Physics Department Teaching (2024-2025)
| Course No. | Course Title | Instructor | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHYS 040 | Expanding Ideas of Time and Space | Meg Urry | Fall |
| PHYS 047 | Asian Americans and STEM | Eun-Joo Ahn | Fall |
| PHYS 050 | Science of Modern Technology & Public Policy | Daniel Prober | Fall |
| PHYS 060 | What’s the Universe made of? From Quarks to the Cosmos | Charles Baltay | Fall |
| PHYS 070 | Nuclear Physics: The Good, The Bad, and the Misunderstood | Helen Caines | Fall |
| PHYS 106 | Sustainable Energy: Physics and History | Alison Sweeney Paola Bertucci |
Fall |
| PHYS 121L | Introduction to Physics in Living Systems I: Observation and Analysis | Katherine Schilling Caitlin Hansen |
Fall |
| PHYS 122L | Introduction to Physics in Living Systems: Observation and Analysis II | Katherine Schilling Caitlin Hansen |
Fall |
| PHYS 151 | Multivariable Calculus for Engineers | Ian Abraham | Fall |
| PHYS 165L | General Physics Laboratory | Sean Barrett Mehdi Ghiassi-Nejad Cailtin Hansen Steven Konezny |
Fall |
| PHYS 170 | University Physics: Life Sciences | Sarah Demers | Fall |
| PHYS 180 (2 sections) |
University Physics | Adriane Steinacker | Fall |
| PHYS 200 | Fundamentals of Physics | Paul Tipton | Fall |
| PHYS 205L / PHYS 206L | Modern Physical Measurement | David Moore Mehdi Ghiassi-Nejad Stephen Irons Reina Maruyama |
Fall |
| PHYS 260 | Intensive Introductory Physics | Steven Girvin | Fall |
| PHYS 289 | Modern Technology: Electrons, Photons, and Bits | Owen Miller | Fall |
| PHYS 293 | Einstein and the Birth of Modern Physics | A. Douglas Stone | Fall |
| PHYS 295 | Research Methods: Astrophysics | Malena Rice | Fall |
| PHYS 301 | Introduction to Mathematical Methods of Physics | Simon Mochrie | Fall |
| PHYS 353 | Introduction to Biomechanics | Michael Murrell | Fall |
| PHYS 356 | Astrostatistics and Data Mining | Earl Bellinger | Fall |
| PHYS 378 | Introduction to Scientific Computing & Data Science | Daisuke Nagai | Fall |
| PHYS 401 | Advanced Classical Physics | Keith Baker | Fall |
| PHYS 410 | Classical Mechanics | Nikhil Padmanabhan | Fall |
| PHYS 412 | Relativity | Witold Skiba | Fall |
| PHYS 420 | Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics | Eduardo Higino da Silva Neto | Fall |
| PHYS 439 / PHYS 506 | Basic Quantum Mechanics | John Sous | Fall |
| PHYS 440 | Quantum Mechanics & Natural Phenomena I | R. Shankar | Fall |
| PHYS 448 / PHYS 548 | Solid State Physics | Vidvuds Ozolins | Fall |
| PHYS 458 / PHYS 675 | Principles of Optics with Applications | Hui Cao | Fall |
| PHYS 469 | Independent Research in Physics | David Poland Barbara Cruvinel Santiago Nicholas Read |
Fall |
| PHYS 471 | Independent Projects in Physics | David Poland Barbara Cruvinel Santiago Nicholas Read |
Fall |
| PHYS 500 | Advanced Classical Mechanics | Yoram Alhassid | Fall |
| PHYS 506 | Mathematical Methods of Physics | Chiara Mingarelli | Fall |
| PHYS 508 | Quantum Mechanics I | Steve Lamoreaux | Fall |
| PHYS 515 | Topics in Modern Physics Research | Karsten Heeger Konrad Lehnert |
Fall |
| PHYS 523 | Biological Physics | Yimin Luo | Fall |
| PHYS 524 | Introduction to Nuclear Physics | Laura Havener | Fall |
| PHYS 538 | Introduction to Relativistic Astrophysics and General Relativity | Walter Goldberger | Fall |
| PHYS 561 | Modeling Biological Systems I | Thierry Emonet Kathryn Miller-Jensen |
Fall |
| PHYS 590 | Responsible Conduct in Research for Physical Scientists | Peter Rakich | Fall |
| PHYS 601 | Quantum Information and Computation | Aleksander Kubica | Fall |
| PHYS 603 | Euclidean-Signature Semi-Classical Analysis for Quantum Mechanics and Quantum Field Theory | Vincent Moncrief | Fall |
