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PHYS Physics( Computer, Mathematical and Physical Sciences)Students should attend physics lab and discussion sections during the first week of class, unless directed to do otherwise by the course instructor.
PHYS101
Contemporary Physics - Revolutions in Physics;
(3 credits)
Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD.
CORE Physical Science (PS) Course.
PHYS102 Physics of Music; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. CORE Distributive Studies Physical Science Laboratory Course only when taken concurrently with PHYS103. Prerequisite: Placement in MATH110 or higher. Credit not applicable towards the minimum requirements for a major in physics and astronomy. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: PHYS102 and PHYS499C. A study of the physical basis of sound, acoustical properties of sound, the human ear and voice, reproduction of sound, electronic music, acoustical properties of auditoriums, and other selected topics. PHYS103 Physics of Music Laboratory; (1 credit) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. CORE Distributive Studies Physical Sciences Laboratory Course only when taken concurrently with PHYS 102. Pre- or corequisite: PHYS102. Credit not applicable towards the minimum requirements for a major in physics and astronomy. Optional laboratory to accompany PHYS 102. Laboratory experiments, including the velocity of sound, sound quality and wave shape, traveling and standing waves, fourier synthesis and analysis, musical synthesizer, psychoacoustics, and audio equipment. PHYS104 How Things Work: Science Foundations; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. CORE Physical Science (PS) Course. Prerequisite: Placement in MATH110 or higher. This is a course with a non-mathematical emphasis designed to study the basics of mechanical, electrical, and optical devices that are commonly found in the world around us. The general approach would be to look inside things to observe how they work. PHYS105 Physics for Decision Makers: Global Energy Crisis; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. CORE Physical Science (PS) Course. This marquee course will consider the global energy crisis from a scientific perspective. Topics include basic laws of energy and thermodynamics, their effects on energy production and distribution, greenhouse gas, global warming and policy options for decision makers. This course is aimed at the non-science major. In this marquee course, we will take a scientific perspective to study with questions related to the global energy crisis: What is energy? What are the basic laws of thermodynamics, and how do they constrain our understanding of energy production? How is electricity produced and distributed? What is a greenhouse gas? With an understanding of these facts, we will then address more difficult questions. What options exist for addressing global warming? This course will give tomorrow's decision makers the basic tools needed to make informed, rational choices about the world's future energy policy. The course is aimed at the non-science major. A Marquee Science and Technology Course designed for Non-Science Majors: http://www.marqueecourses.umd.edu/* Click here for more Marquee course information. PHYS105H Physics for Decision Makers: Global Energy Crisis; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. CORE Physical Science (PS) Course. PHYS106 Light, Perception, Photography, and Visual Phenomena; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. CORE Distributive Studies Physical Sciences Laboratory Course only when taken with PHYS 107. Credit not applicable towards the minimum requirements for a major in physics and astronomy. Intended for the general student, this course will cover topics in optics which require minimal use of mathematics. Principles of optics, lenses, cameras, lasers and holography, physics of the eye, color vision and various visual phenomena such as rainbows. PHYS107 Light, Perception, Photography and Visual Phenomena Laboratory; (1 credit) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. CORE Distributive Studies Physical Sciences Laboratory Course only when taken with PHYS 106. Pre- or corequisite: PHYS106. Credit not applicable towards the minimum requirements for a major in physics and astronomy. Optional laboratory to accompany PHYS106. Laboratory experiments include geometrical optics (lenses, cameras, eye), optical instruments (telescope, binoculars), photography, perception, color phenomena, and wave phenomena. PHYS115 Inquiry into Physics; (4 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. CORE Physical Science Lab (PL) Course. Recommended: High school physics. For elementary education, early childhood majors only. Not open to students who have completed PHYS117. