Courses

For course descriptions, see the course catalogs for physics and for astronomy.

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Physics

Spring 2026: Graf
Spring 2025: Weinacht
Spring 2024: Graf
Spring 2023: Graf

Spring 2026: Graf
Spring 2025: Graf
Spring 2024: Graf
Spring 2023: Graf

Fall 2025: Riccio, Piacquadio, Winters / Lefferts, Winters
Fall 2024: Tsybychev, Piacquadio / Lefferts, Piacquadio
Fall 2023: Tsybychev, McGrew / Lefferts, Ionas, McGrew
Fall 2022: Piacquadio, McGrew, Rijssenbeek / Lefferts, Hemmick, Rijssenbeek

Spring 2026: Arnold, Riccio, Winters / Arnold, Riccio, Winters
Spring 2025: Dao, Riccio, Piacquadio / Dao, Riccio, Piacquadio
Spring 2024: McGrew, Dao, Metcalf, Lefferts / McGrew, Dao, Metcalf
Spring 2023: Piacquadio, McGrew, Kelly / Lefferts, Hemmick, Ionas, Kelly

Spring 2026: Ionas
Fall 2025: Graf
Spring 2025: Graf
Fall 2024: Graf
Spring 2024: Ionas
Fall 2023: Mendez
Spring 2023: Ionas
Fall 2022: Mendez

Fall 2025: Graf
Fall 2024: Graf
Fall 2023: Graf
Fall 2022: Graf

Spring 2026: Ionas
Spring 2025: Ionas
Spring 2024: Mendez
Spring 2023: Mendez

Spring 2026: Tsybychev
Fall 2025: Ionas, Hemmick, Corliss, McGrew
Spring 2025: Zahed
Fall 2024: Ionas, Hemmick, McGrew
Spring 2024: Hobbs
Fall 2023: Ionas, Hemmick, Pascuzzi
Spring 2023: Tsybychev
Fall 2022: Ionas, Hemmick, Pascuzzi

Spring 2026: Lefferts
Fall 2025: Lefferts, McGrew
Spring 2025: Lefferts
Fall 2024: Lefferts, McGrew
Spring 2024: Lefferts, Hemmick, Ionas
Fall 2023: Lefferts, Ionas, Pascuzzi
Spring 2023: Lefferts
Fall 2022: Lefferts, Hemmick, Pascuzzi

Spring 2026: Dreyer, Hemmick, Corliss, McGrew
Fall 2025: Hobbs
Spring 2025: Ionas, Hemmick, McGrew
Fall 2024: Dao
Spring 2024: Ionas, Hemmick, Pascuzzi
Fall 2023: Hobbs
Spring 2023: Ionas, Hemmick, Pascuzzi
Fall 2022: Hobbs

Spring 2026: Lefferts, McGrew
Fall 2025: Lefferts
Spring 2025: Lefferts, McGrew
Fall 2024: Lefferts
Spring 2024: Lefferts, Hemmick, Ionas, Pascuzzi
Fall 2023: Lefferts, Hemmick
Spring 2023: Lefferts, Pascuzzi
Fall 2022: Lefferts, Hemmick

Fall 2025: Mendez
Fall 2024: Mendez
Fall 2023: Fernandez-Serra
Fall 2022: Fernandez-Serra

Spring 2026: Mendez
Spring 2025: Mendez
Spring 2024: Fernandez-Serra
Spring 2023: Fernandez-Serra

Spring 2026: Kiryluk
Spring 2025: Kiryluk
Fall 2024: Kiryluk
Spring 2024: Kiryluk
Fall 2023: Kiryluk
Spring 2023: Kiryluk
Fall 2022: Kiryluk

Spring 2026: Schneble
Fall 2025: Schneble
Spring 2025: Schneble
Fall 2024: Schneble
Spring 2024: Schneble
Fall 2023: Schneble
Spring 2023: Schneble
Fall 2022: Schneble

Fall 2025: Naim
Fall 2024: Naim
Fall 2023: Deshpande
Fall 2022: Deshpande

Spring 2026: Mandia
Spring 2025: Hameed
Spring 2024: Hameed
Spring 2023: Hameed

Spring 2026: Averin / Lefferts
Fall 2025: Averin / Lefferts
Spring 2025: Averin / Lefferts
Fall 2024: Averin / Lefferts
Spring 2024: Mihaly / Nielsen, Mahtani
Fall 2023: Mihaly / Nielsen
Spring 2023: Mihaly / Mihaly
Fall 2022: Mihaly / Mihaly

