Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Catalog - 2025-2026
PHYS 007 - VISITING RESEARCH
Long Title: VISITING RESEARCH
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Research
Credit Hours: 0
Description: Research conducted by visiting student scholars. Department Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.
PHYS 100 - EXPLORING PHYSICS
Long Title: EXPLORING PHYSICS
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 1
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Description: Introduction to concepts, methods, debates, and discoveries of physics, with a theme to be chosen from one of many fields of modern physics research. Designed for students interested in understanding science. This includes both science and non-science majors.
PHYS 101 - MECHANICS (WITH LAB)
Long Title: MECHANICS (WITH LAB)
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory
Distribution Group: Distribution Group III
Credit Hours: 4
Restrictions:
Corequisite: PHYS 103 Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Description: A calculus-based introduction to mechanics. Includes classes and lab exercises on kinematics, Newton's Laws, work and energy, conservation laws and rotational motion. Primarily for physical science and engineering students. May receive credit for only one of PHYS 101, 111, 125, AP Physics 1 (Phys 141) and AP Physics-C MECH. Students must register for PHYS 103.
PHYS 102 - ELECTRICITY&MAGNETISM W/LAB
Long Title: ELECTRICITY & MAGNETISM (WITH LAB)
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory
Distribution Group: Distribution Group III
Credit Hours: 4
Restrictions:
Corequisite: PHYS 104 Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Description: A calculus-based introduction to electricity and magnetism. Includes classes and lab exercises on electric and magnetic fields, Maxwell's equations in integral form, and AC and DC circuits. Primarily for physical science and engineering students. May receive credit for only one of PHYS 102, 112, 126, AP Physics 2 (PHYS 142) and AP Physics-C E&M. Students must also register for PHYS 104.
PHYS 103 - MECHANICS DISCUSSION
Long Title: MECHANICS DISCUSSION
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 0
Restrictions:
Corequisite: PHYS 101 Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Description: Small group discussion section to extend and reinforce concepts presented in PHYS 101. Students must also register for PHYS 101.
PHYS 104 - E & M DISCUSSION
Long Title: ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM DISCUSSION
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 0
Restrictions:
Corequisite: PHYS 102 Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Description: Small group discussion section to extend and reinforce concepts presented in PHYS 102. Students must also register for PHYS 102.
PHYS 111 - HONORS MECHANICS (WITH LAB)
Long Title: HONORS MECHANICS (WITH LAB)
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory
Distribution Group: Distribution Group III
Credit Hours: 4
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Description: A more intensive treatment of topics covered in PHYS 101, intended for physical science and engineering students with strong high school backgrounds in physics and particularly calculus. May receive credit for only one of PHYS 101, 111, 125, AP Physics 1 (Phys 141) and AP Physics-C MECH.
PHYS 112 - HONORS E&M (WITH LAB)
Long Title: HONORS ELECTRICITY & MAGNETISM (WITH LAB)
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory
Distribution Group: Distribution Group III
Credit Hours: 4
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Description: A more intensive treatment of topics covered in PHYS 102, intended for physical science and engineering students with strong high school backgrounds in physics and particularly calculus. May receive credit for only one of PHYS 102, 112, 126, AP Physics 2 (PHYS 142), and AP Physics-C, E&M.
PHYS 116 - SEMINAR IN PHYS & ASTRO @ RICE
Long Title: SEMINAR IN PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY AT RICE AND BEYOND
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 1
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Description: This half-semester seminar course will meet in the first half of the Spring semester to introduce prospective and current science and engineering majors to the exciting research in physics and astronomy at Rice and beyond. The course will provide students with the context to think about how the facts presented in physics and astronomy textbooks are applied to real-world research. Undergraduate students in a small group will meet weekly with a graduate student to explore a published research article by a local lab, learning about what was done and why it was important. Toward the end of the course, the group will tour the lab that produced the featured article. All students are eligible to enroll in PHYS 116 regardless of the intended area of study.
PHYS 125 - GENERAL PHYSICS (WITH LAB)
Long Title: GENERAL PHYSICS (WITH LAB)
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory
Distribution Group: Distribution Group III
Credit Hours: 4
Restrictions:
Corequisite: PHYS 127 Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Description: A calculus-based survey of mechanics primarily intended for bioscience and premedical students. Includes classes and lab exercises on kinematics, Newton's Laws, work and energy, rotational motion, fluids, oscillations and waves. May receive credit for only one of PHYS 101, 111, 125, AP Physics 1 (Phys 141), and AP Physics-C, MECH.
