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PHYS C1001x Physics for Poets 3 pts. This course does not fulfill the physics requirement for admission to medical school. No previous background in physics is expected; high school algebra is required. An introduction to physics taught through the exploration of the scientific method, and the application of physical principles to a wide range of topics from quantum mechanics to cosmology. Science Requirement: Partial Fulfillment.

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Location
Instructor Enrollment
Autumn 2009 :: PHYS C1001
PHYS
1001
47199
001
MW 2:40p - 3:55p
428 Pupin Laboratories
W 1:10p - 4:00p
428 Pupin Laboratories
A. Miller 91 [ More Info ]

PHYS V1201x-V1202y General Physics 3 pts. Prerequisites: Prerequisite for PHYS V1202: PHYS V1201 The course will use elementary concepts from calculus. Students should therefore have some basic background in calculus or should be concurrently taking MATH V1101, Calculus I. The accompanying laboratory is PHYS V1291-V1292. Basic introduction to the study of mechanics, fluids, thermodynamics, electricity, magnetism, optics, special relativity, quantum mechanics, atomic physics, and nuclear physics. Science Requirement: Partial Fulfillment.

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Location
Instructor Enrollment
Autumn 2009 :: PHYS V1201
PHYS
1201
67698
001
MW 11:00a - 12:15p
301 Pupin Laboratories
M 9:00a - 12:00p
301 Pupin Laboratories
M. Shaevitz 138 / 130 [ More Info ]
PHYS
1201
98296
002
MW 11:00a - 12:15p
428 Pupin Laboratories
M 9:00a - 12:00p
428 Pupin Laboratories
E. Aprile 123 / 130 [ More Info ]
Spring 2010 :: PHYS V1202
PHYS
1202
93546
001
MW 11:00a - 12:15p
301 Pupin Laboratories
M. Shaevitz 109 / 100 [ More Info ]
PHYS
1202
97496
002
MW 11:00a - 12:15p
428 Pupin Laboratories
J. Parsons 99 / 85 [ More Info ]

PHYS W1201y General Physics I 3 pts. Same course as PHYS V1201, but given off-sequence. The course will use elementary concepts from calculus. Students should therefore have some basic background in calculus or should be concurrently taking MATH V1101, Calculus I. The accompanying laboratory is PHYS W1291.

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Instructor Enrollment
Spring 2010 :: PHYS W1201
PHYS
1201
76847
001
TuTh 6:00p - 7:15p
428 Pupin Laboratories
T. Zelevinsky 91 / 147 [ More Info ]

PHYS V1291x-V1292y General Physics Laboratory 1 pt. Corequisite: PHYS V1201-V1202. This course is the laboratory for the corequisite lecture course and can be taken only during the same term as the corresponding lecture.

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Location
Instructor Enrollment
Autumn 2009 :: PHYS V1291
PHYS
1291
61647
001
TBA M. Shaevitz 135 [ More Info ]
PHYS
1291
21997
002
TBA E. Aprile 97 [ More Info ]
Spring 2010 :: PHYS V1292
PHYS
1292
85530
001
TBA M. Shaevitz 97 [ More Info ]
PHYS
1292
21149
002
TBA J. Parsons 77 [ More Info ]

PHYS W1291y General Physics Laboratory 1 pt. Same course as V1291-V1292, but given off-sequence. Corequisite: PHYS W1201-W1202. This course is the laboratory for the corequisite lecture course and can be taken only during the same term as the corresponding lecture.

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Spring 2010 :: PHYS W1291
PHYS
1291
23445
001
TBA T. Zelevinsky 64 [ More Info ]

PHYS C1401x Introduction To Mechanics and Thermodynamics 3 pts. Corequisite: MATH V1101, or the equivalent. Fundamental laws of mechanics, kinematics and dynamics, work and energy, rotational dynamics, oscillations, gravitation, fluids, temperature and heat, gas laws, the first and second laws of thermodynamics. Science Requirement: Partial Fulfillment.

