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The following textbooks have been finalized for Spring 2011.
More courses will be posted as soon as the information is available.


ASTR 264

(ASTR26400) - Descriptive Astronomy: Stars and Galaxies
Instructor: MOFFETT, THOMAS
Textbooks for ASTR264
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher
Explorations: Introduction to Astronomy Thomas T. Arny 0077487273 McGraw-Hill

ASTR 264L

(ASTR26400) - Descriptive Astronomy: Stars and Galaxies Lab
Instructor: MOFFETT, THOMAS
Textbooks for ASTR264L
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher
Introductory Astronomy Lab Manual I. Shipsey, J. Coy & B. MacCall 6th 0-07-353949-X McGraw-Hill

ASTR 364

(ASTR36400) - Intermediate Astronomy II
Instructor: CUI,WEI K
Textbooks for ASTR364
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher
Foundations of Astrophysics Barbara Ryden & Bradley Peterson 1st 0321595580 Addison Wesley

ASTR 562

(ASTR56200) - Introduction to High Energy Astrophysics
Instructor: PETERSON, JOHN
Textbooks for ASTR562
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher
High Energy Astrophysics: Vol. 1; Particles, Photons & their Detection (Paperback) Malcolm S. Longair 2nd; March 27, 1992 0521387736 Cambridge University Press
High Energy Astrophysics: Vol. 2; Stars, the Galaxy and the Interstellar Medium (Paperback) Malcolm S. Longair 2nd; (August 21, 2008) 0521435846 Cambridge University Press

PHYS 149

(PHYS14900) - Mechanics, Heat, and Wave Motion
Instructor: NEUMEISTER, NORBERT
Textbooks for PHYS149
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher
College Physics Giambattista, Richardson & Richardson 3rd; Vol. 1 007726312X McGraw-Hill
i>Clicker Bedford/Freeman/Worth

PHYS 172

(PHYS17200) - Modern Mechanics
Instructor: SAVIKHIN, SERGEI
Textbooks for PHYS172
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher
Matter & Interactions Vol 1 Chabay & Sherwood 3rd, 9780470503454 Wiley & Sons
Matter & Interactions V1 BRV W/Binder Set Chabay & Sherwood 3rd 9780470619360 Wiley & Sons
Matter & Interaction V1 BRV Webassign 1 Sem Set Chabay & Sherwood 3rd 9780470624272 Wiley & Sons
Matter & Interaction Vo. 1 BRV Chabay & Sherwood 3rd, Vol. 1 9780470619339 Wiley & Sons
Matter & Interaction Vol. 1 & Vol. 2 Set Chabay & Sherwood 3rd 9780470624654 Wiley & Sons
i>Clicker Previous versions are acceptable 0-7167-7939-0 (www.iclicker.com) Macmillan MPS
Matter & Interaction V1 Webassign 1s Set Chabay & Sherwood 3rd 9780470597798 Wiley & Sons
WebAssign (Students have the option to purchase WebAssign on-line as soon as they register for the course)
Physics 172 Laboratory Manual Spring 2011 978-0-7380-3669-4 Hayden-McNeil

PHYS 214

(PHYS21400) - The Nature of Physics
Instructor: XIE, WEI
Textbooks for PHYS214
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher
The Physics of Everyday Phenomena W. Thomas Griffiths 6th 9780073512112 McGraw-Hill
i>Clicker Bedford/Freeman/Worth

PHYS 215

(PHYS21500) - Physics For Elementary Education
Instructor: HAUGAN, MARK
Textbooks for PHYS215
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher
Physics and Everyday Thinking Fred Goldberg, Steve Robinson and Valerie Otero Latest 978-1-58591-665-8 Herff-Jones Educ. Div.