PHYS 126 - GENERAL PHYSICS II (WITH LAB)
Long Title: GENERAL PHYSICS II (WITH LAB)
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory
Distribution Group: Distribution Group III
Credit Hours: 4
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Prerequisite(s): PHYS 125 OR PHYS 101 OR PHYS 111 OR PHYS 141
Corequisite: PHYS 128 Description: A calculus-based survey of E&M and optics primarily intended for bioscience and premedical students. Includes classes and lab exercises on wave and ray optics, electric field and potential, magnetic fields and induction, and DC circuits. May receive credit for only one of PHYS 102, 112, 126, AP Physics 2 (PHYS 142), and AP Physics-C, E&M.
PHYS 127 - GENERAL PHYSICS DISCUSSION
Long Title: GENERAL PHYSICS DISCUSSION
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 0
Restrictions:
Corequisite: PHYS 125 Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Description: Small group discussion section to extend and reinforce concepts presented in PHYS 125. Students must also register for PHYS 125.
PHYS 128 - GEN PHYSICS II DISCUSSION
Long Title: GENERAL PHYSICS II DISCUSSION
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 0
Restrictions:
Corequisite: PHYS 126 Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Description: Small group discussion section to extend and reinforce concepts presented in PHYS 126. Students must also register for PHYS 126.
PHYS 141 - CONCEPTS IN PHYSICS I
Long Title: CONCEPTS IN PHYSICS I
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Description: For AP or pre-matriculation transfer credit only. May receive credit for only one of PHYS 101, PHYS 111, PHYS 125, AP Physics 1, and AP Physics-C (Mech).
PHYS 142 - CONCEPTS IN PHYSICS II
Long Title: CONCEPTS IN PHYSICS II
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Description: For AP or pre-matriculation transfer credit only. May receive credit for only one of PHYS 102, PHYS 112, PHYS 126, AP Physics 2, and AP Physics-C (E&M).
PHYS 143 - PHYSICS FOR CITIZENSHIP
Long Title: PHYSICS FOR CITIZENSHIP
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group III
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Description: Physics is critical to our understanding of nuclear weapons, radiation, electronics, energy and global warming. The most interesting and important topics in physics, with applications to current events will be presented. Topics covered may include energy and conservation, radioactivity, nuclear physics, the Theory of Relativity, lasers, explosions and quantum physics. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for PHYS 143 if student has credit for FWIS 126.
PHYS 144 - THE PHYSICS OF MUSIC AND SOUND
Long Title: THE PHYSICS OF MUSIC AND SOUND
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group III
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Description: This course explores our scientific understanding of sound and music by studying the properties of sound and its production by a variety of musical instruments. Additional topics include an analysis of musical scales, the physiology of hearing, and the technology of sound reproduction. For non-science and non-engineering majors.
PHYS 145 - TRACES OF LIFE
Long Title: TRACES OF LIFE
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group III
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Description: The basic physics behind the scientific instruments used to detect life, whether in a medical clinic, a laboratory, or the natural world.
PHYS 201 - WAVES, LIGHT, AND HEAT
Long Title: WAVES, LIGHT, AND HEAT
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Prerequisite(s): (PHYS 101 OR PHYS 111 OR PHYS 125 OR PHYS 141) AND (PHYS 102 OR PHYS 112 OR PHYS 126 OR PHYS 142)
Description: Mathematical descriptions of fundamental topics of classical physics: oscillations, mechanical waves, electromagnetic waves, physical optics and thermodynamics.
PHYS 202 - MODERN PHYSICS
Long Title: MODERN PHYSICS
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Prerequisite(s): (PHYS 101 OR PHYS 111 OR PHYS 125 OR PHYS 141) AND (PHYS 102 OR PHYS 112 OR PHYS 126 OR PHYS 142)
Description: An introductory course in modern physics. Topics include special relativity, early quantum theory, quantum mechanics, atomic physics, statistical physics, nuclear and particle physics. The course is descriptive in nature with emphasis on phenomena rather than on calculations.
PHYS 231 - ELEMENTARY PHYSICS LAB
Long Title: ELEMENTARY PHYSICS LAB
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Laboratory
Credit Hours: 1
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Description: Laboratory on waves, optics and modern physics.
