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The following textbooks have been finalized for Spring 2012.
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 & HEMPHILL, JUSTIN
Textbooks for ASTR264L
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher
Introductory Astronomy Lab Manual (No buy backs) 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 560

(ASTR56000) - Stellar Evolution
Instructor: LISTER, MATT
Textbooks for ASTR560
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher
Stellar Interiors-Physical Princples, Structure, and Evolution Hansen, Kawaler & Trimble 2nd (February 26, 2004) 0387200894 Springer

ASTR 562

(ASTR56200) - Introduction to High Energy Astrophysics
Instructor: PETERSON, JOHN
Textbooks for ASTR562
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher
High Energy Astrophysics (Hardcopy) Malcolm S. Longair 3rd; March 14, 2011 0521756189 Cambridge University Press

PHYS 149

(PHYS14900) - Mechanics, Heat, and Wave Motion
Instructor: SCHARENBERG, ROLF
Textbooks for PHYS149
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher
Physics Giambattista, Richardson & Richardson 3rd; Vol. 1 (2010) 9780077263126 McGraw-Hill
i>Clicker Bedford/Freeman/Worth

PHYS 172

(PHYS17200) - Modern Mechanics
Instructor: MOLNAR, DENES
Textbooks for PHYS172
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher
Matter & Interactions Vol 1 Chabay & Sherwood 3rd, 9780470503454 Wiley & Sons
Matter & Interaction V1 Webassign 1s Set Chabay & Sherwood 3rd 9780470597798 Wiley & Sons
Physics 172 Laboratory Manual Spring 2012 978-0-7380-3669-4 Hayden-McNeil
i>Clicker 0-7167-7939-0 (www.iclicker.com) Macmillan MPS
WebAssign (Students have the option to purchase WebAssign on-line as soon as they register for the course)

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 7th 0-07-351220- 6 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: KOLTICK, DAVID
Textbooks for PHYS218
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher
College Physics (with Webassign) N. Giordano Vol. 1; 2nd 978-0495-95896-3 Cengage Learning
i>Clicker Bedford/ Freeman/ Worth

PHYS 218L

(PHYS21800) - General Physics Laboratory
Instructor: KOLTICK, DAVID
Textbooks for PHYS218L
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher
Physics 218 Laboratory Manual Andrzej Lewicki, Nick Giordano & Michael Zimmer Spring 2012 LAD Custom Publishing

PHYS 219

(PHYS21900) - General Physics
Instructor: GUTAY, LASZLO J.
Textbooks for PHYS219
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher
College Physics Nick Giordano Vol. 2; 1st 13-978-0-534-46244-4 Cengage Learning
REQUIRED: Casio FX-260SLRSC Calculator

PHYS 219L

(PHYS21900) - General Physics Laboratory
Instructor: GUTAY, LASZLO J.
Textbooks for PHYS219L
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher
Physics 219 & Physics 221 Laboratory Manual Andrzej Lewicki & Jennifer Jourdan Fall 2011/Spring 2012 LAD Custom Publishing

PHYS 220

(PHYS22000) - General Physics
Instructor: PUSHKAR, YULIA
Textbooks for PHYS220
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher
College Physics Nick Giordano 1st; Vol. 1 or 2nd Vol. 1 (1st ed.)0-534-46243-X/(2nd ed.)1111570957 Cengage Learning
i>Clicker Bedford/Freeman/Worth

PHYS 220L

(PHYS22000) - General Physics Laboratory
Instructor: PUSHKAR, YULIA
Textbooks for PHYS220L
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher
Physics 220 Laboratory Manual Andrzej Lewicki, Sharon Comer & Michael Zimmer Spring 2012 LAD Custom Publishing

PHYS 221

(PHYS22100) - General Physics
Instructor: BORTOLETTO, DANIELA
Textbooks for PHYS221
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher
College Physics Nick Giordano Vol. 2; 1st 13-978-0-534-46244-4 Cengage Learning
i>Clicker Bedford/Freeman/Worth

