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Education


  • B.S. Nanjing University (China)
  • Ph.D. University of Texas at Austin

Previous Positions


PositionStartEnd
Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, Chemical Engineering institute of East China1968-01-151970-07-15
Teaching Assistant, Department of Physics, University of Texas at Austin1981-01-151982-05-15
Lecturer, Department of Physics, Fudan University1987-01-151988-05-20
Associate Professor, Department of Physics, Fudan University1988-06-011989-11-20

Courses Taught at Amarillo College


Course IDCourse NameTerm

Other Credentials


Credential
The following courses are also calculus intensive.
PHY 392L: Solid state physics
PHY 389L: Quantum mechanics
PHY 385K: Classical mechanics
PHY 387L: Electromagnetic theory
PHY 385L: Statistical mechanics
PHY 387K: Electromagnetic theory
PHY 381M: Methods of mathematical physics
PHY 389P Group theory of atoms, molecules, and solid
PHY 392T: Special topic of solid physics
M 393C: Mathematical physics
PHY 381N: Method of mathematical physics
Quantum statistics
Advanced physics lab
Nuclear physics
Quantum field theory
Electrodynamics
Optical experiment
General physics lab
Electricity
Optics
Thermodynamics
Advanced methematics
Analytical geometry

Publications, Presentations, Public Works and Awards


Publication List

[1]Y.F. Sun and J. Swift, "Effect of Elastic Degrees of Freedom at the Columnar-Crystalline Transition",

J. Phys. (Paris), 45 1039 (1984).

[2] Y.F. Sun and J. Swift, "Dynamic Properties Near The Columnar-Crystalline Transition", J. Phys. Lett.

(Paris), 45 L-509 (1984).

[3] Y.F. Sun and J. Swift, "Disordered Hexagonal-Disordered Rectangular Phase Transition in HAT Series",

J. Phys. (Paris), 45 1801 (1984).

[4] Y.F. Sun and J. Swift, "Laudau Theory of Transition From The Drd Phase of Columnar Liquid Crystals",

Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst., 126 131 (1985).

[5] Y.F. Sun and J. Swift, "The Effect of Spontaneous Strains at The Dhd ?Drd Phase Transition in HAT

Series", Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst., 131 91 (1985).

[6] Y.F. Sun and J. Swift, "Orientational Order and Phase Transitions in Columnar Liquid Crystals", Phys.

Rev. A, 33 2735 (1986).

[7] Y.F. Sun and J. Swift, "D1 ? D2 Phase Transition of Columnar Liquid Crystals", Phys. Rev. A 33

2740 (1986).

[8] Y.F. Sun and J. Swift, "Shape of The Cross Section in Freely Suspended Discotic Strands", Mol. Cryst.

Liq. Cryst. 140 95 (1986).

[9] S.Q. Shen, Y.F. Sun, and R.B. Tao, "Josephson Effect in RVB Superconductors", Solid State Communication

, 71 517 (1989).

[10] S.Q. Shen, Y.F. Sun, and R.B. Tao, "Off-diagonal Long Range Order in Hubbard Model", accepted by

J. Low Temperature Physics.

[11] M. Zhang, Y.F. Sun, and R.B. Tao, "Scaling Behavior of The Elastic Tensor in Two Phase Sierpinski

Carpet", preprint, Dept. of Phys., Fudan Univ., 1989.

[12] M. Zhang, Y.F. Sun, and R.B. Tao, "Acoustic Softening in La-Cu-O System", Solid State Communications,

72 567 (1989).

[13] Y.F. Sun and J. Swift, "Dynamic Equation For The Order Parameter In Liquid Crystals Near Phase

Transition", preprint, Dept. of Physics, Univ. of Texas at Austion, January 1991.

[14] Y.F. Sun and J. Swift, "Trigger First Order Phase Transition in Liquid Crystals", Mol. Cryst. Liq.

Cryst. 195 55 (1991).

[15] Y.F. Sun, "Principles of Physics I Lab Manual", Amarillo College (revised 2008).

[16] Y.F. Sun, "Principles of Physics II Lab Manual", Amarillo College (revised 2008).