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Course Descriptions

Fall 2025 Courses

Course Instructor Mode
PHYS 162 - Elementary Astronomy Brown Online
PHYS 201X - The Professional Secondary Science Teacher Eads Face-to-Face
PHYS 210 - General Physics I Chmaissem Face-to-Face
PHYS 211 - General Physics II Ha Face-to-Face
PHYS 252 - Intermediate General Physics Lurio Face-to-Face
PHYS 253 - Fundamentals of Physics I: Mechanics Adelman Face-to-Face
PHYS 273 - Fundamentals of Physics II: Electromagnetism Lurio Face-to-Face
PHYS 283 - Fundamentals of Physics III: Quantum Physics Brown Face-to-Face
PHYS 284 - Quantum Physics Laboratory Brown Face-to-Face
PHYS 300 - Analytical Mechanics I Winkler Face-to-Face
PHYS 320 - Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics Ito Face-to-Face
PHYS 375 - Laboratory Electronics I Xiao Face-to-Face
PHYS 401 - Professional Physics Teacher Fix Face-to-Face
PHYS 403X - The Nature of Scientific Inquiry Fix Face-to-Face
PHYS 412/512 - Physics of Quantum Computing Lurio, Winkler Face-to-Face
PHYS 416/516 - Methods in Teaching Physical Sciences Eads Face-to-Face
PHYS 430/530 - Optics Ito Face-to-Face
PHYS 460 - Quantum Physics Winkler Face-to-Face
PHYS 470/570 - Electricity and Magnetism II Zutshi Face-to-Face
PHYS 498/499 - Senior Seminar/Senior Project in Physics Chmaissem Face-to-Face
PHYS 600 - Classical Mechanics Martin Face-to-Face
PHYS 660 - Quantum Mechanics I Van Veenendaal Face-to-Face
PHYS 671 - Electromagnetic Theory II Erdelyi Face-to-Face
PHYS 680 - Introduction to Nanophysics Xiao Face-to-Face
PHYS 699 - Master's Thesis Adelman
PHYS 798 - Physics Seminar Adelman
PHYS 799 - Doctoral Research and Dissertation Adelman

Past Courses

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