PHYS 238 - SPECIAL TOPICS
Long Title: SPECIAL TOPICS
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Independent Study, Internship/Practicum, Laboratory, Lecture, Lecture/Laboratory, Seminar
Credit Hours: 1 TO 4
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Description: Topics and credit hours may vary each semester. Contact department for current semester’s topic(s). Repeatable for Credit.
PHYS 301 - INTERMEDIATE MECHANICS
Long Title: INTERMEDIATE MECHANICS
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 4
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Prerequisite(s): PHYS 201
Description: Classical mechanics and appropriate mathematical methods. Emphasis on problem solving.
PHYS 302 - INTERMEDIATE ELECTRODYNAMICS
Long Title: INTERMEDIATE ELECTRODYNAMICS
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 4
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Prerequisite(s): PHYS 201
Description: Classical electrodynamics and appropriate mathematical methods. Emphasis on problem solving.
PHYS 311 - INTRO TO QUANTUM PHYSICS I
Long Title: INTRODUCTION TO QUANTUM PHYSICS I
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Prerequisite(s): PHYS 202
Description: Fundamentals of quantum mechanics and applications to atomic and molecular structure.
PHYS 312 - INTRO TO QUANTUM PHYSICS II
Long Title: INTRODUCTION TO QUANTUM PHYSICS II
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Description: Continuation of PHYS 311.
PHYS 331 - JUNIOR PHYSICS LAB I
Long Title: JUNIOR PHYSICS LAB I
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Laboratory
Credit Hours: 2
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Description: Lab exercises in electronics, noise reduction, statistics and particle counting.
PHYS 332 - JUNIOR PHYSICS LAB II
Long Title: JUNIOR PHYSICS LAB II
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Laboratory
Credit Hours: 2
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Description: Lab exercises illustrating topics in the upper-division physics curriculum.
PHYS 355 - INTRO TO BIOLOGICAL PHYSICS
Long Title: INTRODUCTION TO BIOLOGICAL PHYSICS
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Description: Tools for physical reasoning and mathematical modeling as appropriate for biological systems. Topics include: dimensional analysis and conversion between different forms of energy, virus dynamics, microswimmers, randomness and diffusion, cooperativity in macromolecules, and nerve impulses.
PHYS 411 - INTRO NUCLEAR&PARTIC PHYSICS
Long Title: INTRODUCTION TO NUCLEAR AND PARTICLE PHYSICS
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Prerequisite(s): PHYS 311
Description: Survey of history and current state of nuclear and particle physics. The emphasis is on experimental results and how they led to our current understanding of the strong and electroweak interactions. Some recent advances are discussed in detail. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: PHYS 542. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for PHYS 411 if student has credit for PHYS 542.
PHYS 412 - SOLID STATE PHYSICS
Long Title: SOLID STATE PHYSICS
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Prerequisite(s): (PHYS 311 AND PHYS 425) OR ELEC 361
Description: Introduction to topics in solid state physics, including crystal structure, lattice vibrations, electronic band structure and transport.
PHYS 413 - INTRO TO GENERAL RELATIVITY
Long Title: INTRODUCTION TO GENERAL RELATIVITY
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Prerequisite(s): PHYS 301
Description: The material in this course will focus on understanding gravity as a manifestation of curved spacetime, and explore its implications. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: PHYS 513. Recommended Prerequisite(s): MATH 211, MATH 212 Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for PHYS 413 if student has credit for PHYS 513.
PHYS 416 - COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS
Long Title: COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Description: Use of computational techniques to solve selected physics problems. Examine benefits and pitfalls of doing physics by computation. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: PHYS 517. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for PHYS 416 if student has credit for PHYS 517.
PHYS 425 - STATISTICAL & THERMAL PHYSICS
Long Title: STATISTICAL & THERMAL PHYSICS
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Prerequisite(s): PHYS 301 AND PHYS 311
Description: Includes classical thermodynamics; classical & quantum statistical mechanics; Fermi, Bose, and classical gases; magnetic systems; and phase equilibria.
PHYS 449 - DATA-ENABLED PHYSICS
Long Title: PROJECTS IN DATA-ENABLED PHYSICS THROUGH DATA SCIENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Prerequisite(s): PHYS 202
Description: Project-based course where teams of students explore physics through the lens of data. Students will learn about data analysis and best practices. Students without prior programming experience should contact the instructor. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: PHYS 549. Recommended Prerequisite(s): COMP 130 or COMP 140 or CAAM 210 Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for PHYS 449 if student has credit for PHYS 549.
