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ASTR264
(ASTR26400) Descriptive Astronomy: Stars and GalaxiesPurdue Catalog Entry | Class Times
Offering:
Spring, Class 2, lab. 2, cr. 3 Not available to students with credit in ASTR 364.Instructors:
AUSTIN, ROBERTPrerequisites:
N\AASTR364
(ASTR36400) Intermediate Astronomy IIPurdue Catalog Entry | Class Times
Offering:
Spring, Class 3, Cr. 3Instructors:
VAN'T HOFF, MERELPrerequisites:
MA 162, PHYS 220, or consent of instructor.ASTR/PHYS 560
(ASTR56000) Stellar EvolutionPurdue Catalog Entry | Class Times
Offering:
Spring, 3 creditsInstructors:
POLIN, ABIGAILPrerequisites:
Graduate status or PHYS 342 or PHYS 344ASTR/PHYS 562
(ASTR56200) Introduction to High Energy AstrophysicsPurdue Catalog Entry | Class Times
Offering:
Typically offered Fall and Spring, Cr. 3Instructors:
LEE, KYOUNG-SOOPrerequisites:
Graduate status or PHYS 342 or PHYS 344PHYS172
(PHYS17200) Modern MechanicsPurdue Catalog Entry | Class Times
Offering:
Summer, Fall, Spring, Credits 4Instructors:
REBELLO, NOBEL | KLEHFOTH, MARK | PUSHKAR, YULIA | REBELLO, CARINA | ZHOU, QIPrerequisites:
Corequisite: MA 161.PHYS214
(PHYS21400) The Nature of PhysicsPurdue Catalog Entry | Class Times
Offering:
Fall,Spring, Class 3, cr. 3Instructors:
AUSTIN, ROBERTPrerequisites:
N\APHYS220
(PHYS22000) General PhysicsPurdue Catalog Entry | Class Times
Offering:
Fall, Spring, and Summer, Class 3, Lab 2, cr. 4Instructors:
NELSON, LUCIA | NOLTE, DAVID | REBELLO, CARINA | ROUTE, MATTHEWPrerequisites:
College algebra and trigonometryPHYS221
(PHYS22100) General PhysicsPurdue Catalog Entry | Class Times
Offering:
Fall, Spring and Summer, Class 3, lab. 2, cr. 4Instructors:
NELSON, LUCIA | LIU, MIAOYUAN | ROUTE, MATTHEWPrerequisites:
PHYS 220PHYS230
(PHYS23000) Physical Science For Elementary EducationPurdue Catalog Entry | Class Times
Offering:
Fall, cr. 3Instructors:
REBELLO, NOBELPrerequisites:
N\APHYS233
(PHYS23300) Physics For Life Sciences IPurdue Catalog Entry | Class Times
Offering:
Fall, Spring, Summer; 4 CreditsInstructors:
ARNOLD, IANPrerequisites:
N\APHYS234
(PHYS23400) Physics For Life Sciences IIPurdue Catalog Entry | Class Times
Offering:
Fall, Spring, Summer; 4 CreditsInstructors:
ARNOLD, IANPrerequisites:
N\APHYS235
(PHYS23500) Seminar In Careers In Physics (was 290A)Purdue Catalog Entry | Class Times
Offering:
Fall Spring. 1 CreditInstructors:
ARNOLD, IANPrerequisites:
Permission of instructor required.PHYS241
(PHYS24100) Electricity and OpticsPurdue Catalog Entry | Class Times
Offering:
Fall, Spring and Summer, Class 4, cr. 3Instructors:
URBA, LAURAPrerequisites:
Prerequisite: PHYS 172. Corequisite MA 162.PHYS241D
(PHYS24100) Electricity and OpticsPurdue Catalog Entry | Class Times
Offering:
TBDInstructors:
PYRAK-NOLTE, LAURAPrerequisites:
Prerequisite: PHYS 172.Corequisite: MA 162.
