Physics Courses 2010 - 2011

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Course Fall Winter Spring

Ph 1 - lectures
201 E. Bridge       

Zmuidzinas
WF11
- -
Ph 1 - lectures - Analytical
201 E. Bridge
- Harrison
WF11
Harrison
WF11
Ph1 - lectures - Practical
201 E. Bridge
- Politzer
F3
Filippone
F3
Ph 1 - sections
 
Newman Politzer
Frautschi Frautschi
Cross J.Cohen
Dowell Grogan
Gluscevic Boddy

MTh1 or MTh3
(or possibly MTh10pm)

Analytical
Newman Kimble
Eisenstein Scoville
Spiropulu Boddy

MTh1 or MTh3

Analytical
Newman Golwala
Yeh Ogin
Shukla Boddy

MTh11 or MTh3

Practical
Frautschi Frautschi
Schomburg Adhikari

MWTh1 or MWTh3

Practical
Frautschi Frautschi
Kim Adhikari

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/Adhikari
TTh11
Martin/Patterson
TTh11
-
Ph 3  Physics Laboratory               
308 E. Bridge                           
Sannibale/Libbrecht
OM - T2
Sannibale/Libbrecht
OM - T2
Sannibale/Libbrecht
OM - T2
Ph 5/105  Analog Electronics for Physicists Laboratory
201 E. Bridge
Sannibale/Rice/Libbrecht
OM-T3
- -
Ph 6  Physics Laboratory
201 E. Bridge
- Rice/Libbrecht
OM-T3
-
Ph 7  Physics Laboratory
201 E. Bridge
- - Rice/Libbrecht
OM-T3
Ph8 - Experiments in Electromagnetism
201 E. Bridge; Sections: 1 hr/week
- Pine
OM-M4, 201 E. Bridge
Pine
-
Ph 10 Frontiers in Physics
107 Downs

Prince
F2-4

- -
Ph 11  Research Tutorial
201 Sloan Annex
Tombrello
Tombrello
Tombrello
Ph 12   Waves, Quantum Physics, and Statistical Mechanics
105 Annenberg (Ph12a); 269 Lauritsen (Ph12bc)
Kimble
TTh10.5-12
Refael
TTh10.5-12
Preskill
TTh10.5-12
Ph 20 - 22  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 50  Caltech Physics League Refael
OM-Oct4, 6pm, 114 E. Bridge
(pizza supplied)
Refael Refael
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 101  Order-of-Magnitude Physics
107 Downs
Phinney
TTh2.5-4
- -
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
TTh10.5-12
Cross
TTh10.5-12
Ph/EE 118  Low-Noise Electronic Measurement
103 Downs
- 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/Refael
Real Analysis

MW2.5-4
Porter
Probability and Statistics

MW2.5-4
Schwarz
Group Theory

MW2.5-4
Ph 135  Applications of Quantum Mechanics
269 Lauritsen
Particle Physics
Weinstein

TTh1-2.5
Condensed Matter Physics
Yeh
TTh1-2.5
Quantum Phenomena
in the Early Universe
Kamionkowski
TTh1-2.5, 219 Cahill
Ph 199  Major Open Question in Physics
248 Lauritsen     
- - Spiropulu
MF1-2.5
Ph 205  Relativistic Quantum Mechanics
269 Lauritsen
Schwarz
MW10.5-12
Gukov
MW10.5-12
Gukov
MW10.5-12
Ph 219  Quantum Computation
269 Lauritsen
Kitaev
MW1-2.5
Preskill
MW1-2.5
-
Ph 229 Advanced Mathematical Methods of Physics
469 Lauritsen
Ooguri
Th9pm-10.5pm
Ooguri
Th8pm-9.5pm
-
Ph 232 Topological Quantum Systems
103 Downs
- Kitaev
TTh1-2.5
-
Ph 235 Introduction to Supersymmetry and String Theory
469 Lauritsen
- Kapustin
TTh9-10.5
-
Ph 236  General Relativity
269 Lauritsen
Chen
MW9
Chen
MW9
Chen
MW1-2.5
Ph 242  Physics Seminar
114 E. Bridge
Stone
F12-2
Stone
F12-2
-
  Other teaching: Weinstein: Ay125; Roukes: EE181


Previous Course Schedules: 2001-02, 2002-03, 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10

 

Physics Standing Committees for 2010-11

Physics Graduate Committee --
Porter (chair)
Frautschi
Harrison
Martin
Filippone
Cross
Refael
Libbrecht

Graduate Admissions Committee  --
Weinstein (chair)
Gukov
Filippone
Kimble
Hitlin
Golwala
Motrunich
Adhikari
Chen
Spiropulu
Ott

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

Colloquium Committee --
Prince (chair)
Golwala
Kapustin
Roukes
Ooguri
Yeh
Refael
Eisenstein
Preskill
Spiropulu
Tombrello
Zmuidzinas
Chen
Carroll

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