PHYS 461 - INDEPENDENT RESEARCH
Long Title: INDEPENDENT RESEARCH
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Research
Credit Hours: 1 TO 6
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Description: Mentored research under the supervision of a Physics and Astronomy faculty member. To register, students must provide a research plan approved by the faculty mentor. Instructor Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.
PHYS 465 - REU RESEARCH IN PHYS & ASTR
Long Title: REU RESEARCH IN PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Research
Credit Hours: 1 TO 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Description: Repeatable for Credit.
PHYS 477 - SPECIAL TOPICS
Long Title: SPECIAL TOPICS
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Independent Study, Internship/Practicum, Laboratory, Lecture, Lecture/Laboratory, Seminar
Credit Hours: 1 TO 4
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Description: Topics and credit hours may vary each semester. Contact department for current semester's topic(s). Repeatable for Credit.
PHYS 480 - INTRODUCTION TO PLASMA PHYSICS
Long Title: INTRODUCTION TO PLASMA PHYSICS
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Prerequisite(s): PHYS 302
Description: Fundamental processes in cosmic and laboratory plasmas. Basic plasma characteristics, charged particle motion, waves in plasmas, magnetohydrodynamics, kinetic theory. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: PHYS 580. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for PHYS 480 if student has credit for PHYS 580.
PHYS 491 - UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH
Long Title: UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Research
Credit Hours: 2
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Must be enrolled in one of the following Major(s):
Physics
Chemical Physics
Astronomy
Astrophysics
Must be enrolled in one of the following Class(es):
Senior
Junior
Prerequisite(s): PHYS 301 AND PHYS 302 AND PHYS 311
Description: Research projects conducted under supervision of departmentally approved faculty. Open to juniors and seniors majoring in physics and astronomy. May be repeated for credit. PHYS 493/494 must be taken concurrently with PHYS 491/492 when used in partial fulfillment of B.S. degree requirements. Repeatable for Credit.
PHYS 492 - UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH
Long Title: UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Research
Credit Hours: 2
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Must be enrolled in one of the following Major(s):
Physics
Chemical Physics
Astronomy
Astrophysics
Must be enrolled in one of the following Class(es):
Senior
Junior
Prerequisite(s): PHYS 491
Description: Research projects conducted under supervision of departmentally approved faculty culminating in a thesis. Open to juniors and seniors majoring in physics and astronomy. May be repeated for credit. PHYS 493/494 must be taken concurrently with PHYS 491/492 when used in partial fulfillment of B.S. degree requirements. Repeatable for Credit.
PHYS 493 - UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH SEMINAR
Long Title: UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH SEMINAR
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 1
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Must be enrolled in one of the following Major(s):
Physics
Chemical Physics
Astronomy
Astrophysics
Must be enrolled in one of the following Class(es):
Senior
Junior
Prerequisite(s): PHYS 301 AND PHYS 302 AND PHYS 311
Description: Weekly seminar for juniors and seniors in which presentations on research topics and/or topics in the scientific literature will be given. Open to juniors and seniors majoring in physics and astronomy. Repeatable for Credit.
PHYS 494 - UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH SEMINAR
Long Title: UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH SEMINAR
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 1
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Must be enrolled in one of the following Major(s):
Physics
Chemical Physics
Astronomy
Astrophysics
Must be enrolled in one of the following Class(es):
Senior
Junior
Prerequisite(s): PHYS 493
Description: Weekly seminar for juniors and seniors in which presentations on research topics and/or topics in the scientific literature will be given. Open to juniors and seniors majoring in physics and astronomy department. Repeatable for Credit.
PHYS 501 - PHYSICS OF HAM RADIO TEACHERS
Long Title: PHYSICS OF HAM RADIO FOR TEACHERS
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: Fundamentals of electromagnetic waves and propagation, the ionosphere and space weather. Basic electronics, antenna design and safety, magnetism. Provides information necessary to pass the "Technician" level of ham radio license. Non-calculus mathematics. Other topics include: use of GPS, geocaching. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for PHYS 501 if student has credit for PHYS 401.
PHYS 510 - MAGNETOSPHERIC PHYSICS
Long Title: MAGNETOSPHERIC PHYSICS
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: Plasma physics of the earth's magnetosphere, including interactions of the magnetosphere with the solar wind and the ionosphere. The emphasis is on large-scale phenomena, but small scale (kinetic) physics is discussed in cases where it affects the large-scale phenomena.
