Undergraduate Courses

Physics Department Courses Spring 2023

NumberCourseInstructorDayTimeLocation
PHY 109&LAstronomyCook, G.M W F02:00 PM – 02:50 PM, Evening LabsOlin 101, Olin 105(L)
PHY 110Introductory PhysicsPashayan, M.M W F09:00 AM – 09:50 AM, Afternoon LabsOlin 101, Olin 106(L)
PHY 110Introductory PhysicsPashayan, M.T R12:30 PM – 01:45 PM, Afternoon LabsOlin 101, Olin 107(L)
PHY 113General Physics IBaker, S.M W F11:00 AM – 11:50 AM, Afternoon LabsOlin 101, Olin 104(L)
PHY 113General Physics IBaker, S.M W F01:00 PM – 01:50 PM, Afternoon LabsOlin 101, Olin 106(L)
PHY 113General Physics IGuthold, M.T R11:00 AM – 12:15 PM, Afternoon LabsOlin 101, Olin 105(L)
PHY 113General Physics IGuthold, M.T R02:00 PM – 03:15 PM, Afternoon LabsOlin 101, Olin 107(L)
PHY 114General Physics IIDostal, J.M W F12:00 PM – 12:50 PM, Afternoon LabsOlin 101, Olin 108(L)
PHY 114General Physics IIKim-Shapiro, D.T R09:30 AM – 10:45 AM, Afternoon LabsOlin 101, Olin 109(L)
PHY 114General Physics IIWinter, S.M W F10:00 AM – 10:50 AM, Afternoon LabsOlin 101, Olin 110(L)
PHY 115&LThe Physics of MusicDostal, J.T R09:30 AM – 10:45 AM, Evening LabsOlin 103, Olin 104(L)
PHY 230&LElectronicsJurchescu, O.M W09:00 AM – 09:50 AM, Afternoon LabsOlin 107, Olin 211(L)
PHY 262MechanicsSalsbury, F.M W F02:00 PM – 02:50 PMOlin 107, Olin 105
PHY 266Intermediate Laboratory IISalsbury, F. / Carroll, D.T R02:00 PM – 04:20 PMOlin 103, Olin 203
PHY 301Physics SeminarAnderson, P.R04:00 PM – 04:50 PMOlin 101
PHY 335Computational PhysicsCook, G.T R11:00 AM – 12:15 PMOlin 105
PHY 340Electricity and MagnetismCarroll, D.T R12:30 PM – 01:45 PMOlin 103
PHY 341Thermodynamics & Stat MechAnderson, P.M W F01:00 PM – 01:50 PMOlin 103, Olin 105
PHY 344Quantum PhysicsAnderson, P.M W F09:00 AM – 09:50 AMOlin 105
PHY 352&LPhysical Optics & Optical DesiKandada, A.R.S.T R11:00 AM – 12:15 PM, Afternoon LabsOlin 103, Olin 207
PHY 363Condensed Matter SeminarMultipleF01:00 PM – 01:50 PMOlin 105
PHY 381ResearchAll Faculty
FYS 100The World’s Most Influential People: Using Semi-Big Data to Decide the Origins of InfluenceMacosko, J.T R11:00 AM – 12:15 AMTBA

Future courses

Fall 2023

NumberCourse
PHY 109Astronomy
PHY 110&LIntroductory Physics
PHY 113&LGeneral Physics I
PHY 114&LGeneral Physics II
PHY 114General Physics II
PHY 215Elementary Modern Physics
PHY 265Intermediate Laboratory
PHY 301Physics Seminar
PHY 310Extragalactic Astronomy & Cosmology
PHY 337Analytical Mechanics
PHY 339Electricity and Magnetism
PHY 343Quantum Physics
PHY 361Biophysics Seminar
PHY 363Condensed Matter Seminar
PHY 381Research

Rotation of 300/600-Level Electives

SemesterCourse 1Course 2Course 3
Spring, 2023PHY335/635 Computational PhysicsPHY352/652 Physical Optics and Optical Design**PHY385/685 Bioinformatics
Fall, 2023PHY310/610 CosmologyPHY354/654 Solid State Physics*PHY770 Statistical Physics
Spring, 2024PHY307/607 BiophysicsPHY325/625 Biophysical MethodsPHY345/645 Quantum Computing
Fall, 2024PHY320/620 Physics of Biological MacromoleculesPHY752 Solid State Physics*

* Undergraduate solid state (354/654) and grad solid state (752) should be in sequence.  This sequence would be best for grad students in solid state.  We’ll teach 354/654 in the Fall and 752 the following Spring.

** Instead of being offered in Fall 2022, 352/652 Optics will also be offered Spring 2023.  

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