PHYS 218

(PHYS21800) - General Physics
Instructor: TODD, BRIAN
Textbooks for PHYS218
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher
College Physics N. Giordano 1st; Vol. 1 0-534-46243-X Cengage Learning
Physics 218 Laboratory Manual Andrzej Lewicki, Nick Giordano & Michael Zimmer Fall 2010/Spring 2011 LAD Custom Publishing
i>Clicker Bedford/ Freeman/ Worth

PHYS 219

(PHYS21900) - General Physics
Instructor: GUTAY, LASZLO J.
Textbooks for PHYS219
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher
Principles of Physics Kinetic Books 1.3 66865-1-1.IN (CD) Kinetic Books
Physics 219 & Physics 221 Laboratory Manual Andrzej Lewicki & Jennifer Jourdan Fall 2010/Spring 2011 LAD Custom Publishing

PHYS 219


Instructor: GUTAY, LASZLO J.
Textbooks for PHYS219
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher
i>Clicker Previous versions are acceptable 0-7167-7939-0 (www.iclicker.com) Macmillan MPS

PHYS 220

(PHYS22000) - General Physics
Instructor: PUSHKAR, YULIA
Textbooks for PHYS220
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher
College Physics Nick Giordano 1st; Vol. 1 (Published in July) 0-534-46243-X Cengage Learning
Physics 220 Laboratory Manual Andrzej Lewicki, Sharon Comer & Michael Zimmer Fall 2010/Spring 2011 LAD Custom Publishing
i>Clicker Bedford/Freeman/Worth

PHYS 221

(PHYS22100) - General Physics
Instructor: PROHOFSKY, EARL
Textbooks for PHYS221
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher
College Physics Nick Giordano 1st; Vol. 2 13-978-0-534-46244-4 Brooks/Cole
Physics 219 & Physics 221 Laboratory Manual Andrzej Lewicki & Jennifer Jourdan Fall 2010/Spring 2011 LAD Custom Publishing
i>Clicker Bedford/Freeman/Worth

PHYS 241

(PHYS24100) - Electricity and Optics
Instructor: SCHARENBERG, ROLF
Textbooks for PHYS241
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher
Physics for Scientists & Engineers R. Tipler & G. Mosca 6e + ebook 1429284587 Bedford/ Freeman/ Worth
i>Clicker Previous versions are acceptable 0-7167-7939-0 (www.iclicker.com) Macmillan MPS

PHYS 242

(PHYS24200) - Introduction To Heat And Thermal Physics (was 290D)
Instructor: REIFENBERGER, RONALD
Textbooks for PHYS242
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher
Physics for Scientists and Engineers Tipler & Mosca 6th 1-4292-0132-0 Freeman & Co.

PHYS 252

(PHYS25200) - Heat, Electricity, and Optics Laboratory
Instructor: REIFENBERGER, RONALD
Textbooks for PHYS252
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher
Physics 252 Lab Manual "Boiler Copy Maker" in the Union RM157

PHYS 272

(PHYS27200) - Electric And Magnetic Interactions
Instructor: PYRAK-NOLTE, LAURA
Textbooks for PHYS272
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher
Matter & Interactions Vol 2 Chabay & Sherwood 3rd; (January 7, 2010) 9780470503461 Wiley
Matter & Interaction V2 Webassign 1s Set Chabay & Sherwood 3rd 9780470597804 Wiley & Sons
Matter & Interaction V2 BRV Chabay & Sherwood 3rd; (January 7, 2010) 9780470619353 Wiley & Sons
Matter & Interaction 3E V2 Webassign 1S Set Chabay & Sherwood 3rd; (January 7, 2010) 9780470624289 Wiley & Sons
Matter & Interaction V2 3E BRV W/Bind Set Chabay & Sherwood 3rd; (January 7, 2010) 9780470619384 Wiley & Sons
Matter 3E Vol 1 & Vol 2 Set Chabay & Sherwood 3rd; (January 7, 2010) 9780470624654 Wiley & Sons
Physics 272/272H Labs Provided
WebAssign (Students have the option to purchase WebAssign on-line as soon as they register for the course)
i>Clicker Bedford/Freeman/Worth
Supplies: 2-D cell batteries

