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For brief descriptions of courses and scheduled instructors, please consult the official Dartmouth Course Descriptions and Requirements 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.  Note some courses are offered only very other year.

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PHYS 100 Mathematical Methods for Physicists

​PHYS 101 Classical Mechanics

PHYS 103 Advanced Quantum Mechanics

PHYS 104 Statistical Mechanics I

PHYS 105 Electromagnetic Theory I

PHYS 106 Electromagnetic Theory II

PHYS 107 Relativistic Quantum Field Theory

PHYS 108 Fluid Mechanics

PHYS 109 Statistical Mechanics II

PHYS 110 Methods in Applied Mathematics II 

PHYS 111 Plasma Kinetic Theory

PHYS 113 Microscopic Theory of Solids

PHYS 114 General Relativity and Cosmology

PHYS 116 Quantum Information Science

PHYS 118 Computational Plasma Dynamics 

PHYS 120 Nonlinear Systems

PHYS 121 Seminar

PHYS 122 Special Topics

PHYS 123 Optics 

PHYS 124 Optical Devices and Systems 

PHYS 126 Semiconductor Theory and Devices 

PHYS 127 Reading Course

PHYS 128 Methods of Materials Characterization

PHYS 129 Enterprise Experience Internship - Internship Proposal Form

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