Overview
The Department of Physics offers an array of courses to enrich the education of undergraduate and graduate students. Below is a list of typical courses offered throughout the academic year. For more information on each course, please visit the current web page or the catalog description.
Typical Courses
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Course Title |
Course Name |
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PHYS 1010 |
Physics of Everyday Life I |
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PHYS 1020 |
Physics of Everyday Life II |
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PHYS 1110 |
General Physics I (Calculus-based) |
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| PHYS 1115 | General Physics I for Physics Majors | Current Web Page | Catalog Description |
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PHYS 1120 |
General Physics II (Calculus-based) |
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PHYS 1140 |
Experimental Physics I |
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PHYS 1220 |
Physics for Future Presidents |
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PHYS 1230 |
Light and Color for Nonscientists |
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PHYS 1240 |
Sound and Music |
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| PHYS 1400 | Fundamentals of Scientific Inquiry | Current Web Page | Catalog Description |
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PHYS 2010 |
General Physics I (Algebra-based) |
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PHYS 2020 |
General Physics II (Algebra-based) |
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PHYS 2130 |
General Physics III |
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PHYS 2150 |
Experimental Modern Physics |
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PHYS 2170 |
Foundations of Modern Physics |
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PHYS 2210 |
Classical Mechanics and Mathematical Methods I |
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PHYS 3000 |
Science and Public Policy |
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PHYS 3050 |
Writing in Physics |
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PHYS 3070 |
Energy and the Environment |
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PHYS 3210 |
Classical Mechanics and Mathematical Methods II |
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PHYS 3220 |
Quantum Mechanics |
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PHYS 3310 |
Principles of Electricity and Magnetism I |
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PHYS 3320 |
Principles of Electricity and Magnetism II |
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PHYS 3330 |
Junior Laboratory |
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PHYS 4150 |
Plasma Physics |
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PHYS 4230 |
Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics |
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PHYS 4340 |
Solid State Physics |
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PHYS 4410 |
Quantum Mechanics and Atomic Physics II |
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PHYS 4420 |
Nuclear and Particle Physics |
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| PHYS 4430 | Advanced Laboratory | Current Web page | Catalog Description |
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PHYS 4450 |
History and Philosophy of Physics |
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| PHYS 5450 | History and Philosophy of Physics (Alternate course number) | Current Web page | Catalog Description |
| PHYS 4460 | Physics Education | Current Web page | Catalog Description |
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PHYS 4510 |
Optics |
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PHYS 4610 |
Physics Honors |
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| PHYS 4620 | Physics Honors (Alternate course number) | Current Web page | Catalog Description |
| PHYS 4630 | Physics Honors (Alternate course number) | Current Web page | Catalog Description |
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PHYS 4810 |
Special Topics in Physics |
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| PHYS 4820 | Special Topics in Physics (Alternate course number) | Current Web page | Catalog Description |
| PHYS 4830 | Special Topics in Physics (Alternate course number) | Current Web page | Catalog Description |
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PHYS 4840 |
Independent Study |
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| PHYS 4850 | Independent Study (Alternate course number) | Catalog Description | |
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PHYS 5030 |
Intermediate Mathematical Physics I |
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PHYS 5040 |
Intermediate Mathematical Physics II |
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PHYS 5150 |
Introductory Plasma Physics |
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PHYS 5160 |
Fundamentals of Optics and Lasers |
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PHYS 5210 |
Theoretical Mechanics |
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PHYS 5250 |
Introduction to Quantum Mechanics I |
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PHYS 5260 |
Introduction to Quantum Mechanics II |
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| PHYS 5430 | Advanced Laboratory | Current Web page | Catalog Description |
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PHYS 5606 |
Optics Laboratory |
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PHYS 5770 |
Gravitational Theory |
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PHYS 6610 |
Earth and Planetary Physics I |
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PHYS 6620 |
Earth and Planetary Physics II |
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PHYS 6630 |
Earth and Planetary Physics III |
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| PHYS 6650 | Seminar in Geophysics | Current Web page | Catalog Description |
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PHYS 7160 |
Intermediate Plasma Physics |
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PHYS 7230 |
Statistical Mechanics |
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PHYS 7240 |
Advanced Statistical Mechanics |
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PHYS 7270 |
Introduction to Quantum Mechanics III |
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PHYS 7280 |
Advanced Quantum Mechanics |
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PHYS 7310 |
Electromagnetic Theory I |
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PHYS 7320 |
Electromagnetic Theory II |
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PHYS 7430 |
Soft Condensed Matter |
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PHYS 7440 |
Theory of Solid State |
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PHYS 7450 |
Theory of the Solid State II |
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PHYS 7550 |
Atomic and Molecular Spectra |
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| PHYS 7560 | Quantum Optics | Current Web page | Catalog Description |
| PHYS 7650 | Nonlinear and Nano-Optics | Current Web page | Catalog Description |
| PHYS 7660 | Ultrafast Optics | Current Web page | Catalog Description |
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PHYS 7730 |
Theory of Elementary Particles |
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PHYS 7810 |
Special Topics in Physics |
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| PHYS 7820 | Topics in Scientific Writing | Current Web page | Catalog Description |
| PHYS 7830 | Plasma Seminar | Current Web page | Catalog Description |
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PHYS 7840 |
Selected Topics for Graduate Independent Study |
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PHYS 8990 |
Doctoral Dissertation |
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