Physics (PHYS)Arts and Sciences

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Course descriptions provided by the 2017-2018 Catalog.

PHYS 1012

Provides backup instruction for PHYS 1112. Recommended for students who either feel insecure about taking PHYS 1112 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

  •  5825 PHYS 1012   SEM 101

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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

PHYS 1102

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

  •  5823 PHYS 1102   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Orientation (required for students who did not take Phys 1101) on Thursday, January 25 at 7:30 pm in RCK Schwartz Auditorium. PHYS 1102 allows considerable flexibility, but students must plan to come to the Learning and Testing Centers (RCK 280 and 250) regularly. The Centers are open most afternoons and evenings, beginning at 11:15 am on the first day of class. 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

  •  5850 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

  •  8283 PHYS 1116   LEC 001

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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

  •  6124 PHYS 1190   LAB 401

    • TBA
    • Fulbright, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  •  6998 PHYS 1190   LAB 402

    • TBA
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PHYS 1203

Shows how the unification of apparently distinct areas of physics leads to an explosion in the growth of our knowledge and understanding. The material is divided into three parts: the physics of motion ... view course details

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

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6131 PHYS 1203   LEC 001

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  •  6132 PHYS 1203   DIS 201

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PHYS 1204

Explores musical sound from a physics point of view. Topics include how various musical instruments work; pitch, timbre, scales, intervals, and tunings; hearing; human voice and room acoustics. This course ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: MUSIC 1466

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6126 PHYS 1204   LEC 001

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  •  6129 PHYS 1204   DIS 201

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PHYS 2208

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

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

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8286 PHYS 2208   LEC 001

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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

  •  6167 PHYS 2213   LEC 001

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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

  •  6151 PHYS 2214   LEC 001

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  •  6152 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

  •  6195 PHYS 2216   LEC 001

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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

  •  6266 PHYS 2217   LEC 001

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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

  •  6196 PHYS 2218   LEC 001

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PHYS 3310

This is a laboratory course exploring quantum physics and electrodynamics.  Students select 3 labs from approximately 15 available labs that are well-matched to the content of the 3000-level core physics ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17450 PHYS 3310   LAB 401

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PHYS 3314

Topics include Lagrangian mechanics; Newtonian mechanics based on a variational principle; conservation laws from symmetries; two-body orbits due to a central force.  Also includes additional topics such ... view course details

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

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6199 PHYS 3314   LEC 001

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  •  6200 PHYS 3314   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

  •  6190 PHYS 3316   LEC 001

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  •  6191 PHYS 3316   DIS 201

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  •  6192 PHYS 3316   DIS 202

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PHYS 3318

Covers Newtonian mechanics of particles and systems of particles, including rigid bodies, oscillating systems, gravitation and planetary motion, moving coordinate systems, Euler's equations, Lagrange and ... view course details

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

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6193 PHYS 3318   LEC 001

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  •  6194 PHYS 3318   DIS 201

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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

  •  6955 PHYS 3360   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Please contact Danyel Wierson in 121 Clark Hall with enrollment issues. Danyel can add you to a wait list for this course and answer your scheduling questions.

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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

  •  6201 PHYS 4400   LAB 401

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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

  •  6202 PHYS 4410   LEC 001

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  •  6203 PHYS 4410   LAB 401

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PHYS 4443

Provides an introduction to concepts and techniques of quantum mechanics, at the level of An Introduction to Quantum Mechanics by Griffiths. view course details

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

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6264 PHYS 4443   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6265 PHYS 4443   DIS 201

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PHYS 4444

Covers the standard model of particle physics; Introduction to fields and particles and relativistic Quantum Mechanics; Symmetries in physics; Basic introduction the Feynman diagrams. At the ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6291 PHYS 4444   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Please see Danyel Wierson (Physics Course Coordinator) in 121 Clark with any questions and/or needed assistance to add this class.

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

  •  6301 PHYS 4484   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Teaching assignments begin the second week of class.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  •  8103 PHYS 4484   LEC 002

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Teaching assignments begin the second week of class.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  • 18748 PHYS 4484   LEC 003

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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

  •  7310 PHYS 4485   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Thorne, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Teaching assignments begin the second week of class.

