Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Catalog - 2019-2020
| Course | Title | Distribution Group | Analyzing Diversity | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHYS 007 | VISITING RESEARCH | 0 | ||
| PHYS 100 | EXPLORING PHYSICS | 1 | ||
| PHYS 101 | MECHANICS (WITH LAB) | Distribution Group III | 4 | |
| PHYS 102 | ELECTRICITY&MAGNETISM W/LAB | Distribution Group III | 4 | |
| PHYS 103 | MECHANICS DISCUSSION | 0 | ||
| PHYS 104 | E & M DISCUSSION | 0 | ||
| PHYS 111 | HONORS MECHANICS (WITH LAB) | Distribution Group III | 4 | |
| PHYS 112 | HONORS E&M (WITH LAB) | Distribution Group III | 4 | |
| PHYS 116 | SEMINAR IN PHYS & ASTRO @ RICE | 1 | ||
| PHYS 125 | GENERAL PHYSICS (WITH LAB) | Distribution Group III | 4 | |
| PHYS 126 | GENERAL PHYSICS II (WITH LAB) | Distribution Group III | 4 | |
| PHYS 141 | CONCEPTS IN PHYSICS I | Distribution Group III | 3 | |
| PHYS 142 | CONCEPTS IN PHYSICS II | Distribution Group III | 3 | |
| PHYS 143 | PHYSICS FOR CITIZENSHIP | Distribution Group III | 3 | |
| PHYS 144 | THE PHYSICS OF MUSIC AND SOUND | Distribution Group III | 3 | |
| PHYS 201 | WAVES, LIGHT, AND HEAT | 3 | ||
| PHYS 202 | MODERN PHYSICS | 3 | ||
| PHYS 231 | ELEMENTARY PHYSICS LAB | 1 | ||
| PHYS 238 | SPECIAL TOPICS | 1 TO 4 | ||
| PHYS 301 | INTERMEDIATE MECHANICS | 4 | ||
| PHYS 302 | INTERMEDIATE ELECTRODYNAMICS | 4 | ||
| PHYS 311 | INTRO TO QUANTUM PHYSICS I | 3 | ||
| PHYS 312 | INTRO TO QUANTUM PHYSICS II | 3 | ||
| PHYS 331 | JUNIOR PHYSICS LAB I | 2 | ||
| PHYS 332 | JUNIOR PHYSICS LAB II | 2 | ||
| PHYS 355 | INTRO TO BIOLOGICAL PHYSICS | 3 | ||
| PHYS 411 | INTRO NUCLEAR&PARTIC PHYSICS | 3 | ||
| PHYS 412 | SOLID STATE PHYSICS | 3 | ||
| PHYS 416 | COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS | 3 | ||
| PHYS 425 | STATISTICAL & THERMAL PHYSICS | 3 | ||
| PHYS 461 | INDEPENDENT RESEARCH | 1 TO 6 | ||
| PHYS 462 | INDEPENDENT RESEARCH | 1 TO 6 | ||
| PHYS 465 | REU RESEARCH IN PHYS & ASTR | 1 TO 3 | ||
| PHYS 477 | SPECIAL TOPICS | 1 TO 4 | ||
| PHYS 480 | INTRODUCTION TO PLASMA PHYSICS | 3 | ||
| PHYS 491 | UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH | 2 | ||
| PHYS 492 | UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH | 2 | ||
| PHYS 493 | UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH SEMINAR | 1 | ||
| PHYS 494 | UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH SEMINAR | 1 | ||
| PHYS 501 | PHYSICS OF HAM RADIO TEACHERS | 3 | ||
| PHYS 510 | MAGNETOSPHERIC PHYSICS | 3 | ||
| PHYS 515 | CLASSICAL DYNAMICS | 3 | ||
| PHYS 516 | MATHEMATICAL METHODS | 3 | ||
| PHYS 517 | COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS | 3 | ||
| PHYS 519 | PLASMA KINETIC THEORY | 3 | ||
| PHYS 521 | QUANTUM MECHANICS I | 3 | ||
| PHYS 522 | QUANTUM MECHANICS II | 3 | ||
| PHYS 526 | STATISTICAL PHYSICS | 3 | ||
| PHYS 532 | CLASSICAL ELECTRODYNAMICS | 3 | ||
| PHYS 533 | NANOSTRUCTURE/NANOTECHNOLOG | 3 | ||
| PHYS 534 | NANOSTRUCTURE&NANOTECHNOLGY II | 3 | ||
| PHYS 535 | CRYSTALLOGRAPHY & DIFFRACTION | 3 | ||
| PHYS 537 | METHODS EXPERIMENTAL PHYSICS I | 4 | ||
| PHYS 538 | METH EXPERIMENTAL PHYSICS II | 4 | ||
| PHYS 539 | CHARACTER&FABRICATN NANOSCALE | 3 | ||
| PHYS 541 | RADIATIVE PROCESSES | 3 | ||
| PHYS 542 | INTRO NUCLEAR&PARTIC PHYSICS | 3 | ||
| PHYS 543 | PHYSICS OF QUARKS AND LEPTONS | 3 | ||
| PHYS 551 | BIOLOGICAL PHYSICS | 3 | ||
| PHYS 552 | TOPICS IN BIOLOGICAL PHYSICS | 3 | ||
| PHYS 561 | GENERAL RELATIVITY | 3 | ||
| PHYS 563 | INTRO TO SOLID STATE PHYSICS I | 3 | ||
| PHYS 564 | INTRO SOLID STATE PHYSICS II | 3 | ||
| PHYS 566 | SURFACE PHYSICS | 3 | ||
| PHYS 567 | QUANTUM MATERIALS | 3 | ||
| PHYS 568 | QUANTUM PHASE TRANSITIONS | 3 | ||
| PHYS 569 | ULTRAFAST OPTICAL PHENOMENA | 3 | ||
| PHYS 571 | MODERN ATOMIC PHYSICS | 3 | ||
| PHYS 572 | FUNDAMENTALS OF QUANTUM OPTICS | 3 | ||
| PHYS 580 | INTRODUCTION TO PLASMA PHYSICS | 3 | ||
| PHYS 600 | ADVANCED TOPICS IN PHYSICS | 3 | ||
| PHYS 601 | FRONTIERS IN CONDENSED MATTER | 1 | ||
| PHYS 605 | ELECTRODYNAMICS & NANOPHOTONIC | 3 | ||
| PHYS 610 | METHODS OF MOLECULAR SIMUL | 3 | ||
| PHYS 622 | QUANTUM FIELD THEORY | 3 | ||
| PHYS 643 | MECHANOTRANSDUCTION | 3 | ||
| PHYS 663 | CONDENSED MATTER THRY:APLICATN | 3 | ||
| PHYS 664 | COND MATTR THRY:MANY BODY FORM | 3 | ||
| PHYS 665 | CONTEMPORARY QUANTUM THEORY | 3 | ||
| PHYS 677 | SPECIAL TOPICS | 1 TO 4 | ||
| PHYS 700 | TEACHING PRACTICUM | 3 | ||
| PHYS 710 | GRAD SEMINAR IN PHYS & ASTR | 1 | ||
| PHYS 800 | GRADUATE RESEARCH | 1 TO 15 |