PHYS 512 - QUANTUM MATERIALS & PHOTONICS
Long Title: MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING WITH QUANTUM PHOTONICS
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: Introduction to the basic concepts of light-matter interaction with cavity electrodynamics, useful quantum (non-classical) properties of materials, and experimental techniques to probe/engineer materials with coherent or quantum light sources. Students are encouraged to have prior exposure to quantum mechanics and electronic properties of solids (or equivalent) before enrollment, although the principles will be refreshed at the beginning of the course. Cross-list: MSNE 512. Recommended Prerequisite(s): Quantum Mechanics; Physical Properties of Solids or Solid State Physics.
PHYS 513 - INTRO TO GENERAL RELATIVITY
Long Title: INTRODUCTION TO GENERAL RELATIVITY
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: The material in this course will focus on understanding gravity as a manifestation of curved spacetime, and explore its implications. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: PHYS 413. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for PHYS 513 if student has credit for PHYS 413.
PHYS 515 - CLASSICAL DYNAMICS
Long Title: CLASSICAL DYNAMICS
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: Lagrangian and Hamiltonian Dynamics. Continuum Mechanics. Introduction to Fluid Mechanics.
PHYS 516 - MATHEMATICAL METHODS
Long Title: MATHEMATICAL METHODS
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: Survey of analytical methods used by research physicists and astronomers. Includes complex variables, ordinary differential equations, infinite series, evaluation of integrals, integral transforms, normal-mode analysis, special functions, partial differential equations, eigenfunctions, Green's functions, and variational calculus.
PHYS 517 - COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS
Long Title: COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: Use of computational techniques to solve selected physics problems. Examine benefits and pitfalls of doing physics by computation. Requires completion of project using a low-level programming language. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: PHYS 416. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for PHYS 517 if student has credit for PHYS 416.
PHYS 519 - PLASMA KINETIC THEORY
Long Title: PLASMA KINETIC THEORY
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: Plasma kinetic equations (Klimontovich, Liouville, BBGKY, Balescu-Lenard, Fokker-Planck, Vlasov), Vlasov theory of waves and instabilities, connections to fluid plasma models.
PHYS 521 - QUANTUM MECHANICS I
Long Title: QUANTUM MECHANICS I
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: Graduate level course on non-relativistic quantum mechanics. Topics include early quantum theory, one-dimensional systems, matrix formulation, quantum dynamics, symmetries and conservation laws, bound states, scattering, spin, and identical particles, perturbation theory.
PHYS 522 - QUANTUM MECHANICS II
Long Title: QUANTUM MECHANICS II
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: Continuation of PHYS 521.
PHYS 526 - STATISTICAL PHYSICS
Long Title: STATISTICAL PHYSICS
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: Selected topics in statistical mechanics, including phase transitions and transport phenomena.
PHYS 532 - CLASSICAL ELECTRODYNAMICS
Long Title: CLASSICAL ELECTRODYNAMICS
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: Maxwell's equations, wave propagation, special relativity and covariant formulation, charged-particle dynamics, and radiation.
PHYS 533 - NANOSTRUCTURE/NANOTECHNOLOG
Long Title: NANOSTRUCTURE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY I
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: Physics of structures and devices at the nanometer scale. After a review of solid state physics, topics include nanostructured materials, nanoelectronics, and nanomagnetism. Emphasis on relevance of nanophysics to current and future technologies.
PHYS 534 - NANOSTRUCTURE&NANOTECHNOLGY II
Long Title: NANOSTRUCTURE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY II
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: Physics of structures and devices at the nanometer scale. Topics include nanomechanics, bionanotechnology, advanced sensors and photonics. Continuation of PHYS 533.
PHYS 535 - CRYSTALLOGRAPHY & DIFFRACTION
Long Title: CRYSTALLOGRAPHY & DIFFRACTION
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: Study of crystals by diffraction techniques, focusing on x-ray, with an overview of electron and neutron diffraction as well as complementary techniques. Provides mathematical foundations and nomenclature for diffraction and related phenomena. Includes basics of crystallographic analysis and surface/point/space group symmetry, experiment design (sources, geometry, detectors), lab demos, and data analysis and interpretation. Required for undergraduate MSNE major. Meets with MSNE 435 (additional work for the graduate version). Cross-list: MSNE 535.
