Baylor PHY: Physics
PHY 1407: Sound and Acoustics
4 credit hours · 2 sections · 52 open seats · Jeffrey Olafsen, Jared Fier
Physics of sound and sound production, including the nature of sources of sounds. Introduction to the primary instrumentation used in recording, reproduction, and analysis of the physical properties of sound, and a study of the principal physical properties of…
PHY 1408: Physics Nat Behav Sci I
4 credit hours · 10 sections · 283 open seats · Ken Park, John Vasut, B.F.L. Ward, Jared Fier
Prerequisite(s): MTH 1320, 1321 or 1322, or equivalent or concurrent enrollment in MTH 1321 or 1322. Algebra-based introduction to motion, forces, energy, momentum, rotational dynamics, statics, fluids, oscillations, sound, and heat with emphasis on physical c…
PHY 1409: Physics Nat Behav Sci II
4 credit hours · 22 sections · 707 open seats · Jared Fier, John Vasut, Walter Wilcox, Gerald Cleaver and 12 more
Prerequisite(s): PHY 1408 or PHY 1420. Algebra-based introduction to electricity, magnetism, circuits, light, and modern physics with emphasis on physical concepts, problem solving, notation, and units.
PHY 1420: General Physics I
4 credit hours · 11 sections · 316 open seats · Jon Wilson, Andrew Brinkerhoff, John Vasut, Jared Fier and 8 more
Prerequisite(s): MTH 1321 or concurrent enrollment. Calculus-based introduction to motion, forces, energy, momentum, rotational dynamics, statics, fluids, oscillations, sound, and heat with emphasis on physical concepts, problem solving, notation, and units.
PHY 1430: General Physics II
4 credit hours · 13 sections · 390 open seats · Alan Farhan, Zhenrong Zhang, Jared Fier, David Hilton and 7 more
Prerequisite(s): PHY 1408 or 1420; and MTH 1322 or concurrent enrollment. Calculus-based introduction to electricity, magnetism, circuits, light, and modern physics with emphasis on physical concepts, problem solving, notation, and units.
PHY 1455: Descriptive Astronomy
4 credit hours · 4 sections · 171 open seats · Jeremy Smallwood, Jared Fier, Hunter Anz, Tony Fedi
A survey course on the fundamentals of astronomy including night-sky viewing, the history of astronomy, the solar system, stars and galaxies, and the Big Bang cosmology.
PHY 1V95: Independent Study in Physics
1 credit hours · 1 section · 1 open seats · Jared Fier
Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor. Independent study under the supervision of a faculty member in the department. May be repeated once for credit up to a maximum of six semester hours.
PHY 1V9R: Research
Variable credit hours · 10 sections · 50 open seats · Barbara Castanheira Endl, Truell Hyde, Lorin Matthews, Jeffrey Olafsen and 6 more
Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor. Undergraduate research undertaken with the supervision of a faculty member. May be taken for a maximum of 6 hours.
PHY 2190: Intro to Research in Physics
1 credit hours · 1 section · 20 open seats · Anzhong Wang
Prerequisite(s): PHY 2350 or concurrent enrollment. Preparation for undergraduate research. Includes an introduction to research techniques, identification of a research supervisor, and completion of a research prospectus.
PHY 2350: Modern Physics
3 credit hours · 1 section · 12 open seats
Prerequisite(s): PHY 1430 and MTH 1322. Fundamental concepts of quantum physics and relativity. Applications to atomic structure and spectra, black body radiation, solid state physics, and nuclei.
PHY 2360: Math and Computational Physics
3 credit hours · 1 section · 20 open seats · Kenichi Hatakeyama
Prerequisite(s): PHY 1430; and CSI 1401, 1310, or 1430 or concurrent enrollment; and MTH 2311 or concurrent enrollment; and MTH 2321 or concurrent enrollment. Mathematical methods for the physical sciences, including complex variables, linear algebra, partial …
PHY 2V9R: Research
Variable credit hours · 10 sections · 51 open seats · Barbara Castanheira Endl, Truell Hyde, Lorin Matthews, Jeffrey Olafsen and 6 more
Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor. Undergraduate research undertaken with the supervision of a faculty member. May be taken for a maximum of 6 hours.
PHY 3305: History/Invention & Tech
3 credit hours · 1 section · 30 open seats · Jeffrey Olafsen
History of invention and technology including biographical study of scientists. Does not apply toward a major or minor in physics, astronomy or astrophysics.
PHY 3330: Interm Electricity/Magnetism
3 credit hours · 1 section · 12 open seats · Walter Wilcox
Prerequisite(s): PHY 2360: and MTH 3326 or concurrent enrollment; or consent of instructor. Topics normally include electrostatics, Laplace's equation, method of images, multipole expansion, magnetostatics, and Maxwell's electromagnetic field equations.
PHY 3350: Topics in Astronomy
3 credit hours · 1 section · 10 open seats · Barbara Castanheira Endl
Prerequisite(s): PHY 2455 and PHY 2360. Topics in contemporary research in astronomy and astrophysics.
