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Graduate Courses

Physics Department Courses Fall 2025

NumberCourseInstructorDayTimeLocation
PHY 601Physics SeminarMacoskoR4:00-5:00 PMOLIN 101
PHY 610Extragalactic Astronomy and CosmologyCarlsonMWF1:00-1:50 PMOlin 103
PHY 643Quantum PhysicsBoninMWF9:00-9:50 AMOLIN 105
PHY 654Introduction to Solid State PhysicsKandadaTR9:30-10:45 AMOLIN 107
PHY 661Biophysics SeminarSalsburyW3:00-3:50 PMOLIN 103
PHY 663Condensed Matter SeminarThonhauser/WinterF1:00-1:50 PMOLIN 105
PHY 711Classical Mechanics and Mathematical MethodsCookM W F10:00-10:50 AMOLIN 103
PHY 741Quantum MechanicsThonhauserM W F12:00-12:50 PMOLIN 103
PHY 770Statistical MechanicsWinterMWF2:00-2:50 PMOLIN 105/107
PHY 780Theory of General RelativityCookTR9:30-10:45 AMOLIN 103

Course Rotation

SemesterCourse 1Course 2Course 3
SpringPHY335/635 Computational PhysicsPHY352/652 Physical Optics and Optical Design**PHY385/685 Bioinformatics
FallPHY310/610 CosmologyPHY354/654 Solid State Physics*PHY770 Statistical Physics
SpringPHY307/607 BiophysicsPHY325/625 Biophysical MethodsPHY345/645 Quantum Computing
FallPHY320/620 Physics of Biological MacromoleculesPHY752 Solid State Physics*

* Atypical semester; usually Fall of even years.

**Atypical semester; usually Spring of even years. Should be taken in sequence after 354/654.

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