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ASTR264

(ASTR26400) Descriptive Astronomy: Stars and Galaxies

Offering:

Spring, Class 2, lab. 2, cr. 3 Not available to students with credit in ASTR 364.

Instructors:

SHIPSEY, IAN P.

Prerequisites:

N\A
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ASTR264L

(ASTR26400) Descriptive Astronomy: Stars and Galaxies Lab

Offering:

Sem. 2. class 2, lab. 2, cr. 3 Not available to students with credit in ASTR 364.

Instructors:

IRRGANG, ANDREW

Prerequisites:

N\A
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ASTR364

(ASTR36400) Intermediate Astronomy II

Offering:

Spring, Class 3, Cr. 3

Instructors:

MOFFETT, THOMAS J.

Prerequisites:

MA 162, PHYS 220, or consent of instructor.
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ASTR/PHYS 560

(ASTR56000) Stellar Evolution

Offering:

Spring, 3 credits

Instructors:

FINLEY, JOHN P.

Prerequisites:

Graduate status or PHYS 342 or PHYS 344
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ASTR/PHYS 562

(ASTR56200) Introduction to High Energy Astrophysics

Offering:

Spring, Cr. 3

Instructors:

LISTER, MATTHEW

Prerequisites:

Graduate status or PHYS 342 or PHYS 344
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PHYS149

(PHYS14900) Mechanics, Heat, and Wave Motion

Offering:

Fall and Spring, Credit 3

Instructors:

GUTAY, LASZLO J.

Prerequisites:

None
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PHYS172

(PHYS17200) Modern Mechanics

Offering:

Summer, Fall, Spring, Credits 4

Instructors:

SAVIKHIN, SERGEI - CAFFEE, MARC - CSATHY, GABOR

Prerequisites:

Corequisite: MA 161. Authorized equivalent courses or consent of instructor may be used in satisfying course pre- and co-requisites.
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PHYS214

(PHYS21400) The Nature of Physics

Offering:

Fall and Spring, Class 3, cr. 3

Instructors:

BARNES, VIRGIL E.

Prerequisites:

N\A
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PHYS215

(PHYS21500) Physics For Elementary Education

Offering:

Fall, Spring Credits 2

Instructors:

COOPER, BARBARA

Prerequisites:

N\A
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PHYS218

(PHYS21800) General Physics

Offering:

Fall, Spring and Summer, Class 3, lab. 2, cr. 4

Instructors:

PYRAK-NOLTE, LAURA

Prerequisites:

MA 151 or MA 153, and MA 154
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PHYS219

(PHYS21900) General Physics

Offering:

Fall and Spring, Class 3, lab. 2, cr. 4

Instructors:

NAKANISHI, HISAO

Prerequisites:

PHYS 218
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PHYS220

(PHYS22000) General Physics

Offering:

Fall, Spring, and Summer, Class 3, Lab 2, cr. 4

Instructors:

CUI, WEI K. - YANG, CHEN - CAYON, LAURA

Prerequisites:

College algebra and trigonometry
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PHYS221

(PHYS22100) General Physics

Offering:

Fall, Spring and Summer, Class 3, lab. 2, cr. 4

Instructors:

PROHOFSKY, EARL W.

Prerequisites:

PHYS 220
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PHYS235

(PHYS23500) Seminar In Careers In Physics (was 290A)

Offering:

Fall Spring. 1 Credit

Instructors:

GIORDANO, NICHOLAS J.

Prerequisites:

Permission of instructor required.
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PHYS241

(PHYS24100) Electricity and Optics

Offering:

Fall, Spring and Summer, Class 4, cr. 3

Instructors:

XIE, WEI - SCHARENBERG, ROLF P.

Prerequisites:

Prerequisite: PHYS 172; Corequisite: MA 162. Authorized equivalent courses or consent of instructor may be used in satisfying course pre- and co-requisites.
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PHYS242

(PHYS24200) Introduction To Heat And Thermal Physics (was 290D)

Offering:

Typically offered Fall and Spring; 1 credit

Instructors:

REIFENBERGER, RONALD G.

Prerequisites:

N\A
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PHYS252

(PHYS25200) Heat, Electricity, and Optics Laboratory

Offering:

Fall, Spring, and Summer, Class 2, cr. 1

Instructors:

REIFENBERGER, RONALD G.