Spring 2026: Zingale
Fall 2025: Swesty
Spring 2025: Dreyer
Fall 2024: Swesty
Spring 2024: Calder
Fall 2023: Swesty
Spring 2023: Swesty
Fall 2022: Swesty

Every Semester: PHY Faculty

Spring 2026: Schneble
Fall 2025: Schneble
Spring 2025: Schneble
Fall 2024: Schneble
Spring 2024: Schneble
Fall 2023: Schneble
Spring 2023: Schneble
Fall 2022: Schneble

Spring 2026: Mihaly
Fall 2025: Mihaly
Spring 2025: Mihaly
Fall 2024: Mihaly
Spring 2024: Weinacht
Fall 2023: Weinacht
Spring 2023: Weinacht
Fall 2022: Weinacht

Spring 2026: Goldman
Fall 2025: Vafaei-Najafabadi
Spring 2025: Goldman
Fall 2024: Zahed
Spring 2024: Goldman
Fall 2023: Vafaei-Najafabadi
Fall 2022: Vafaei-Najafabadi

Spring 2026: Syritsyn
Spring 2025: Syritsyn
Spring 2024: Syritsyn
Spring 2023: Syritsyn

Spring 2026: Cano
Fall 2025: Ionas
Spring 2025: Cano
Fall 2024: Ionas
Spring 2024: Zahed
Fall 2023: Ionas
Fall 2022: Ionas

Spring 2026: Ringer
Fall 2025: Ringer
Spring 2025: Ringer
Fall 2024: Teaney
Spring 2024: Teaney
Fall 2023: Teaney
Spring 2023: Teaney

Spring 2026: Perez Rios
Fall 2025: Perez Rios
Spring 2025: Perez Rios
Fall 2024: Perez Rios
Spring 2024: Perez Rios
Fall 2023: Perez Rios
Spring 2023: Perez Rios

Spring 2026: Bernauer
Fall 2025: Bernauer
Spring 2025: Corliss
Fall 2024: Corliss
Spring 2024: Bernauer
Fall 2023: Corliss
Spring 2023: Bernauer, Gurvitch
Fall 2022: Gurvitch

Fall 2025: Barish
Fall 2024: Barish

Fall 2025: Goldman
Fall 2024: Goldman
Fall 2023: Goldman
Fall 2022: Goldman

Spring 2026: Swesty
Fall 2025: Verbaarschot
Spring 2025: Verbaarschot
Fall 2024: Verbaarschot
Spring 2024: Verbaarschot
Fall 2023: Swesty
Spring 2023: Verbaarschot
Fall 2022: Syritsyn

Spring 2026: Shuryak
Spring 2025: Shuryak
Spring 2024: Shuryak
Spring 2023: Shuryak

Spring 2026: Dao, Corliss, Liu, Du, Drees, Kumar
Fall 2025: Arnold, Liu, Kumar, Corliss, Drees
Spring 2025: Arnold Corliss, Kumar, Bernauer, Du
Fall 2024: Arnold, Bernauer, Figueroa, Du
Spring 2024: Du, Liu, Wijsekara, Arnold
Fall 2023: McGrew Liu, Du, Figueroa
Spring 2023: Drees, Liu, Metcalf, Du
Fall 2022: Drees, Liu, Du, Figueroa-Barragan

Every Semester: PHY Faculty

Fall 2025: Weinacht
Fall 2024: Metcalf
Fall 2023: Metcalf
Fall 2022: Metcalf

Every Semester: PHY Faculty, Schneble

Fall 2025: Cano
Fall 2024: Cano
Fall 2023: Cano
Fall 2022: Cano

Every Semester: Lefferts, Schneble

Every Semester: PHY Faculty

Astronomy

Spring 2026: Lattimer
Fall 2025: Farr
Spring 2025: Lattimer
Fall 2024: Zingale
Spring 2024: Lattimer
Fall 2023: Koda, Lanzetta
Spring 2023: Lattimer
Fall 2022: Zingale, Sehgal

