Physics (PHYS)Arts and Sciences

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Course descriptions provided by the 2017-2018 Catalog.

PHYS 1013

Provides backup instruction for PHYS 2213. Recommended for students who either feel insecure about taking PHYS 2213 or simply want to develop their problem-solving skills. Emphasis is on getting the student ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  •  6501 PHYS 1013   SEM 101

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    A&S students receive transcript credit only; cannot be used toward graduation

PHYS 1101

PHYS 1101 and PHYS 1102 emphasize quantitative and conceptual understanding of the topics and tools of introductory physics developed without use of calculus.  The course offers individualized instruction. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6228 PHYS 1101   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Orientation (required) on Tuesday, August 22, 2017 at 7:30 pm in RCK 201 (Schwartz Aud.) PHYS 1101 allows considerable flexibility, but students must plan to come to the Learning and Testing Centers regularly. The Centers are open most afternoons and evenings. Time-management skills and self-motivation are crucial to success. Freshmen are not allowed to enroll due to difficulty level and enrollment capacity.

PHYS 1112

First course in a three-semester introductory physic sequence. This course is taught in a largely "flipped', highly interactive manner. Covers the mechanics of particles with focus on kinematics, dynamics, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture, one discussion, and one laboratory.

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6229 PHYS 1112   LEC 001

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PHYS 1116

First in a three semester introductory physics sequence. Explores quantitative modeling of the physical world through a study of mechanics. More mathematical and abstract than a typical mechanics course ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture, one discussion, and one laboratory.

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6251 PHYS 1116   LEC 001

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  •  6255 PHYS 1116   DIS 201

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PHYS 1117

Intended for freshmen who plan to major in physics or a closely related field (i.e., applied and engineering physics or astronomy) and would like to learn about the concepts of modern physics early in ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  •  6258 PHYS 1117   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PHYS 1190

Students perform the laboratory component of one of the introductory courses (PHYS 1112, PHYS 2207, PHYS 2208, PHYS 2213, PHYS 2214) to complement the lecture-related course credit acquired elsewhere. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  •  6259 PHYS 1190   LAB 401

    • TBA
    • Staff

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  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  •  7729 PHYS 1190   LAB 402

    • TBA
    • Staff

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PHYS 1201

The world around us is constantly in motion: from the random thermal jostling of atoms to the swimming of bacteria, or the dancing of a ballerina these motions depend strongly on the size of the moving ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion.

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6260 PHYS 1201   LEC 001

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  •  6261 PHYS 1201   DIS 201

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  •  6262 PHYS 1201   DIS 202

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    Discussion section 203 will not be open for pre-enrollment.

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PHYS 2207

PHYS 2207-PHYS 2208 is a two-semester introduction to physics, intended for students majoring in biological science, physical science, or mathematics. The course provides a rich exposure to the methods ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture, one discussion, and one laboratory.

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6264 PHYS 2207   LEC 001

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  •  6265 PHYS 2207   LEC 002

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  •  6280 PHYS 2207   DIS 201

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PHYS 2213

Second in a three semester introductory physics sequence.  Topics include electrostatics, behavior of matter in electric fields, DC circuits, magnetic fields, Faraday's law, AC circuits, and electromagnetic ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture, one discussion, and one laboratory.

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6297 PHYS 2213   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    If you enroll in a Tuesday/Thursday 10:10-11:00 (207 or 208) sections; Please ENROLL in the 9:05-9:55 lecture NOT the 11:15-12:05 lecture.

  •  6298 PHYS 2213   LEC 002

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  •  6317 PHYS 2213   DIS 201

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PHYS 2214

For majors in engineering (including bio-, civil, and environmental engineering), computer and information science, physics, earth and atmospheric science, and other physical and biological sciences who ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture, one discussion, and one laboratory.