Prerequisites:

Corequisite PHYS 241 or admission by special permission.
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PHYS272

(PHYS27200) Electric And Magnetic Interactions

Offering:

Fall, Spring, and Summer, 4 Credits

Instructors:

HAUGAN, MARK P.

Prerequisites:

Prerequisite: PHYS 172; Corequisite: MA 162. Authorized equivalent courses or consent of instructor may be used in satisfying course pre- and co-requisites.
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PHYS272H

(PHYS27200) Electric And Magnetic Interactions - Honors

Offering:

Spring, Credits 4

Instructors:

WANG, FUQIANG

Prerequisites:

Prerequisite: PHYS 172H; Corequisite: MA 162. Authorized equivalent courses or consent of instructor may be used in satisfying course pre- and co-requisites.
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PHYS290A

(PHYS29000) Seminar in Careers in Physics

Offering:

Sem. 2, credit 1, pass/fail

Instructors:

GIORDANO, NICHOLAS J.

Prerequisites:

Instructor approval is required.
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PHYS290J

(PHYS29000) Mathematical Method Physics II

Offering:

Spring, 3 Credits

Instructors:

GARFINKEL, ARTHUR F.

Prerequisites:

N\A
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PHYS290M

(PHYS29000) Service Learning Outreach

Offering:

Summer, Fall, Spring. 1 Credit

Instructors:

JONES, MATTHEW

Prerequisites:

n/a
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PHYS330

(PHYS33000) Intermediate Electricity and Magnetism

Offering:

Fall Cr. 3

Instructors:

TODD, BRIAN

Prerequisites:

PHYS 272H and MA 261
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PHYS342

(PHYS34200) Modern Physics

Offering:

Fall, Spring, Class 3, cr. 3

Instructors:

MANFRA, MICHAEL

Prerequisites:

PHYS 241 or 272(H)
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PHYS360

(PHYS36000) Quantum Mechanics

Offering:

Spring, Class 3, Cr. 3

Instructors:

PETERSON, JOHN

Prerequisites:

PHYS 344 and (310 or 330)
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PHYS411

(PHYS41100) Physical Mechanics II (Honors)

Offering:

Spring, Class 2, Credit 2

Instructors:

NOLTE, DAVID D.

Prerequisites:

PHYS-410 and more
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PHYS422

(PHYS42200) Waves and Oscillation

Offering:

Spring, 3 Credit Hours

Instructors:

RAMDAS, ANANT K.

Prerequisites:

272H or 241
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PHYS431

(PHYS43100) Electricity And Magnetism II (Honors)

Offering:

Fall (starting in Fall 2010), Class 2, Cr. 2

Instructors:

MOLNAR, DENES

Prerequisites:

Prerequisite: PHYS 430; Admission by special permission. Authorized equivalent courses or consent of instructor may be used in satisfying course pre- and co-requisites.
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PHYS450

(PHYS45000) Optics Laboratory I (Honors)

Offering:

Fall and Spring, Class 1, Lab. 3, Cr. 2

Instructors:

RAMDAS, ANANT K.

Prerequisites:

Corequisite: PHYS 422; Admission by special permission. Authorized equivalent courses or consent of instructor may be used in satisfying course pre- and co-requisites.
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PHYS460

(PHYS46000) Quantum Mechanics I (Honors)

Offering:

Fall, Class 3, Cr. 3

Instructors:

LOVE, SHERWIN T.

Prerequisites:

PHYS 344 and 410
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PHYS490

(PHYS49000) Great Issues Course: Special Nuclear Materials Their Science and Impact on Society

Offering:

Spring 2009; 3 credits

Instructors:

Koltick, David

Prerequisites:

None
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PHYS536

(PHYS53600) Electronic Techniques for Research

Offering:

Spring, Class 3, lab. 3, cr. 4

Instructors:

JONES, MATTHEW

Prerequisites:

PHYS 272, 272H
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PHYS545

(PHYS54500) Solid-State Physics

Offering:

Sem. 1, 2. Class 3, Cr. 3

Instructors:

CARLSON, ERICA

Prerequisites:

Prerequisite: PHYS 416 or equivalent and PHYS 460 or equivalent. Consent of instructor may be used in satisfying course pre- and co-requisites.
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PHYS/ASTR 560

(PHYS56000) Stellar Evolution

Offering:

Spring, 3 credits

Instructors:

FINLEY, JOHN P.

