Physics Courses 2006 - 2007

 

<-- (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
- McKeown
WF11
Soifer
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
MWTh1 or MWTh3
Newman Laurat
Grogan Cohen
Frautschi Frautschi
Dulaney Collins
Salem Tay
Analytical
Newman Moustakas
Soifer Willacy
Scoville Lin
Analytical
Newman Filippone
Vyas Nguyen
Chu Lin
Practical
Pine Pine
Salem Perkins
Practical
Pine Pine
Salem Perkins
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/Weinstein
TTh11
-
Ph 3  Physics Laboratory               
308 E. Bridge                           
Sannibale/Zmuidzinas
OM - T2
Sannibale/Zmuidzinas
OM - T2
Sannibale/Zmuidzinas
OM - T2
Ph 5/105  Analog Electronics for Physicists Laboratory
201 E. Bridge
Sannibale/Zmuidzinas
OM-T3
- -
Ph 6  Physics Laboratory
201 E. Bridge
- Rice/Zmuidzinas
OM-T3
-
Ph 7  Physics Laboratory
201 E. Bridge
- - Rice/Zmuidzinas
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
Preskill
TTh10.5-12
Ph 20 - 22  Freshman/Sophomore Computational Physics Laboratory   
304 E. Bridge
Mach/Prince
OM-M3
(Ph20 only)
Mach/Prince
OM-M3
(Ph20 and 21 only)
Mach/Prince
OM-M3
(Ph20, 21, 22 offered)
Ph 70  Oral and Written Communication
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 Stone Stone Stone
Ph 79  Senior Thesis Theoretical Stone Stone Stone
Ph 101  Order of Magnitude Physics
269 Lauritsen
- Phinney
TTh2.5-4
-
Ph 103 - Topics in Contemporary Physics

Neuroscience

Pine
OM-M4
325 Kerkhoff

Spectroscopy

Phillips
WF9-10.5
119 Downs

-

Ph 105 - see Ph 5 - - -
Ph 106  Classical Physics
107 Downs
Golwala
TTh10.5-12
Golwala/Cross
TTh10.5-12
Cross
TTh10.5-12
Ph/EE 118  Low-Noise Electronic Measurement
103 Downs
Roukes
TTh1-2.5
Roukes
TTh1-2.5
-
Ph 125  Quantum Mechanics
107 Downs
Mabuchi
MW9.5-11
Mabuchi
MW9.5-11
Mabuchi
MW9.5-11
Ph 127  Statistical Physics
107 Downs
Refael
TTh9-10.5
Refael
TTh9-10.5
-
Ph 129  Mathematical Methods of Physics
269 Lauritsen
Porter
MW2.5-4
Porter
MW2.5-4
Gottschalk
MW2.5-4
Ph 135  Applications of Quantum Mechanics
469 Lauritsen      

Nuclear Physics

McKeown
TTh2.5-4

Introduction to
Condensed Matter Physics

Motrunich
TTh2.5-4

Non-accelerator Particle Physics

Golwala
TF2.5-4

Ph 136  Applications of Classical Mechanics
103 Downs      
Cross
MW1-2.5
Thorne
MW1-2.5
Thorne
MW1-2.5
Ph 199  Major Open Question in Physics
469 Lauritsen      
- - Weinstein
TTh10.5-12
Ph 205  Relativistic Quantum Mechanics
269 Lauritsen
Wise
MW10.5-12
Wise
MW10.5-12
Wise
MW10.5-12
Ph 219 Quantum Computing
269 Lauritsen
Preskill/Kitaev
TF1-2.5
Preskill/Kitaev
TF1-2.5
-
Ph/Aph 223 Advanced Condensed Matter Physics
103 Downs
Yeh
MW10.5-12
Yeh
MW10.5-12
Kitaev
MW10.5-12
Ph 229 Advanced Mathematical Methods of Physics
469 Lauritsen
Schwarz
TTh10-11.5
Schwarz
TTh10-11.5
Schwarz
TTh10-11.5
Ph 230 Elementary Particle Theory
107 Downs
Kapustin
MW2.5-4
Mikhailov
MW2.5-4
-
Ph 236  General Relativity
107 Downs
Kamionkowski
TTh1-2.5
Kamionkowski
TTh1-2.5
Kamionkowski
TTh1-2.5
Ph 242  Physics Seminar
114 E. Bridge
Stone
F10.5-12
Stone
F10.5-12
-
 


Previous Course Schedules: 2001-02, 2002-03, 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06

Next Academic Year Schedule: 2007-08

 

Physics Standing Committees for 2006-07

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

Graduate Admissions Committee  --
Weinstein (chair)
Mabuchi
McKeown
Golwala
Kapustin
Schwarz
Refael
Hitlin
Libbrecht
Motrunich

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

Colloquium Committee --
Soifer (chair)
Kimble
Wise
Prince
Roukes
Hitlin
Pine
Yeh
Kamionkowski
Refael
Zmuidzinas
Preskill

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