Rice Course Schedule, Spring 2003
Physics (PHYS)
Rice Course Schedule as of 03/03/2003.
This schedule is maintained by the Office of the Registrar
(reg@rice.edu).
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NOTE: Course web pages are available for some PHYS courses.
PHYS 102 ELECTRICITY & MAGNETISM (WITH LAB) Credits 4.00 Spring 03
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP III
* RESTRICTED DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP III
See Phys 101.
001 HZ AMP - MWF 09:00AM - 09:50AM Corcoran, Marjorie D. Enr: 37 Max: 0
Harshman, Nathan
002 HZ AMP - MWF 10:00AM - 10:50AM Corcoran, Marjorie D. Enr: 154 Max: NA
Harshman, Nathan
PHYS 112 ELECTRICITY & MAGNETISM (WITH LAB) Credits 4.00 Spring 03
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP III
* RESTRICTED DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP III
Continuation of Phys 111. Credit will be given for only one of Phys 102 and
Phys 112.
Prereq- High school physics and calculus.
001 HZ 212 - MWF 09:00AM - 09:50AM Hannon, James P. Enr: 25 Max: 0
PHYS 126 GENERAL PHYSICS II (WITH LAB) Credits 4.00 Spring 03
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP III
* RESTRICTED DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP III
A continuation of PHYS 125.
Prereq or coreq: Math 102 or 112.
001 HZ AMP - TTH 09:25AM - 10:40AM Morris, Gary Enr: 159 Max: 0
Mutchler, Gordon S.
PHYS 202 MODERN PHYSICS Credits 3.00 Spring 03
The final semester of the four-semester sequence in physics for science and
engineering students.
001 HB 227 - MWF 09:00AM - 09:50AM Miettinen, Hannu E. Enr: 42 Max: 0
PHYS 203 ATMOSPHERE, WEATHER, & CLIMATE Credits 3.00 Spring 03
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP III
* RESTRICTED DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP III
This course emphasizes the fundamental science of the atmospheric system.
001 MART 101 - MWF 09:00AM - 09:50AM Few, Arthur A. Enr: 7 Max: 0
PHYS 302 INTERMEDIATE ELECTRODYNAMICS Credits 4.00 Spring 03
Classical electrodynamics and appropriate mathematical methods. Emphasis on
problem solving.
001 HZ 122 - TTH 09:25AM - 10:40AM Chan, Anthony Arthur Enr: 20 Max: 0
PHYS 312 INTRODUCTION TO QUANTUM PHYSICS II Credits 3.00 Spring 03
See Phys 311.
001 HB 453 - MWF 09:00AM - 09:50AM Stevenson, Paul M. Enr: 18 Max: 0
PHYS 331 JUNIOR PHYSICS LAB I Credits 2.00 Spring 03
Prereq- Phys 231.
001 TBA - TBA Dodds, Stanley A. Enr: 11 Max:
PHYS 332 JUNIOR PHYSICS LAB II Credits 2.00 Spring 03
No Description.
Prereq- Phys 331.
001 TBA - TBA Dodds, Stanley A. Enr: 10 Max:
PHYS 412 SOLID STATE PHYSICS Credits 3.00 Spring 03
No description.
001 HZ 122 - TTH 02:30PM - 03:50PM Nordlander, Peter J. Enr: 6 Max: 0
PHYS 416 COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS Credits 3.00 Spring 03
Use of computational techniques to solve selected physics problems. Examine
benefits and pitfalls of doing physics by computation. Enrollment is limited to
25.
Prereq- PHYS 301, 302, and 311; CAAM 336 or MATH 381; some programming
background.
001 TBA - TTH 02:30PM - 03:50PM Toffoletto, Frank R. Enr: 3 Max: 25
PHYS 462 INDEPENDENT RESEARCH Credits Spring 03
See Phys 461.
001 TBA - TBA Staff Enr: 8 Max: 0
PHYS 480 INTRODUCTION TO PLASMA PHYSICS Credits 3.00 Spring 03
Fundamental processes in cosmic and laboratory plasmas: plasma oscillations,
shieldiing, collisions, guiding-center drifts, particle trapping, plasma
waves, magnetohydrodynamics, kinetic theory, and instabilities.