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: PHYS115 or PHYS117. Intended for students majoring in neither the physical nor the biological sciences. Use of laboratory-based and inquiry-based methods to study some of the basic ideas of physical sciences. PHYS121 Fundamentals of Physics I; (4 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. CORE Physical Science Lab (PL) Course. Prerequisite: MATH112 or MATH115. The first part of a two-semester course in general physics treating the fields of mechanics, heat, sound, electricity, magnetism, optics, and modern physics. Together with PHYS122, this generally satisfies the minimum requirement of medical and dental schools. Physics clinic, PHY 1214, MTWHF 11,1. If purchasing used books additional software may be required. This can be purchased on the web and the cost is under $10.00 PHYS122 Fundamentals of Physics II; (4 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. CORE Physical Science Lab (PL) Course. Prerequisite: PHYS121 or equivalent. A continuation of PHYS121, which together with it, generally satisfies the minimum requirement of medical and dental schools. Physics clinic, PHY 1214, MTWHF 12,2. If purchasing used books additional software may be required. This can be purchased on the web and the cost is under $10.00 PHYS141 Principles of Physics; (4 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. CORE Physical Science Lab (PL) Course. Corequisite: MATH141 or MATH221. Credit will not be granted for PHYS171 and PHYS161 or PHYS141 or former PHYS191. The first of a two-semester series in general physics. The first semester covers the fields of mechanics, thermodynamics, and special relativity. This survey course will use calculus and is recommended for chemistry and zoology majors. It also satisfies the requirements of medical and dental schools. Physics clinics, PHY 1214, MTWHF 10,12. If purchasing used books additional software may be required. This can be purchased on the web and the cost is under $10.00 PHYS142 Principles of Physics; (4 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. CORE Physical Science Lab (PL) Course. Prerequisite: PHYS141 or equivalent. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: PHYS142, PHYS260 and PHYS261 (formerly: PHYS262) or PHYS272. A continuation of PHYS141 covering waves, electricity and magnetism, optics and modern physics. Physics clinic PHY 1214, MTWHF 2. If purchasing used books additional software may be required. This can be purchased on the web and the cost is under $10.00 PHYS161 General Physics: Mechanics and Particle Dynamics; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. CORE Physical Science (PS) Course. Pre- or corequisite: MATH141. Credit will not be granted for PHYS171 and PHYS161 or PHYS141 or former PHYS191. First semester of a three-semester calculus-based general physics course. Laws of motion, force, and energy; principles of mechanics, collisions, linear momentum, rotation, and gravitation. Physics clinic, PHY 1214, MTWHF 11, 2. If purchasing used books additional software may be required. This can be purchased on the web and the cost is under $10.00 PHYS170 Professional Physics Seminar; (1 credit) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Corequisite: MATH140. Recommended: high school physics. Provides a look at some of the major developments of current interest in physics research and discusses the activities physicists undertake in research, education, industry, government, and other areas of the economy. PHYS171 Introductory Physics: Mechanics and Relativity; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. CORE Physical Science (PS) Course. Prerequisite: MATH140 and a high school physics course or permission of department. Corequisite: MATH141. Credit will not be granted for PHYS171 and PHYS161 or PHYS141 or former PHYS191. First semester of a three semester sequence for physics majors and those desiring a rigorous preparation in the physical sciences: kinematics, Newton's laws, energy and work, linear and angular momenta, temperature and pressure, ideal gas law, and special relativity. Also offered as PHYS 171H. PHYS171H (PermReq) Introductory Physics: Mechanics and Relativity; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. CORE Physical Science (PS) Course. Prerequisite: MATH140 and a high school physics course or permission of department. Corequisite: MATH141. Credit will not be granted for PHYS171 and PHYS161 or PHYS141 or former PHYS191. Also offered as PHYS171. PHYS174 Physics Laboratory Introduction; (1 credit) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Corequisite: MATH140. Recommended: high school physics. Introduces students to the techniques of data gathering and analysis. This course will lay a foundation for higher-level labs in physics and the physical sciences. Students will learn to use laboratory equipment such as calipers, meters, oscilloscopes, and computer interfaces. Techniques of measurement and error analysis will be presented. Students will be taught to use the computer for data analysis with an emphasis on using spreadsheets. PHYS260 General Physics: Vibration, Waves, Heat, Electricity and Magnetism; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. CORE Physical Science Lab (PL) Course when take concurrently with PHYS 261. Prerequisite: MATH141 and PHYS161. Corequisite: PHYS261. