TIMETABLE Spring 2008-09 Course Listing

School/College:  COLLEGE OF LETTERS AND SCIENCE
    Department:  (754) PHYSICS

• The following courses: 103, 104, 201, 202, 207, 208 are comprised of three components: lecture, lab(s), & discussion section(s). The times & locations for both lab & disc are listed to the right of the section numbers in the printed Timetable. Department home page available with supplemental course information. Please access through the Fields of Study Chart at http://www.wisc.edu/wiscinfo/academics/fields.html Potential physics majors should enroll in Physics 247.

Course		SS	Cr	Cr No Cr	geBLC	Prerequisites	Open to Fr	XL	Notes	Go To Sections
										All	Open
103	General Physics	A1	4	.	r_PEC	High school math including some trig; recommended for stdts who do not need a calculus level course. Not open to those who have had Physics 201 or 207. Open to Fr	Y	.	.
104	General Physics	A1	4	.	__PEC	Physics 103. Not open to those who have had Physics 202 or 208. Open to Fr	Y	.	.
107	Ideas of Modern Physics	A1	3	.	r_PEC	High school alg & geom. Not open to those who have had a 200-level Physics crse. Open to Fr	Y	.	.
109	Physics in the Arts	A1	3	.	r_PEC	HS algebra & geometry. Not open to those who have had a 200-level physics course. Open to Fr	Y	.	.
115	Energy	A1	3	.	r_PEC	Not open to those who have had Physics 103, 201, or 207. Open to Fr	Y	.	.
201	General Physics	A1	5	.	r_PIC	Math 211 or 221 or 1 yr HS calc or cons inst. Not open to stdts who have had Physics 207. Degree cr will not be given for both Physics 103 & 201. Open to Fr	Y	.	.
202	General Physics	A1	5	.	__PIC	Physics 201 or equiv. Not open to stdts who have had Physics 208. Degree cr will not be given for both Physics 104 & 202. Open to Fr	Y	.	.
205	Mod Physics for Engineers	A1	3	.	__PIC	Physics 202 or 208. Not open to those who have had Physics 241 or 244	.	.	.
206	Special Topics in Physics	A1	1- 5	.	___IC	Prereqs vary according to topic	.	.	.
207	General Physics	A1	5	.	r_PIC	Math 221 or 211 or 1 yr HS calc or cons inst. Not open to stdts who have had Physics 201. Degree cr will not be given for both Physics 103 & 207. Open to Fr	Y	.	.
208	General Physics	A1	5	.	__PIC	Physics 207. Not open to stdts who have had Physics 202. Degree cr will not be given for both Physics 104 & Physics 208. Open to Fr	Y	.	.
235	Intro-Solid State Electronics	A1	3	.	___IC	Open to Fr. Math 222 & Physics 202	Y	XL	.
241	Intro to Modern Physics	A1	3	.	__PIC	Physics 202 or 208 & Math 222. Not open to those who have had Physics 205 or 244	.	.	.
248	A Modern Intro to Physics	A1	5	.	__PIC	Open to Fr. Physics 247, Math 234 or con reg. Intended primarily for physics, AMEP, astronomy-physics majors. Not open to stdts who have had Physics 202 or 208; stdts will receive degree cr for only one of the following crses: Physics 104, 202, 208, 248	Y	.	.
265	Intro-Medical Physics	A1	2	.	__PIC	A yr crse of college level intro physics	.	XL	.
301	Physics Today	A1	1	.	___IC	Physics 208 or equiv	.	.	.
308	Intermediate Lab-Electromag	A1	1	.	__PAC	Physics 202 or 208. Physics 205, 241, or 244 recommended. Physics 322 and 325 or con reg recommended	.	.	.
311	Mechanics	A1	3	.	__PAC	Physics 202 or 208, & Math 320 or 319 or cons inst	.	.	.
322	Electromagnetic Fields	A1	3	.	__PAC	Physics 311	.	.	.
325	Wave Motion and Optics	A1	3	.	__PAC	Physics 205, 241, or 244, Physics 311, and 321 (or equiv intro to Fourier analysis). Physics 322 or con reg recommended	.	.	.
371	Acoustics for Musicians	A1	3	.	r_PIC	Undergrad or Grad st in music, HS algebra. Degree cr not given for both Physics 109 & 371	.	.	.
407	Advanced Laboratory	A1	1- 2	.	__PAC	Physics 307 or 308 or cons inst	.	MW	.
415	Thermal Physics	A1	3	.	__PAC	Physics 241, 244, or 205 & 311	.	.	.
449	Atomic and Quantum Physics	A1	3	.	__PAC	Physics 448	.	.	.
498	Directed Study	A1	1- 3	Y	___AC	Cons inst	.	.	.		.
499	Directed Study	A1	1- 3	.	___AC	Cons inst	.	.	.		.
507	Graduate Laboratory	A1	2	.	___AC	Physics 307 or 407 or equiv or cons inst	.	MW	.
525	Introduction to Plasmas	A1	3	.	__PAC	One crse in electromagnetic fields beyond elem physics	.	XL
527	Plasma Confinement&Heating	A1	3	.	__PAC	NEEP/Phys/ECE 525 or equiv	.	XL	.
531	Intro to Quantum Mechanics	A1	3	.	__PAC	Physics 311 & 322 & a course in modern physics, or equiv, or cons inst. Not open to those who have had Physics 448	.	.	.
551	Solid State Physics	A1	3	.	__PAC	A course in quantum mechanics or cons inst	.	.	.
601	Scientific Presentation	A1	2	.	__PAC	Grad st or Sr st in the Honors program or cons inst	.	.	.
625	Applied Optics	A1	3- 4	.	__PAC	Three semesters of calculus level physics or equiv. Sr or Grad st or cons inst	.	.	.
681	Senior Honors Thesis	A1	2- 3	.	__PAC	.	.	.	.		.
682	Senior Honors Thesis	A1	2- 3	.	__PAC	.	.	.	.		.
692	Senior Thesis	A1	2	.	__PAC	.	.	.	.		.
715	Statistical Mechanics	A1	3	.	_____	Physics 711, 531 & 415, or equiv	.	.	.
717	Relativity	A1	3	.	_____	Physics 721	.	.	.
721	Theor Physics-Electrodynmcs	A1	3	.	_____	Physics 322 or equiv	.	.	.
726	Plasma Magnetohydrodynamics	A1	3	.	___I_	NEEP/ECE/Physics 525 & Physics 721 or ECE 740 or cons inst	.	XL	.
732	Quantum Mechanics	A1	3	.	_____	Physics 721 & 731	.	.	.
751	Adv Solid State Physics	A1	3	.	_____	Physics 731 and 551 or equiv	.	.	.
772	High Energy Astrophysics	A1	3	.	_____	Physics 721 or 322, basic knowledge of spec relativity, basic diff equations, or cons inst	.	.	.
832	Advanced Quantum Mechanics	A1	3	.	_____	Physics 831	.	.	.
848	Nonlinear Waves	A1	3	.	_____	ECE 748 or cons inst	.	XL	.
900	Colloquium	A1	0- 1	.	_____	Cons inst if taken for 1 cr	.	.	.
903	Seminar-Theoretical Physics	A1	0- 1	.	_____	.	.	.	.
922	Seminar in Plasma Physics	A1	0- 1	.	_____	.	.	XL	.
951	Smr-Solid State Physics	A1	0- 1	.	_____	.	.	.	.
990	Research	A1	1-12	.	_____	.	.	.	.