Prerequisites:

Prerequisites: Graduate status or PHYS 342 or PHYS 344
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PHYS/ASTR 562

(PHYS56200) Introduction to High Energy Astrophysics

Offering:

Spring. 3

Instructors:

mlister@physics.purdue.edu

Prerequisites:

Graduate status or PHYS 342 or PHYS 344
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PHYS565

(PHYS56500) Introduction to High Energy Physics

Offering:

Spring, cr. 3

Instructors:

BORTOLETTO, DANIELA

Prerequisites:

PHYS 360, PHYS 460, PHYS 550, PHYS 564
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PHYS570A

(PHYS57000) Computational (Bio)molecular Physics

Offering:

Sem. 1, 2, 3. Class 3, Cr. 3

Instructors:

RODRIGUEZ, JORGE

Prerequisites:

Recommended background is Quantum Mechanics as taught in graduate (PHYS 660 or equivalent) or senior undergraduate (PHYS 460 & 461 or equivalent) courses and some familiarity with computer programming. The course is appropriate for students from physics, chemistry, biology, materials/computer science and related disciplines.
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PHYS570J

(PHYS57000) Biophysics II

Offering:

Summer, Fall, Spring

Instructors:

RITCHIE, KEN

Prerequisites:

N\A
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PHYS570X

(PHYS57000) Carbon Nanophysics I

Offering:

3 Credits

Instructors:

CHEN, YONG P.

Prerequisites:

Undergraduate-level electromagnetism, basic knowledge in quantum mechanics, solid state electronics and modern physics also helpful
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PHYS590C

(PHYS59000) Introduction to quantum chromodynamics (now PHYS566)

Offering:

Spring, Credits 3

Instructors:

MOLNAR, DENES

Prerequisites:

N\A
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PHYS601

(PHYS60100) Methods Of Theoretical Physics II

Offering:

Sem. 1, 2, 3. Class 3, Cr. 3

Instructors:

FISCHBACH, EPHRAIM

Prerequisites:

PHYS 600 or equivalent.
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PHYS617

(PHYS61700) Statistical Mechanics

Offering:

Spring, Class 3, cr. 3

Instructors:

LYANDA-GELLER, YULI

Prerequisites:

PHYS-600 or equivalent
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PHYS630

(PHYS63000) Advanced Theory Of Electricity And Magnetism

Offering:

Fall, Spring cr 3.00

Instructors:

GARTENHAUS, SOLOMON

Prerequisites:

Prerequisite: PHYS 530, PHYS 600 or equivalent.
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PHYS631

(PHYS63100) Advanced Theory of Electricity and Magnetism

Offering:

Spring, Class 3, cr. 3

Instructors:

KHLEBNIKOV, SERGEI

Prerequisites:

PHYS 630 or equivalent.
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PHYS646

(PHYS64600) Electron Theory of Solids II

Offering:

Spring, Class 3, cr. 3.

Instructors:

GIULIANI, GABRIELE F.

Prerequisites:

PHYS 645
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PHYS658

(PHYS65800) Elementary Particle I

Offering:

Sem. 1, 2, 3. Class 3, Cr. 3

Instructors:

CLARK, THOMAS E.

Prerequisites:

Prerequisite: PHYS 662, 663. Authorized equivalent courses or consent of instructor may be used in satisfying course pre- and co-requisites.
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PHYS660

(PHYS66000) Quantum Mechanics I

Offering:

Fall, Spring, Class 3, cr. 3.

Instructors:

MUZIKAR, PAUL F.

Prerequisites:

Prerequisite: PHYS 530, PHYS 550, PHYS 600, and PHYS 610, or equivalent; Corequisite: PHYS 601.
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PHYS661

(PHYS66100) Quantum Mechanics II

Offering:

Fall, Spring, Class 3, cr. 3

Instructors:

KRUCZENSKI, MARTIN

Prerequisites:

PHYS 601, PHYS 630, and PHYS 660, or equivalent.
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PHYS670D

(PHYS67000) Introduction To Plasma Physics

Offering:

Spring CR 3.0

Instructors:

Lyutikov, Maxim

Prerequisites:

Knowledge of electrodynamics, classical and statistical mechanics.
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PHYS670F

(PHYS67000) Advanced Physics Laboratory

Offering:

Spring, Lab. 3, cr. 3

Instructors:

Rokhinson, Leonid

Prerequisites:

TBA
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SCI490H

(SCI49000) Great Issues in Science

Offering:

See Instructor, Cr. 1

Instructors:

Hirsch, Andrew S.

Prerequisites:

See Instructor, Admission by special permission.
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