PHY 3373: Intro Quantum Mech II
3 credit hours · 1 section · 12 open seats · Anzhong Wang
Prerequisite(s): PHY 3372 and MTH 3326. Time-independent and time-dependent perturbations, approximation methods including WKB, variation principles, and the adiabatic approximation, scattering theory, introduction to relativistic quantum mechanics, entangleme…
PHY 3V9R: Research
Variable credit hours · 10 sections · 50 open seats · Barbara Castanheira Endl, Truell Hyde, Lorin Matthews, Jeffrey Olafsen and 6 more
Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor. Undergraduate research undertaken with the supervision of a faculty member. May be taken for a maximum of 6 hours.
PHY 4372: Intro Solid State Physics
3 credit hours · 1 section · 12 open seats · Fabián Peña
Prerequisite(s): PHY 3372 or CHE 4322. Topics normally include: crystal structure; reciprocal space; elastic and thermal properties; electronic structure; the Fermi surface; elementary semiconductor physics; dielectric and magnetic properties of solids.
PHY 4V80: Computational Insight
3 credit hours · 2 sections · 24 open seats · Ben Rose, Jay Dittmann
Prerequisite(s): Upper-level standing and consent of instructor. Advanced topics in physics, astronomy, or astrophysics. May be repeated once for credit with a different topic up to a total of six semester hours.
PHY 4V9R: Research
Variable credit hours · 10 sections · 50 open seats · Barbara Castanheira Endl, Truell Hyde, Lorin Matthews, Jeffrey Olafsen and 6 more
Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor. Undergraduate research undertaken with the supervision of a faculty member. May be taken for a maximum of 6 hours.
PHY 5180: Grad Physics Colloquim
1 credit hours · 1 section · 75 open seats · Gerald Cleaver
Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in graduate program. Students are required to register for the weekly colloquium and to present papers. No more than three semester hours may be counted on a master's degree and no more than six may be counted on the Ph.D. degree.
PHY 5330: Electromagnetic Theo I
3 credit hours · 1 section · 12 open seats · David Hilton
Prerequisite(s): PHY 4322 and 5360 (concurrently). Advanced electrostatics and magnetostatics, boundary-value problems, time-varying fields, conservation laws, plane electromagnetic waves, wave guides and resonant cavities, and simple radiating systems and di…
PHY 5340: Statistical Mechanics
3 credit hours · 1 section · 12 open seats · Luis Balicas
Prerequisite(s): PHY 4340 and credit or concurrent registration in PHY 5360. Probability, statistical methods, classical and quantum statistical mechanics, postulates, ensembles, ideal systems, real gases, cluster expansions, liquid helium, and phase transiti…
PHY 5342: Solid State Physics
3 credit hours · 1 section · 12 open seats · Fabián Peña
Prerequisite(s): PHY 4372 and 5370. Theory of solids: crystal symmetry, lattice dynamics, band theory, lattice defects, impurity states. Applications to the thermal, magnetic, and electrical properties of solids.
PHY 5362: Computational Insight
3 credit hours · 1 section · 20 open seats · Ben Rose
Prerequisite(s): Recommended: CSI 1430 or PHY 2360, PHY 3175 and PHY 3176, or by permission of instructor. This is a practicum in computer programming, statistical methods and data analysis. The goal of the class is to provide students with the general tools n…
PHY 5V95: Graduate Research
1 credit hours · 20 sections · 200 open seats · Truell Hyde, Walter Wilcox, Ken Park, Dwight Russell and 16 more
Prerequisite(s): Consent of student's research supervisor and departmental adviser. The research is intended for those students who have not yet passed the Ph.D. qualifying examination and who have not yet selected a Ph.D. dissertation topic. May be repeated …
PHY 5V99: Thesis
1 credit hours · 20 sections · 200 open seats · Truell Hyde, Walter Wilcox, Ken Park, Dwight Russell and 16 more
Prerequisite(s): Twelve semester hours of graduate work and consent of the department.
PHY 6375: Quantum Field Theory III
3 credit hours · 1 section · 12 open seats · Gerald Cleaver
Prerequisite(s): PHY 6374. Continuation of 6374: Detailed theory of higher order corrections to Standard Model and beyond the Standard Model processes; detailed presentation of recent developments in superunification, superstring/M theory, superstring field …
PHY 6V00: Dissertation Proposal
1 credit hours · 20 sections · 100 open seats · Truell Hyde, Walter Wilcox, Ken Park, Dwight Russell and 16 more
Prerequisite(s): Permission of Physics Graduate Program Director. Research for doctoral students studying for preliminary examinations or preparing their dissertation topic proposals.
PHY 6V99: Dissertation
1 credit hours · 20 sections · 100 open seats · Truell Hyde, Walter Wilcox, Ken Park, Dwight Russell and 16 more
Prerequisite(s): Consent of the student's supervisory committee and admission to candidacy. A minimum of twelve semester hours is required.