview of engineering aspects of fission reactors. Applicable to fusion in so far as radioactive materials, breeding blankets, cooling and safety are concerned.
