Core graduate physics courses are offered once a year. Most other courses are offered only every other year. Students should take this into account when planning their schedules.
| Offered every year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Spring | ||
| PHYS 931 | Math Physics | ||
| PHYS 939 | Classical Mechanics | PHYS 935 | Statistical Physics |
| PHYS 942 | E & M II | PHYS 941 | E&M I |
| PHYS 944 | Quantum Mechanics II | PHYS 943 | Quantum Mechanics I |
| PHYS 806 | Intro to Physics Research and Teaching (1 credit) | PHYS 806 | Intro to Physics Research and Teaching (1 credit) |
| PHYS 805 | Experimental | ||
| Typically offered every other year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Typically offered in Fall | Typically offered in Spring | ||
| PHYS 808 |
Optics (even years) |
PHYS 812 |
Introduction to Space Plasma Physics (even years) |
| PHYS 810 |
Introduction to Astrophysics (odd years) |
PHYS 818 |
Solid State Physics (odd years) |
| PHYS 820 |
Nuclear Physics (odd years) |
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| PHYS 864 |
Cosmology and General Relativity (even years) |
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| PHYS 953 |
Magnetohydrodynamics of the Heliosphere (odd years) |
PHYS 951 |
Plasma Physics (odd years) |
| PHYS 961 |
Advanced QM I (even years) |
PHYS 954 |
Heliospheric Physics (even years) |
| PHYS 965 |
Advanced Solid State (odd years) |
PHYS 962 | Advanced QM II |
| PHYS 987 |
Magnetospheres (odd years) |
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| PHYS 988 | High Energy Astrophysics | ||