PHYS 541 - RADIATIVE PROCESSES
Long Title: RADIATIVE PROCESSES
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: Radiation processes and their applications to astrophysical phenomena and space science. The course treats radiative transfer, radiation from moving charges, relativistic covariance and kinematics, bremsstrahlung, synchrotron radiation, Compton scattering, some plasma effects, and radiative transitions in atoms and molecules.
PHYS 542 - INTRO NUCLEAR&PARTIC PHYSICS
Long Title: INTRODUCTION TO NUCLEAR AND PARTICLE PHYSICS
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Prerequisite(s): PHYS 311
Description: Survey of history and current state of nuclear and particle physics with the emphasis on experimental results and how they led to our current understanding of the strong and electroweak interactions. Some recent advances are discussed in detail. Requires completion of a Monte Carlo simulation project. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: PHYS 411. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for PHYS 542 if student has credit for PHYS 411.
PHYS 543 - PHYSICS OF QUARKS AND LEPTONS
Long Title: PHYSICS OF QUARKS AND LEPTONS
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: A continuation of PHYS 542.
PHYS 549 - DATA-ENABLED PHYSICS
Long Title: PROJECTS IN DATA-ENABLED PHYSICS THROUGH DATA SCIENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: Project-based course where teams of students explore physics through the lens of data. Students will learn about data analysis and best practices. Students without prior programming experience should contact the instructor. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: PHYS 449. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for PHYS 549 if student has credit for PHYS 449.
PHYS 551 - BIOLOGICAL PHYSICS
Long Title: BIOLOGICAL PHYSICS
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: Introduction to biological physics. Review of basic physical concepts. Cells and their components. Diffusion and random walks. Entropy and energy concepts and their roles in biological systems. Modern experimental methods. Applications to biological macromolecules.
PHYS 552 - TOPICS IN BIOLOGICAL PHYSICS
Long Title: TOPICS IN BIOLOGICAL PHYSICS
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: Topics will be selected based on special or current research interests.
PHYS 561 - GENERAL RELATIVITY
Long Title: GENERAL RELATIVITY
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Prerequisite(s): PHYS 532
Description: Study of Einstein's theory of gravitation, including cosmological models.
PHYS 563 - INTRO TO SOLID STATE PHYSICS I
Long Title: INTRODUCTION TO SOLID STATE PHYSICS I
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: Fundamental concepts of crystalline solids, including crystal structure, band theory of electrons, and lattice vibration theory. Cross-list: ELEC 563.
PHYS 564 - INTRO SOLID STATE PHYSICS II
Long Title: INTRODUCTION TO SOLID STATE PHYSICS II
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: Continuation of PHYS 563, including scattering of waves by crystals, transport theory, and magnetic phenomena. Cross-list: ELEC 564.
PHYS 567 - QUANTUM MATERIALS
Long Title: QUANTUM MATERIALS
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Prerequisite(s): (PHYS 425 OR PHYS 526) AND (PHYS 311 OR PHYS 521)
Description: This course uses real data on archetypal materials to illustrate the thermodynamic and transport properties of solids, and principles of materials synthesis. The goal is building a phenomenological understanding of topics including the origin of magnetism; interactions and long range order; phase transitions (magnetism; superconductivity); quantum oscillations and Landau levels.
PHYS 568 - QUANTUM PHASE TRANSITIONS
Long Title: QUANTUM PHASE TRANSITIONS
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: Introductory course for graduate students. Topics include the concepts of classical and quantum phase transitions, mean field theory, renormalization group and quantum phase transitions in magnetic, fermionic, and bosonic systems.
PHYS 569 - ULTRAFAST OPTICAL PHENOMENA
Long Title: ULTRAFAST OPTICAL PHENOMENA
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: This course covers the generation, propagation, and measurement of short laser pulses, of duration less than one picosecond. Concepts include mode locking, the effects of dispersion, optical pulse amplification, and time-domain non-linear optical phenomena. Intended as an introduction to ultrafast phenomena for graduate students or advanced undergraduates; a basic understanding of electromagnetic waves and of quantum mechanics is assumed. Cross-list: ELEC 569.
PHYS 571 - MODERN ATOMIC PHYSICS
Long Title: MODERN ATOMIC PHYSICS
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: This is an introductory course at the graduate level. Topics to be discussed include: atomic structure, principles of lasers, fundamental interactions of atoms with electro-magnetic radiation, including coherent effects, laser spectroscopy, quantum optics, and laser cooling and trapping of atoms, and Bose-Einstein condensation.