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6336 PHYS 2214   LEC 001

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  •  6337 PHYS 2214   LEC 002

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PHYS 2216

Introduction to Einstein's Theory of Special Relativity, including Galilean and Lorentz transformations, the concept of simultaneity, time dilation and Lorentz contraction, the relativistic transformations ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  •  6351 PHYS 2216   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PHYS 2217

Second in a three semester introductory physics sequence. Explores quantitative modeling of the physical world through a study of electricity and magnetism. More mathematical and abstract than a typical ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture, one discussion, and one laboratory. Combined with: AEP 2170

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6399 PHYS 2217   LEC 001

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  •  6402 PHYS 2217   DIS 201

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PHYS 2218

This course is divided into two parts. The larger segment of the course typically focuses on wave phenomena. Topics include coupled harmonic oscillators, strings, sound and light waves, superposition principle, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture, one discussion, and one laboratory.

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6352 PHYS 2218   LEC 001

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  •  6355 PHYS 2218   DIS 201

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PHYS 3316

Topics include breakdown of classical concepts in microphysics; light quanta and matter waves; Schrödinger equation and solutions for square well, harmonic oscillator, and the hydrogen atom; wave packets, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion.

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6357 PHYS 3316   LEC 001

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  •  6358 PHYS 3316   DIS 201

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PHYS 3317

Covers a number of applications of quantum mechanics to topics in modern physics. Uses the tools developed in PHYS 3316, and does not introduce new formalism. Topics include: the physics of single and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion.

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6359 PHYS 3317   LEC 001

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  •  6360 PHYS 3317   DIS 201

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  •  6361 PHYS 3317   DIS 202

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PHYS 3323

A survey of electricity and magnetism that exploits the student's growing mathematical capability in order to explore the electromagnetic properties of of matter and vacuum  and their consequences.  Topics ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion.

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6362 PHYS 3323   LEC 001

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  •  6363 PHYS 3323   DIS 201

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PHYS 3327

Covers electro/magnetostatics, vector and scalar potentials, multipole expansion of the potential solutions to Laplace's Equation and boundary value problems, time-dependent electrodynamics, Maxwell's ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion.

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6364 PHYS 3327   LEC 001

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  •  6365 PHYS 3327   DIS 201

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PHYS 3330

A practical laboratory course in basic and modern optics. Students use lasers and basic optical bench equipment to cover a wide range of topics from geometrical optics to interference, diffraction, and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one laboratory. Combined with: AEP 3300

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6366 PHYS 3330   LEC 001

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  •  6367 PHYS 3330   LAB 401

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PHYS 3360

Practical electronics as encountered in a scientific or engineering research/development environment. Analyze, design, build, and test circuits using discrete components and integrated circuits. Analog ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one laboratory. Combined with: AEP 3630

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17109 PHYS 3360   LEC 001

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  • 17110 PHYS 3360   LAB 401

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PHYS 4230

Quantum statistical basis for equilibrium thermodynamics, microcanonical, canonical and grand canonical ensembles, and partition functions. Classical and quantum ideal gases, paramagnetic and multiple-state ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: AEP 4230

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 17169 PHYS 4230   LEC 001

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  • 17170 PHYS 4230   DIS 201

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PHYS 4400

Experiments of widely varying difficulty in one or more areas, as listed under PHYS 4410, may be done to fill the student's special requirements. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 0-3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6368 PHYS 4400   LAB 401

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PHYS 4410

Over 50 available experiments on various topics including atomic and molecular spectroscopy, optics, condensed matter physics, nuclear physics, electrical and microwave circuits, x-rays, and magnetic resonance. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one laboratory. Combined with: PHYS 6510

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6369 PHYS 4410   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6370 PHYS 4410   LAB 401

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PHYS 4445

One-semester introduction to general relativity that develops the essential structure and phenomenology of the theory without requiring prior exposure to tensor analysis. General relativity is a fundamental ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ASTRO 4445

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6371 PHYS 4445   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8299 PHYS 4445   DIS 201

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PHYS 4454

Introduction the physics of crystalline solids. Covers crystal structures; electronic states; lattice vibrations; and metals, insulators, and semiconductors. Covers optical properties, magnetism, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one laboratory. Combined with: AEP 4500

