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Spring 2023

The following textbooks have been finalized for Spring 2023.
More courses will be posted as soon as the information is available.

ASTR 264

( ASTR26400) - Descriptive Astronomy: Stars and Galaxies

Instructor: Austin, Robert

Textbooks for ASTR264
Title	Author	Edition	ISBN	Publisher	CRNs	Notes
The Cosmic Perspective	Bennett	9th	9780136904496	Pearson	ALL	Note this says 6-month access and can only be purchased through the Pearson link in the course.

ASTR 364

( ASTR36400) - Intermediate Astronomy II

Instructor: Milisavljevic, Danny

Textbooks for ASTR364
Title	Author	Edition	ISBN	Publisher	CRNs	Notes
Astrophysics in a Nutshell	Dan Maoz		9780691164793	Princeton University Press	ALL

ASTR 560

( ASTR56000) - Stellar Evolution

Instructor: Lee, Kyoung-Soo

Textbooks for ASTR560
Title	Author	Edition	ISBN	Publisher	CRNs	Notes
The Physics of Stars	A. C. Phillips	2nd	9780471987987	Wiley	ALL

ASTR 562

( ASTR56200) - Introduction to High Energy Astrophysics

Instructor: Peterson, John

Textbooks for ASTR562
Title	Author	Edition	ISBN	Publisher	CRNs	Notes
High-Energy Astrophysics	Malcolm S. Longair	3rd Edition	9780521756181	Cambridge University Press	ALL

ASTR 563

( ASTR56300) - Astroparticle Physics

Instructor: Lang, Rafael

Textbooks for ASTR563
Title	Author	Edition	ISBN	Publisher	CRNs	Notes
Astroparticle Physics	Claus Grupen	2nd	9783030273415	Springer Nature Group	ALL

PHYS 172

( PHYS17200) - Modern Mechanics

Instructor: Austin, Robert

Textbooks for PHYS172
Title	Author	Edition	ISBN	Publisher	CRNs	Notes
Matter and Interaction WileyPLUS/Brightspace Access Code (Includes online e-book) Loose-leaf Book (Entire Book)	Chabay and Sherwood		9781119462316	Wiley and Sons	ALL	If planning to take 2 semesters (PHYS 172/272). Entire book. Choose 1 of 3 options for textbook.
iClicker					ALL	Purchase at bookstore
Matter and Interaction WileyPLUS/Brightspace Access Code (Includes online e-book) Loose-leaf Vol. 1	Chabay and Sherwood	4th: Vol. 1	9781119462415	Wiley and Sons	ALL	Choose 1 of 3 textbook options.**This option is for 1 semester access to WileyPLUS, eText within WileyPLUS, and the Volume 1 Loose Leaf.
Matter and Interactions WileyPLUS/Brightspace Access Code (Includes online e-book)	Chabay and Sherwood		9781119352433	Wiley and Sons	ALL	Choose 1 of 3 options.**This option is for access to WileyPLUS with eText within WP. If students take a second semester, they will NOT have to purchase again.

PHYS 214

( PHYS21400) - The Nature of Physics

Instructor: Koltick, David

Textbooks for PHYS214
Title	Author	Edition	ISBN	Publisher	CRNs	Notes
The Physics of Everyday Phenomena	W. Thomas Griffith,Juliet Wain Brosing	10th	9781260718935	McGraw-Hill Education	ALL
Physics of Everyday Phenomena Connect	By W. Thomas Griffith and Juliet Brosing	10		McGraw Hill	ALL	Register with Connect is required. There will be a link in Brightspace to register.
i>Clicker					ALL

PHYS 220

( PHYS22000) - General Physics

Instructor: Neumeister, Norbert

Textbooks for PHYS220
Title	Author	Edition	ISBN	Publisher	CRNs	Notes
College Physics (Loose-leaf with Modified Mastering in Physics)	Etkina, Gentile, Van Heuvelen	2nd	9780135194355	Pearson Custom Publishing	ALL	Full loose-leaf textbook with the Modified Mastering Physics and can be used by students who will then take 221.
College Physics-Modified Mastering Physics with an eBook	Etkina, Gentile, Van Heuvelen	2nd	9780134665535	Pearson Custom Publishing	ALL	Modified Mastering Physics with an eBook and can be used by students who will then take 221.
College Physics: Explore and Apply	Etkina, Gentile, Van Heuvelen	2e	9780136781158	Pearson Custom Publishing	ALL	This is for students that are taking ONLY PHYS 22000.Modified Mastering Physics with Pearson eText.
iClicker					ALL	Purchase at bookstore

