Timeroom: Fall 2024

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

Durham Engineering&Physical Sciences :: Physics

PHYS 899 (02) - 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: 5
CRN: 16966

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: David Mattingly

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

Durham Engineering&Physical Sciences :: Physics

PHYS 931 (01) - Mathematical Physics

Mathematical Physics

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

Class Size: 20
CRN: 10255

Complex variables, differential equations, asymptotic methods, integral transforms, special functions, linear vector spaces and matrices, Green's functions, and additional topics selected from integral equations, variational methods, numerical methods, tensor analysis, and group theory.

Section Comments: Also listed as MATH 931.

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

Equivalent(s): MATH 931

Cross listed with : MATH 931.01

Instructors: Sergii Pershoguba

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/26/2024	12/9/2024	TR	8:10am - 9:30am	DEM 251

Durham Engineering&Physical Sciences :: Physics

PHYS 939 (01) - Classical Mechanics

Classical Mechanics

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

Class Size: 20
CRN: 10224

Newtonian, Lagrangian, and Hamiltonian formulation of the classical mechanics of particles and rigid bodies. Topics that serve as background for the study of modern physical theories are emphasized.

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

Instructors: Nathan Schwadron

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/26/2024	12/9/2024	TR	11:10am - 12:30pm	DEM 253

Durham Engineering&Physical Sciences :: Physics

PHYS 942 (01) - Electromagnetic Theory II

Electromagnetic Theory II

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

Class Size: 20
CRN: 10223

The formulation and detailed application of electromagnetic theory to physical problems. The material covered is at the level of the text by J.D. Jackson, "Classical Electrodynamics".

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

Instructors: Kai Germaschewski

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/26/2024	12/9/2024	MWF	11:10am - 1:00pm	DEM 253

Durham Engineering&Physical Sciences :: Physics

PHYS 944 (01) - Quantum Mechanics II

Quantum Mechanics II

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

Class Size: 20
CRN: 10654

See description for PHYS 943.

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

Instructors: Per Berglund

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/26/2024	12/9/2024	TR	9:40am - 11:00am	DEM 251

Durham Engineering&Physical Sciences :: Physics

PHYS 951 (01) - Plasma Physics

Plasma Physics

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

Class Size: 25
CRN: 16895

Kinetic theory of plasmas; plasma waves, instabilities, turbulence, diffusion, adiabatic motion of charged particles, nonlinear plasma phenomena. (Normally offered every other year.)

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

Prerequisite(s): PHYS 935 with minimum grade of B- and PHYS 941 with minimum grade of B- and PHYS 942 with minimum grade of B-

Instructors: Amy Keesee

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/26/2024	12/9/2024	TR	11:10am - 12:30pm	DEM 251

Durham Engineering&Physical Sciences :: Physics

PHYS 995 (01) - Special Topics

Special Topics

Credits: 1.0 to 3.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 5
CRN: 15612

Any special fields of study not covered by the above courses may be included. Topic choices in previous years: astrophysics; elementary particles; lasers/masers; many-body theory; general relativity and cosmology; group theory; atomic physics; quantum theory of light; nonlinear equations, and chaos. May be repeated barring duplication of subject. (Not offered every year.)

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

Repeat Rule: May be repeated up to unlimited times.

Instructors: STAFF

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

Durham Engineering&Physical Sciences :: Physics

PHYS 995 (02) - Special Topics

Special Topics

Credits: 1.0 to 3.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 5
CRN: 15817

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

Repeat Rule: May be repeated up to unlimited times.

Instructors: STAFF

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