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I would highly recommend Professor Zhdankin for any physics course. He has very clear lectures, and posts extremely helpful lecture notes after class. He also gave a practice exam that was of similar difficulty to the actual exam. Exams were very reasonable. Professor Zhdankin does all he can for his students to succeed.Rate My Professors ↗
Prof. Zhdankin was a very good instructor. His lectures were well-planned and understandable. Exams were difficult, but the assignments prepared us well for them. Prof Zhdankin was also very helpful in office hours, which I attended almost weekly. I learned a lot in PHYSICS 415, and I would highly recommend Prof. Zhdankin.Rate My Professors ↗
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Plasma kinetic theory and radiation processes covering Coulomb collisions, Boltzmann equation, Fokker-Planck methods, dynamical friction, neoclassical diffusion, and experimental applications.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2022–Fall 2025 · limited sampleAdvanced-level mentored research project in physics.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Research supervised by individual faculty members. Students formulate and plan original research, creating work that contributes to the field of physics.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Distinct courses recorded per term
Explore courses taught by this instructor →| Term | Course | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Spring 2027 | ECE/NE/PHYSICS 725 | Plasma Kinetic Theory and Radiation Processes |
| Spring 2027 | PHYSICS 499 | Directed Study |
| Spring 2027 | PHYSICS 990 | Research |
| Fall 2026 | ECE/NE/PHYSICS 922 | Seminar in Plasma Physics |
| Fall 2026 | NE 903 | Special Topics-plasma Physics |
| Fall 2026 | PHYSICS 499 | Directed Study |
| Fall 2026 | PHYSICS 805 | Special Topics in Physics |
| Fall 2026 | PHYSICS 990 | Research |
Teaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.
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