Physics Courses 2005 - 2006

  (Approximate) Scheduling Grid of Physics Courses
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Course Fall Winter Spring

Ph 1 - lectures
201 E. Bridge       

Goodstein
WF11
- -
Ph 1 - lectures - Analytical
201 E. Bridge
- Martin
WF11
Martin
WF11
Ph1 - lectures - Practical
201 E. Bridge
- Politzer
F3
Politzer
F3
Ph1 - take home labs - Politzer Politzer
Ph 1 - sections
Ph1a: MTh1 or MTh3
(or possibly MTh10pm)
Ph1bc/Analytical: MTh1 or MTh3
(or possibly MTh10pm)
Ph1bc/Practical: 3 meetings/week
Sec1:M9W11Th9; Sec2:M3W1Th3
Sec3:M9W11Th9; Sec4:M3W11Th3
Newman Zmuidzinas
Bryden Weinstein
Frautschi Frautschi
Grogan Salem
Collins Dimofte
Forster- Review sessions
Analytical
Newman Soifer
Scoville Blain
Collins Dimofte
Analytical
Newman Filippone
GTA GTA
GTA GTA
Practical
Frautschi Frautschi
Pine Salem
Practical
Frautschi Frautschi
Pine GTA
Demo Prep 
201 E. Bridge
TWThF10 TWThF10, F2 TWThF10, F2
Ph 2 
201 E. Bridge
Sections: WF9, WF11, WF1 or WF3
Lange/Harrison
TTh11
Lange/Harrison
TTh11
-
Ph 3  Physics Laboratory               
308 E. Bridge                           
Sannibale/Libbrecht
OM - T2
Sannibale/Kimble
OM - T2
Sannibale/Kimble
OM - T2
Ph 5/105  Analog Electronics for Physicists Laboratory
201 E. Bridge
Sannibale/Libbrecht
OM-T3
- -
Ph 6  Physics Laboratory
201 E. Bridge
- Rice/Kimble
OM-T3
-
Ph 7  Physics Laboratory
201 E. Bridge
- - Rice/Kimble
OM-T3
Ph 10 Frontiers in Physics
469 Lauritsen

Soifer
M1-3

- -
Ph 11  Research Tutorial
201 Sloan Annex
Tombrello
Tombrello
Tombrello
Ph 12   Waves, Quantum Physics, and Statistical Mechanics
269 Lauritsen
Kimble
TTh10.5-12
Filippone
TTh10.5-12
Ooguri
TTh10.5-12
Ph 20 - 22  Freshman/Sophmore Computational Physics Laboratory   
304 E. Bridge
Mach/Scheel/Libbrecht
OM-M3
Mach/Scheel/Prince
OM-M3
Mach/Scheel/Prince
OM-M3
Ph 70  Oral Presentation
469 Lauritsen
Hitlin
T2-4
- Hitlin
T2-4
Ph 77  Advanced Physics Laboratory
210 E. Bridge (Tuesdays and Fridays)
Black/Libbrecht
OM-M3
Black/Libbrecht
OM-M3
Black/Libbrecht
OM-M3
Ph 78  Senior Thesis Experimental Frautschi Frautschi Frautschi
Ph 79  Senior Thesis Theoretical Frautschi Frautschi Frautschi
Ph 103 - Topics in Contemporary Physics

-

Spectroscopy

Phillips
TTh9-10.5
119 Downs

Neuroscience

Pine
OM-M4
325 Kerkhoff

Ph 105 - see Ph 5 - - -
Ph 106  Classical Physics
107 Downs
Golwala
TTh10.5-12
Golwala/Eisenstein
TTh10.5-12
Eisenstein
TTh10.5-12
Ph/EE 118  Electronic Circuits and Their Application to Physical Research
107 Downs
Roukes
TTh1-2.5
Roukes
TTh1-2.5
-
Ph 125  Quantum Mechanics
269 Lauritsen
Wise
MW9.5-11
Wise
MW9.5-11
Kamionkowski
MW9.5-11
Ph 127  Statistical Physics
107 Downs
Refael
TTh9-10.5
Refael
TTh9-10.5
-
Ph 129  Mathematical Methods of Physics
107 Downs
Porter
MW1-2.5
Porter
MW1-2.5
Gottschalk
MW1-2.5
Ph 135  Applications of Quantum Mechanics
107 Downs      

Elementary Particle Physics

Hughes
MTh2.5-4

String theory

Frey
MTh2.5-4

Neutrino Physics

McKeown/Vogel
MTh2.5-4

Ph 199  Major Open Question in Physics
269 Lauritsen      
- - Weinstein
WF2.5-4
Ph 205  Relativistic Quantum Mechanics
107 Downs
Kapustin
MW10.5-12
Kapustin
MW10.5-12
Kapustin
MW10.5-12
Ph 210 Theoretical Quantum Chromodynamics
103 Downs
- - Ramsey-Musolf
MW1-2.5
Ph 219 Quantum Computing
269 Lauritsen
Preskill
WF2.5-4
Preskill
WF2.5-4
-
Ph/Aph 223 Advanced Condensed Matter Physics
103 Downs
Yeh
MW10.5-12
Yeh
MW10.5-12
Yeh
MW10.5-12
Ph 232 Introduction to Topological Field Theory
469 Lauritsen
- Gukov
TTh 9-10.5
-
Ph 235  Introduction to Supersymmetry and String Theory
103 Downs
Schwarz
TTh10.5-12
Schwarz
TTh10.5-12
Gukov
TTh10.5-12
Ph 236  General Relativity
107 Downs
Thorne
MW9-10.5
Thorne
MW9-10.5
Lindblom
MW9-10.5
Ph 242  Physics Seminar
114 E. Bridge
Stone
F10.5-12
Stone
F10.5-12
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Previous Course Schedules: 2001-02, 2002-03, 2003-04, 2004-05
Next Academic Year Schedule: 2006-07

 

Physics Standing Committees for 2005-06

Physics Graduate Committee --
Porter (chair)
Harrison
Frautschi
Martin
McKeown
Soifer

Graduate Admissions Committee  --
Weinstein(chair)
Wise
Martin
Filippone
Golwala
Kapustin
Ooguri
Eisenstein
Refael
Hitlin
Libbrecht

Undergraduate Committee --
Frautschi (chair)
Filippone
Libbrecht
Tombrello
Politzer
Stone

Colloquium Committee --
Soifer (chair)
Kimble
Newman
McKeown
Roukes
Stone
Pine
Ooguri
Kamionkowski
Goodstein
Zmuidzinas
Preskill

Written Candidacy Exam Committee --
Phillips (chair)
Libbrecht
Frautschi
Porter
Exam Graders: Cross, Frautschi, Golwala, Harrison, Hitlin, Kapustin, Lange, Libbrecht, McKeown, Phillips, Politzer, Porter, Preskill, Schwarz, Soifer, Weinstein, Wise, Yeh, Zmuidzinas