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: PHYS142; PHYS260 and PHYS 261 (Formerly: PHYS262) or PHYS272. Formerly PHYS262. Second semester of a three-semester calculus-based general physics course. Vibrations, waves, fluids; heat, kinetic theory, and thermodynamics; electrostatics, circuits, and magnetism. PHYS260 and PHYS261 must be taken in the same semester and the grade for the courses will be combined into a single grade for both. To pass, students must complete passing work in both PHYS260 and PHYS261. If purchasing used books additional software may be required. This can be purchased on the web and the cost is under $10.00 PHYS260H General Physics: Vibration, Waves, Heat, Electricity and Magnetism; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. CORE Physical Science Lab (PL) Course when take concurrently with PHYS 261. Prerequisite: MATH141 and PHYS161. Corequisite: PHYS261. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: PHYS142; PHYS260 and PHYS 261 (Formerly: PHYS262) or PHYS272. Formerly PHYS262. If purchasing used books additional software may be required. This can be purchased on the web and the cost is under $10.00 Click here for more course information. PHYS261 General Physics: Vibrations, Waves, Heat, Electricity and Magnetism (Laboratory); (1 credit) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. CORE Physical Science Lab (PL) course only when taken concurrently with PHYS 260. Corequisite: PHYS260. Formerly PHYS262A. Lab includes experiments on mechanics, vibrations, waves, heat, electricity and magnetism. PHYS260 and PHYS261 (lab) must be taken in the same semester and the grade for the courses will be combined into a single grade for both. To pass, students must complete passing work in both PHYS260 and PHYS261. Students must pay a $50.00 laboratory materials fee. PHYS261M (PermReq) General Physics: Vibrations, Waves, Heat, Electricity and Magnetism (Laboratory); (1 credit) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. CORE Physical Science Lab (PL) course only when taken concurrently with PHYS 260. Corequisite: PHYS260. Formerly PHYS262A. PHYS270 General Physics: Electrodynamics, Light, Relativity and Modern Physics; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. CORE Physical Science Lab (PL) Course when take concurrently with PHYS 271. Prerequisite: PHYS260, PHYS261 and MATH241. Corequisite: PHYS271. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: PHYS270 and PHYS271 (Formerly: PHYS263) or PHYS273. Formerly PHYS263. Third semester of a three-semester calculus-based general physics course. Electrodynamics, Maxwell's equations and electromagnetic waves, geometrical optics, interference, diffraction, special theory of relativity, and modern physics. PHYS270 and PHYS271 (lab) must be taken in the same semester and the grade for the courses will be combined into a single grade for both. To pass, students must complete passing work in both PHYS270 and PHYS271. If purchasing used books additional software may be required. This can be purchased on the web and the cost is under $10.00 PHYS271 General Physics: Electrodynamics, Light, Relativity and Modern Physics (Laboratory); (1 credit) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. CORE Physical Science Lab (PL) course only when taken concurrently with PHYS 270. Prerequisite: PHYS261. Corequisite: PHYS270. Formerly PHYS263A. Lab includes experiments on ac circuits, magnetism, light and modern physics. PHYS270 and PHYS271 (lab) must be taken in the same semester and the grade for the courses will be combined into a single grade for both. To pass, students must complete passing work in both PHYS270 and PHYS271. Students must pay a $50.00 laboratory materials fee. PHYS271M (PermReq) General Physics: Electrodynamics, Light, Relativity and Modern Physics (Laboratory); (1 credit) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. CORE Physical Science Lab (PL) course only when taken concurrently with PHYS 270. Prerequisite: PHYS261. Corequisite: PHYS270. Formerly PHYS263A. PHYS272 Introductory Physics: Fields; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. CORE Distributive Studies Physical Sciences Laboratory Course only when taken concurrently with PHYS 275. Prerequisites: (PHYS171 or PHYS161) and MATH141. Corequisite: MATH241. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: PHYS272 or PHYS260 and PHYS261 (Formerly: PHYS262) or PHYS142. Second semester of a calculus based general physics course. Universal gravitation, electric and magnetic fields and potentials, simple circuits, Maxwell's equations in integral form. Continues the application of mathematics to conceptual models, now with more abstract components. Also offered as PHYS 272H. PHYS272H Introductory Physics: Fields; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. CORE Distributive Studies Physical Sciences Laboratory Course only when taken concurrently with PHYS 275. Prerequisites: (PHYS171 or PHYS161) and MATH141. Corequisite: MATH241. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: PHYS272 or PHYS260 and PHYS261 (Formerly: PHYS262) or PHYS142. For general honors students only. Also offered as PHYS 272. PHYS273 Introductory Physics: Waves; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisites: PHYS272, and MATH241. Corequisites: MATH246 or MATH414. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: PHYS270 and PHYS271 (Formerly: PHYS263) or PHYS273. Oscillations and AC circuits using complex variables, Fourier series and integrals, waves on strings, sound; electromagnetic waves from Maxwell's equations in differential form; physical optics. Also offered as PHYS 273H. PHYS273H Introductory Physics: Waves; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisites: PHYS272, and MATH241. Corequisites: MATH246 or MATH414. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: PHYS270 and PHYS271 (Formerly: PHYS263) or PHYS273. For general honors students only. Also offered as PHYS 273. PHYS275 (PermReq) Experimental Physics I: Mechanics and Heat; (2 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. CORE Distributive Studies Physical Sciences Laboratory Course only when taken concurrently with PHYS272. Prerequisites: (PHYS171 or PHYS161) and PHYS174. Corequisite: PHYS272. Methods and rationale of experimental physics. Intended for physics majors and science and engineering students who desire a more rigorous approach. Experiments chosen from the areas of mechanics (from PHYS171), gas laws, and heats. Theory and applications of error analysis. CORE Physical Science Lab (PL) Course only when taken concurrently with PHYS272. PHYS276 (PermReq) Experimental Physics II: Electricity and Magnetism; (2 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisites: PHYS272 and PHYS275. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: PHYS276 or former PHYS295. Second course in the three semester introductory sequence. Methods and rationale of experimental physics. Experiments chosen from the fields of electricity and magnetism including electrostatics, magnetostatics, magnetic induction, AC circuits. PHYS299 (PermReq) Special Problems in Physics; (1-6 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Individual Instruction course: contact department or instructor to obtain section number. PHYS374 Intermediate Theoretical Methods; (4 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisites: PHYS273 and MATH246. Corequisite: MATH240. Introduces or reviews areas of mathematics that are regularly used in upper level and graduate courses in physics, including important areas from complex variables, Fourier analysis, partial differential equations and eigenvalue problems. These methods will be studied in the context of relevant physics applications. A current standard symbolic manipulation program will be introduced and its appropriate use in theoretical analyses will be taught. PHYS375 Experimental Physics III: Electromagnetic Waves, Optics and Modern Physics; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisites: PHYS273 and PHYS276. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: PHYS375 or former PHYS296. Third course in the three-semester introductory sequence. Methods and rationale of experimental physics. Experiments chosen from the areas of electromagnetic waves, optics and modern physics. Besides lab hours scheduled below, additional required lab time will be arranged. PHYS386 (PermReq) Experiential Learning; (3-6 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F. Individual Instruction course: contact department or instructor to obtain section number. Prerequisite: Learning Proposal approved by the Office of Experiential Learning Programs, faculty sponsor, and student's internship sponsor. Junior standing. PHYS389 (PermReq) Undergraduate Thesis Research; (1-6 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Individual Instruction course: contact department or instructor to obtain section number. PHYS398 (PermReq) Independent Studies Seminar; (1-16 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Individual Instruction course: contact department or instructor to obtain section number. PHYS399 (PermReq) Special Problems in Physics; (1-3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Individual Instruction course: contact department or instructor to obtain section number. PHYS401 Quantum Physics I; (4 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisite: PHYS273. Corequisites: PHYS374 and MATH240. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: PHYS401 or PHYS421. Formerly PHYS421. Introduces some quantum phenomena leading to wave-particle duality. Schroedinger theory for bound states and scattering in one dimension. One-particle Schroedinger equation and the hydrogen atom. PHYS402 Quantum Physics II; (4 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisites: PHYS401, and PHYS374, and MATH240. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: PHYS402 or former PHYS422. Formerly PHYS422. Quantum states as vectors; spin and spectroscopy, multiparticle systems, the periodic table, perturbation theory, band structure, etc. PHYS404 Introduction to Statistical Thermodynamics; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisites: PHYS273 or equivalent, and MATH241. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: PHYS404 or former PHYS414. Formerly PHYS414. Introduction to basic concepts in thermodynamics and statistical mechanics. PHYS405 Advanced Experiments; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisite: PHYS375. For PHYS majors only. Formerly PHYS395. Advanced laboratory techniques. Selected experiments from many fields of modern physics. Emphasis on self-study of the phenomena, data analysis, and presentation in report form. PHYS410 Classical Mechanics; (4 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisite: PHYS374. Theoretical foundations of mechanics with extensive application of the methods. Various mathematical tools of theoretical physics. PHYS411 Intermediate Electricity and Magnetism; (4 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisite: PHYS374. Foundations of electromagnetic theory, with extensive applications of the methods. Thorough treatment of wave properties of solutions of Maxwell's equations. PHYS420 Principles of Modern Physics; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisite: (PHYS270 and PHYS271 {formerly: PHYS263} or PHYS273); and MATH246. A survey of atomic and nuclear phenomena and the main trends in modern physics. Appropriate for students in engineering and other physical sciences. PHYS431 Properties of Matter; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisites: MATH241 and (PHYS270 and PHYS271 {formerly: PHYS263}), PHYS 401 or PHYS420. Also offered as ENMA460. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: ENMA460 or PHYS431. Introduction to solid state physics. Electromagnetic, thermal, and elastic properties of metals, semiconductors, insulators and superconductors. PHYS499A (PermReq) Special Problems in Physics; (1-6 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Individual Instruction course: contact department or instructor to obtain section number. PHYS499B (PermReq) Special Problems in Physics; (1-16 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Individual Instruction course: contact department or instructor to obtain section number. PHYS601 (PermReq) Theoretical Dynamics; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Prerequisite: PHYS 410 or equivalent. Lagrangian and Hamiltonian mechanics, two-body central force problem, rigid body motion, small oscillations, continuous systems. PHYS604 (PermReq) Methods of Mathematical Physics; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Prerequisites: {advanced calculus; and PHYS 410; and PHYS 411}; or equivalent. Ordinary and partial differential equations of physics, boundary value problems, Fourier series, Green's functions, complex variables and contour integration. PHYS615 Nonlinear Dynamics of Extended Systems; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Prerequisite: PHYS 601. Theory and applications of nonlinear dynamics of extended systems including nonlinear waves, pattern formation, turbulence, self-organized criticality and networks. Additional topics to be selected by instructor from areas of current research. PHYS621 (PermReq) Graduate Laboratory; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Prerequisite: PHYS 405 or equivalent. Design and performance of advanced experiments in modern and classical physics. PHYS622 (PermReq) Introduction to Quantum Mechanics I; (4 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Prerequisite: an outstanding undergraduate background in physics. First and second semesters. A study of the Schroedinger equation, matrix formulations of quantum mechanics, approximation methods, scattering theory, etc. Applications to solid state, atomic, and nuclear physics. PHYS624 Advanced Quantum Mechanics; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Prerequisite: PHYS 623. Relativistic wave equations, second quantization in many body problems and relativistic wave equations, Feynman-Dyson perturbation theory, applications to many body problems, application to quantum electrodynamics, elements of renormalization. PHYS675 Introduction to Relativity, Gravitation and Cosmology; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Prerequisites: PHYS 601 and PHYS 606. Review of special relativity, followed by a study of the equivalence principle, curved spacetimes, and Einstein's equations. Selected applications to the solar system, stellar structure, black holes, gravitational waves, and cosmology. PHYS708 Seminar in Teaching College Physics; (1 credit) Grade Method: REG/AUD. PHYS709 Seminar in General Physics: Statistical Physics Seminar; (1 credit) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Also offered as CHPH 709B. PHYS711 Symmetry Problems in Physics; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Prerequisite: PHYS 623. A study of general methods of classification of physical systems by their symmetries and invariance properties, especially in quantum field theory applications. PHYS721 Atomic and Optical Physics I (Survey); (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Prerequisite: PHYS 623. 