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Location
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Autumn 2009 :: PHYS C1401
PHYS
1401
23647
001
MW 1:00p - 2:15p
301 Pupin Laboratories
M 1:10p - 4:00p
301 Pupin Laboratories
E. Hughes 114 / 160 [ More Info ]
PHYS
1401
25530
002
TuTh 10:35a - 11:50a
428 Pupin Laboratories
Tu 9:00a - 12:00p
428 Pupin Laboratories
J. Dodd 165 / 145 [ More Info ]

PHYS C1402y Introduction To Electricity, Magnetism, and Optics 3 pts. Prerequisite: PHYS C1401. Corequisite: MATH V1102, or the equivalent. Electric fields, direct currents, magnetic fields, alternating currents, electromagnetic waves, polarization, geometrical optics, interference, and diffraction. Science Requirement: Partial Fulfillment.

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Location
Instructor Enrollment
Spring 2010 :: PHYS C1402
PHYS
1402
76529
001
MW 1:00p - 2:15p
301 Pupin Laboratories
E. Hughes 132 / 200 [ More Info ]
PHYS
1402
79780
002
TuTh 10:35a - 11:50a
428 Pupin Laboratories
J. Dodd 145 / 145 [ More Info ]

PHYS C1403x Introduction To Classical and Quantum Waves 3 pts. Prerequisite: PHYS C1402. Corequisite: MATH V1201, or the equivalent. Classical waves and the wave equation, Fourier series and integrals, normal modes, wave-particle duality, the uncertainty principle, basic principles of quantum mechanics, energy levels, reflection and transmission coefficients, applications to atomic physics. Science Requirement: Partial Fulfillment.

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Autumn 2009 :: PHYS C1403
PHYS
1403
20942
001
MW 9:15a - 10:30a
301 Pupin Laboratories
W 9:00a - 12:00p
301 Pupin Laboratories
G. Brooijmans 110 / 165 [ More Info ]

PHYS C1493x Introduction To Experimental Physics 3 pts. Prerequisite: PHYS C1401 and C1402. Laboratory work associated with the two prerequisite lecture courses. Experiments in mechanics, thermodynamics, electricity, magnetism, optics, and wave motion. Note: Students cannot receive credit for both PHYS C1493 and C1494.

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Location
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Autumn 2009 :: PHYS C1493
PHYS
1493
73247
001
Tu 3:10p - 4:00p
428 Pupin Laboratories
N. Grau 143 / 125 [ More Info ]

PHYS C1494y Introduction To Experimental Physics 3 pts. Prerequisite: PHYS C1401, C1402, and C1403. Laboratory work associated with the three prerequisite lecture courses. Experiments in mechanics, thermodynamics, electricity, magnetism, optics, wave motion, atomic physics, and nuclear physics. (Students cannot receive credit for both PHYS C1493 and C1494.)

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Location
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Spring 2010 :: PHYS C1494
PHYS
1494
93444
001
Tu 3:10p - 4:00p
428 Pupin Laboratories
N. Grau 118 / 147 [ More Info ]

PHYS C1601x Physics, I: Mechanics and Relativity 3.5 pts. Corequisite: MATH V1102 or the equivalent. Fundamental laws of mechanics, kinematics and dynamics, work and energy, rotational dynamics, oscillations, gravitation, fluids, introduction to special relativity and relativistic kinematics. The course is preparatory for advanced work in physics and related fields. Science Requirement: Partial Fulfillment.

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Call Number/
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Location
Instructor Enrollment
Autumn 2009 :: PHYS C1601
PHYS
1601
44691
001
TuTh 10:35a - 11:50a
301 Pupin Laboratories
Tu 9:00a - 12:00p
301 Pupin Laboratories
N. Christ 183 [ More Info ]

PHYS C1602y Physics, II: Thermodynamics, Electricity, and Magnetism 3.5 pts. Prerequisite: PHYS C1601. Corequisite: MATH V1201 or the equivalent. Temperature and heat, gas laws, the first and second laws of thermodynamics, kinetic theory of gases, electric fields, direct currents, magnetic fields, alternating currents, electromagnetic waves. The course is preparatory for advanced work in physics and related fields. Science Requirement: Partial Fulfillment.

