Physics Courses 2009 - 2010

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

Ph 1 - lectures
201 E. Bridge       

Zmuidzinas
WF11
- -
Ph 1 - lectures - Analytical
201 E. Bridge
- McKeown/Harrison
WF11
Harrison
WF11
Ph1 - lectures - Practical
201 E. Bridge
- Politzer
F3
Politzer
F3
Ph 1 - sections
 
Newman Refael
Frautschi Frautschi
Cohen Gowala
Fisher Echenard
Zimmerman Pullen

MTh1 or MTh3
(or possibly MTh10pm)

Analytical
Newman Golwala
Boozer  Refael
Scoville Zimmerman

MTh1 or MTh3

Analytical
Newman Ma
Boozer Ott
Dore Zimmerman

MTh11 or MTh3

Practical
Frautschi Frautschi
Pine Pullen

MWTh1 or MWTh3

Practical
Frautschi Frautschi
Pine Pullen

MWTh11 or MWTh3

Demo Prep 
201 E. Bridge
TWThF10 TWThF10, F2 TWThF10, F2
Ph 2 
201 E. Bridge
Sections: WF9, WF11, WF1 or WF3
Martin/Kamionkowski
TTh11
Filippone/Martin
TTh11
-
Ph 3  Physics Laboratory               
308 E. Bridge                           
Sannibale/Adhikari
OM - T2
Sannibale/Adhikari
OM - T2
Sannibale/Adhikari
OM - T2
Ph 5/105  Analog Electronics for Physicists Laboratory
201 E. Bridge
Sannibale/Adhikari
OM-T3
- -
Ph 6  Physics Laboratory
201 E. Bridge
- Rice/Adhikari
OM-T3
-
Ph 7  Physics Laboratory
201 E. Bridge
- - Rice/Adhikari
OM-T3
Ph8 - Experiments in Electromagnetism
201 E. Bridge; Sections: 1 hr/week
- Poltizer
OM-M4
Poltizer
-
Ph 10 Frontiers in Physics
107 Downs

Soifer
F2-4

- -
Ph 11  Research Tutorial
201 Sloan Annex
Tombrello
Tombrello
Tombrello
Ph 12   Waves, Quantum Physics, and Statistical Mechanics
269 Lauritsen
Kimble
TTh10.5-12
Preskill
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 all offered)
Ph 70  Oral and Written Communication
469 Lauritsen
Hitlin
T2-4
Hitlin
T2-4
-
Ph 77  Advanced Physics Laboratory
210 E. Bridge (Thursdays 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 103  Topics in Contemporary Physics

Neuroscience

Pine
OM-M4
248 Lauritsen

Spectroscopy

Phillips
WF9-10.5
119 Downs

-

Ph 105 - see Ph 5 - - -
Ph 106  Classical Physics
107 Downs
Cross
TTh10.5-12
Cross/Eisenstein
TTh10.5-12
Eisenstein
TTh10.5-12
Ph/EE 118  Low-Noise Electronic Measurement
103 Downs
Roukes
TTh2.5-4
Roukes
TTh2.5-4
-
Ph 125  Quantum Mechanics
107 Downs
Wise
MWF10-11
Wise
MWF10-11
Wise
MWF10-11
Ph 127  Statistical Physics
107 Downs
Motrunich
TTh9-10.5
Motrunich
TTh9-10.5
Motrunich
TTh9-10.5
Ph 129  Mathematical Methods of Physics
269 Lauritsen
Porter
MW2.5-4
Ooguri
MW2.5-4
Porter
MW2.5-4
Ph 135  Applications of Quantum Mechanics
269 Lauritsen

Particle Physics

Weinstein
TTh1-2.5

Quantum Optics

Kimble
TTh1-2.5

Nuclear Physics

Filippone
TTh1-2.5

Ph 199  Major Open Question in Physics
103 Downs      
- Weinstein/Spiropulu
TTh10.5-12
-
Ph 205  Relativistic Quantum Mechanics
269 Lauritsen
Kapustin
WF10.5-12
Kapustin
WF10.5-12
Kapustin
WF10.5-12
Ph 219  Quantum Computation
269 Lauritsen
Kitaev
MW1-2.5
Kitaev
MW1-2.5
-
Ph/APh 223 Advanced Condensed Matter Physics
103 Downs
Yeh
MW10.5-12
Yeh
MW10.5-12
Refael/Fisher
MW10.5-12
Ph 230  Elementary Particle Theory
469 Lauritsen
Gukov
TTh9-10.5
Gukov
TTh9-10.5
Gukov
TTh9-10.5
Ph 232  Intro to Topological
Field Theory

103 Downs
Ooguri
TTh1-2.5
- -
Ph 236  General Relativity
269 Lauritsen
Chen
M10.5-12, F2.5-4
Chen
M10.5-12, F2.5-4
-
Ph 237  Gravitational Waves
269 Lauritsen
- - Adhikari
M10.5-12,F2.5-4
Ph 242  Physics Seminar
114 E. Bridge
Stone
F12-2
Stone
F12-2
-
Ph 250  String Theory
469 Lauritsen
Schwarz
TTh10.5-12
Schwarz
TTh10.5-12
Schwarz
TTh10.5-12
 


Previous Course Schedules: 2001-02, 2002-03, 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09

 

Physics Standing Committees for 2009-10

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

Graduate Admissions Committee  --
Weinstein (chair)
Hirata
Filippone
Schwarz
Hitlin
Golwala
Motrunich
Adhikari 
Chen
Spiropulu
Libbrecht

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

Colloquium Committee --
Kamionkowski (chair)
Soifer
Kimble
Kapustin
Roukes
Hitlin
Yeh
Refael
Eisenstein
Preskill
McKeown
Prince
Chen
Carroll

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