3 semester hours. A survey of topics involving the physics of atoms and their interaction with radiation, including atoms in external fields, lasers, atomic spectroscopy and atomic structure. PHYS728 Seminar in Atomic and Molecular Physics; (1 credit) Grade Method: REG/AUD. PHYS731 Solid State Physics: Survey; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. A variety of topics such as crystal structure, mechanical, thermal, electrical, and magnetic properties of solids, band structure, the Fermi surface, and superconductivity will be treated. Although the emphasis will be on the phenomena, the methods of quantum mechanics are freely employed in this description. PHYS738 Seminar in Experimental Solid State Physics: Quantum Mechanical Many-Body Problems; (1 credit) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Also offered as PHYS 739. PHYS739 Seminar in Theoretical Solid State Physics: Quantum Mechanical Many-Body Problems; (1 credit) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Also offered as PHYS 738. PHYS748 Seminar in Experimental Nuclear Physics; (1 credit) Grade Method: REG/AUD. PHYS749 Seminar in Theoretical Nuclear Physics; (1 credit) Grade Method: REG/AUD. PHYS751 Elementary Particle Physics I: Survey; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Corequisite: PHYS624. Nuclear forces are studied by examining interactions at high energies. Meson physics, scattering processes, and detailed analysis of high energy experiments. PHYS758 Seminar in Elementary Particles and Quantum Field Theory; (1 credit) Grade Method: REG/AUD. PHYS759 Seminar in Elementary Particles and Quantum Field Theory; (1 credit) Grade Method: REG/AUD. PHYS769 Seminar in Plasma Physics; (1 credit) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Class will meet in ERF 1207. PHYS776 Advanced Gravitation Theory; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Prerequisites: PHYS 623 and PHYS 675. Advanced topics in gravitation theory selected from Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formulations, geometric methods, symmetries of space times, black holes, singularity theorems, quantum effects in curved space, early universe, quantum gravity, and unified theories. PHYS778 Seminar in Space and Cosmic Ray Physics; (1 credit) Grade Method: REG/AUD. PHYS779A Seminar in General Relativity: Seminar in Gravitational Physics; (1 credit) Grade Method: REG/AUD. PHYS798 (PermReq) Special Problems in Advanced Physics; (1-3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Individual Instruction course: contact department or instructor to obtain section number. PHYS798B Special Problems in Advanced Physics: Physics Colloquium; (1 credit) Grade Method: REG/AUD. PHYS798D Special Problems in Advanced Physics: Applied Dynamics Seminar; (1 credit) Grade Method: REG/AUD. PHYS798L Special Problems in Advanced Physics: Biophysics; (1 credit) Grade Method: REG/AUD. PHYS798P Special Problems in Advanced Physics: Physics of the Large Hadron Collider; (2-3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. PHYS799 (PermReq) Master's Thesis Research; (1-6 credits) Grade Method: REG. Individual Instruction course: contact department or instructor to obtain section number. PHYS838A Special Topics in Experimental Solid State Physics: Current Topics in Surface Physics; (2 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Also offered as CHPH 718A. PHYS838C Special Topics in Experimental Solid State Physics: Superconductivity, Quantum Materials and Nanoscience Seminar; (2 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. PHYS839A Special Topics in Theoretical Solid State Physics: Theory of Low Dimensional Systems; (1 credit) Grade Method: REG/AUD. PHYS851 Advanced Quantum Field Theory; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Prerequisite: PHYS 624. Renormalizations of Lagrangian field theories, Lamb shift, positronium fine structure, T. C. P. Invariance, connection between spin and statistics, broken symmetries in many body problems, soluble models, analyticity in perturbation theory, simple applications of dispersion relations. PHYS898 (PermReq) Pre-Candidacy Research; (1-8 credits) Grade Method: REG. Individual Instruction course: contact department or instructor to obtain section number. PHYS899 (PermReq) Doctoral Dissertation Research; (6 credits) Grade Method: REG. Individual Instruction course: contact department or instructor to obtain section number. Physics Colloquium meets Tu 4-5:30 in PHY 1410 and PHY 1412. Physics Journal Club meets Th 4-5:30 in PHY 1410.
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