Timeroom: Fall 2024

Durham Engineering&Physical Sciences :: Physics

PHYS 764 (01) - General Relativity and Cosmology

General Relativity & Cosmology

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 16
CRN: 16329

Review of special relativity, and the motivation for considering gravity in terms of curvature of space time. Introduction to Riemannian geometry, general relativity and Einstein's equations. Application of general relativity in the study of black holes, gravitational waves, cosmology, as well as recent results on inflation and quantum gravity. (Alternate years only.)

Prerequisite(s): PHYS 505 and PHYS 508 and PHYS 616 and (CS 410P or IAM 550) and (MATH 645 or MATH 545 or MATH 525)

Instructors: Francois Foucart

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/26/2024	12/9/2024	MWF	9:10am - 10:00am	DEM 251

Durham Engineering&Physical Sciences :: Physics

PHYS 795 (01) - Independent Study

Independent Study

Credits: 3.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 5
CRN: 13435

Individual project under direction of a faculty adviser.

Department Approval Required. Contact Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Instructors: Francois Foucart

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/26/2024	12/9/2024		Hours Arranged	TBA

Durham Engineering&Physical Sciences :: Physics

PHYS 795 (02) - Independent Study

Independent Study

Credits: 2.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 5
CRN: 11429

Individual project under direction of a faculty adviser.

Department Approval Required. Contact Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Instructors: Amy Keesee

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/26/2024	12/9/2024		Hours Arranged	TBA

Durham Engineering&Physical Sciences :: Physics

PHYS 795 (03) - Independent Study

Independent Study

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 5
CRN: 11430

Individual project under direction of a faculty adviser.

Department Approval Required. Contact Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Instructors: Amy Keesee

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/26/2024	12/9/2024		Hours Arranged	TBA

Durham Engineering&Physical Sciences :: Physics

PHYS 795 (04) - Independent Study

Ind Stdy/AdvSolidStatePhysics

Credits: 1.0 to 8.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 5
CRN: 11431

Individual project under direction of a faculty adviser.

Section Comments: Advanced Solid State Physics

Department Approval Required. Contact Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Instructors: Jiadong Zang

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/26/2024	12/9/2024	TR	8:10am - 9:30am	DEM 240

Durham Engineering&Physical Sciences :: Physics

PHYS 795 (05) - Independent Study

Independent Study

Credits: 1.0 to 8.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 5
CRN: 11815

Individual project under direction of a faculty adviser.

Department Approval Required. Contact Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Instructors: Harald Kucharek

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/26/2024	12/9/2024		Hours Arranged	TBA

Durham Engineering&Physical Sciences :: Physics

PHYS 795 (06) - Independent Study

Independent Study

Credits: 2.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 3
CRN: 11509

Individual project under direction of a faculty adviser.

Department Approval Required. Contact Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Instructors: Lynn Kistler

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/26/2024	12/9/2024		Hours Arranged	TBA

Durham Engineering&Physical Sciences :: Physics

PHYS 795 (07) - Independent Study

Independent Study

Credits: 1.0 to 8.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 5
CRN: 11615

Individual project under direction of a faculty adviser.

Department Approval Required. Contact Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Instructors: James Connell

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/26/2024	12/9/2024		Hours Arranged	TBA

Durham Engineering&Physical Sciences :: Physics

PHYS 795 (09) - Independent Study

Independent Study

Credits: 1.0 to 8.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 1
CRN: 11776

Individual project under direction of a faculty adviser.

Department Approval Required. Contact Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Instructors: Noe Lugaz

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/26/2024	12/9/2024		Hours Arranged	TBA

Durham Engineering&Physical Sciences :: Physics

PHYS 795 (10) - Independent Study

Independent Study

Credits: 3.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 5
CRN: 13399

Individual project under direction of a faculty adviser.

Department Approval Required. Contact Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Instructors: David Mattingly

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/26/2024	12/9/2024		Hours Arranged	TBA