Prereq- Phys 302 or equivalent.
001 HB 453 - TTH 10:50AM - 12:05PM Cloutier, Paul A. Enr: 6 Max: 0
PHYS 492 UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH Credits 2.00 Spring 03
Research projects conducted under supervision of departmentally approved
faculty.
001 TBA - TBA Bonner, Billy E. Enr: 9 Max: 0
PHYS 494 UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH SEMINAR Credits 1.00 Spring 03
Weekly seminar for juniors and seniors in which presentations on research
topics and/or topics in the scientific literature will be given.
001 HZ 119 - M 03:00PM - 06:00PM Bonner, Billy E. Enr: 8 Max: 0
PHYS 522 QUANTUM MECHANICS II Credits 3.00 Spring 03
Continuation of Phys 521.
001 HZ 122 - TTH 10:50AM - 12:05PM Duck, Ian M. Enr: 10 Max: 0
PHYS 526 STATISTICAL PHYSICS Credits 3.00 Spring 03
No description.
001 HZ 122 - MWF 10:00AM - 10:50AM Huang, Huey W. Enr: 17 Max: 0
PHYS 532 CLASSICAL ELECTROMAGNETIC Credits 3.00 Spring 03
Graduate level electrodynamics.
001 HB 227 - MWF 11:00AM - 11:50AM Hill, Thomas W. Enr: 24 Max: 0
PHYS 534 NANOSTRUCTURE AND NANOTECHNOLGOY II Credits 3.00 Spring 03
Physics of structures and devices at the nanometer scale. Topics include
nanmechanics, bionanotechnology, advanced sensors and photonics. Continuation
of PHYS 533.
001 HZ 210 - MWF 01:00PM - 01:50PM Natelson, Doug Enr: 10 Max: NA
PHYS 535 CRYSTALLOGRAPHY & DIFFRACTION Credits 3.00 Spring 03
Study of crystals by x-ray and electron diffraction and electron microscopy.
Includes basic diffraction theory and methods for characterization of structure
and the constitution of materials. Also offered as MSCI 535.
001 TBA - TBA Staff Enr: 1 Max: NA
PHYS 538 METHODS OF EXPERIMENTAL PHYSICS II Credits 4.00 Spring 03
Continuation of PHYS 537.
001 HZ 122 - MWF 02:00PM - 02:50PM Hafner, Jason Enr: 13 Max: 0
Killian, Thomas
PHYS 541 RADIATIVE PROCESSES Credits 3.00 Spring 03
Development of classical and quantum electrodynamics to radiation phenomena in
astrophysics.
Prereq- Phys 532, 521 or equivalent.
001 HB 453 - TTH 02:30PM - 03:50PM Oberlack, Uwe Enr: 5 Max:
PHYS 543 PHYSICS OF QUARKS AND LEPTONS Credits 3.00 Spring 03
A continuation of Phys 542.
Prereq- Phys 542.
001 TBA - TBA Padley, Brian Paul Enr: 3 Max: 0
PHYS 564 INTRODUCTION TO SOLID STATE PHYSICS II Credits 3.00 Spring 03
Continuation of Phys 563, including scattering of waves by crystals, transport
theory, and magnetic phenomena.
001 HZ 122 - TTH 01:00PM - 02:15PM Qimiao, Si Enr: 3 Max: 0
PHYS 600 ADVANCED TOPICS IN PHYSICS Credits 3.00 Spring 03
Lecture/seminars which treat topics of departmental interest. Not offered every
year.
001 HZ 122 - TTH 04:00PM - 05:15PM Rau, Carl Enr: 2 Max: 0
002 TBA - TBA Damle, Kedar Enr: 3 Max: NA
PHYS 700 TEACHING PRACTICUM Credits 3.00 Spring 03
No description
001 TBA - TBA Staff Enr: 35 Max:
002 TBA - TBA Staff Enr: 4 Max:
PHYS 800 GRADUATE RESEARCH Credits Spring 03
No description
001 TBA - TBA Staff Enr: 58 Max:
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