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Course Schedule—Fall 2004

Physics & Astronomy

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PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY

171.101 (E,N)

GENERAL PHYSICS FOR PHYSICAL SCIENCE  MAJORS I (4) Wyse      Limit 22 per section Coreq:173.111-112; 110.108-109 Section 11 & 13 cancelled 8/12/04

Lec.

Sec.01-15
Sec.11 & 13

ThF 10:30-12

T 8

171.102 (E,N)

GENERAL PHYSICS FOR PHYSICAL SCIENCE MAJORS II (4) Barnett  Limit 22 per section  Prereq: C- or better in 171.101  Coreq:173.112; 110.109   

Lec.

Sec. 01

02

03

04

MTW 11

Th 8

Th 8

Th 8

Th 8

171.103 (E,N)

GENERAL PHYSICS I FOR BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE MAJORS (4) Feldman   Limit 24 for sections 1,3,4,6, & 7. Limit 22 for sections 2,5, & 8 
Coreq: 173.111-112; 110.108-109 or 110.106-107 Sec. 08 added 8/31/04.

Lec.

Sec. 01-08

MTW 9

F 8

171.105 (N)

INTRODUCTION TO CLASSICAL PHYSICS I (4) Robbins Coreq: 173.111-112 and 110.108-109     Recommended for students who plan to major in Physics.  Students enrolled in this course should enroll in General Physics Lab Section 25 only.

Lec.

Sec. 01

MTW 11

Th 11

173.111 (N)

GENERAL PHYSICS LAB I (1) Chien Limit 24 per section    MONTHLY LECTURE Wednesdays at 8am

*** Note: Only students enrolled in 171.105 should register for Section 25

Secs. 14 & 24 added 8/24/04

Sec. 01

02

03

04

05

06

07

08

09

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

***25

M 1-4

M 1-4

M 1-4

T 1-4

T 1-4

T 1-4

W 1-4

W 1-4

W 1-4

Th 1-4

Th 1-4

Th 1-4

Th 9-12pm

M 6-9pm

M 6-9pm

T 6-9pm

T 6-9pm

W 6-9pm

W 6-9pm

W 6-9pm

Th 6-9pm

Th 6-9pm

Th 6-9pm

T 6-9pm

M 6-9pm

173.112 (N)

GENERAL PHYSICS LAB II (1) Chien   Limit 22 per section  

Prereq: 173.111    Coreq: 171.102; 171.104; or 171.106              

MONTHLY LECTURE Wednesdays at 8am

Sec. 01

02

03

04

W 1-4

W 6-9pm

Th 1-4

Th 6-9pm

171.113 (N)

SUBATOMIC WORLD (3) Blumenfeld  Limit 44

Sec. 01

MTW 11

171.115 (N)

PHYSICS OF THE EVERYDAY WORLD (3) Krolik  

Sec. 01

MTW 2

172.113 (N) 

              (W)

INTRODUCTION TO FRONTIER PHYSICS (1) Henry Limit 45

Sec. 01

M 2

171.201 (E,N)                  

SPECIAL RELATIVITY AND WAVES (4) Leheny   Prereq: 171.105-106 (preferred) or 171.101-102 or 171.103-104; 110.108-109; Coreq: Calculus 110.202 or 110.211-212

Lec.

Sec.01

02

MTW 11

 Th 12

F 2

172.203 (N)

CONTEMPORARY PHYSICS SEMINAR (1) Henry  Prereq: 171.101-102, 171.103-104, or 171.105-106

Sec. 01

T 2

171.301 (N)

INTRODUCTION TO ELECTROMAGNETIC THEORY (4) Broholm Prereq: 171.101-102 or 171.105-106; 110.201-202; Coreq: 110.302 or 110.416

Lec.

Sec. 01

MTW 11

Th 12

171.303 (N)

INTRODUCTION TO QUANTUM MECHANICS (4) Falk  Prereq: 171.202, 171.204, 110.113

Lec.



Sec.01

MTW 8:30-10
MW 8:30-10

Th 1
, Th 5

173.307

ELECTRONICS FOR PHYSICISTS (3) Maksimovic

     Sec. 01

Lab

M 12

M 1-4

173.309

DIGITAL ELECTRONICS FOR PHYSICISTS (2) Maksimovic

     Sec. 01

Lab

F 12

F 1-4

171.312 (N)

STATISTICAL PHYSICS AND THERMODYNAMICS (4) Markovic

     Lec.
Sec. 01

MTW 1
Th 1

171.313 (N)

INTRODUCTION TO STELLAR PHYSICS (3) Glazebrook Prereq: 110.108-109, 171.202  

Sec. 01

ThF 9-10:30

171.319 (E,N)                

INTERMEDIATE GENERAL PHYSICS FOR THE BIOSCIENCES (4) Reich     Prereq: 171.101-102 or 171.103-104

Lec.

