Planned Graduate Physics Course Offerings
Planned Graduate Physics Course Offerings
Last update: July 27, 2022. Please check from these
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for course description and prerequisites. Please send questions or error report to Dr. Xinhua Bai.
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| Semester-by-Semester Course Schedule |
| Semester |
2021 FA |
2022 SP |
2022 FA |
2023 SP |
2023 FA |
2024 SP |
2024 FA |
2025 SP |
| Courses |
PHYS 771, USD |
PHYS 773, USD |
PHYS 721, SDM |
PHYS 723, SDM |
PHYS 771, USD |
PHYS 773, USD |
PHYS 721, SDM |
PHYS 723, SDM |
| PHYS 743, SDM |
PHYS 761, SDM |
PHYS 751, USD |
PHYS 783, SDM |
PHYS 743, SDM |
PHYS 761, SDM |
PHYS 751, USD |
PHYS 786, USD |
| PHYS 790, USD |
PHYS 790, SDM |
PHYS 790, USD |
PHYS 790, SDM |
PHYS 790, USD |
PHYS 790, SDM |
PHYS 790, USD |
PHYS 790, SDM |
| PHYS 763, SDM |
PHYS 739, SDM a) |
PHYS 765, SDM |
PHYS 733, USD |
PHYS 764, SDM |
PHYS 785, USD |
PHYS 763, SDM |
PHYS 739, tbd |
|
a) : Canceled.
|
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| Course ID, Name, Credit Hours and Offering Frequency |
| Course ID |
Course Name |
Credit Hours |
Course/year |
| Required core courses: |
| PHYS 721 |
Electrodynamics I |
(3-0) 3 |
0.5 |
| PHYS 723 |
Electrodynamics II |
(3-0) 3 |
0.5 |
| PHYS 743 |
Statistical Mechanics |
(3-0) 3 |
0.5 |
| PHYS 751 |
Classical Mechanics |
(3-0) 3 |
0.5 |
| PHYS 761 |
Nuclear and Particle Physics (core course for PhD, elective for MS) |
(3-0) 3 |
0.5 |
| PHYS 771 |
Quantum Mechanics I |
(3-0) 3 |
0.5 |
| PHYS 773 |
Quantum Mechanics II |
(3-0) 3 |
0.5 |
| PHYS 790 |
Seminar Credits: 1-3 (Taking 2 or 3 crs/semester requires instructor's permission) |
(3-0) 3 |
2 |
| Elective courses (Elective courses offered once per three years are planned to follow the same sequence as above in future years): |
| PHYS 683 |
Mathematical Physics II |
(3-0) 3 |
|
| PHYS 691 |
Independent Study |
1 to 3 |
|
| PHYS 692 |
Topics |
1 to 3 |
|
| PHYS 733 |
Experimental Particle Physics: Principles, Data Analysis, and Simulation |
(3-0) 3 |
0.33 |
| PHYS 739 |
Condensed Matter Physics I |
(3-0) 3 |
0.33 |
| PHYS 749 |
Condensed Matter Physics II |
(3-0) 3 |
|
| PHYS 763 |
Advanced Particle Physics |
(3-0) 3 |
0.33 |
| PHYS 764 |
Physics of Neutrinos |
(3-0) 3 |
0.33 |
| PHYS 765 |
Advanced Nuclear Physics |
(3-0) 3 |
0.33 |
| PHYS 775 |
General Relativity |
(3-0) 3 |
|
| PHYS 777 |
Introduction to Quantum Information |
(3-0) 3 |
|
| PHYS 779 |
Group Theory |
(3-0) 3 |
|
| PHYS 783 |
Quantum Field Theory |
(3-0) 3 |
0.25 |
| PHYS 784 |
Advanced Quantum Field Theory |
(3-0) 3 |
|
| PHYS 785 |
Astrophysics and Cosmology |
(3-0) 3 |
0.33 |
| PHYS 786 |
Nuclear Astrophysics and the Origin of the Elements |
(3-0) 3 |
0.25 |
| PHYS 791 |
Independent Study |
1 to 3 |
|
| PHYS 692 |
Topics |
1 to 3 |
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