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6372 PHYS 4454   LEC 001

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  •  6373 PHYS 4454   LAB 401

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PHYS 4456

This course covers fundamental physical principles of particle accelerators. starting from an historical approach different accelerator concepts will be review. This includes electrostatic an acceleration ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PHYS 7656

  • 3 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 17133 PHYS 4456   LEC 001

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PHYS 4480

Covers numerical methods for ordinary and partial differential equations, linear algebra and eigenvalue problems, integration, nonlinear equations, optimization, and fast Fourier transforms. Find out how ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASTRO 7690PHYS 7680

  • 3 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 16258 PHYS 4480   LEC 001

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PHYS 4484

This 1.5-hour weekly seminar provides undergraduate and graduate students with an introduction to core concepts in physics education. Participants discuss articles and videos drawn from physics and science ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PHYS 7684

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  •  6943 PHYS 4484   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    A&S students receive transcript credit only; cannot be used toward graduation

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  •  8814 PHYS 4484   LEC 002

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PHYS 4485

Designed to give qualified undergraduate students with an interest in teaching careers a structured introduction to teaching physics.  This experience includes attending and participating in weekly course ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  •  8123 PHYS 4485   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Thorne, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PHYS 4486

Teaching experience for qualified undergraduate students in PHYS 1101/PHYS 1102.  Contact time will be in the course's Learning Center, in a team environment with graduate student TAs and faculty. Activities ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8124 PHYS 4486   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Taylor, N

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PHYS 4487

Continuation of PHYS 4486 . Teaching experience for qualified undergraduate students to help with PHYS 1101/PHYS 1102. Contact time will be in the course's Learning Center, in a team environment with graduate ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16787 PHYS 4487   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Taylor, N

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PHYS 4490

Individual project work (reading or laboratory) in any branch of physics.  Products vary, but may include a thesis. Evaluation criteria are decided between student and faculty member. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6374 PHYS 4490   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Parpia, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7730 PHYS 4490   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Franck, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7731 PHYS 4490   IND 603

    • TBA
    • Arias, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7732 PHYS 4490   IND 604

    • TBA
    • Liepe, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7733 PHYS 4490   IND 605

    • TBA
    • Eichhorn, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7734 PHYS 4490   IND 606

    • TBA
    • Niemack, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7735 PHYS 4490   IND 607

    • TBA
    • Teukolsky, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7736 PHYS 4490   IND 608

    • TBA
    • Flanagan, E

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7737 PHYS 4490   IND 609

    • TBA
    • Alexander, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7738 PHYS 4490   IND 610

    • TBA
    • Cohen, I

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7739 PHYS 4490   IND 611

    • TBA
    • McEuen, P

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7740 PHYS 4490   IND 612

    • TBA
    • Hartman, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7804 PHYS 4490   IND 613

    • TBA
    • Shen, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7805 PHYS 4490   IND 614

    • TBA
    • Thorne, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7806 PHYS 4490   IND 615

    • TBA
    • Bazarov, I

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7807 PHYS 4490   IND 616

    • TBA
    • Ryd, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8777 PHYS 4490   IND 617

    • TBA
    • Rubin, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8778 PHYS 4490   IND 618

    • TBA
    • Lawler, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8779 PHYS 4490   IND 619

    • TBA
    • McAllister, L

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9217 PHYS 4490   IND 620

    • TBA
    • Vengalattore, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9218 PHYS 4490   IND 621

    • TBA
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9234 PHYS 4490   IND 622

    • TBA
    • Davis, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18710 PHYS 4490   IND 623

    • TBA
    • Elser, V

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18711 PHYS 4490   IND 624

    • TBA
    • Mueller, E

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18712 PHYS 4490   IND 625

    • TBA
    • Hoffstaetter, G

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18806 PHYS 4490   IND 626

    • TBA
    • Maxson, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PHYS 4499

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-12 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 18395 PHYS 4499   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Shen, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PHYS 6500