PHYS 221L

(PHYS22100) - General Physics Laboratory
Instructor: BORTOLETTO, DANIELA
Textbooks for PHYS221L
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher
Physics 219 & Physics 221 Laboratory Manual Andrzej Lewicki & Jennifer Jourdan Fall 2011/Spring 2012 LAD Custom Publishing

PHYS 241

(PHYS24100) - Electricity and Optics
Instructor: PYRAK-NOLTE, LAURA
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: HIRSCH, ANDREW
Textbooks for PHYS272
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher
Matter & Interactions Vol 2 Chabay & Sherwood 3rd; (January 7, 2010) 9780470503461 Wiley
WebAssign (Students have the option to purchase WebAssign on-line as soon as they register for the course)
Matter & Interaction V2 Webassign 1s Set Chabay & Sherwood 3rd 9780470597804 Wiley & Sons
i>Clicker Bedford/Freeman/Worth
Supplies: 2-D cell batteries

PHYS 272H

(PHYS27200) - Electric And Magnetic Interactions - Honors
Instructor: HIRSCH, ANDREW
Textbooks for PHYS272H
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher
Matter & Interaction Sherwood & Chabay; Vol. 2 3rd; (January 3, 2010) 0-470-10831-4 Wiley
Matter & Interaction 3E V2 Webassign 1S Set Chabay & Sherwood 3rd; (January 7, 2010) 9780470597804 Wiley & Sons
i>Clicker Bedford/Freeman/Worth
WebAssign (Students have the option to purchase WebAssign on-line as soon as they register for the course)
Supplies: 2-D cell batteries

PHYS 272HL


Instructor: HIRSCH, ANDREW
Textbooks for PHYS272HL
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher
Physics 272 Labs Available on the Phys 272 Website

PHYS 272L


Instructor: HIRSCH, ANDREW
Textbooks for PHYS272L
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher
Physics 272 Labs Available on the Phys 272 Website

PHYS 307(WAS PHYS 290J)


Instructor: CAFFEE, MARC
Textbooks for PHYS307(WAS PHYS 290J)
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher
REQUIRED: Basic Training in Mathematics R. Shankar Latest 0306450356 Springer

PHYS 340

(PHYS34000) - Modern Physics Laboratory (was 342L)
Instructor: WANG, FUQIANG
Textbooks for PHYS340
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher
340 Lab Manual - - - Available only at "Boiler Copy Maker" in the Union RM157
Scientific Bindery Notebook

PHYS 342

(PHYS34200) - Modern Physics
Instructor: NOLTE, DAVID
Textbooks for PHYS342
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher
Modern Physics P. Tipler & R. Llewellyn 5th; (Sept. 28, 2007) 0-7167-7550-6 Freeman & Co.

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: NEUMEISTER, NORBERT
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
RECOMMENDED: Thermal Physics Ralph Baierlein 1999 0521658381 Cambridge University Press
RECOMMENDED: Introduction to Modern Statistical Mechanics David Chandler 1987 0195042778 Oxford University Press
REQUIRED: Thermal Physics Kittel & Kroemer 2nd 0716710889 Freeman & Co.

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 560

(PHYS56000) - Stellar Evolution
Instructor: LISTER, MATT
Textbooks for PHYS560
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher
Stellar Interiors-Physical Princples, Structure, and Evolution Hansen, Kawaler & Trimble 2nd (February 26, 2004) 0387200894 Springer

PHYS 562

(PHYS56200) - Introduction to High Energy Astrophysics
Instructor: PETERSON, JOHN
Textbooks for PHYS562
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher
High Energy Astrophysics (Hardcopy) Malcolm S. Longair 3rd; (March 14, 2011) 0521756189 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 570A

(PHYS57000) - Computational (Bio)molecular Physics
Instructor: RODRIGUEZ, JORGE
Textbooks for PHYS570A
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher
RECOMMENDED: Introduction to Molecular Symmetry S. Ogden Latest(Jan. 1, 2002) 0198559100 Oxford Higher Education
RECOMMENDED: Electron Correlations in Molecolues & Solids P. Fulde 3rd 3540-595640 Springer
REQUIRED: Density Functional Theory of Atoms & Molecules R.G. Parr & W. Yang May 1, 1994; Reprint edition(Paperback) 0195092767 Oxford University Press
REQUIRED: Computational Physics J.M. Thijssen 1999, Paperback 0521575885 Cambridge University Press
RECOMMENDED: Modern Quantum Chemistry Attila Szabo & Neil S. Ostlund July 2, 1996 (Paperback) 0486691861 Dover Publications
Introduction to Molecular Symmetry J. S. Ogden 1st; (September 27, 2001) 0198559100 Oxford University Press