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Location
Instructor Enrollment
Spring 2010 :: PHYS C1602
PHYS
1602
84030
001
TuTh 10:35a - 11:50a
301 Pupin Laboratories
E. Weinberg 147 / 272 [ More Info ]

ASPH V1900y Seminar In Contemporary Physics and Astronomy 1 pt. Prerequisite or corequisite: any 1000-level course in the Physics or Astronomy Department. May be taken for Pass/Fail credit only. Lectures on current areas of research with discussions of motivation, techniques, and results, as well as difficulties and unsolved problems. Each student submits a written report on one field of active research.

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Location
Instructor Enrollment
Spring 2010 :: ASPH V1900
ASPH
1900
97797
001
F 11:00a - 12:00p
329 Pupin Laboratories
C. Hailey 12 / 105 [ More Info ]

PHYS C2601x Physics, III: Classical and Quantum Waves 3.5 pts. Prerequisite: PHYS C1402 or C1602. Corequisite: MATH V1202 or the equivalent. Classical waves and the wave equation, geometrical optics, interference and diffraction, Fourier series and integrals, normal modes, wave-particle duality, the uncertainty principle, basic principles of quantum mechanics, energy levels, reflection and transmission coefficients, the harmonic oscillator. The course is preparatory for advanced work in physics and related fields.

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Autumn 2009 :: PHYS C2601
PHYS
2601
51848
001
MW 9:15a - 10:30a
428 Pupin Laboratories
W 9:00a - 12:00p
428 Pupin Laboratories
P. Kim 38 [ More Info ]

PHYS C2699y Experiments In Classical and Modern Physics 3 pts. Prerequisites: PHYS C1601 (or C1401), C1602 (or C1402), and C2601. Laboratory work associated with the three prerequisite lecture courses. Experiments in mechanics, thermodynamics, electricity, magnetism, optics, wave motion, atomic physics, and nuclear physics.

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Location
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Spring 2010 :: PHYS C2699
PHYS
2699
10529
001
Tu 3:10p - 4:00p
TBA
Instructor To Be Announced 12 / 147 [ More Info ]

PHYS C2801x-C2802y Accelerated Physics, I and II 4.5 pts. Prerequisites: Advanced Placement in physics and mathematics, or the equivalent, and the instructor's permission. (A special placement meeting is held during Orientation.) This accelerated two-semester sequence covers the subject matter of PHYS C1601, C1602 and C2601, and is intended for those students who have an exceptionally strong background in both physics and mathematics. The course is preparatory for advanced work in physics and related fields. There is no accompanying laboratory; however, students are encouraged to take the intermediate laboratory, PHYS W3081, in the following year.

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Autumn 2009 :: PHYS C2801
PHYS
2801
55996
001
TuTh 10:35a - 12:25p
329 Pupin Laboratories
Tu 9:00a - 12:00p
329 Pupin Laboratories
B. Cole 52 [ More Info ]
PHYS
2801
81696
R01
TuTh 4:00p - 5:00p
329 Pupin Laboratories
Instructor To Be Announced 1 / 0 [ More Info ]
Spring 2010 :: PHYS C2802
PHYS
2802
81760
001
TuTh 10:35a - 12:25p
329 Pupin Laboratories
B. Cole 38 / 105 [ More Info ]
PHYS
2802
86780
R01
TuTh 4:00p - 5:00p
329 Pupin Laboratories
Instructor To Be Announced 0 / 0 [ More Info ]

PHYS W3002y From Quarks To the Cosmos: Applications of Modern Physics 3.5 pts. Prerequisites: C2601 or C2802 This course reinforces basic ideas of modern physics through applications to nuclear physics, high energy physics, astrophysics and cosmology. The ongoing Columbia research programs in these fields are used as practical examples. The course is preparatory for advanced work in physics and related fields.

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Spring 2010 :: PHYS W3002
PHYS
3002
94260
001
MW 2:40p - 3:55p
214 Pupin Laboratories
S. Marka 11 / 56 [ More Info ]

PHYS W3003x Mechanics 3 pts. Prerequisites: general physics, and differential and integral calculus. Newtonian mechanics, oscillations and resonance, conservative forces and potential energy, central forces, non-inertial frames of reference, rigid body motion, an introduction to Lagrange's formulation of mechanics, coupled oscillators, and normal modes.

