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Rice Course Schedule, Spring 2000
Physics (PHYS)

Rice Course Schedule as of 03/24/2000. This schedule is maintained by the Office of the Registrar (reg@rice.edu).

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PHYS   102 ELEC & MAG (WITH LAB)                    Credits 4.00  Spring 2000
           * RESTRICTED DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP III
           *** Hour exams 8 AM TTH ***
See Phys 101.
Enrollment limited to 20 for sections 3 and 4.
A FOUNDATION COURSE
001 MWF     09:00AM-09:50AM PL*AMP   Corcoran, Marjorie             *CURRENT ENR: 0
001                                  Pattanayak, Arjendu            *CURRENT ENR: 0
002 MWF     10:00AM-10:50AM PL*AMP   Corcoran, Marjorie             *CURRENT ENR: 0
002                                  Pattanayak, Arjendu            *CURRENT ENR: 0

PHYS   112 ELECTRICITY & MAGNETISM(W/LAB)           Credits 4.00  Spring 2000
           * RESTRICTED DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP III
           *** Hour exams 8 AM TTH ***
Continuation of Phys 111.  Credit will be given for only one of Phys 102
and Phys 112.
Prereq- High school physics and calculus.
A FOUNDATION COURSE
001 MWF     09:00AM-09:50AM PL*122   Stevenson, Paul                *CURRENT ENR: 0

PHYS   126 GENERAL PHYSICS II (WITH LAB)            Credits 4.00  Spring 2000
           * RESTRICTED DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP III
A continuation of PHYS 125.
Prereq or coreq: Math 102 or 112.
A FOUNDATION COURSE
001 TTH     09:25AM-10:40AM PL*AMP   Rimberg, A                     *CURRENT ENR: 0
001                                  Roberts, Jabus                 *CURRENT ENR: 0

PHYS   194 PHYSICS IN ACTION                        Credits 1.00  Spring 2000
Examination of the applications of physics in industry, society, and
government.
Prereq- PHYS 101 or equivalent
001 T       07:00PM-08:30PM PL*210   Nordlander, Peter              *CURRENT ENR: 0

PHYS   202 MODERN PHYSICS                           Credits 3.00  Spring 2000
The final semester of the four-semester sequence in physics for science
and engineering students.
001 MWF     09:00AM-09:50AM PL*210   Hannon, James                  *CURRENT ENR: 0

PHYS   302 INTERMEDIATE ELECTRODYNAMICS             Credits 4.00  Spring 2000
Classical electrodynamics and appropriate mathematical methods.
Emphasis on problem solving.
001 TTH     09:25AM-10:40AM PL*212   Miettinen, Hannu               *CURRENT ENR: 0

PHYS   312 INTRO QUANTUM PHYSICS II                 Credits 3.00  Spring 2000
See Phys 311.
001 MWF     09:00AM-09:50AM PL*212   Bonner, Billy                  *CURRENT ENR: 0

PHYS   331 JUNIOR PHYSICS LAB I                     Credits 2.00  Spring 2000
Prereq- Phys 231.
001 TBA     TBA                      TBA                            *CURRENT ENR: 0

PHYS   332 JUNIOR PHYSICS LAB II                    Credits 2.00  Spring 2000
Prereq- Phys 331.
001 TBA     TBA                      TBA                            *CURRENT ENR: 0

PHYS   411 INTRO TO NUCLEAR & PART PHYS             Credits 3.00  Spring 2000
Offered with additional work as Phys 542.
001 TTH     09:25AM-10:40AM PL*122   Mutchler, Gordon               *CURRENT ENR: 0

PHYS   432 SENIOR PHYSICS RESEARCH II               Credits 3.00  Spring 2000
001 M       03:00PM-06:00PM PL*210   Rimberg, A                     *CURRENT ENR: 0

PHYS   462 INDEPENDENT RESEARCH CLASSICAL & QUANTUM Credits 3.00  Spring 2000
See Phys 461.
001 TTH     10:50AM-12:05PM PL*122   Pattanayak, Arjendu            *CURRENT ENR: 0

PHYS   522 QUANTUM MECHANICS II                     Credits 3.00  Spring 2000
Continuation of Phys 521.
001 TTH     10:50AM-12:05PM PL*118   Duck, Ian                      *CURRENT ENR: 0

PHYS   532 CLASSICAL ELECTRODYNAMICS                Credits 3.00  Spring 2000
Graduate level electrodynamics.
Also offered as Spac 532.
001 MWF     11:00AM-11:50AM HB*427   TBA                            *CURRENT ENR: 0

PHYS   542 INTRO TO ELEMENTARY PART PHYS            Credits 3.00  Spring 2000
Theory of elementary particles and characteristic features of
experimental data.  An enriched version of Phys 411.
001 TTH     09:25AM-10:40AM PL*122   Mutchler, Gordon               *CURRENT ENR: 0

PHYS   563 INTRO-SOLID STATE PHYSICS I              Credits 3.00  Spring 2000
Fundamental concepts of crystalline solids, including crystal structure,
band theory of electrons, and lattice vibration theory.
An enriched version of Phys 412.
Also offered as Elec 563.
001 TTH     01:30PM-02:45PM PL*122   Si, Qimiao                     *CURRENT ENR: 0

PHYS   564 INTRO-SOLID STATE PHYSICS II             Credits 3.00  Spring 2000
Continuation of Phys 563, including scattering of waves by crystals,
transport theory, and magnetic phenomena.
Also offered as Elec 564.
001 TTH     04:00PM-05:20PM PL*122   Rau, Carl                      *CURRENT ENR: 0

PHYS   571 MODERN ATOMIC PHYSICS AND QUANTUM OPTICS Credits 3.00  Spring 2000
This is an introductory course at the graduate level.  Topics to be
discussed include:  atomic structure, principles of lasers, fundamental
interactions of atoms with electro-magnetic radiation, including
coherent effects, laser spectroscopy, quantum optics, and laser cooling
and trapping of atoms; and Bose-Einstein condensation.
Prereq- PHYSICS 311 and 312, or PHYSICS 521.
001 MWF     10:00AM-10:50AM PL*122   Hulet, Randall                 *CURRENT ENR: 0

PHYS   595 PHYSICS TEACHING                         Credits 3.00  Spring 2000
001 TBA     TBA                      TBA                            *CURRENT ENR: 0

PHYS   596 PHYSICS TEACHING                         Credits 3.00  Spring 2000
001 TBA     TBA                      TBA                            *CURRENT ENR: 0

PHYS   800 GRADUATE RESEARCH                        Credits 1.00  Spring 2000
001 TBA     TBA                      TBA                            *CURRENT ENR: 0



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