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Department of Physics and Astronomy
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences > Physics and Astronomy > Courses

Listing of Courses

Course syllabi for the current semester can be found under Course Syllabi

Undergraduate Courses Graduate Courses
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AST 2010 Descriptive Astronomy
AST 2011 Descriptive Astronomy Laboratory
AST 5010 Astrophysics & Stellar Astronomy (PHY 5010)
PHY 1020 Conceptual Physics
PHY 1040 Einstein, Relativity & Quanta
PHY 2020 Science, Technology, & War
PHY 2130 General Physics
PHY 2131 General Physics Laboratory
PHY 2140 General Physics
PHY 2141 General Physics Laboratory
PHY 2170 General Physics
PHY 2171 General Physics Laboratory
PHY 2175 General Physics
PHY 2180 General Physics
PHY 2181 General Physics Laboratory
PHY 2185 General Physics
PHY 2210 General Physics Laboratory
PHY 3100 Sounds of Music
PHY 3300 Intro Modern Physics
PHY 3310 Intro Modern Physics Laboratory
PHY 3700 Mathematics for Biomedical Physics
PHY 3990 Directed Study
PHY 4700 Introduction to Biomedical Physics
PHY 5010 Astrophysics & Stellar Astronomy (AST 5010)
PHY 5015 Nonclassical Physics for Educators
PHY 5030 Plasma Physics
PHY 5100 Methods of Theoretical Physics I
PHY 5200 Classical Mechanics I
PHY 5210 Classical Mechanics II
PHY 5340 Optics
PHY 5341 Optics Laboratory
PHY 5500 Thermal Physics
PHY 5620 Electronics & Electrical Measurements
PHY 5700 Biomedical Physics Seminar
PHY 5990 Directed Study
PHY 6350 Applied Modern Optics
PHY 6400 Quantum Physics I
PHY 6410 Quantum Physics II
PHY 6450 Introduction to Material & Device Characterizations
PHY 6500 Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics
PHY 6570 Smart Sensor Technology I: Design
PHY 6600 Electromagnetic Fields I
PHY 6610 Electromagnetic Fields II
PHY 6700 Biological Physics
PHY 6710 Physics in Medicine
PHY 6780 Research in Biomedical Physics
PHY 6800 Atoms, Molecules and Solids
PHY 6850 Modern Physics Laboratory
PHY 6860 Computational Physics
PHY 6991 Special Topics
PHY 6992 Physics Graduate Teaching Assistant Training
AST 5010 Astrophysics & Stellar Astronomy (PHY 5010)
AST 6180  Astronomy and Planetary Geology for Secondary-School Educators
PHY 5010 Astrophysics & Stellar Astronomy (AST 5010)
PHY 5030 Plasma Physics
PHY 5100 Methods of Theoretical Physics I
PHY 5200 Classical Mechanics I
PHY 5210 Classical Mechanics II
PHY 5340 Optics
PHY 5341 Optics Laboratory
PHY 5500 Thermal Physics 
PHY 5620 Electronics & Electrical Measurements
PHY 5990 Directed Study
PHY 6050 Special Topics in Physics for Secondary-School Educators 
PHY 6100 Classical Physics for Secondary School Educators
PHY 6120 Energy Generation and Consumption for Secondary-School Educators
PHY 6160 Meteorology for Secondary-School Educators 
PHY 6180 Astronomy and Planetary Geology for Secondary-School Educators
PHY 6350 Applied Modern Optics
PHY 6400 Quantum Physics I
PHY 6410 Quantum Physics II
PHY 6450 Introduction to Material & Device Characterizations
PHY 6570 Smart Sensor Technology I: Design
PHY 6600 Electromagnetic Fields I
PHY 6610 Electromagnetic Fields II
PHY 6850 Modern Physics Laboratory
PHY 6860 Computational Physics 
PHY 6991 Graduate Student Seminar
PHY 6992 Physics GTA Training
PHY 7010 Modern Physics for Secondary-School Educators
PHY 7050 Elementary Solid State Physics
PHY 7060 Survey of Elementary Particle Physics
PHY 7070 Survey of Nuclear Physics
PHY 7110 Theoretical Physics II
PHY 7215 Nanobioscience
PHY 7200 Advanced Mechanics
PHY 7400 Quantum Mechanics I
PHY 7410 Quantum Mechanics II
PHY 7500 Statistical Mechanics
PHY 7550 Solid State Physics I
PHY 7560 Solid State Physics II
PHY 7580 Smart Sensors II (ECE 7570)
PHY 7600 Electromagnetic Theory I
PHY 7610 Electromagnetic Theory II
PHY 7990 Directed Study
PHY 7996 Research in Physics
PHY 7999 Master's Essay Direction
PHY 8570 Smart Sensor Technology Seminar
PHY 8800 Nuclear Physics
PHY 8810 Particle Physics
PHY 8850 Quantum Theory of Fields I
PHY 8860 Quantum Theory of Fields II
PHY 8991 Special Topics
PHY 8995 Colloquium
PHY 8999 Master's Thesis Research & Direction
PHY 9990 Pre-Doctoral Candidacy Research
PHY 9991 Doctoral Candidate Status I: Dissertation Research and Direction
PHY 9992 Doctoral Candidate Status II: Dissertation Research and Direction
PHY 9993 Doctoral Candidate Status III: Dissertation Research and Direction
PHY 9994 Doctoral Candidate Status IV: Dissertation Research and Direction
PHY 9995 Candidate Maintenance Status: Doctoral Dissertation Research and Direction
PHY 9999 Doctoral Dissertation Research & Direction