Sec. 01

02

MTW 9

Th 12

F 9

171.405 (N) 

INTRODUCTION TO CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS (3) Tchernyshyov Prereq: 171.304, 110.201-202

Sec. 01

ThF 10:30-12

173.412 (N)

LABORATORY OF ADVANCED INSTRUMENTATIONS (3) Chien,Cl.     

     Sec. 01

M 2-5
M 2-3:30,
T 3-5

171.415 (N)

ANALYTIC MATHEMATICAL METHODS FOR PHYSICISTS (4) Kovesi-Domokos   Prereq: 110.201-202

Lec.

Sec. 01

ThF 10:30-12

T 12

360.251 (W)

WRITING IN THE SCIENCES: SCIENCE WRITING FOR A MAINSTREAM AUDIENCE (3) Ruben  Limit 15   Cross-listed with Biology, Chemistry, Earth and Planetary Sciences Interdepartmental

Sec. 01

MTW 1

150.435 (H)

EINSTEIN’S “ANNUS MIRABILIS” (3) Rynasiewic  Perm. Req’d  Limit 10 Cross listed with Philosophy

Sec. 01

T 2-4

171.501 

INDEPENDENT RESEARCH - UNDERGRADUATES

   

171.503

SENIOR THESIS Staff Open to Senior Dept. majors only

   

171.601 

THEORETICAL MECHANICS Kaplan

Sec. 01

MT 4-5:30

171.603 

ELECTROMAGNETIC THEORY Domokos

Sec. 01

MTW 11

171.605 

QUANTUM MECHANICS Tesanovic

Lec.

Sec. 01

MTW 9

W 4

173.607

ADVANCED LABORATORY Maksimovic Course cancelled 4/6/04

     Sec. 01

MT 1-4

171.612

INTERSTELLAR MEDIUM AND ASTROPHYSICAL FLUID DYNAMICS Norman

     Sec. 01

MT 8:30-10
MTW 10:30-12

171.613

RADIATIVE ASTROPHYSICS Neufeld

    Sec. 01

M,W 2-3:30

M 10:30-12,
W 1:30-3

171.618

OBSERVATIONAL ASTRONOMY Ford

    Sec. 01

ThF 10:30-12

171.621 

CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS Tchernyshyov   Course intended for Graduate students in physics and related fields.

Sec. 01

ThF 10:30-12

171.623

INTRODUCTION TO ASTROPARTICLE PHYSICS Domokos Open to advanced undergrads by permission of instructors

 Sec. 01

W 4:30-6:30pm

172.631

PHYSICS SEMINAR Broholm First year graduate students only

Sec. 01

M 12

172.633

LANGUAGE OF ASTROPHYSICS Glazebrook

Sec. 01

W 12

172.711 

INTERMEDIATE SEMINAR Henry

Sec. 01

T 12

172.722 

HOT TOPICS IN ASTROPHYSICS Norman

Sec. 01

M 4-6pm

172.731 

CAS RESEARCH SEMINAR Zhang

Sec. 01

T 3:30-5

171.732

ELEMENTARY PARTICLE PHYSICS Swartz

Sec. 01

TW 2:30-4

172.735

STARBURST JOURNAL CLUB SEMINAR Heckman

    Sec. 01

F 12

171.746

GENERAL RELATIVITY AND COSMOLOGY Vishniac

    Sec. 01

MW 3:30-5
M 3-4:30,
W 2-3:30

172.751  

ELEMENTARY PARTICLE PHYSICS SEMINAR Blumenfeld

Sec. 01

W 12-1:30

172.753 

ADVANCED PARTICLE THEORY SEMINAR Kaplan

Sec. 01

F 2

172.763  

CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS SEMINAR Markovic

Sec. 01

W 2-3:30

171.801 

INDEPENDENT RESEARCH - GRADUATES

Sec. 01  Staff

Sec. 02 Sundrum

Sec. 03 Feldman

Sec. 04 Chien, Chia-ling

Sec. 05 Domokos

Sec. 06 Reich

Sec. 07 Chien, Chih

Sec. 08 Krolik

Sec. 09 Barnett

Sec. 10 Norman

Sec. 11 Blumenfeld

Sec. 12 Heckman

Sec. 13 Moos

Sec. 14 Szalay

Sec. 15 Ford

Sec. 16 Bagger

Sec. 17 Wyse

Sec. 18 Henry

Sec. 19 Neufeld

Sec. 20 Tesanovic

Sec. 21 Blair

Sec. 22 Robbins

Sec. 23 Glazebrook

Sec. 24 Uomoto

Sec. 25 Bianchi

   

 

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