Physics and Astronomy Course Offerings

For brief descriptions of courses and scheduled instructors, please consult the ORC published by the Office of the Registrar.  For detailed information about the terms and times that courses will be offered, the most reliable source is the Timetables page on the Registrar's site. The Physics Major Tentative Courses document is a concise listing.

Fall 2022

Fall 2022
Astro 2 (Hickox)
Time Block: 11
X hour Use: Sometimes
Room Request/Preferences: Wilder 104
Textbook: OpenStax Astronomy https://openstax.org/details/books/astronomy

Astro 3 (Hickox)
Time Block: 11
X hour Use: Sometimes
Room Request/Preferences: Wilder 104
Textbook: OpenStax Astronomy https://openstax.org/details/books/astronomy

Astro 74 (Newton)
Time Block: 12
X hour Use: No
Room Request/Preferences: Wilder 102 (or 202) – not a lecture hall
Textbook: Rybicki & Lightman, Radiative Processes in Astrophysics

Physics 3 (Blencowe)
Time Block: 12
X hour Use: Optional, used for problem solving, homework/lab questions
Room Request/Preferences: Wilder 115, 111, or 104 (depending on enrollment)
Textbook: Vol.1 Physics for Scientists and Engineers with Modern Physics, 4th Edition, by Giancoli. An electronic version will be provided via the Canvas site, in case students are unable to purchase their own copy.

Physics 13-01 (Caldwell)
Time Block: 10
X hour Use: occasional
Room Request/Preferences: Wilder 104 or 111
Textbook: Physics for Scientists and Engineers, 6th Ed., Tipler and Mosca (W. H. Freeman & Co., 2008).

Physics 13-02 (Caldwell)
Time Block: 11
X hour Use: occasional
Room Request/Preferences: Wilder 104 or 111
Textbook: Physics for Scientists and Engineers, 6th Ed., Tipler and Mosca (W. H. Freeman & Co., 2008).

Physics 15 (Millan)
Time Block: 10
X hour Use: Frequent
Room Request/Preferences: Wilder 115
Textbook: Two required: Kleppner and Kolenkow, Eisberg and Resnick

Physics 19 (Walker)
Time Block: 9L
X hour Use: Always
Room Request/Preferences: Wilder 102
Textbook: Recommended textbook reading material provided via Canvas.

Physics 40 (Mueller)
Time Block: 10
X hour Use: Occasional
Room Request/Preferences: Wilder 115 or 102
Textbook: Eisberg and Resnick, "Quantum Physics of …", 2nd ed.

Physics 43 (Rimberg)
Time Block: 9L
X hour Use: Occasional
Room Request/Preferences: Wilder 115
Textbook: Introduction to Thermal Physics, by Schroeder

Physics 47 (TBD)
Time Block: 11
X hour Use: Occasional
Room Request/Preferences: Wilder 102
Textbook: Introduction to Optics, 3rd Ed., by Pedrotti et al.

Physics 50 (Ramanathan)
Time Block: 12
X hour Use: occasional
Room Request/Preferences: Wilder 102 202
Textbook: Quantum Mechanics: A Paradigms Approach, David H. McIntyre

Physics 68 (Liu)
Time Block: 10
X hour Use: Occasional
Room Request/Preferences: Wilder 102 Wilder 202
Textbook: Francis F. Chen, Introduction to Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, 3rd Edition

Physics 73 (Whitfield)
Time Block: 12
X hour Use: maybe
Room Request/Preferences: Wilder 115 or 202
Textbook: Same as last year (Simons + Ashcroft/Mermin)

Physics 100 (Viola)
Time Block: 11
X hour Use: Occasional
Room Request/Preferences: Wilder 115 or 202
Textbook: Primary: Byron & Fuller, Mathematics of Classical and Quantum Physics

Physics 101 (Lynch)
Time Block: 10A
X hour Use: Some
Room Request/Preferences: Wilder 102 or 202
Textbook: Primary: Goldstein. Secondary: Fetter & Walecka; Landau

Physics 256 (Rogers)
Time Block: Arranged
X hour Use: None
Room Request/Preferences: Wilder 202
Textbook: None