PHYS 572 - FUNDAMENTALS OF QUANTUM OPTICS
Long Title: FUNDAMENTALS OF QUANTUM OPTICS
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: Discussion of quantization and statistical properties of light fields; interaction between atoms and light; non-classical states; basic laser theory; quantum effects of nonlinear optics; introduction to atom optics.
PHYS 580 - INTRODUCTION TO PLASMA PHYSICS
Long Title: INTRODUCTION TO PLASMA PHYSICS
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: Fundamental processes in cosmic and laboratory plasmas. Basic plasma characteristics, charged particle motion, waves in plasmas, magnetohydrodynamics, kinetic theory. Includes a substantial computational project related to plasma physics. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: PHYS 480. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for PHYS 580 if student has credit for PHYS 480.
PHYS 600 - ADVANCED TOPICS IN PHYSICS
Long Title: ADVANCED TOPICS IN PHYSICS
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: Lecture/seminars which treat topics of departmental interest. Repeatable for Credit.
PHYS 601 - FRONTIERS IN CONDENSED MATTER
Long Title: FRONTIERS IN CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 1
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: This seminar will serve as an introduction to current research topics in modern condensed matter physics. Lectures will be given by experts in condensed matter physics at Rice, Columbia University, and other international locations. Repeatable for Credit.
PHYS 605 - ELECTRODYNAMICS & NANOPHOTONIC
Long Title: COMPUTATIONAL ELECTRODYNAMICS AND NANOPHOTONICS
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: This course covers computational and numerical methods for calculating electromagnetic fields and propagation in complex geometries on the nano and microscale. Methods include the finite difference time domain method, boundary element methods, Greens functions methods, finite element methods, the discrete dipole approximation and relaxation methods. Cross-list: ELEC 605. Repeatable for Credit.
PHYS 622 - QUANTUM FIELD THEORY
Long Title: QUANTUM FIELD THEORY
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: An introduction to relativistic quantum field theory. Topics include: quantization of scalar, spinor, and vector fields; Feynman diagrams; gauge theories, including QED and QCD; renormalization; and functional-integral methods.
PHYS 663 - CONDENSED MATTER THRY:APLICATN
Long Title: CONDENSED MATTER THEORY: APPLICATIONS
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: Applications of techniques developed in PHYS 664.
PHYS 664 - COND MATTR THRY:MANY BODY FORM
Long Title: CONDENSED MATTER THEORY: MANY-BODY FORMALISM
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: Formal structure of many-body theory as used in condensed matter physics.
PHYS 665 - TOPOLOGY IN QUANTUM PHYSICS
Long Title: TOPOLOGY IN MODERN QUANTUM PHYSICS AND FIELD THEORY
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Prerequisite(s): PHYS 521
Description: Topology plays an increasingly important role in modern quantum physics, and its applications to a variety of topics range from the theory of liquid crystals to topological defects in quantum field theory. This course will introduce some key notions from topology, such as homotopy and homology, and differential geomery and discuss their applications in quantum physics, from the theory of vortices in superconductors, to monopoles in non-Abelian gauge theories, to instantons in Yang—Mills theory. The course also covers the concepts of topological insulators and superconductors that have become an important part of the vocabulary of modern condensed matter physics. The course may be useful for students pursuing research in condensed matter and AMO physics, as well as high-energy physicists interested in topological defects in quantum field theory.
PHYS 677 - SPECIAL TOPICS
Long Title: SPECIAL TOPICS
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Independent Study, Internship/Practicum, Laboratory, Lecture, Lecture/Laboratory, Seminar
Credit Hours: 1 TO 4
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Visiting Graduate
Graduate
Description: Topics and credit hours vary each semester. Contact department for current semester's topic(s). Repeatable for Credit.
PHYS 700 - TEACHING PRACTICUM
Long Title: TEACHING PRACTICUM
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Internship/Practicum
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: Supervised teaching for graduate students. Repeatable for Credit.
PHYS 710 - GRAD SEMINAR IN PHYS & ASTR
Long Title: GRADUATE SEMINAR IN PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 1
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: Participation in department colloquia and additional sessions on topics of interest to entering graduate students. Required of all Physics and Astronomy graduate students during their first Fall semester at Rice.
PHYS 800 - GRADUATE RESEARCH
Long Title: GRADUATE RESEARCH
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Research
Credit Hours: 1 TO 15
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: Thesis research under the supervision of department faculty. Repeatable for Credit.