PHYS 221

( PHYS22100) - General Physics

Instructor: Fischbach, Ephraim

Textbooks for PHYS221
Title	Author	Edition	ISBN	Publisher	CRNs	Notes
College Physics Vol 2	Eugenia Etkina,Gorazd Planinsic,Alan Van Heuvelen	2nd	9780134862910	Pearson	ALL	Volume 2 only
iClicker					ALL	Purchase at bookstore
College Physics (Modified Mastering Physics with an eBook)	Etkina, Gentile, Van Heuvelen	2nd	9780135194355	Pearson	ALL	Modified Mastering Physics with an eBook

PHYS 233

( PHYS23300) - Physics For Life Sciences I

Instructor: Arnold, Ian

Textbooks for PHYS233
Title	Author	Edition	ISBN	Publisher	CRNs	Notes
College Physics: A Strategic Approach	Knight, Jones, Field	4th	9780134724744	Pearson Publishing	ALL	Modified Mastering Physics with Pearson eText- Standalone Access Card. This is one of two options listed
iClicker					ALL	Purchase at bookstore

PHYS 234

( PHYS23400) - Physics For Life Sciences II

Instructor: Arnold, Ian

Textbooks for PHYS234
Title	Author	Edition	ISBN	Publisher	CRNs	Notes
College Physics: A Strategic Approach	Knight, Jones, Field	4th	9780134724744	Pearson	ALL	Modified Mastering Physics with Pearson eText- Standalone Access Card. This is one of two options listed
iClicker					ALL	Purchase at bookstore

PHYS 241

( PHYS24100) - Electricity and Optics

Instructor: Pyrak-Nolte, Laura

Textbooks for PHYS241
Title	Author	Edition	ISBN	Publisher	CRNs	Notes
Physics for Scientists and Engineers, Volume 2 and Sapling Learning Homework and E-Book (Six-Month Access) and MHE Flyer	PAUL A. TIPLER,Gene Mosca		9781319099848		ALL
iClicker					ALL	Purchase at bookstore

PHYS 272

( PHYS27200) - Electric And Magnetic Interactions

Instructor: Xie, Wei

Textbooks for PHYS272
Title	Author	Edition	ISBN	Publisher	CRNs	Notes
Matter and Interaction WileyPLUS/Brightspace Access Code (Includes online ebook loose-leaf) Vol. 2	Chabay and Sherwood	4Th	9781119462798	Wiley and Sons	ALL	Included access code, online ebook and loose leaf Vol. 2. Choose one of two options for textbook
Matter and Interactions WileyPLUS/Brightspace Access Code (Includes online e-book) loose-leaf book (Entire book)	Chabay and Sherwood	4th	9781119462316	Wiley and Sons	ALL	Includes Vol 1 and 2 (Entire book) loose-leaf. Choose of one of two options for texbook
iClicker					ALL	Purchase at bookstore

PHYS 307

( PHYS30700) - Mathematical Methods Of Physics II

Instructor: Cui, Xingshan

Textbooks for PHYS307
Title	Author	Edition	ISBN	Publisher	CRNs	Notes
Basic Training in Mathematics	R. Shankar	1st	9780306450365	Springer Science and Business Media	ALL

PHYS 340

( PHYS34000) - Modern Physics Laboratory (was 342L)

Instructor: Rokhinson, Leonid

Textbooks for PHYS340
Title	Author	Edition	ISBN	Publisher	CRNs	Notes
Physics 340 Labs available on the Phys 340 website					ALL
Scientific Bindery Notebook					ALL

