Undergraduate Courses

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See the academic map for physics and physics & astrophysics majors.

A complete list of courses and instructors for the current semester can be downloaded here.

Courses taught every semester

AST 1002          Planets, Stars and Galaxies

AST 1002L        Planets, Stars and Galaxies Lab

PHY 2048C       General Physics A

PHY 2049C       General Physics B

PHY 2053C       College Physics A

PHY 2054C       College Physics B

PHY 3802L        Intermediate Lab

PHY 4822L        Advanced Lab

 

Courses taught every fall semester

PHY 1020          Physics and Technology for Future Presidents

PHY 1020L        Physics and Technology for Future Presidents Lab

PHY 1090          Discovering Physics

PHY 3045          Physics Problem Solving

PHY 3101          Intermediate Modern Physics

AST 4211          Introduction to Astrophysics

PHY 4604          Quantum Theory of Matter A

PHY 4222          Mechanics II

PHZ 4117          Mathematical Physics II

PHY 4324          Electricity and Magnetism II

PHZ 4530          Fluid and Plasma Physics

PHZ 4601          Special and General Relativity

 

Courses taught every spring semester

PHZ 1140C       Computational Physics Laboratory

PHZ 3113          Mathematical Physics I

PHY 3221          Mechanics I

AST 4419          Extragalactic Astronomy

AST 3721L         Astrophysics Laboratory (starting Spring 2026)

PHY 4323          Electricity and Magnetism I

PHY 4605          Quantum Theory of Matter B

PHZ 4390          Particle and Nuclear Physics

PHY 4513          Thermal and Statistical Physics

AST 4414          Cosmology and Structure Formation

 

Fall semester (in odd numbered years, e.g. 2025, 2027)

PHY 4936         Special Topic: Quantum Computing  

 

Spring semester (in even numbered years, e.g. 2026, 2028)

PHY 3424         Optics

 

Fall semester (in even numbered years, e.g. 2026, 2028)

PHZ 4400          Condensed Matter

 

Spring semester (in odd numbered years, e.g. 2025, 2027)

PHZ 4316         Nuclear Astrophysics