Physics Courses

The Course Listing below gives a comprehensive view of all classes offered by the department. To see a listing of courses focused type or key physics topics, please refer to the menu selections on the right.

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Number Title Codes
PHYSICS 25 Introductory Physics I
PHYSICS 26 Introductory Physics II
PHYSICS 89S First-Year Seminar
PHYSICS 111 Introduction to Selected Topics in Modern Physics
PHYSICS 121D General Physics I-A (DIS)
PHYSICS 121L General Physics I-A
PHYSICS 121L9 General Physics I-A (LAB)
PHYSICS 131 Introductory Lecture on Big Questions in Physics STS, NS
PHYSICS 131-1 Introductory Lecture on Big Questions in Physics STS, NS
PHYSICS 132 Physics Matters
PHYSICS 133 The Physics of Sports NS
PHYSICS 134 Introduction to Astronomy NS, QS
PHYSICS 136 Acoustics and Music R, NS
PHYSICS 137S Energy in the 21st Century and Beyond STS, NS
PHYSICS 139S Physics and Society: Nuclear Energy STS, W, NS
PHYSICS 141D General Physics I (DIS)
PHYSICS 141L General Physics I NS, QS
PHYSICS 141L9 General Physics I (Lab)
PHYSICS 141LA General Physics I NS, QS
PHYSICS 142L General Physics II NS, QS
PHYSICS 142L9 General Physics II (LAB)
PHYSICS 142L9D General Physics II (Discussion)
PHYSICS 142LA General Physics II NS, QS
PHYSICS 151L Introductory Mechanics NS, QS
PHYSICS 151L9 Introductory Mechanics
PHYSICS 151L9D Introductory Mechanics (Discussion Component)
PHYSICS 152L Introductory Electricity, Magnetism, and Optics NS, QS
PHYSICS 152L9 Introductory Electricity, Magnetism, and Optics (Lab Component)
PHYSICS 152L9D Introductory Electricity, Magnetism, and Optics (Discussion Component)
PHYSICS 153L Applications of Physics: A Modern Perspective NS, QS
PHYSICS 160 Frontiers of 21st Century Physics NS, QS
PHYSICS 161D Fundamentals of Physics I NS, QS
PHYSICS 162D Fundamentals of Physics II NS, QS
PHYSICS 163D Fundamentals of Mechanics and Electromagnetism NS, QS
PHYSICS 164L Introductory Experimental Physics I W, NS, QS
PHYSICS 165L Introductory Experimental Physics II W, NS, QS
PHYSICS 174 Introduction to Frontiers of Biophysics STS, NS
PHYSICS 175 Introduction to Physics in Medicine NS
PHYSICS 190 Special Topics in Physics
PHYSICS 190S Special Topics in Physics
PHYSICS 190S-1 Special Topics in Physics
PHYSICS 264L Optics and Modern Physics NS, QS
PHYSICS 271L Electronics NS, QS
PHYSICS 305 Introduction to Astrophysics NS, QS
PHYSICS 320L Optics and Photonics NS
PHYSICS 346 Introduction to Methods and Concepts in Particle Physics NS, QS
PHYSICS 361 Intermediate Mechanics NS, QS
PHYSICS 362D Electricity and Magnetism NS, QS
PHYSICS 363 Thermal Physics NS, QS
PHYSICS 364L Advanced Experimental Physics NS
PHYSICS 365L Advanced Experimental Physics NS
PHYSICS 371L Electronics for physics measurements and instrumentation
PHYSICS 380 Introduction to Quantum Information Science NS, QS
PHYSICS 414 Introduction to Biophysics NS, QS
PHYSICS 415 Biophysics II NS, QS
PHYSICS 417S Advanced Physics Laboratory and Seminar R, W, NS, QS
PHYSICS 464 Quantum Mechanics I
PHYSICS 464D Quantum Mechanics I NS, QS
PHYSICS 465 Quantum Mechanics II NS, QS
PHYSICS 491 Independent Study: Advanced Topics
PHYSICS 493 Research Independent Study R
PHYSICS 495 Thesis Independent Study R, W
PHYSICS 505 Introduction to Nuclear and Particle Physics NS, QS
PHYSICS 509 Quantum Nanophysics NS
PHYSICS 513 Dynamics of Complex Systems R, NS, QS
PHYSICS 516 Quantum Materials: Introduction to Solid State Physics
PHYSICS 521 Radiation Physics
PHYSICS 522 Special and General Relativity NS, QS
PHYSICS 523 Modern Medical Diagnostic Imaging System
PHYSICS 544 Nonlinear Optics
PHYSICS 549 Optics and Photonics Seminar Series
PHYSICS 555 Introduction to Cosmology NS, QS
PHYSICS 556 Stellar Astrophysics NS, QS
PHYSICS 563 Introduction to Statistical Mechanics NS, QS
PHYSICS 566 Computational Physics NS, QS
PHYSICS 567 Theoretical Neuroscience NS, QS
PHYSICS 590 Selected Topics in Theoretical Physics
PHYSICS 603 Representation Theory QS
PHYSICS 621 Advanced Optics QS
PHYSICS 622 General Relativity NS, QS
PHYSICS 623 Quantum Information Theory
PHYSICS 624 Open Quantum Systems NS, QS
PHYSICS 627 Quantum Computing NS, QS
PHYSICS 628 Quantum Error Correction
PHYSICS 670 Experimental Methods in Condensed Matter Physics NS
PHYSICS 671 Atomic Physics and Quantum Optics NS
PHYSICS 711 Intermediate Mechanics
PHYSICS 712 Electricity and Magnetism
PHYSICS 713 Thermal Physics
PHYSICS 714 Quantum Mechanics 1
PHYSICS 760 Mathematical Methods of Physics
PHYSICS 761 Classical Mechanics
PHYSICS 762 Electrodynamics
PHYSICS 763 Statistical Mechanics
PHYSICS 764 Quantum Mechanics
PHYSICS 765 Advanced Quantum Mechanics
PHYSICS 766S Physics Research Seminar
PHYSICS 771 Mini-Course on Current Research in Physics
PHYSICS 772 Mini-Course on Methods for Physics Research
PHYSICS 781 Quantum Field Theory
PHYSICS 782 Advanced Quantum Field Theory
PHYSICS 805 Electromagnetic and Weak Interactions in Nuclear Physics
PHYSICS 806 Radiation Detection
PHYSICS 810 Advanced Solid-State Physics
PHYSICS 813 Advanced Topics in Nonlinear and Complex Systems
PHYSICS 814 Introduction to Fluid Mechanics
PHYSICS 846 Topics in Theoretical Physics
PHYSICS 995 Graduate Training Internship