Physics and Astronomy Courses

Physics and astronomy courses for the physics major

Catalog descriptions of all physics and astronomy courses

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Astronomy 101: Introduction to Astronomy (Fall, Spring)

Astronomy 101: Introduction to Astronomy Laboratory (Fall, Spring)

Astronomy 221: Observational Astronomy (Spring, odd years)

Astronomy 252: Introduction to Astrophysics (Spring, even years)

Astronomy 390: Topics in Astronomy (As needed)

Astronomy 445: Experimental Problems in Astronomy (Fall, Spring; Signature required)

Astronomy 492: Research or Reading in Astronomy (As needed)

Physics 109: Mechanics - Statistics

Physics 111: Essentials of Physics (Fall)

Physics 111: Essentials of Physics Laboratory (Fall)

Physics 112: Essentials of Physics (Spring)

Physics 112: Essentials of Physics Laboratory (Spring)

Physics 141: Mechanics and Heat (Fall)

Physics 141L: Exprimental Physics I (Fall)

Physics 142: Electricity, Magnetism and Waves (Spring)

Physics 142L: Experimental Physics II (Spring)

Physics 151: Mechanics and Heat - Honors (Fall)

Physics 152: Electricity, Magnetism and Waves - Honors (Spring)

Physics 215: Mechanics of Materials

Physics 243: Atoms and Nuclei (Fall)

Physics 245: Experimental Physics III (Spring)

Physics 250: Mechanics (Spring)

Physics 252: Materials Science

Physics 261: Linear Circuit Theory

Physics 281: Electricity and Electronics

Physics 310: Data Reduction and Error Analysis (Spring)

Physics 333: Mechanical Measurements Laboratory

Physics 340: Electronics

Physics 345: Experimental Physics IV (Fall)

Physics 360: Thermal Physics

Physics 371: Electromagnetic Fields (Fall)

Physics 372: Electromatnetic Waves and Physical Optics (Spring, Odd years)

Physics 381: Advances Mechanics (Fall, even years)

Physics 390: Topics in Physics (As needed)

Physics 420: Microprocessor Applications

Physics 421: Quantum Mechanics I (Fall, odd years)

Physics 422: Quantum Mechanics II (Spring, even years)

Physics 430: Nuclear Physics (Spring, even years)

Physics 430L: Nuclear Physics Laboratory (Spring, even years)

Physics 440: Condensed Matter Physics (Spring, odd years)

Physics 445: Experimental Physics V (Fall, Spring)

Physics 481: Cooperative Education in Physics I (As needed)

Physics 482-483: Cooperative Education in Physics II-III (As needed)

Physics 489: The Teaching of Natural Sciences (As needed)

Physics 492: Research or Reading in Physics (As needed - used for GRE preparation)

Physics 497: Honors Work in Physics (As needed)

Physics 498: Honors Candidacy in Physics (As needed)

Physics 499: Physics Colloquium (Fall, Spring)