Experiments of widely varying difficulty in one or more areas, as listed under PHYS 6510, may be done to fill special requirements. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 0-2 Credits Graded

  •  6375 PHYS 6500   LAB 401

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PHYS 6510

Over 50 available experiments on various topics including atomic and molecular spectroscopy, optics, condensed matter physics, nuclear physics, electrical and microwave circuits, x-rays, and magnetic resonance. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one laboratory. Combined with: PHYS 4410

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  6731 PHYS 6510   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6376 PHYS 6510   LAB 401

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PHYS 6520

Projects of modern topical interest that involve some independent development work by student. Opportunity for more initiative in experimental work than is possible in PHYS 6510. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 0-3 Credits Graded

  •  6377 PHYS 6520   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PHYS 6561

Covers special relativity, Maxwell's equations, electromagnetic potentials, conservation laws, Green's functions, electromagnetic waves, dispersion, radiation theory, and scattering. The practical application ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6378 PHYS 6561   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PHYS 6572

First part of the two-semester graduate quantum mechanics sequence. Covers non-relativistic quantum physics, focusing on fundamental conceptual issues and methods. Topics include: fundamental concepts ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6379 PHYS 6572   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PHYS 7601

Foundations of fluid mechanics from an advanced viewpoint, including formulation of continuum fluid dynamics; kinematic descriptions of fluid flow, derivation of the Navier-Stokes equations and energy ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: MAE 6010

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  8003 PHYS 7601   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Prerequisite: One semester of fluid mechanics equivalent to MAE 3230 or higher is required.

  •  8682 PHYS 7601   DIS 201

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PHYS 7635

Survey of the physics of solids: crystal structures, X-ray diffraction, phonons, and electrons. Selected topics from semiconductors, magnetism, superconductivity, disordered materials, dielectric properties, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6380 PHYS 7635   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PHYS 7651

Introduction to relativistic quantum field theory for applications in particle physics. Topics include quantization of Klein-Gordon, Dirac and gauge fields, Lorentz invariance in quantum theory, perturbation ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6381 PHYS 7651   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Undergraduate students grading option is 'Letter Grade' only. Graduate students have the option of S/U or Letter. Please see Rosemary French in 121 Clark to add this course.

PHYS 7653

An advanced, graduate-level exploration of universality and scaling in complex systems exhibiting emergent scale invariance -- random walks, continuous phase transitions, earthquakes and crackling noise, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6382 PHYS 7653   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PHYS 7656

This course covers fundamental physical principles of particle accelerators. starting from an historical approach different accelerator concepts will be review. This includes electrostatic an acceleration ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PHYS 4456

  • 3 Credits S/U NoAud

  • 17134 PHYS 7656   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PHYS 7661

This course will cover string theory, from the fundamentals to areas of current research interest.  Topics will include quantization of the bosonic string, the Polyakov path integral, D-branes, orbifolds ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 17001 PHYS 7661   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PHYS 7680

Covers numerical methods for ordinary and partial differential equations, linear algebra and eigenvalue problems, integration, nonlinear equations, optimization, and fast Fourier transforms. Find out how ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASTRO 7690PHYS 4480

  • 3 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 16261 PHYS 7680   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PHYS 7684

This 1.5-hour weekly seminar provides undergraduate and graduate students with an introduction to core concepts in physics education. Participants discuss articles and videos drawn from physics and science ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PHYS 4484

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  •  6944 PHYS 7684   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PHYS 7685

Offerings are announced each semester. Typical topics are group theory, analyticity in particle physics, weak interactions, superfluids, stellar evolution, surface physics, Monte Carlo methods, low-temperature ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: Introduction to Discipline-based Education Researc

  •  8565 PHYS 7685   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PHYS 7690

Special graduate study in some branch of physics, either theoretical or experimental, under the direction of any professorial member of the staff. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6712 PHYS 7690   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8689 PHYS 7690   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8690 PHYS 7690   IND 603

    • TBA
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8691 PHYS 7690   IND 604

    • TBA
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8692 PHYS 7690   IND 605

    • TBA
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person