The Course Listing below gives a comprehensive view of all classes offered by the department, as well as a listing of courses focused in key physics topics.
To see which courses are offered this semester, please refer to the semester-specific tabs on the left.
For more guidance on which Introductory Courses undergraduates should take, or to see sample course schedules, please visit Course Selection & Recommendations.
| Number | Title | Crosslistings | Curriculum Codes |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHYSICS131S-1 | Introductory Seminar on Big Questions in Physics | NS, STS | |
| PHYSICS134 | Introduction to Astronomy | NS, QS | |
| PHYSICS141L | General Physics I | NS, QS | |
| PHYSICS141LA | General Physics I | Marine Sciences | NS, QS |
| PHYSICS142L | General Physics II | NS, QS | |
| PHYSICS142LA | General Physics II | Marine Sciences | NS, QS |
| PHYSICS151L | Introductory Mechanics | NS, QS | |
| PHYSICS152L | Introductory Electricity, Magnetism, and Optics | NS, QS | |
| PHYSICS160 | Frontiers of 21st Century Physics | NS, QS | |
| PHYSICS161L | Introductory Experimental Physics I | NS, QS, W | |
| PHYSICS162L | Introductory Experimental Physics II | NS, QS, W |
| Number | Title | Crosslistings | Curriculum Codes |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHYSICS161D | Fundamentals of Physics I | NS, QS | |
| PHYSICS161L | Introductory Experimental Physics I | NS, QS, W | |
| PHYSICS162D | Fundamentals of Physics II | NS, QS | |
| PHYSICS162L | Introductory Experimental Physics II | NS, QS, W | |
| PHYSICS264L | Optics and Modern Physics | NS, QS | |
| PHYSICS361 | Intermediate Mechanics | NS, QS | |
| PHYSICS362 | Electricity and Magnetism | NS, QS | |
| PHYSICS363 | Thermal Physics | Electrical and Computer Engineering 311 | NS, QS |
| PHYSICS417S | Advanced Physics Laboratory and Seminar | NS, QS, R, W |
| Number | Title | Crosslistings | Curriculum Codes |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHYSICS271L | Electronics | Information Science and Information Studies | NS, QS |
| PHYSICS320L | Optics and Photonics | Electrical and Computer Engineering 340L, Visual and Media Studies 325L | NS |
| PHYSICS390A | Duke-Administered Study Abroad: Advanced Special Topics in Physics | ||
| PHYSICS464 | Quantum Mechanics I | NS, QS | |
| PHYSICS465 | Quantum Mechanics II | NS, QS | |
| PHYSICS485 | Scientific Arguments: Writing an Undergraduate Thesis | BIOLOGY 495 | W |
| PHYSICS491 | Independent Study: Advanced Topics | ||
| PHYSICS493 | Research Independent Study | R | |
| PHYSICS495 | Thesis Independent Study | R, W | |
| PHYSICS513 | Nonlinear Dynamics | Computer Science 524, Nonlinear and Complex Systems 513 | NS, QS, R |
| PHYSICS522 | Special and General Relativity | NS, QS | |
| PHYSICS562 | Fundamentals of Electromagnetism | QS | |
| PHYSICS563 | Introduction to Statistical Mechanics | NS, QS | |
| PHYSICS566 | Computational Physics | NS, QS | |
| PHYSICS590S | Selected Topics in Theoretical Physics |
| Number | Title | Crosslistings | Curriculum Codes |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHYSICS89S | First-Year Seminar | ||
| PHYSICS715 | Advanced Quantum Mechanics I | ||
| PHYSICS719 | Advanced Electrodynamics | ||
| PHYSICS760 | Mathematical Methods of Physics | ||
| PHYSICS761 | Classical Mechanics | ||
| PHYSICS762 | Electrodynamics | ||
| PHYSICS763 | Statistical Mechanics | ||
| PHYSICS764 | Quantum Mechanics | ||
| PHYSICS765 | Graduate Advanced Physics |
| Number | Title | Crosslistings | Curriculum Codes |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHYSICS127S | Physics and the Universe | NS | |
| PHYSICS134 | Introduction to Astronomy | NS, QS | |
| PHYSICS305 | Introduction to Astrophysics | NS, QS | |
| PHYSICS522 | Special and General Relativity | NS, QS | |
| PHYSICS622 | General Relativity | MATH 527 | NS, QS |
| PHYSICS655 | Astrophysics | NS, QS |
| Number | Title | Crosslistings | Curriculum Codes |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHYSICS264L | Optics and Modern Physics | NS, QS | |
| PHYSICS320L | Optics and Photonics | Electrical and Computer Engineering 340L, Visual and Media Studies 325L | NS |
| PHYSICS627 | Quantum Information Science | Electrical and Computer Engineering 523 | NS, QS |
| PHYSICS671 | Quantum Optics | NS, QS | |
| PHYSICS732 | Advanced Quantum Optics |
| Number | Title | Crosslistings | Curriculum Codes |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHYSICS174 | Introduction to Frontiers of Biophysics | STS, NS | |
| PHYSICS264L | Optics and Modern Physics | NS, QS | |
| PHYSICS414 | Introduction to Biophysics | BIOLOGY 418 | NS, QS |
| PHYSICS501 | Survey of Nonlinear and Complex Systems | Nonlinear and Complex Systems 501, Modeling Biological Systems | NS |
| PHYSICS563 | Introduction to Statistical Mechanics | NS, QS |
| Number | Title | Crosslistings | Curriculum Codes |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHYSICS264L | Optics and Modern Physics | NS, QS | |
| PHYSICS363 | Thermal Physics | Electrical and Computer Engineering 311 | NS, QS |
| PHYSICS417S | Advanced Physics Laboratory and Seminar | NS, QS, R, W | |
| PHYSICS465 | Quantum Mechanics II | NS, QS | |
| PHYSICS509 | Quantum Nanophysics | NS | |
| PHYSICS804 | Advanced Topics in Statistical Mechanics | ||
| PHYSICS810 | Advanced Solid-State Physics |
| Number | Title | Crosslistings | Curriculum Codes |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHYSICS264L | Optics and Modern Physics | NS, QS | |
| PHYSICS465 | Quantum Mechanics II | NS, QS | |
| PHYSICS505 | Introduction to Nuclear and Particle Physics | NS, QS | |
| PHYSICS721 | Introduction to Accelerator Physics | ||
| PHYSICS745 | Accelerator Physics for USPAS | ||
| PHYSICS805 | Electromagnetic and Weak Interactions in Nuclear Physics | ||
| PHYSICS806 | Radiation Detection | ||
| PHYSICS808 | Introduction to High-Energy Physics | ||
| PHYSICS861S | Physics of Free-Electron Lasers |