| PHYS 609 | Relativistic Field Theory I | Thomas Appelquist | Fall |
| PHYS 650 | Theory of Solids I | Leonid Glazman | Fall |
| PHYS 670 | Special Topics in Biophysics | Christopher Lynn | Fall |
| PHYS 762 | Laboratory Instruction Design & Mechanical Arts | Kurt Zilm David Johnson |
Fall |
| PHYS 765 | Advanced Scientific Instrumentation Development, Prototyping and Fabrication | Jame Nikkel | Fall |
| PHYS 816 | Techniques of Microwave Measurement and RF Design | Robert Schoelkopf | Fall |
| PHYS 990 | Special Investigations | Daisuke Nagai Rona Ramos |
Fall |
| PHYS 080 | Energy, Environnment, and Public Policy | Daniel Prober | Spring |
| PHYS 100 | Energy Technology and Society | Daniel Prober | Spring |
| PHYS 107 | Being Human in STEM | Meg Urry Andrew Miranker |
Spring |
| PHYS 123L | Introduction fo Physics in Living Systems III: Mechanics | Katherine Schilling Caitlin Hansen |
Spring |
| PHYS 124L | Introduction to Physics in Living Systems Laboratory IV: Electricity, Magnetism, and Radiation | Katherine Schilling Caitlin Hansen |
Spring |
| PHYS 151 | Multivariable Calculus for Engineers | Shruti Puri | Spring |
| PHYS 166L | General Physics Laboratory | Sean Barrett Caitlin Hansen Mehdi Ghiassi-Nejad Alison Sweeney Steven Konezny |
Spring |
| PHYS 171 | University Physics: Life Sciences | Sarah Demers | Spring |
| PHYS 181 (2 sections) |
University Physics | Adriane Steinacker | Spring |
| PHYS 201 | Fundamentals of Physics | Konrad Lehnert | Spring |
| PHYS 205L / PHYS 206L | Modern Physical Measurement | Reina Maruyama Mehdi Ghiassi-Nejad Stephen Irons |
Spring |
| PHYS 261 | Intensive Introductory Physics | Jack Harris | Spring |
| PHYS 343 | Gravity, Astrophysics, and Cosmology | Chiara Mingarelli | Spring |
| PHYS 345 | Introduction to Quantum Information Processing and Communication | Steven Girvin | Spring |
| PHYS 382L / PHYS 504 | Advanced Physics Laboratory | Steve Lamoreaus Laura Newburgh David Moore |
Spring |
| PHYS 402 | Advanced Classical Physics | Keith Baker | Spring |
| PHYS 430 | Electromagnetic Fields & Optics | Eduardo Higino da Silva Neto | Spring |
| PHYS 441 | Quantum Mechanics & Natural Phenomena II | R. Shankar | Spring |
| PHYS 442 / PHYS 526 | Introduction to Nuclear & Elementary Particle Physics | Laura Havener | Spring |
| PHYS 449 / PHYS 549 | Solid-State Physics II | Yu He | Spring |
| PHYS 470 | Introduction to Independent Projects in Physics | David Poland | Spring |
| PHYS 472 | Independent Projects in Physics | David Poland | Spring |
| PHYS 502 | Electromagnetic Theory I | Walter Goldberger | Spring |
| PHYS 510 | Quantum Mechanics II | Meng Cheng | Spring |
| PHYS 512 | Statistical Physics | Yoram Alhassid | Spring |
| PHYS 517 | Methods & Logic in Interdisciplinary Research | Corey O’Hern Emma Carley |
Spring |
| PHYS 526 | Introductionn to Elementary Particle Physics | David Poland | Spring |
| PHYS 562 | Dynamical Systems in Biology | Joe Howard | Spring |
| PHYS 570 | High-Energy Astrophysics | Paolo Coppi | Spring |
| PHYS 590 | Responsible Research for the Physical Scientist | Karsten Heeger | Spring |
| PHYS 610 | Quantum Many-Body Theory | Leonid Glazman | Spring |
| PHYS 630 | Relativisity Field Theory II | Ian Moult | Spring |
| PHYS 633 | Introduction to Superconductivity | Yu He | Spring |
| PHYS 652 | Waves in Complex Media | John Schotland | Spring |
| PHYS 678 | Computing for Scientific Research | Larry Gladney | Spring |
| PHYS 679 | Nonlinear Optics and Lasers | Logan Wright | Spring |
| PHYS 762 | Laboratory in Instrument Design and the Mechanical Arts | Kurt Zilm David Johnson |
Spring |
| PHYS 990 | Special Investigations | Daisuke Nagai | Spring |