PHYS 342

( PHYS34200) - Modern Physics

Instructor: Robicheaux, Francis

Textbooks for PHYS342
Title	Author	Edition	ISBN	Publisher	CRNs	Notes
Modern Physics	Kenneth S. Krane	4th	9781119495468	Academic Press	ALL

PHYS 360

( PHYS36000) - Quantum Mechanics

Instructor: Durbin, Stephen

Textbooks for PHYS360
Title	Author	Edition	ISBN	Publisher	CRNs	Notes
Introduction to Quantum Mechanics	David J. Griffiths,Darrell F. Schroeter	3rd	9781107189638	Cambridge University Press	ALL

PHYS 411

( PHYS41100) - Physical Mechanics II (Honors)

Instructor: Nolte, David

Textbooks for PHYS411
Title	Author	Edition	ISBN	Publisher	CRNs	Notes
Introduction to Modern Dynamics	David D. Nolte	2nd	9780198844631	Oxford University Press, USA	ALL

PHYS 422

( PHYS42200) - Waves and Oscillation

Instructor: Ma, Ruichao

Textbooks for PHYS422
Title	Author	Edition	ISBN	Publisher	CRNs	Notes
Optics	Hecht	5 th	9780133977226	Pearson Prentice-Hall	ALL	Text will be used 2nd half of the semester.
Vibrations and Waves	A.P. French	1st	9780748744473	CRC Press	ALL

PHYS 430

( PHYS43000) - Electricity and Magnetism I (Honors)

Instructor: Liu, Miaoyuan

Textbooks for PHYS430
Title	Author	Edition	ISBN	Publisher	CRNs	Notes
Introduction to Electrodynamics	David J. Griffiths	4th	9781108420419	Cambridge University Press	ALL

PHYS 450

( PHYS45000) - Optics Laboratory I (Honors)

Instructor: Hung, Chen-Lung

Textbooks for PHYS450
Title	Author	Edition	ISBN	Publisher	CRNs	Notes
Optics	Eugene Hecht	5th	9780133977226	Pearson Prentice-Hall	ALL
Lab Manual					ALL	Lab Manual: Available at University Bookstore (Only)
Roaring Springs Laboratory Notebook #77644					ALL

PHYS 461

( PHYS46100) - Quantum Mechanics II (Honors)

Instructor: Banerjee, Arnab

Textbooks for PHYS461
Title	Author	Edition	ISBN	Publisher	CRNs	Notes
Introduction to Quantum Mechanics	David J. Griffiths,Darrell F. Schroeter	3rd	9781107189638	Cambridge University Press	ALL

PHYS 515

( PHYS51500) - Thermal and Statistical Physics

Instructor: Iyer-Biswas, Srividya

Textbooks for PHYS515
Title	Author	Edition	ISBN	Publisher	CRNs	Notes
An Introduction to Thermal Physics	Daniel V. Schroeder	2nd	9780201380279	Addison-Wesley Longman	ALL
Thermodynamics	Enrico Fermi	New Ed Edition	9780486603612	Dover Publishing	ALL	Optional book

PHYS 536

( PHYS53600) - Electronic Techniques for Research

Instructor: Caffee, Marc

Textbooks for PHYS536
Title	Author	Edition	ISBN	Publisher	CRNs	Notes
Electronics and Communications for Scientists and Engineers	Martin Plonus	2nd	9780128170083	Butterworth-Heinemann	ALL

PHYS 545

( PHYS54500) - Solid-State Physics

Instructor: Malis, Oana

Textbooks for PHYS545
Title	Author	Edition	ISBN	Publisher	CRNs	Notes
Solid State Physics	Philip Hofmann		9783527414109	John Wiley and Sons	ALL

PHYS 560

( PHYS56000) - Stellar Evolution

Instructor: Lee, Kyoung-Soo

Textbooks for PHYS560
Title	Author	Edition	ISBN	Publisher	CRNs	Notes
The Physics of Stars	A. C. Phillips	2nd	9780471987987	Wiley	ALL