PHYS272
(PHYS27200) Electric And Magnetic InteractionsPurdue Catalog Entry | Class Times
Offering:
Fall, Spring, and Summer, 4 CreditsInstructors:
PETERSON, JOHN | GERBER, JEFFREY | URBA, LAURA | XIA, QINGPrerequisites:
Prerequisite: PHYS 172.Corequisite: MA 162.
PHYS272H
(PHYS27200) Electric And Magnetic Interactions - HonorsPurdue Catalog Entry | Class Times
Offering:
Spring, Credits 4Instructors:
ZENG, YIHANGPrerequisites:
Prerequisite: PHYS 172H; Corequisite: MA 162. Authorized equivalent courses or consent of instructor may be used in satisfying course pre- and co-requisites.PHYS307
(PHYS30700) Mathematical Methods Of Physics IIPurdue Catalog Entry | Class Times
Offering:
Typically offered Fall Spring. 3.000 Credit hoursInstructors:
CAFFEE, MARCPrerequisites:
PHYS 272(H) or (PHYS 241+PHYS252) Co-requisite: Calc III (such as MA 261)PHYS324
(PHYS32400) Research In Big Data IIPurdue Catalog Entry | Class Times
Offering:
Fall, Spring, Summer. cr. 3Instructors:
MILISAVLJEVIC, DANNYPrerequisites:
N\APHYS330
(PHYS33000) Intermediate Electricity and MagnetismPurdue Catalog Entry | Class Times
Offering:
Fall Cr. 3Instructors:
XIE, WEIPrerequisites:
PHYS 272H and MA 261PHYS340
(PHYS34000) Modern Physics Laboratory (was 342L)Purdue Catalog Entry | Class Times
Offering:
1.000 Credit HourInstructors:
NELSON, LUCIA | BANERJEE, ARNABPrerequisites:
PHYS 272(H), or 241PHYS342
(PHYS34200) Modern PhysicsPurdue Catalog Entry | Class Times
Offering:
Fall, Spring, Class 3, cr. 3Instructors:
LIANG, QIYUPrerequisites:
PHYS 241 or 272(H)PHYS349
(PHYS34900) Introduction To Quantum ComputingPurdue Catalog Entry | Class Times
Offering:
SpringInstructors:
HOOD, JONATHANPrerequisites:
PHYS 342 or PHYS 344PHYS360
(PHYS36000) Quantum MechanicsPurdue Catalog Entry | Class Times
Offering:
Spring, Class 3, Cr. 3Instructors:
DURBIN, STEPHENPrerequisites:
PHYS 344 and (310 or 330)PHYS422
(PHYS42200) Waves and OscillationPurdue Catalog Entry | Class Times
Offering:
Spring, 3 Credit HoursInstructors:
ROKHINSON, LEONIDPrerequisites:
272H or 241PHYS450
(PHYS45000) Optics Laboratory I (Honors)Purdue Catalog Entry | Class Times
Offering:
Fall and Spring, Class 1, Lab. 3, Cr. 2Instructors:
HIRISAVE SHIVARAM, NIRANJANPrerequisites:
Corequisite: PHYS 422; Admission by special permission.PHYS515
(PHYS51500) Thermal and Statistical PhysicsPurdue Catalog Entry | Class Times
Offering:
Spring (starting in Spring 2011), Class 3, cr. 3Instructors:
RITCHIE, KENNETHPrerequisites:
PHYS 310 and 344. Coreq. 360 and 330PHYS526
(PHYS52600) Quantum Computing (was 570C)Purdue Catalog Entry | Class Times
Offering:
3.000 Credit HoursInstructors:
CARLSON, ERICAPrerequisites:
PHYS 360 or 460 or 550PHYS536
(PHYS53600) Electronic Techniques for ResearchPurdue Catalog Entry | Class Times
Offering:
Spring, Class 3, lab. 3, cr. 4Instructors:
JONES, TIMOTHYPrerequisites:
PHYS 272, 272HPHYS545
(PHYS54500) Solid-State PhysicsPurdue Catalog Entry | Class Times
Offering:
Sem. 1, 2. Class 3, Cr. 3Instructors:
MALIS, OANAPrerequisites:
Prerequisite: PHYS 416 or equivalent and PHYS 460 or equivalent. Consent of instructor may be used in satisfying course pre- and co-requisites.PHYS/ASTR 560
(PHYS56000) Stellar EvolutionPurdue Catalog Entry | Class Times
Offering:
Spring, 3 creditsInstructors:
POLIN, ABIGAILPrerequisites:
Prerequisites: Graduate status or PHYS 342 or PHYS 344PHYS/ASTR 562
(PHYS56200) Introduction to High Energy AstrophysicsPurdue Catalog Entry | Class Times
Offering:
Typically offered Fall and Spring. 3 creditsInstructors:
LEE, KYOUNG-SOOPrerequisites:
Graduate status or PHYS 342 or PHYS 344PHYS565
(PHYS56500) Introduction to Elementary Particle Physics IIPurdue Catalog Entry | Class Times
Offering:
Spring, cr. 3Instructors:
NEUMEISTER, NORBERTPrerequisites:
PHYS 360, PHYS 460, PHYS 550, PHYS 564PHYS580
(PHYS58000) Computational PhysicsPurdue Catalog Entry | Class Times
Offering:
Spring (starting in Spring 2011). cr. 3Instructors:
HUNG, CHEN-LUNGPrerequisites:
A physics background in mechanics at the level of PHYS 310 or 410, and quantum mechanics at the level of PHYS 342 (or higher) is required. A practical programming experience is highly desirable though formal computer science course such as CS 150 (Fortran) or CS 180 (C) can be tolerated as substitutes.PHYS601
(PHYS60100) Methods of Theoretical Physics IIPurdue Catalog Entry | Class Times
Offering:
Sem. 1, 2, 3. Class 3, Cr. 3Instructors:
GIANNIOS, DIMITRIOSPrerequisites:
PHYS 600 or equivalent.PHYS603
(PHYS60300) Methods Of Theoretical Physics III BPurdue Catalog Entry | Class Times
Offering:
Fall, Credits 3Instructors:
KHLEBNIKOV, SERGEIPrerequisites:
PHYS 60100PHYS617
(PHYS61700) Statistical MechanicsPurdue Catalog Entry | Class Times
Offering:
Spring, Class 3, cr. 3Instructors:
KRUCZENSKI, LUISPrerequisites:
PHYS-600 or equivalentPHYS631
(PHYS63100) Advanced Theory of Electricity and MagnetismPurdue Catalog Entry | Class Times
Offering:
Spring, Class 3, cr. 3Instructors:
GREENE, CHRISTOPHERPrerequisites:
PHYS 630 or equivalent.PHYS646
(PHYS64600) Electron Theory of Solids IIPurdue Catalog Entry | Class Times
Offering:
Spring, Class 3, cr. 3.Instructors:
NIE, LAIMEIPrerequisites:
PHYS 645PHYS661
(PHYS66100) Quantum Mechanics IIPurdue Catalog Entry | Class Times
Offering:
Fall, Spring, Class 3, cr. 3Instructors:
VAYRYNEN, JUKKAPrerequisites:
PHYS 601, PHYS 630, and PHYS 660, or equivalent.PHYS663
(PHYS66300) Quantum Field Theory IIPurdue Catalog Entry | Class Times
Offering:
Sem. 1, 2; cr. 3Instructors:
LASHKARI, NIMAPrerequisites:
PHYS 662. Authorized equivalent courses or consent of instructor may be used in satisfying course pre- and co-requisitesPHYS675
(PHYS67500) General RelativityPurdue Catalog Entry | Class Times