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ASTRON 103 explores the universe, covering stars, galaxies, black holes, and cosmology.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Historical reviews of Matthew Bershady, Thomas Beatty: The course involves significant textbook reading and algebra, with some instructors providing difficult exams that diverge from homework difficulty.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026ASTRON 681 is an individual study course for seniors to complete honors theses in the Astronomy major under faculty supervision.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
ASTRON 682 is a continuation of ASTRON 681 for seniors completing honors theses in astronomy under faculty supervision.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
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Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sampleASTRON 691 is an individual study course for seniors completing their theses, arranged with a faculty member.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
ASTRON 692 is a senior thesis course involving individual study and thesis completion arranged with a faculty member.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
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Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sampleGENERAL PHYSICS introduces mechanics, heat, and waves at the non-calculus level with applications to various fields.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Exams are fair but include one or two tough questions that require significant thought and effort.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026PHYSICS 104 is a general physics course covering electricity, magnetism, optics, and modern physics as a continuation of PHYSICS 103.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Exams are high-stakes with no notes and minimal partial credit, while labs and homeworks involve significant busy work.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026PHYSICS 199 is an introductory-level directed study involving a mentored research project in physics.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
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Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sampleA calculus-based physics course for engineers covering electricity, magnetism, light, and sound.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Reviewers characterize the class as inherently difficult with tough exams, though the workload is often manageable. Some note that finals combine many concepts, while others report strict grading with no curve despite low test averages.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026Calculus-based physics for biological science majors covering mechanics, energy, momentum, heat, and sound.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
The course is rated difficult, with exams often perceived as harder than homework or lecture content suggests. Success reportedly requires significant self-study, utilizing past exams, and completing all homework and labs.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026A calculus-based physics course for biological science majors covering electricity, magnetism, light, and modern physics.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Several reviewers report that exams are significantly harder than lectures or homework, featuring ambiguous questions and topics not covered in class. The course is described as disorganized, with lectures that are useless, incoherent, or difficult to follow.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026A calculus-based, rigorous introduction to physics covering mechanics, waves, thermodynamics, statistical mechanics, and modern physics with computation.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Historical reviews of Duncan Carlsmith, Kam Arnold: The workload involves substantial homework and difficult lab reports, particularly those requiring MATLAB programming. Reviewers note that coding components are extensive and often feel disconnected from lecture content, requiring significant time to complete.
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026A modern physics course covering quantum mechanics, nuclear, particle, condensed matter, and atomic physics.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Historical reviews of Jeffrey Schmidt, Peter Timbie: Peter Timbie’s exams were described as incredibly difficult and unrelated to homework, while Jeffrey Schmidt’s course required copying formulas from practice exams to succeed.
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026PHYSICS 298 is a directed study offering an intermediate-level mentored research project in physics.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
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PHYSICS 299 is a directed study offering an intermediate-level mentored research project in physics.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
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Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sampleCovers electric circuits, electronics, and digital logic analysis.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Historical reviews of Dan McCammon, Peter Timbie: Reviewers rate the difficulty as high, noting that lectures are scattered or disorganized, requiring significant independent study to understand the material.
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Fall 2022–Fall 2025PHYSICS 498 is a directed study offering an advanced-level mentored research project in physics.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
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PHYSICS 499 is an advanced-level mentored research project in physics.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
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Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited samplePHYSICS 681 is a mentored individual research and study course for students completing Physics Honors in the Major.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
PHYSICS 682 is a mentored individual research and study course for students completing Physics Honors in the Major.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
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Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited samplePHYSICS 691 is a mentored individual research and study course for students completing a senior thesis.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
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PHYSICS 692 is a senior thesis course involving mentored individual research and study.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
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Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited samplePHYSICS 799 is a graduate-level independent study course focused on conducting mentored research projects in physics.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026 · limited samplePHYSICS 805 covers special topics in physics at the graduate level.
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Spring 2023–Spring 2026PHYSICS 990 is a research course where students conduct supervised research projects with individual faculty members.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history