Spring 2026: Koda
Spring 2025: Koda
Spring 2024: Koda
Spring 2023: Sehgal

Fall 2025: Lanzetta
Fall 2024: Perna
Fall 2023: Lanzetta
Fall 2022: Calder

Spring 2026: Koda
Spring 2025: Koda
Spring 2024: Koda
Spring 2023: Sehgal

Spring 2026: Armitage
Spring 2025: Armitage
Spring 2024: Armitage
Spring 2023: Armitage

Spring 2026: Lanzetta
Fall 2025: Koda
Spring 2025: Farr
Fall 2024: Calder
Spring 2024: Lanzetta
Fall 2023: Farr
Spring 2023: Calder
Fall 2022: Farr

Fall 2025: Calder
Fall 2024: Perna
Fall 2023: Calder
Fall 2022: Perna

Fall 2025: Walter
Spring 2025: Lattimer
Fall 2024: Walter
Fall 2023: Koda
Spring 2023: Lattimer
Fall 2022: Walter

Every Semester: AST Faculty

Spring 2025: Walter
Spring 2023: Walter

Fall 2024: Zingale
Fall 2022: Zingale

Spring 2025: Koda
Spring 2023: Lanzetta

Fall 2025: Farr
Fall 2023: Miranda

Spring 2026: Calder
Spring 2024: Walter

Spring 2026: Armitage, Lattimer
Spring 2025: Zingale
Spring 2024: Lattimer
Spring 2023: Zingale

Spring 2026: Birrer
Fall 2025: von der Linden
Spring 2025: von der Linden
Fall 2024: Birrer
Spring 2024: Birrer
Fall 2023: Birrer
Fall 2022: von der Linden

Every Semester: AST Faculty

Every Semester: AST Faculty, Lattimer

Every Semester: Zingale, Schneble

Every Semester: AST Faculty

Courses

Physics

PHY 112 Light, Color, Vision

PHY 119 Physics for Environmental Studies

PHY 121 Physics for Life Sciences I / PHY 121 Lab

PHY 122 Physics for Life Sci. II / PHY 122 Lab

PHY 125 Classical Physics A

PHY 126 Classical Physics B

PHY 127 Classical Physics C

PHY 131 Classical Physics I

PHY 133 Classical Physics Lab 1

PHY 132 Classical Physics II

PHY 134 Classical Physics Lab II

PHY 141 Classical Physics I Honors

PHY 142 Classical Physics II Honors

PHY 153 Data Analysis for Phys. & Astr. with Python

PHY 191 Transitional Study

PHY 231 Physics for Future Presidents

PHY 237/ATM 237 World Climate and Atmosphere

PHY 251 Modern Physics / PHY 252 Lab

PHY 277 Computation for Physics and Astronomy

PHY 287 Introduction to Research (by arrangement)

PHY 291 Transitional Study

PHY 300 Waves and Optics

PHY 301 Electromagnetic Theory I

PHY 302 Electromagnetic Theory II

PHY 303 Mechanics

PHY 306 Thermal Physics

PHY 308 Quantum Physics

PHY 335 Electronics and Instrumentation Lab

PHY 390 Special Topics in Physics

PHY 405 Advanced Quantum Physics

PHY 408 Relativity

PHY 431 Nuclear and Particle Physics

PHY 445/515 Senior Laboratory

PHY 447 Tutorial in Adv. Topics (by arrangement)

PHY 452 Atomic Physics and Lasers

PHY459 Write effectively (by arrangement or with PHY445)

PHY 472 Solid State Physics

PHY 475 Teaching practicum (by arrangement)

PHY 487 Research (by arrangement)

Astronomy

AST 100 Astronomy Today

AST 101 Introduction to Astronomy

AST 105 Introduction to the Solar System

AST 112 Astronomy Lab

AST 200 Intro to Astronomy Research

AST 203 Astronomy

AST 205 Introduction to Planetary Sciences

AST 248 Search for Life in the Universe

AST 287 Introductory Research in Astronomy (by arrangement)

AST 301 Collisions in the Solar System

AST 341 Stars and Radiation

AST 346 Galaxies

AST 347 Cosmology

AST 389 Science Fiction

AST 390 Special Topics in Astrophysics

AST 443 Observational Techniques

AST 447 Senior Tutorial (by arrangement)

AST 459 Write effectively

AST 475 Teaching practicum (by arrangement)

AST 487 Senior Research (by arrangement)