PHYS 570R

(PHYS57000) - Physics and Materials Science of Semiconductor Nanostructures
Instructor: MANFRA, MICHAEL
Textbooks for PHYS570R
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher
The Physics of Low-Dimensional Semiconductors John H. Davies December 13, 1997 052148491X Cambridge University Press

PHYS 580

(PHYS58000) - Computational Physics
Instructor:
Textbooks for PHYS580
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher
No Assigned Text

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: LYUTIKOV, MAXIM
Textbooks for PHYS617
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher
REQUIRED: Statistical Physics Vol. 1 Landau and Lifshitz 3rd; (February 1969) 0080230393 or 0080230385 (paperback) Pergamon Press
RECOMMENDED: Statistical Mechanics Kerson Huang 2nd; (May 13, 1987) 471815187 Wiley & Sons
RECOMMENDED: Statisical Physics I (Lecture notes in Control and Information Sciences) Morikazu Toda January 1992 (Paperback) 0387536620 Springer
RECOMMENDED: Physical Kintics (Course of Theoretical Physics) Lifshtz and Pitaevskii December 1981 0080264808 Butterworth & Heinemann Ltd
RECOMMENDED: Notes on Thermodynamics and Statistics Enrico Fermi September 1988 0226243796 University of Chicago Press (Tx)
RECOMMENDED: Statistical Physics R. K. Pathria 2nd; (August 6, 1996) 0750624698 Butterworth-Heinemann

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: RITCHIE, KEN
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 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 662

(PHYS66200) - Quantum Field Theory I
Instructor: CLARK, THOMAS
Textbooks for PHYS662
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher
An Introduction to Quantum Field Theory (Frontiers in Physics) Michael E. Peskin & Daniel V. Schroeder October 1, 1995 0201503972 Westview Press

PHYS 664

(PHYS66400) - Quantum Theory Of Many-Body Systems
Instructor: LYANDA-GELLER,YULI
Textbooks for PHYS664
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher
REQUIRED: Methods of Quantum Field Theory in Statistical Physics A.A. Abrikosov, L.P. Gorkov & I.E. Dzyaloshinski 1st; (1963) (ASIN) B0000CM3PA Prentice Hall
REQUIRED: Physical Kinetics E.M. Lifshitz & L.P. Pitaevskii January 15, 1981 0750626356 Butterworth & Heinemann
REQUIRED: Statistical Physics (Part 2) L. P. Pitaevskii & E.M. Lifshitz January 15, 1980 00800230725 Butterworth & Heinemann
RECOMMENDED: Many-particles Physics Gerald D. Mahan 3rd 978-0306-463389 Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers
RECOMMENDED: Green's Functions for Solid State Physicists S. Doniach, E.H. Sondheimer 1998 978-1867940804 London: Imperial College Press; Distributed by World Scientific
RECOMMENDED: Theory of Quantum Liquids David Pines & Philippe Nozieres May 1989 9780201407747 Westview
RECOMMENDED: Interacting Electrons and Quantum Magnetism Assa Auerbach September 11, 1998 0387942866 Springer
RECOMMENDED: Quantum Theory of Many-Particle Systems Alexander L. Fetter & John Walecka June 20, 2003 0486428273 Dover Publications
RECOMMENDED: Quantum Theory of the Electron Liquid Gabriele Giuliani & Giovanni Vignale March 31, 2005 0521821126 Cambridge University Press

PHYS 675

(PHYS67500) - General Relativity
Instructor: KHLEBNIKOV, SERGEI
Textbooks for PHYS675
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher
Spacetime and Geometry: An Introduction to General Relativity Sean Carroll (Sept 28, 2003) 0805387323 Benjamin Cummings