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Spring 2024

ASTR264

(ASTR26400) Descriptive Astronomy: Stars and Galaxies

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Offering:

Spring, Class 2, lab. 2, cr. 3 Not available to students with credit in ASTR 364.

Instructors:

AUSTIN, ROBERT

Prerequisites:

N\A


ASTR364

(ASTR36400) Intermediate Astronomy II

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Offering:

Spring, Class 3, Cr. 3

Instructors:

MILISAVLJEVIC, DANNY

Prerequisites:

MA 162, PHYS 220, or consent of instructor.


ASTR/PHYS 560

(ASTR56000) Stellar Evolution

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Offering:

Spring, 3 credits

Instructors:

LEE, KYONG-SOO

Prerequisites:

Graduate status or PHYS 342 or PHYS 344


ASTR/PHYS 562

(ASTR56200) Introduction to High Energy Astrophysics

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Offering:

Typically offered Fall and Spring, Cr. 3

Instructors:

PETERSON, JOHN

Prerequisites:

Graduate status or PHYS 342 or PHYS 344


PHYS172

(PHYS17200) Modern Mechanics

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Offering:

Summer, Fall, Spring, Credits 4

Instructors:

REBELLO, SANJAY | LOW-NAM, SHALINI | AUSTIN, ROBERT | PUSHKAR, YULIA | NIE, LAIMEI

Prerequisites:

Corequisite: MA 161.


PHYS214

(PHYS21400) The Nature of Physics

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Offering:

Fall,Spring and Online Summer, Class 3, cr. 3

Instructors:

KOLTICK, DAVID S.

Prerequisites:

N\A


PHYS220

(PHYS22000) General Physics

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Offering:

Fall, Spring, and Summer, Class 3, Lab 2, cr. 4

Instructors:

RITCHIE, KEN | LEWICKI, ANDRZEJ (ANDREW) | IRRGANG, ANDREW

Prerequisites:

College algebra and trigonometry


PHYS221

(PHYS22100) General Physics

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Offering:

Fall, Spring and Summer, Class 3, lab. 2, cr. 4

Instructors:

LEWICKI, ANDRZEJ (ANDREW) | FISCHBACH, EPHRAIM

Prerequisites:

PHYS 220


PHYS230

(PHYS23000) Physical Science For Elementary Education

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Offering:

Fall, cr. 3

Instructors:

REBELLO, SANJAY

Prerequisites:

N\A


PHYS233

(PHYS23300) Physics For Life Sciences I

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Offering:

Fall, Spring, Summer; 4 Credits

Instructors:

ARNOLD, IAN

Prerequisites:

N\A


PHYS234

(PHYS23400) Physics For Life Sciences II

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Offering:

Fall, Spring, Summer; 4 Credits

Instructors:

ARNOLD, IAN

Prerequisites:

N\A


PHYS235

(PHYS23500) Seminar In Careers In Physics (was 290A)

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Offering:

Fall Spring. 1 Credit

Instructors:

CSATHY, GABOR

Prerequisites:

Permission of instructor required.


PHYS241

(PHYS24100) Electricity and Optics

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Offering:

Fall, Spring and Summer, Class 4, cr. 3

Instructors:

PYRAK-NOLTE, LAURA | URBA, LAURA

Prerequisites:

Prerequisite: PHYS 172.


PHYS241D

(PHYS24100) Electricity and Optics

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Offering:

TBD

Instructors:

PYRAK-NOLTE, LAURA

Prerequisites:

Prerequisite: PHYS 172.
Corequisite: MA 162.


PHYS252

(PHYS25200) Electricity and Optics Laboratory

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Offering:

Fall, Spring, and Summer, Class 2, cr. 1

Instructors:

LEWICKI, ANDRZEJ (ANDREW)

Prerequisites:

Physics 241 is the prerequisite or corequisite for Physics 252.