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

  •  7311 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

  • 17451 PHYS 4487   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Taylor, N

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PHYS 4488

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PHYS 6562

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18711 PHYS 4488   LEC 001

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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

  •  6235 PHYS 4490   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Flanagan, E

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6987 PHYS 4490   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Franck, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6988 PHYS 4490   IND 603

    • TBA
    • Vengalattore, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6989 PHYS 4490   IND 604

    • TBA
    • Liepe, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6990 PHYS 4490   IND 605

    • TBA
    • Alexander, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6991 PHYS 4490   IND 606

    • TBA
    • Thorne, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6992 PHYS 4490   IND 607

    • TBA
    • Grossman, Y

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6993 PHYS 4490   IND 608

    • TBA
    • Ralph, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6994 PHYS 4490   IND 609

    • TBA
    • Niemack, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6995 PHYS 4490   IND 610

    • TBA
    • Shen, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6996 PHYS 4490   IND 611

    • TBA
    • Rubin, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6997 PHYS 4490   IND 612

    • TBA
    • Bazarov, I

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7032 PHYS 4490   IND 613

    • TBA
    • Thompson, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7033 PHYS 4490   IND 614

    • TBA
    • Lawler, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7034 PHYS 4490   IND 615

    • TBA
    • Teukolsky, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7037 PHYS 4490   IND 616

    • TBA
    • Ryd, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8316 PHYS 4490   IND 617

    • TBA
    • Cohen, I

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8317 PHYS 4490   IND 618

    • TBA
    • Gibbons, L

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8318 PHYS 4490   IND 619

    • TBA
    • Gruner, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8319 PHYS 4490   IND 620

    • TBA
    • Hartman, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8502 PHYS 4490   IND 621

    • TBA
    • Hoffstaetter, G

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9587 PHYS 4490   IND 622

    • TBA
    • Nowack, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9628 PHYS 4490   IND 623

    • TBA
    • Arias, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9652 PHYS 4490   IND 624

    • TBA
    • Mueller, E

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18673 PHYS 4490   IND 625

    • TBA
    • Maxson, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18691 PHYS 4490   IND 626

    • TBA
    • Holmes, N

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18720 PHYS 4490   IND 627

    • TBA
    • Ramshaw, B

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18787 PHYS 4490   IND 628

    • TBA
    • Elser, V

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18904 PHYS 4490   IND 629

    • TBA
    • Taylor, N

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18958 PHYS 4490   IND 630

    • TBA
    • Parpia, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 19044 PHYS 4490   IND 631

    • TBA
    • Davis, J

  • 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

  •  6236 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

  •  6237 PHYS 6510   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6238 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

  •  6239 PHYS 6520   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PHYS 6562

A broad, graduate level view of statistical mechanics, with applications to not only physics and chemistry, but to computation, mathematics, dynamical and complex systems, and biology. Some traditional ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PHYS 4488

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6240 PHYS 6562   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PHYS 6574

Possible topics include identical particles, many electron atoms, second quantization, quantization of the electromagnetic field, scattering of complex systems, radiative transitions, and introduction ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6241 PHYS 6574   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Undergraduates may only enroll in this class with special permission from the instructor.

PHYS 7636

Continuation of PHYS 7635. Topics include theory of measurements such as response and correlation, spontaneous symmetry breaking, superconductivity, free fermion and interacting topological phases. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8348 PHYS 7636   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PHYS 7645

This course is an introduction to the Standard Model of particle physics. Familiarity with Feynman rules, Lagrangians, and relativistic wave equations at the level of PHYS 7651 is required. Topics covered ... view course details

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

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6242 PHYS 7645   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 17979 PHYS 7645   DIS 201

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

PHYS 7652

A continuation of PHYS 7651. Introduces more advanced methods and concepts in quantum field theory. Topics include functional integral methods, quantization of spin-1 fields, quantum electrodynamics, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Sat/Unsat

  •  6243 PHYS 7652   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Undergraduates may only enroll in this class with special permission from the instructor.

PHYS 7654

Advanced topics in condensed-matter physics are taught by several members of the faculty. Past modules include random matrix theory, the quantum Hall effect, disordered systems and computational complexity, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 17925 PHYS 7654   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

  • Topic: Non-perturbative methods

  • 17912 PHYS 7661   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

  •  6302 PHYS 7684   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

  •  6146 PHYS 7690   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Holmes, N

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7886 PHYS 7690   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person