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Autumn 2009 :: PHYS W3003
PHYS
3003
13531
001
MW 11:00a - 12:15p
329 Pupin Laboratories
M 9:00a - 12:00p
329 Pupin Laboratories
A. Blaer 44 [ More Info ]

PHYS W3007y Electricity and Magnetism 3 pts. Prerequisites: general physics, and differential and integral calculus. Electrostatics and magnetostatics, Laplace's equation and boundary-value problems, multipole expansions, dielectric and magnetic materials, Faraday's law, AC circuits, Maxwell's equations, Lorentz covariance, and special relativity.

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Location
Instructor Enrollment
Spring 2010 :: PHYS W3007
PHYS
3007
92068
001
MW 9:35a - 10:50a
420 Pupin Laboratories
A. Nicolis 30 / 50 [ More Info ]

PHYS W3008x Electromagnetic Waves and Optics 3 pts. Prerequisite: PHYS W3007. Maxwell's equations and electromagnetic potentials, the wave equation, propagation of plane waves, reflection and refraction, geometrical optics, transmission lines, wave guides, resonant cavities, radiation, interference of waves, and diffraction.

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Instructor Enrollment
Autumn 2009 :: PHYS W3008
PHYS
3008
11696
001
TuTh 11:00a - 12:15p
420 Pupin Laboratories
Tu 9:00a - 12:00p
420 Pupin Laboratories
S. Marka 29 [ More Info ]

PHYS W3072y Seminar In Current Research Problems 2 pts. Open only to senior physics majors. May be taken ONLY for Pass/Fail credit, not for letter grade credit. A detailed study of a selected field of active research in physics. The motivation, techniques, and results obtained to the present, as well as the difficulties and unsolved problems.

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Spring 2010 :: PHYS W3072
PHYS
3072
62446
001
Tu 5:30p - 6:45p
705 Pupin Laboratories
A. Pinczuk 10 / 24 [ More Info ]

PHYS W3081x or y Intermediate Laboratory Work 2 pts. Primarily for junior and senior physics majors. Other majors require the instructor's permission. May be repeated for credit by performing different experiments. The laboratory has available thirteen individual experiments, of which two are required per 2 points. Each experiment is chosen by the student in consultation with the instructor. Each section meets one afternoon per week, with registration in each section limited by the laboratory capacity. Experiments (classical and modern) cover topics in electricity, magnetism, optics, atomic physics, and nuclear physics.

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Autumn 2009 :: PHYS W3081
PHYS
3081
64031
001
M 1:10p - 5:00p
TBA
E. Aprile 6 / 8 [ More Info ]
PHYS
3081
41847
002
F 1:10p - 5:00p
TBA
M. May 15 / 16 [ More Info ]
PHYS
3081
41005
003
M 1:10p - 5:00p
TBA
A. Narayan 2 / 8 [ More Info ]
Spring 2010 :: PHYS W3081
PHYS
3081
66696
001
F 1:10p - 5:00p
TBA
M. May 11 / 11 [ More Info ]

PHYS W3083y Electronics Laboratory 3 pts. Registration is limited to the capacity of the laboratory. Corequisite or prerequisite: PHYS W3003 or W3007. A sequence of experiments in solid-state electronics, with introductory lectures.

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Spring 2010 :: PHYS W3083
PHYS
3083
71197
001
MW 1:10p - 4:00p
513 Pupin Laboratories
J. Parsons 9 [ More Info ]

PHYS V3500x or y Supervised Readings In Physics 3 pts. Prerequisites: the written permission of the faculty member who agrees to act as supervisor, and the permission of the director of undergraduate studies. Readings in a selected field of physics under the supervision of a faculty member. Written reports and periodic conferences with the instructor.

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Instructor Enrollment
Autumn 2009 :: PHYS V3500
PHYS
3500
76149
001
TBA J. Dodd 0 [ More Info ]
Spring 2010 :: PHYS V3500
PHYS
3500
13546
001
TBA J. Dodd 2 [ More Info ]

PHYS V3900x or y Supervised Individual Research 1-5 pts. Prerequisites: the written permission of the faculty member who agrees to act as supervisor, and the permission of the director of undergraduate studies. For specially selected physics majors, the opportunity to do a research project in contemporary physics under the supervision of a faculty member. A detailed report on the research is presented by the student when the project is completed.