PHYS272

(PHYS27200) Electric And Magnetic Interactions

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Offering:

Fall, Spring, and Summer, 4 Credits

Instructors:

XIE, WEI | URBA, LAURA

Prerequisites:

Prerequisite: PHYS 172.
Corequisite: MA 162.


PHYS272H

(PHYS27200) Electric And Magnetic Interactions - Honors

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Offering:

Spring, Credits 4

Instructors:

ARNOLD, IAN

Prerequisites:

Prerequisite: PHYS 172H; Corequisite: MA 162. Authorized equivalent courses or consent of instructor may be used in satisfying course pre- and co-requisites.


PHYS307

(PHYS30700) Mathematical Methods Of Physics II

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Offering:

Typically offered Fall Spring. 3.000 Credit hours

Instructors:

CAFFEE, MARC

Prerequisites:

PHYS 272(H) or (PHYS 241+PHYS252) Co-requisite: Calc III (such as MA 261)


PHYS324

(PHYS32400) Research In Big Data II

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Offering:

Fall, Spring, Summer. cr. 3

Instructors:

JUNG, ANDREAS

Prerequisites:

N\A


PHYS340

(PHYS34000) Modern Physics Laboratory (was 342L)

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Offering:

1.000 Credit Hour

Instructors:

ROKHINSON, LEONID

Prerequisites:

PHYS 272(H), or 241


PHYS342

(PHYS34200) Modern Physics

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Offering:

Fall, Spring, Class 3, cr. 3

Instructors:

LIANG, QI-YU (GRACE)

Prerequisites:

PHYS 241 or 272(H)


PHYS360

(PHYS36000) Quantum Mechanics

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Offering:

Spring, Class 3, Cr. 3

Instructors:

DURBIN, STEPHEN M.

Prerequisites:

PHYS 344 and (310 or 330)


PHYS390C

(PHYS39000) Special Assignments

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Offering:

Fall, Spring, Summer. cr. 1-4

Instructors:

IYER-BISWAS, SRIVIDYA

Prerequisites:

N\A


PHYS411

(PHYS41100) Physical Mechanics II (Honors)

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Offering:

Spring, Class 2, Credit 2

Instructors:

NOLTE, DAVID D.

Prerequisites:

PHYS-410 and more


PHYS422

(PHYS42200) Waves and Oscillation

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Offering:

Spring, 3 Credit Hours

Instructors:

MA, RUICHAO (ALEX)

Prerequisites:

272H or 241


PHYS430

(PHYS43000) Electricity and Magnetism I (Honors)

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Offering:

Spring, Class 3, cr. 3

Instructors:

LIU, MIAOYUAN

Prerequisites:

Pre/Co-requisite: A course in vector calculus. Admission by special permission.


PHYS450

(PHYS45000) Optics Laboratory I (Honors)

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Offering:

Fall and Spring, Class 1, Lab. 3, Cr. 2

Instructors:

HUNG, CHEN-LUNG

Prerequisites:

Corequisite: PHYS 422; Admission by special permission.


PHYS461

(PHYS46100) Quantum Mechanics II (Honors)

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Offering:

Spring (starting in Spring 2010), Class 3, cr. 3.

Instructors:

BANERJEE, ARNAB

Prerequisites:

PHYS 460. Admission by special permission.


PHYS515

(PHYS51500) Thermal and Statistical Physics

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Offering:

Spring (starting in Spring 2011), Class 3, cr. 3

Instructors:

SHIVARAM, NIRANJAN

Prerequisites:

PHYS 310 and 344. Coreq. 360 and 330


PHYS526

(PHYS52600) Quantum Computing (was 570C)

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Offering:

3.000 Credit Hours

Instructors:

LYANDA-GELLER, YULI

Prerequisites:

PHYS 360 or 460 or 550


PHYS536

(PHYS53600) Electronic Techniques for Research

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Offering:

Spring, Class 3, lab. 3, cr. 4

Instructors:

JONES, MATTHEW

Prerequisites:

PHYS 272, 272H


PHYS545

(PHYS54500) Solid-State Physics

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Offering:

Sem. 1, 2. Class 3, Cr. 3

Instructors:

MALIS, OANA

Prerequisites:

Prerequisite: PHYS 416 or equivalent and PHYS 460 or equivalent. Consent of instructor may be used in satisfying course pre- and co-requisites.


