Course Descriptions

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Physics Discipline Courses

Course ID Title Latest Offering
PHYS 101 Conceptual Physics (3) Fall 2009
PHYS 102 Conceptual Physics Laboratory (1) Fall 2009
PHYS 111 General Physics I (3) Fall 2009
PHYS 112 General Physics I Laboratory (1) Fall 2009
PHYS 121 General Physics II (3) Fall 2009
PHYS 122 General Physics II Laboratory (1) Fall 2009
PHYS 140 Preparation for Physics (3) Fall 2004
PHYS 220 General Physics with Calculus I (3) Fall 2009
PHYS 221 General Physics with Calculus I Honors (3) Effective Fall 1994
PHYS 222 General Physics with Calculus I Laboratory (1) Fall 2009
PHYS 230 General Physics with Calculus II (3) Fall 2009
PHYS 231 General Physics with Calculus II Honors (3) Effective Fall 1994
PHYS 232 General Physics with Calculus II Laboratory (1) Fall 2009
PHYS 240 General Physics with Calculus III (3) Fall 2009
PHYS 242 General Physics with Calculus III Laboratory (1) Fall 2009
PHYS 320 Modern Physics I (3) Fall 2009
PHYS 321 Modern Physics Laboratory (2) Fall 2009
PHYS 325 Modern Physics II (3) Spring 2008
PHYS 330 Analytical Mechanics I (3) Fall 2009
PHYS 340 GW The Big Bang - GWAR (3) Effective Spring 2010
PHYS 340 The Big Bang - GWAR (3) Effective Fall 2009
PHYS 360 Electricity and Magnetism I (3) Spring 2009
PHYS 370 Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics (3) Spring 2009
PHYS 385 Introduction to Theoretical Physics I (3) Fall 2009
PHYS 420 Introduction to Astrophysics (3) Spring 2009
PHYS 425 Introduction to the Theory of Relativity (3) Effective Summer 2007
PHYS 430 Quantum Mechanics I (3) Spring 2009
PHYS 431 Quantum Mechanics II (3) Fall 2009
PHYS 440 Computational Physics (4) Fall 2008
PHYS 450 Introduction to Solid State Physics (3) Fall 2008
PHYS 457 Principles of Electronics (4) Spring 2009
PHYS 460 Electricity and Magnetism II (3) Fall 2009
PHYS 480 Introduction to Optics & Photonics (3) Effective Summer 2008
PHYS 485 Introduction to Theoretical Physics (3) Fall 2009
PHYS 490 Physics Project Laboratory (2) Fall 2009
PHYS 491 Advanced Laboratory II (1) Spring 2009
PHYS 495 Introduction to Apparatus Fabrication (1) Fall 2009
PHYS 690 Seminar in Physics (1-3) Effective Fall 1994
PHYS 695 Culminating Experience in Physics (1) Spring 2009
PHYS 697 Senior Project (1-3) Effective Fall 1994
PHYS 697 Variable topics:
  PHYS 697 Senior Project (1) Fall 2009
  PHYS 697 Senior Project (2) Fall 2009
  PHYS 697 Senior Project (3) Fall 2009
PHYS 699 Special Study in Physics (1-3) Effective Spring 2006
PHYS 699 Variable topics:
  PHYS 699 Special Study in Physics (1) Fall 2009
  PHYS 699 Special Study in Physics (2) Fall 2009
  PHYS 699 Special Study in Physics (3) Fall 2009
PHYS 701 Classical Mechanics (3) Fall 2009
PHYS 704 Electricity and Magnetism I (3) Spring 2009
PHYS 705 Electricity and Magnetism II (3) Fall 2006
PHYS 706 Quantum Mechanics (3) Spring 2009
PHYS 706 Quantum Mechanics (3) Effective Spring 2010
PHYS 710 Advanced Laboratory Techniques (3) Spring 2008
PHYS 711 Semiconductor Devices and Technology (3) Effective Summer 2007
PHYS 712 Physics of Plasmas (3) Spring 2009
PHYS 714 Low-Temperature Physics (3) Spring 2008
PHYS 715 Lasers and Quantum Optics (3) Spring 2009
PHYS 722 Astrophysics (3) Spring 2008
PHYS 723 Advanced Topics in Classical Mechanics (3) Effective Fall 1994
PHYS 725 Special and General Relativity (3) Fall 2009
PHYS 726 Quantum Field Theory (3) Fall 2007
PHYS 730 Seminar (1-3) Effective Fall 1994
PHYS 730 Variable topics:
  PHYS 730 Photonics and Nano Materials (2) Effective Spring 2010
  PHYS 730 Quantum Field Theory (2) Spring 1998
  PHYS 730 Seminar in Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation (1) Fall 2007
PHYS 732 Instructional Methods in Physics (2) Fall 2009
PHYS 740 Computational Physics (4) Fall 2008
PHYS 775 Statistical Physics (3) Effective Spring 2009
PHYS 785 Introduction to Theoretical Physics (3) Fall 2009
PHYS 885 Projects in Teaching Physics/Astronomy (1-3) Effective Summer 2009
PHYS 885 Variable topics:
  PHYS 885 Projects in Teaching Physics/Astronomy (1) Effective Summer 2009
  PHYS 885 Projects in Teaching Physics/Astronomy (2) Effective Summer 2009
  PHYS 885 Projects in Teaching Physics/Astronomy (3) Effective Summer 2009
PHYS 891 Physics Research Design (1-3) Effective Summer 2009
PHYS 891 Variable topics:
  PHYS 891 Physics Research Design (1) Effective Summer 2009
  PHYS 891 Physics Research Design (2) Effective Summer 2009
  PHYS 891 Physics Research Design (3) Effective Summer 2009
PHYS 896 Directed Reading in Physics (1-3) Effective Summer 2009
PHYS 896 Variable topics:
  PHYS 896 Directed Reading in Physics (1) Effective Summer 2009
  PHYS 896 Directed Reading in Physics (2) Effective Summer 2009
  PHYS 896 Directed Reading in Physics (3) Effective Summer 2009
PHYS 897 Research (1-3) Effective Fall 1994
PHYS 897 Variable topics:
  PHYS 897 Research (1) Fall 2009
  PHYS 897 Research (2) Fall 2009
  PHYS 897 Research (3) Fall 2009
PHYS 898 Master's Thesis (3) Fall 2009
PHYS 899 Special Study (1-3) Effective Spring 2006
PHYS 899 Variable topics:
  PHYS 899 Special Study (1) Fall 2009
  PHYS 899 Special Study (2) Fall 2009
  PHYS 899 Special Study (3) Fall 2009
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