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Call Number/
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Location
Instructor Enrollment
Autumn 2009 :: PHYS V3900
PHYS
3900
78102
001
TBA E. Hughes 2 [ More Info ]
PHYS
3900
73750
002
TBA A. Narayan 1 [ More Info ]
PHYS
3900
76108
003
TBA N. Christ 1 [ More Info ]
PHYS
3900
76352
004
TBA S. Marka 1 [ More Info ]
PHYS
3900
76505
005
TBA A. Pinczuk 1 [ More Info ]
Spring 2010 :: PHYS V3900
PHYS
3900
16346
001
TBA J. Dodd 4 [ More Info ]

PHYS G4003y Advanced Mechanics 3 pts. Prerequisites: differential and integral calculus, differential equations, and PHYS W3003 or the equivalent. Lagrange's formulation of mechanics, calculus of variations and the Action Principle, Hamilton's formulation of mechanics, rigid body motion, Euler angles, continuum mechanics, introduction to chaotic dynamics.

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Location
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Spring 2010 :: PHYS G4003
PHYS
4003
13198
001
MW 11:00a - 12:15p
420 Pupin Laboratories
E. Ponton 11 [ More Info ]

PHYS G4018y Solid-State Physics 3 pts. Prerequisites: PHYS G4021 and G4023, or the equivalent. Introduction to solid-state physics: crystal structures, properties of periodic lattices, electrons in metals, band structure, transport properties, semiconductors, magnetism, and superconductivity.

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Spring 2010 :: PHYS G4018
PHYS
4018
16148
001
TuTh 2:40p - 3:55p
420 Pupin Laboratories
Y. Uemura 4 [ More Info ]

PHYS G4019x Mathematical Methods of Physics 3 pts. Prerequisites: differential and integral calculus. Highlights of complex analysis, differential equations, integral equations, Green's functions, special functions, Fourier and other transforms, approximation methods, group theory and representations, differential geometry and manifolds. Emphasis is placed on applications to physical problems.

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Location
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Autumn 2009 :: PHYS G4019
PHYS
4019
09888
001
MW 10:35a - 11:50a
514 Altschul Hall
M 9:00a - 12:00p
514 Altschul Hall
T. Halpin-Healy 13 [ More Info ]

PHYS G4021x-G4022y Quantum Mechanics, I and II 3 pts. Prerequisite: PHYS C2601 or C2802, or the equivalent. Formulation of quantum mechanics in terms of state vectors and linear operators, three-dimensional spherically symmetric potentials, the theory of angular momentum and spin, time-independent and time-dependent perturbation theory, scattering theory, and identical particles. Selected phenomena from atomic physics, nuclear physics, and elementary particle physics are described and then interpreted using quantum mechanical models.

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Location
Instructor Enrollment
Autumn 2009 :: PHYS G4021
PHYS
4021
12846
001
TuTh 9:35a - 10:50a
420 Pupin Laboratories
Th 9:00a - 12:00p
420 Pupin Laboratories
A. Mueller 29 [ More Info ]
Spring 2010 :: PHYS G4022
PHYS
4022
61298
001
TuTh 9:10a - 10:25a
420 Pupin Laboratories
A. Mueller 17 [ More Info ]

PHYS G4023x Thermal and Statistical Physics 3 pts. Prerequisite: PHYS G4021 or the equivalent. Thermodynamics, kinetic theory, and methods of statistical mechanics; energy and entropy; Boltzmann, Fermi, and Bose distributions; ideal and real gases; blackbody radiation; chemical equilibrium; phase transitions; ferromagnetism.

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Instructor Enrollment
Autumn 2009 :: PHYS G4023
PHYS
4023
16048
001
TuTh 1:10p - 2:25p
329 Pupin Laboratories
T. Heinz 33 [ More Info ]

PHYS G4040x Introduction to General Relativity 3 pts.Not offered in 2009-2010. Prerequisites: PHYS W3003, PHYS W3007 or the equivalent. Tensor algebra, tensor analysis, introduction to Riemann geometry. Motion of particles, fluid, and fields in curved spacetime. Einstein equation. Schwarzschild solution; test-particle orbits and light bending. Introduction to black holes, gravitational waves, and cosmological models.


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