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Physics and Astronomy Courses — Fall 2008

CourseTitleInstructor email(s)
ASTR263Descriptive Astronomy: The Solar Systemshipsey@physics.purdue.edu
ASTR263LDescriptive Astronomy: The Solar System Laboratoryshipsey@physics.purdue.edu
ASTR363Intermediate Astronomy Imlister@physics.purdue.edu
ASTR370Cosmologycayon@physics.purdue.edu
ASTR561Galaxies and Large Scale Structurelyutikov@purdue.edu
ASTR563Astroparticle Physicscui@physics.purdue.edu
PHYS149Mechanics, Heat, and Wave Motionneumeist@purdue.edu
PHYS172Modern Mechanicskpritchie@purdue.edu, peters11@purdue.edu
PHYS172HModern Mechanics - Honorsbarnes@physics.purdue.edu
PHYS172LModern Mechanics Laboratoryjyeazell@physics.purdue.edu
PHYS214The Nature of Physicsmiller@physics.purdue.edu
PHYS215Physics For Elementary Education bccooper@purdue.edu
PHYS217Introduction To Current Physics And Forefront Researchmiller@physics.purdue.edu
PHYS217HIntroduction To Current Physics And Forefront Research - Honorsmiller@physics.purdue.edu
PHYS218General Physicsmoffettt@physics.purdue.edu
PHYS218LGeneral Physics Laboratorylewicki@physics.purdue.edu
PHYS219General Physicsphys219@physics.purdue.edu
PHYS219LGeneral Physics Laboratorylewicki@physics.purdue.edu
PHYS220General Physicsewp@physics.purdue.edu, neumeist@purdue.edu
PHYS220LGeneral Physics Laboratorylewicki@physics.purdue.edu
PHYS221General Physics ljpn@physics.purdue.edu
PHYS221LGeneral Physics Laboratory lewicki@physics.purdue.edu
PHYS241Electricity and Opticskoltick@purdue.edu, yuli@purdue.edu
PHYS272Electric And Magnetic Interactionshirsch@physics.purdue.edu
PHYS290FMathematical Methods For Physics Ihisao@purdue.edu
PHYS290MService Learning Outreachcayon@physics.purdue.edu, mjones@physics.purdue.edu,
PHYS290SService Learning Outreach for Non-Physics and Non-Engineering MajorsTBA
PHYS295Outreach Assistance as Service Learningtbd
PHYS310Intermediate Mechanicsschrnbrg@purdue.edu
PHYS322Opticsfinley@physics.purdue.edu
PHYS340Modern Physics Laboratory (was 342L)TBD
PHYS342Modern Physicsmcaffee@physics.purdue.edu
PHYS342LModern Physics Laboratorymjones@physics.purdue.edu
PHYS344Introduction to Quantum Sciencehaugan@purdue.edu
PHYS410Physical Mechanics I (Honors) garfinke@physics.purdue.edu
PHYS416Thermal and Statistical Physics (Honors) ewcarlson@physics.purdue.edu
PHYS430Electricity and Magnetism I (Honors) gcsathy@purdue.edu
PHYS450Optics Laboratory I (Honors)akr@physics.purdue.edu
PHYS461Quantum Mechanics II (Honors)loves@purdue.edu
PHYS515Thermal and Statistical Physicsyongchen@purdue.edu
PHYS521Survey of Classical Physicswxie@purdue.edu
PHYS522Coherent Optics And Quantum Electronicsnolte@physics.purdue.edu
PHYS526Quantum Computing (was 570C)TBD
PHYS550Introduction to Quantum Mechanicsdurbin@physics.purdue.edu
PHYS556Introductory Nuclear Physicsfqwang@physics.purdue.edu
PHYS561Galaxies and Large Scale Structurelyutikov@purdue.edu
PHYS563Astroparticle Physicscui@physics.purdue.edu
PHYS564Introduction to Elementary Particle Physics Igutay@physics.purdue.edu
PHYS580Computational Physicsjorge-r@physics.purdue.edu
PHYS590DPhysics Curriculum DevelopmentTBD
PHYS590TThe Teaching of Earth And Physical Sci In The Secondary Sch For Transition To Teach Proglabryan@purdue.edu
PHYS593Advanced Physics Laboratory (Honors)giordano@purdue.edu
PHYS595Physics Curriculum DevelopmentTBD
PHYS600Methods of Theoretical Physics Iephraim@physics.purdue.edu
PHYS605Pedagogical Methods for Physics Graduate Students (was 670A)TBD
PHYS610Advanced Theoretical Mechanicsyekim@physics.purdue.edu
PHYS618Advanced Statistical Mechanics (was 670S)TBD
PHYS630Advanced Theory Of Electricity And Magnetismtkkuo@physics.purdue.edu
PHYS645Electron Theory of Solids Igfg@physics.purdue.edu
PHYS660Quantum Mechanics Imarkru@purdue.edu
PHYS661Quantum Mechanics IIhu4@physics.purdue.edu
PHYS663Quantum Field Theory IIclark@physics.purdue.edu
PHYS670APedagogical Methods for Physics Graduate Students giordano@purdue.edu
PHYS670SAdvanced Statistical Mechanicshu4@physics.purdue.edu
PHYS675General Relativityskhleb@physics.purdue.edu
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