TIMETABLE Fall 2009-10 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	.	.	.
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	.	.	.
247	A Modern Intro to Physics	A1	5	.	__PIC	Open to Fr. Math 222 or con reg, or cons inst. Intended primarily for physics, AMEP, astronomy-physics majors. Stdts will receive degree cr for only one of the following crses: Physics 103, 201, 207, 247	Y	.	.
249	A Modern Intro to Physics	A1	4	.	__PIC	Open to Fr. Physics 248 & Math 234, or cons inst; con reg in Physics 307 required. Intended primarily for physics, AMEP, astronomy-physics majors. Stdts will receive degree cr for only one of the following crses: 205, 241, 244, 249	Y	.	.
298	Directed Study	A1	1- 3	Y	___IC	Intro physics and cons inst	.	.	.		.
299	Directed Study	A1	1- 3	.	___IC	Intro physics and cons inst	.	.	.		.
307	Intmed Lab-Mech&Mod Physics	A1	1	.	__PAC	Physics 202 or 208. Physics 205, 241, or 244 or con reg recommended	.	.	.
311	Mechanics	A1	3	.	__PAC	Physics 202 or 208, & Math 320 or 319 or cons inst	.	.	.
321	Elect Circuits & Electronic	A1	4	.	__PAC	Physics 202 or 208, & Math 320 or 319 or cons inst	.	.	.
322	Electromagnetic Fields	A1	3	.	__PAC	Physics 311	.	.	.
406	Special Topics in Physics	A1	1- 4	.	___AC	Physics 241 or cons inst	.	.	.
415	Thermal Physics	A1	3	.	__PAC	Physics 241, 244, or 205 & 311	.	.	.
448	Atomic and Quantum Physics	A1	3	.	__PAC	Physics 205, 241, or 244, and Physics 311 and 322. Not open to those who have had Physics 531	.	.	.
463	Radioisotopes-Med & Biology	A1	2- 3	.	__PIC	Intro physics	.	XL	.		.
498	Directed Study	A1	1- 3	Y	___AC	Cons inst	.	.	.		.
499	Directed Study	A1	1- 3	.	___AC	Cons inst	.	.	.		.
501	Radiolgcal Physcs&Dosimetry	A1	3	.	___AC	Calculus and modern physics	.	XL	.		.
525	Introduction to Plasmas	A1	3	.	__PAC	One crse in electromagnetic fields beyond elem physics	.	XL	.
545	Intro to Atomic Structure	A1	3	.	__PAC	A course in quantum mechanics or cons inst	.	.	.
551	Solid State Physics	A1	3	.	__PAC	A course in quantum mechanics or cons inst	.	.	.		.
623	Electronic Aids to Measmnt	A1	4	.	__PAC	Physics 321 or cons inst	.	XL	.
681	Senior Honors Thesis	A1	2- 3	.	__PAC	.	.	.	.		.
691	Senior Thesis	A1	2	.	__PAC	.	.	.	.		.
711	Theoreticl Physics-Dynamics	A1	3	.	_____	Physics 311 or equiv	.	.	.
715	Statistical Mechanics	A1	3	.	_____	Physics 711, 531 & 415, or equiv	.	.	.
721	Theor Physics-Electrodynmcs	A1	3	.	_____	Physics 322 or equiv	.	.	.
725	Plasma Kinetic&Radiatn Proc	A1	3	.	_____	Physics, ECE, NEEP 525 & Physics 721 or ECE 740 or cons inst	.	XL	.
731	Quantum Mechanics	A1	3	.	_____	Physics 449 or 531, or equiv	.	.	.		.
735	Particle Physics	A1	3	.	_____	Physics 535, 731 or equiv or cons inst	.	.	.
746	Quantum Electronics	A1	3	.	_____	ECE-Physics 546; Physics 721 or ECE 740	.	XL	.
748	Linear Waves	A1	3	.	_____	ECE 440 or Physics 322 or cons inst	.	XL	.
799	Independent Study	A1	1- 3	.	_____	Cons inst	.	.	.		.
805	Special Topics in Physics	A1	1- 3	.	_____	Cons inst	.	.	.
831	Advanced Quantum Mechanics	A1	3	.	_____	Physics 732	.	.	.
833	Adv Math-Quantum Field Thry	A1	3	.	_____	Physics 731, 732 & 831; or cons inst	.	.	.
835	Collider Phys Phenomenology	A1	2- 3	.	_____	Phys 735 or equiv or cons inst	.	.	.
900	Colloquium	A1	0- 1	.	_____	Cons inst if taken for 1 cr	.	.	.
910	Seminar in Astrophysics	A1	0- 1	.	_____	Cons inst	.	XL	.
922	Seminar in Plasma Physics	A1	0- 1	.	_____	.	.	XL	.
951	Smr-Solid State Physics	A1	0- 1	.	_____	.	.	.	.
990	Research	A1	1-12	.	_____	.	.	.	.