Department of Physics & Astronomy

Courses

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Spring 2013 Offerings (with links to web pages/syllabi)

  • Conceptual Physics: P101 (lecture) P102 (lab)
  • Introduction to Astronomy: A115 (Fielder) (McCarthy) (Bay) (Challis) (Lee)
  • Astronomy Laboratory: A116 (List of Instructors)
  • General Physics I: P111, P112 (lab)
  • General Physics II: P121 (lecture), P122 (lab)
  • General Physics with Calculus I: P220 ; P 222 (lab)
  • General Physics with Calculus II: P230, P232 (lab)
  • General Physics with Calculus III: P240, P242
  • Star, Planets, and the Milky Way: A300
  • Modern Physics II: P325
  • The Big Bang: A340/P340
  • Electricity and Magnetism I: P360
  • Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics: P370
  • Stellar Astrophysics: A400/700
  • Quantum Mechanics I:P430
  • Principles of Electronics: P457
  • Observational Techniques in Astronomy: A470/A770
  • Advanced Laboratory II: P491
  • Culminating Experience in Physics: P695
  • Graduate Electricty and Magnetism: P704
  • Graduate Quantum Mechanics: P706
  • Physics of plasmas: P712
  • Low temperature physics: P714
  • Lasers and Quantum Optics: P715

Courses offered at other times

  • Observational Astronomy: A301
  • Modern Physics I: P320 (lecture) P321 (lab)
  • Mechanics: P330
  • Introduction to theoretical physics: P385
  • Galaxies and Cosmology: A442/742
  • Quantum Mechanics II: P431
  • Computational Physics: P440/740
  • Introduction to Solid State Physics: P450
  • Electricity and Magnetism II: P460
  • Introduction to Theoretical Physics: P485
  • Radiation and optics: P480
  • Advanced Laboratory I: P490
  • Current Research Literature in Astrophysics: A490
  • Projects in the Teaching of Astronomy: A685
  • Advanced Laboratory Techniques: P710
  • Semiconductor Devices and Technology: P711
  • Graduate Mechanics: P701
  • Radiative Processes and Gas Dynamics: P722
  • General Relativity: P725
  • Graduate Quantum Field Theory: P726
  • Graduate Theoretical Physics P785
  • Graduate Statistical Physics: P775

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