PHYS 272H

(PHYS27200) - Electric And Magnetic Interactions - Honors
Instructor: WANG, FUQIANG
Textbooks for PHYS272H
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher
Matter & Interaction Sherwood & Chabay; Vol. 2 3rd; (January 3, 2010) 0-470-10831-4 Wiley

PHYS 272H

(PHYS27200) - Electric And Magnetic Interactions - Honors
Instructor: WANG, FUQIANG
Textbooks for PHYS272H
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher
Matter & Interaction 3E V2 Webassign 1S Set Chabay & Sherwood 3rd; (January 7, 2010) 9780470597804 Wiley & Sons

PHYS 272H

(PHYS27200) - Electric And Magnetic Interactions - Honors
Instructor:
Textbooks for PHYS272H
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher
Supplies: 2-D cell batteries
Matter & Interaction V2 3E BRV Chabay & Sherwood 3rd; (January 7, 2010) 9780470619353 Wiley & Sons
Matter & Interaction V2 3E BRV W/Bind Set Chabay & Sherwood 3rd; (January 7, 2010) 9780470619384 Wiley & Sons
matter 3E V2 BRV WebAssign 1 sem set Chabay & Sherwood 3rd; (January 7, 2010) 9780470624289 Wiley & Sons
Physics 272/272H Labs Provided
Matter 3E Vol 1 & Vol 2 Set Chabay & Sherwood 9780470624654 Wiley & Sons
i>Clicker Bedford/Freeman/Worth

PHYS 272H

(PHYS27200) - Electric And Magnetic Interactions - Honors
Instructor: WANG, FUQIANG
Textbooks for PHYS272H
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher
WebAssign (Students have the option to purchase WebAssign on-line as soon as they register for the course)

PHYS 290J

(PHYS29000) - Mathematical Method Physics II
Instructor: GARFINKEL, ARTHUR
Textbooks for PHYS290J
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher
REQUIRED: Basic Training in Mathematics R. Shankar Latest 0306450356 Springer

PHYS 290M

(PHYS29000) - Service Learning Outreach
Instructor: JONES, MATTHEW
Textbooks for PHYS290M
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher
No Text Assigned

PHYS 317

(PHYS31700) - Great Issues: Special Nuclear Materials, Their Science and Impact on Society (was PHYS490)
Instructor: KOLTICK, DAVID
Textbooks for PHYS317
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher
Megawatts and Megatons: The Future of Nuclear Power Richard Garwin & George Charpak 1st 0226284271 University of Chicago Press
World at Risk Commission on Prevention/WMDs & Senator Bob Graham December 3, 2008 0307473260 Vintage

PHYS 342

(PHYS34200) - Modern Physics
Instructor: MANFRA, MICHAEL
Textbooks for PHYS342
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher
Modern Physics for Scientists and Engineers Stephen Thornton & Andrew Rex 3rd 0-534-41781-7 Thomson-Brooks/Cole

PHYS 360

(PHYS36000) - Quantum Mechanics
Instructor: DURBIN, STEVE
Textbooks for PHYS360
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher
An Introduction to Quantum Mechanics David J. Griffiths 2nd 0-13-111892-7 Prentice Hall

PHYS 411

(PHYS41100) - Physical Mechanics II (Honors)
Instructor: NAKANISHI, HISAO
Textbooks for PHYS411
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher
Classical Dynamics of Particles & Systems Thornton & Marion 5th; July 7, 2003 0534408966 Brooks/Cole

PHYS 422

(PHYS42200) - Waves and Oscillation
Instructor: FINLEY, JOHN
Textbooks for PHYS422
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher
Vibrations and Waves (Mit Introductory Physics Series) A.P. French 1st (Sept. 30, 1971) 0748744479 CRC
Optics Eugene Hecht 4th; (August 12, 2001) 0805385665 Addison-Wesley

PHYS 430

(PHYS43000) - Electricity and Magnetism I (Honors)
Instructor: MUZIKAR, PAUL
Textbooks for PHYS430
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher
Introduction to Electrodynamics David J. Griffiths 3rd 0-13-805326-X Prentice Hall

