Fall 2020 courses
PHY380N Exper. Physics
Prof. Erskine, TTh 9:30-11 am. Experimental work to provide exposure to physics research techniques. Eighteen laboratory hours a week for one semester.
PHY381M Math Mehods
Prof. Hazeltine, TTh 2-3:30 pm. Theory of analytic functions; linear algebra and vector spaces; orthogonal functions; ordinary and partial differential equations.
PHY382P Biophysics
Prof. Florin, MWF 11-12 pm. The cell, small molecules and chemical kinetics, forces on the molecular scale , proteins, lipids and membranes, biopolymers, neurons.
Prof. Zimmerman, MWF 2-3 pm. Classical and relativistic Hamiltonian mechanics; Hamilton-Jacobi theory; Lagrangian mechanics for continuous media.
PHY385L Statistal Mechanics
Prof. Reichl, MWF 1-2 pm. Equilibrium statistical mechanics; introduction to nonequilibrium concepts; ensembles; classical and quantum gases.
PHY387K Electromagnetism I
Prof. Tenerani, TTh 11-12:30 pm. Electrostatics and magnetostatics; boundary value problems; Maxwell's equations; plane waves; wave guides; diffraction; multipole radiation.
PHY389K Quantum Mech I
Prof. Weinberg, MWF 10-11 am. Hilbert space and operators; Schroedinger and Heisenberg equations; angular momenta;; approximation techniques; elementary scattering theory.
PHY392L Solid State Physics II
Prof. Potter, TTh 8-9:30 am. Elementary excitations: phonons, electrons, spin waves; interactions: theory of metals and semiconductors; transport theory; optical properties.
PHY392N Many Body Theory
Prof. Niu, TTh 9:30-11 am. Second quantization; Green's functions and Feynman diagrams; finite-temperature, imaginary-time Green's functions; disordered metals; path integrals.
PHY392T Density Func Theory
Prof. Giustino, TTh 11-12:30 pm. Introduction to density functional theory and its application to condensed matter and materials physics. It includes theory lectures and hands-on exercise sessions with laptop/desktop computers.
PHY395M Laser Physics
Prof. Ditmire, TTh 12:30-2 pm. Physics of various laser systems, optical coherence and diffraction theory, pulse propagation and dispersion, advanced oscillator and amplifier physics.
PHY395T Spec Topics At/Mol
Prof. Raizen, MWF 10-11 am. Physics continues to play a crucial role in medicine, from x-rays, positron emission tomography and magnetic resonance imaging, to proton and radioisotope therapies. These topics and new emerging directions will be covered in this course.
PHY396J Intro Elem Part Phys
Prof. Boddy, MWF 2-3 pm. Introduction to elementary particles, dynamics, relativistic kinematics, symmetries, bound states, the Feynman calculus.
PHY396K Quant. Field Theory I
Prof. Kapunovsky, TTh 3:30-5 pm; F 4-5 pm. Quantization of the Klein-Gordon, Dirac, and electromagnetic field theories; interacting fields, perturbation theory, and renormalization.
PHY3296Q String Theory II
Prof. Distler, TTh 11-12:30 pm. Advanced conformal field theory, perturbative string theory and compactification.
spring 2021 courses
