Timeroom: Fall 2024

Durham Engineering&Physical Sciences :: Physics

PHYS 864 (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: 15
CRN: 16330

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.)

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

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 895 (01) - 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: 13499

Individual project under direction of a faculty adviser.

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

Instructors: Karl Slifer

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

Durham Engineering&Physical Sciences :: Physics

PHYS 895 (03) - 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: 11817

Individual project under direction of a faculty adviser.

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

Instructors: Dawn Meredith

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

Durham Engineering&Physical Sciences :: Physics

PHYS 895 (06) - Independent Study

Independent Study

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

Class Size: 3
CRN: 12024

Individual project under direction of a faculty adviser.

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

Instructors: Charles Farrugia

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

Durham Engineering&Physical Sciences :: Physics

PHYS 895 (08) - 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: 3
CRN: 12226

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

Durham Engineering&Physical Sciences :: Physics

PHYS 895 (10) - 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: 12409

Individual project under direction of a faculty adviser.

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		Hours Arranged	TBA

Durham Engineering&Physical Sciences :: Physics

PHYS 895 (11) - 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: 12426

Individual project under direction of a faculty adviser.

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

Instructors: Elena Long

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

Durham Engineering&Physical Sciences :: Physics

PHYS 895 (12) - Independent Study

Independent Study

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

Class Size: 5
CRN: 13075

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 895 (13) - 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: 16870

Individual project under direction of a faculty adviser.

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

Instructors: Joachim Raeder

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

Durham Engineering&Physical Sciences :: Physics

PHYS 899 (01) - Master's Thesis

Master's Thesis

Credits: 1.0 to 6.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term - Grad Thesis (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Graduate Credit/Fail grading

Class Size: 15
CRN: 13954

Master's Thesis.

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

Repeat Rule: May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credits.

Instructors: Eberhard Moebius

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