PHYS 450

(PHYS45000) - Optics Laboratory I (Honors)
Instructor: RAMDAS, ANANT
Textbooks for PHYS450
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher
Fundamentals of Optics Francis A. Jenkins & Harvey E. White 4th Tichenor Publishing
"Roaring Springs" Laboratory Notebook #77644

PHYS 461

(PHYS46100) - Quantum Mechanics II (Honors)
Instructor: LOVE, SHERWIN
Textbooks for PHYS461
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher
Introduction to Quantum Mechanics David J. Griffiths 2nd 0-13-111892-7 Benjamin Cummings

PHYS 515

(PHYS51500) - Thermal and Statistical Physics
Instructor: CHEN, YONG
Textbooks for PHYS515
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher
REQUIRED: Thermal Physics Kittel & Kroemer 2nd 0716710889 Freeman & Co.
RECOMMENDED: Introduction to Modern Statistical Mechanics David Chandler 1987 0195042778 Oxford University Press
RECOMMENDED: Thermal Physics Ralph Baierlein 1999 0521658381 Cambridge University Press

PHYS 522

(PHYS52200) - Coherent Optics And Quantum Electronics
Instructor: NOLTE, DAVID
Textbooks for PHYS522
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher
REQUIRED: Introductory Quantum Optics Christopher Gerry & Peter Knight November 22, 2004 052152735X Cambridge University Press
RECOMMENDED: The Quantum Theory of Light (Oxford Science Publications) Rodney Loudon 3 edition (November 23, 2000) 0198501765 Oxford University Press, USA

PHYS 536

(PHYS53600) - Electronic Techniques for Research
Instructor: CSATHY, GABOR
Textbooks for PHYS536
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher
Principles of Electronics Instrumentation Diefenderfer & Holton latest 0-03-074709-0 Cengage

PHYS 545

(PHYS54500) - Solid-State Physics
Instructor: RAMDAS, ANANT
Textbooks for PHYS545
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher
REQUIRED: Introduction to Solid State Physics Charles Kittel 8th; October 2004 0-47141526X John Wiley & Sons

PHYS 562

(PHYS56200) - Introduction to High Energy Astrophysics
Instructor: PETERSON, JOHN
Textbooks for PHYS562
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher
High Energy Astrophysics: Vol. 1, Particles, Photons & their Detection (Paperback) Malcolm S. Longair 2nd; (March 27, 1992) 0521387736 Cambridge University Press
High Energy Astrophysics: Vol. 2; Stars, the Galaxy and the Interstellar Medium (Paperback) Malcolm S. Longair 2nd; (August 21, 2008) 0521435846 Cambridge University Press

PHYS 565

(PHYS56500) - Introduction to High Energy Physics
Instructor: JONES, MATTHEW
Textbooks for PHYS565
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher
No Assigned Text

PHYS 570D

(PHYS57000) - Galactic And Extragalactic Astronomy
Instructor: LYUTIKOV, MAXIM
Textbooks for PHYS570D
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher
RECOMMENDED: Fundamentals of Plasma Physics Paul M. Bellan 1st; (September 15, 2008) 978-0-521-52800-9 Cambridge University Press

PHYS 570J

(PHYS57000) - Biophysics II
Instructor: RITCHIE, KEN
Textbooks for PHYS570J
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher
No Assigned Text

PHYS 570N


Instructor: MELOSH, JAY
Textbooks for PHYS570N
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher
Impact Cratering, A Geologic Process (Provided by the instructor) Jay Melosh

PHYS 570O


Instructor: YANG, CHEN
Textbooks for PHYS570O
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher
Nanomaterials: An Introduction to Synthesis, Properties and Applications Dieter Vollath September 23, 2008 3527315314 Wiley-VCH

