Courses

For current courses, including availability, times, and bookstore links, please see:
AU Schedule of Classes for physics.

Please see also our Course Descriptions and Scholarships/Internships guide.

Yearly Course Schedule

Please find below our schedule of course offerings:

Every Term:

• PHYS-100G Physics for the Modern World 5:1  (4)  Sample syllabus
• PHYS-220G Astronomy 5:2  (3) Sample syllabus
• PHYS-230G Changing Views of the Universe 2:2 (3) Sample syllabus
• PHYS-390 Independent Reading
• PHYS-392 Cooperative Education
• PHYS-490 Independent Study
• PHYS-491 Internship

Every Fall:

• PHYS-110G University Physics I (4) Sample syllabus
• PHYS-370 Modern Physics (3)

Every Spring:

• PHYS-200G Physics for a New Millennium 5:2 (3) Sample syllabus
• PHYS-210G University Physics II 5:2 (4) Sample syllabus
• PHYS-365 Waves and Optics (3)

Fall of Even Years:

• PHYS-312 Electronics I (3)
• PHYS-322 Electronic Laboratory I (2)

Spring of Odd Years:

• PHYS-313 Electronics II (3)
• PHYS-323 Electronic Laboratory II (2)

• PHYS-440 Experimental Physics (3)
• PHYS-470 Introduction to Quantum Mechanics

Fall of Odd Years:

• PHYS-305 Acoustics (3)

• PHYS-430 Classical Mechanics (3)

Spring of Even Years:

• PHYS-450 Electricity and Magnetism (3)