PHYS565

(PHYS56500) Introduction to Elementary Particle Physics II

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Offering:

Spring, cr. 3

Instructors:

NEUMEISTER, NORBERT

Prerequisites:

PHYS 360, PHYS 460, PHYS 550, PHYS 564


PHYS570

(PHYS57000) Fundamental Atomic Force Microscopy

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Offering:

3.000 Credit hours

Instructors:

LYUTIKOV, MAXIM

Prerequisites:

N\A


PHYS570J

(PHYS57000) Biophysics II: Quantum Effects in Biology

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Offering:

Summer, Fall, Spring

Instructors:

SAVIKHIN, SERGEI

Prerequisites:

N\A


PHYS570Y

(PHYS57000) Modern Atomic Physics, Theory

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Offering:

Spring, Summer, Credit 3

Instructors:

ROBICHEAUX, FRANCIS

Prerequisites:

N\A


PHYS580

(PHYS58000) Computational Physics

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Offering:

Spring (starting in Spring 2011). cr. 3

Instructors:

WANG, FUQIANG

Prerequisites:

A physics background in mechanics at the level of PHYS 310 or 410, and quantum mechanics at the level of PHYS 342 (or higher) is required. A practical programming experience is highly desirable though formal computer science course such as CS 150 (Fortran) or CS 180 (C) can be tolerated as substitutes.


PHYS595

(PHYS59500) Physics Curriculum Development

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Offering:

Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. 1.000 TO 3.000 Credit Hours

Instructors:

SEDERBERG, DAVID

Prerequisites:

N\A


PHYS601

(PHYS60100) Methods of Theoretical Physics II

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Offering:

Sem. 1, 2, 3. Class 3, Cr. 3

Instructors:

GIANNIOS, DIMITRIOS

Prerequisites:

PHYS 600 or equivalent.


PHYS617

(PHYS61700) Statistical Mechanics

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Offering:

Spring, Class 3, cr. 3

Instructors:

DUFFELL, PAUL

Prerequisites:

PHYS-600 or equivalent


PHYS630

(PHYS63000) Advanced Theory Of Electricity And Magnetism

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Offering:

Fall, Spring cr 3.00

Instructors:

BISWAS, RUDRO

Prerequisites:

Prerequisite: PHYS 530, PHYS 600 or equivalent.


PHYS631

(PHYS63100) Advanced Theory of Electricity and Magnetism

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Offering:

Spring, Class 3, cr. 3

Instructors:

VAYRYNEN, JUKKA

Prerequisites:

PHYS 630 or equivalent.


PHYS660

(PHYS66000) Quantum Mechanics I

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Offering:

Fall, Spring, Class 3, cr. 3.

Instructors:

KRUCZENSKI, MARTIN

Prerequisites:

Prerequisite: PHYS 530, PHYS 550, PHYS 600, and PHYS 610, or equivalent; Corequisite: PHYS 601.


PHYS661

(PHYS66100) Quantum Mechanics II

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Offering:

Fall, Spring, Class 3, cr. 3

Instructors:

GREENE, CHRISTOPHER

Prerequisites:

PHYS 601, PHYS 630, and PHYS 660, or equivalent.


PHYS663

(PHYS66300) Quantum Field Theory II

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Offering:

Sem. 1, 2; cr. 3

Instructors:

LASHKARI, NIMA

Prerequisites:

PHYS 662. Authorized equivalent courses or consent of instructor may be used in satisfying course pre- and co-requisites


PHYS696

(PHYS69600) Grad Research Seminar

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Offering:

Sem. 1, 2, 3.

Instructors:

CSATHY, GABOR | RITCHIE, KEN

Prerequisites:

N\A


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