PHYS 580

(PHYS58000) - Computational Physics
Instructor: RODRIGUEZ, JORGE
Textbooks for PHYS580
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher
REQUIRED: Computational Physics J.M. Thijssen 1999, Paperback 0521575885 Cambridge University Press
OPTIONAL: Computational Physics N. Giordano & H. Nakanishi 2nd; (July 13, 2005) 0131469908 Benjamin Cummings

PHYS 601

(PHYS60100) - Methods Of Theoretical Physics II
Instructor: FISCHBACH, EPHRAIM
Textbooks for PHYS601
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher
Mathematical Methods for Physicists G.B. Arfken & H.J. Weber 6th 0-12-059876-0 Academic Press

PHYS 617

(PHYS61700) - Statistical Mechanics
Instructor: LYANDA-GELLER,YULI
Textbooks for PHYS617
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher
REQUIRED: Statistical Mechanics Kerson Huang 2nd; (May 13, 1987) 471815187 Wiley & Sons
REQUIRED: Statistical Physics Vol. 1 Landau and Lifshitz 3rd; (February 1969) 0080230393 or 0080230385 (paperback) Pergamon Press
RECOMMENDED: Statisical Physics I (Lecture notes in Control and Information Sciences) Morikazu Toda January 1992 (Paperback) 0387536620 Springer

PHYS 617

(PHYS61700) - Statistical Mechanics
Instructor: LYANDA-GELLER,YULI
Textbooks for PHYS617
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher
RECOMMENDED: Physical Kintics (Course of Theoretical Physics) Lifshtz and Pitaevskii December 1981 0080264808 Butterworth & Heinemann Ltd

PHYS 617

(PHYS61700) - Statistical Mechanics
Instructor: LYANDA-GELLER,YULI
Textbooks for PHYS617
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher
RECOMMENDED: Statistical Physics R. K. Pathria 2nd; (August 6, 1996) 0750624698 Butterworth-Heinemann
RECOMMENDED: Notes on Thermodynamics and Statistics Enrico Fermi September 1988 0226243796 University of Chicago Press (Tx)

PHYS 630

(PHYS63000) - Advanced Theory Of Electricity And Magnetism
Instructor: CARLSON, ERICA
Textbooks for PHYS630
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher
Classical Electrodynamics John D. Jackson 3rd 0-471-309-32-X Wiley

PHYS 631

(PHYS63100) - Advanced Theory of Electricity and Magnetism
Instructor: KHLEBNIKOV, SERGEI
Textbooks for PHYS631
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher
Classical Electrodynamics J.D. Jackson 3rd 0-471--30932-X Wiley

PHYS 646

(PHYS64600) - Electron Theory of Solids II
Instructor: GIULIANI, GABRIELE
Textbooks for PHYS646
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher
RECOMMENDED: Quantum Theory of the Electron Liquid Gabriele Giuliani & Giovanni Vignale March 31, 2005 0521821126 Cambridge University Press
Solid State Physics Ashcroft/Mermin Latest 0-03-083993-9 Brooks/Cole

PHYS 658

(PHYS65800) - Elementary Particle I
Instructor: CLARK, THOMAS
Textbooks for PHYS658
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher
REQUIRED: Weak Scale Supersymmetry: From Superfields to Scattering Events Howard Baer & Xerxes Tata May 29, 2006 0521857864 Cambridge University Press

PHYS 660

(PHYS66000) - Quantum Mechanics I
Instructor: LOVE, SHERWIN
Textbooks for PHYS660
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher
REQUIRED: Quantum Mechanics C. Cohen-Tannoudji, Dui & Laloe Latest 0471-569526 Wiley-Interscience

PHYS 661

(PHYS66100) - Quantum Mechanics II
Instructor: KRUCZENSKI, MARTIN
Textbooks for PHYS661
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher
Required: Modern Quantum Mechanics (Revised Edition) J.J. Sakurai 2nd 0805382917 Addison-Wesley
Additional Material: Advanced Quantum Mechanics J.J. Sakurai 0201067102 Addison-Wesley

PHYS 672


Instructor: ROKHINSON, LEONID
Textbooks for PHYS672
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher
No Assigned Text