PHYS 562

( PHYS56200) - Introduction to High Energy Astrophysics

Instructor: Peterson, John

Textbooks for PHYS562
Title	Author	Edition	ISBN	Publisher	CRNs
High-Energy Astrophysics (Princeton Series in Astrophysics) Paperback	Fulvio Melia	February 15, 2009	9780691140292	Princeton University Press	ALL
Introduction to High-Energy Astrophysics (Reprint)	Rosswog and Bruggen	Reprint: (March 3, 2011)	9780521674423	Cambridge University Press	ALL
Foundations of High-Energy Astrophsics (Theoretical Astrophysics)	Mario Vietro	(April 1, 2008)	9780226855691	University of Chicago Press	ALL

PHYS 563

( PHYS56300) - Astroparticle Physics

Instructor: Lang, Rafael

Textbooks for PHYS563
Title	Author	Edition	ISBN	Publisher	CRNs	Notes
Particle Astrophysics	D. H. Perkins	2ND	9780199545469		ALL

PHYS 601

( PHYS60100) - Methods of Theoretical Physics II

Instructor: Giannios, Dimitrios

Textbooks for PHYS601
Title	Author	Edition	ISBN	Publisher	CRNs	Notes
Mathematical Methods for Physicists	George B. Arfken,Hans J. Weber,Frank E. Harris	7th	9780123846549	Academic Press	ALL

PHYS 603

( PHYS60300) - Methods Of Theoretical Physics III B

Instructor: Khlebnikov, Sergei

Textbooks for PHYS603
Title	Author	Edition	ISBN	Publisher	CRNs	Notes
Lie Algebras in Particle Physics	H. Georgi	2nd	9780738202334	Westview Press	ALL

PHYS 617

( PHYS61700) - Statistical Mechanics

Instructor: Duffell, Paul

Textbooks for PHYS617
Title	Author	Edition	ISBN	Publisher	CRNs	Notes
Statistical Mechanics	R. K. Pathria, Paul Beale	3rd	9780123821881	Academic Press	ALL

PHYS 630

( PHYS63000) - Advanced Theory Of Electricity And Magnetism

Instructor: Biswas, Rudro

Textbooks for PHYS630
Title	Author	Edition	ISBN	Publisher	CRNs	Notes
Classical Electrodynamics	John D. Jackson	3rd	9780471309321	Wiley	ALL

PHYS 631

( PHYS63100) - Advanced Theory of Electricity and Magnetism

Instructor: Vayrynen, Jukka

Textbooks for PHYS631
Title	Author	Edition	ISBN	Publisher	CRNs	Notes
Classical Electrodynamics	J. D. Jackson	3rd	9780471309321	Wiley	ALL

PHYS 660

( PHYS66000) - Quantum Mechanics I

Instructor: Kaufmann, Erika

Textbooks for PHYS660
Title	Author	ISBN	Publisher	CRNs	Notes
Quantum Mechanics, Volume 1	Claude Cohen-Tannoudji,Bernard Diu,Franck Laloe	9783527345533	John Wiley and Sons	ALL
Quantum Mechanics: Volume 2	Claude Cohen-Tannoudji	9783527345540	VCH	ALL
Quantum Mechanics, Volume 3	Claude Cohen-Tannoudji,Bernard Diu,Franck Laloe	9783527345557	John Wiley and Sons	ALL	Not required but recommended

PHYS 661

( PHYS66100) - Quantum Mechanics II

Instructor: Greene, Christopher

Textbooks for PHYS661
Title	Author	Edition	ISBN	Publisher	CRNs
Quantum Mechanics: Volume 1	Cohen-Tannoudji, Diu Laloe	2nd	9783527345533	Wiley and Sons	ALL
Quantum Mechanics: Volume 2	Cohen-Tannoudji, Diu Laloe	2nd	9783527345540	Wiley and Sons	ALL
Quantum Mechanics: Volume 3	Claude Cohen- Tannoudji, Bernard Diu and Franck Laloe	1st	9780486784557	Wiley and Sons	ALL

PHYS 663

( PHYS66300) - Quantum Field Theory II

Instructor: Kruczenski, Luis

Textbooks for PHYS663
Title	Author	Edition	ISBN	Publisher	CRNs	Notes
An Introduction to Quantum Field Theory	Michael Edward Peskin	1st	9780201503975	Westview Press	ALL

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