ECE/NE/PHYSICS 922
Seminar in Plasma Physics
0–1 creditsThis seminar covers current topics in plasma physics.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2022–Spring 2026 · limited sampleExplore courses
Fall 2026Find your next class
8 coursesHistorical grades cover up to five years through the selected term. Grade sorting prioritizes courses with at least 100 letter grades.
PHYSICS 115
Energy and Climate
3 creditsENERGY AND CLIMATE introduces energy sources and their environmental impacts, applying basic physics principles to evaluate energy issues.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Reviewers note increased workload and tedious lectures, though one finds the course easy if they have prior physics background.
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2026PHYSICS 208
General Physics
5 creditsA 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.
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2026Covers 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.
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2022–Fall 2025PHYSICS 681
Senior Honors Thesis
3 creditsPHYSICS 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 691
Senior Thesis
2–3 creditsPHYSICS 691 is a mentored individual research and study course for students completing a senior thesis.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
PHYSICS 692
Senior Thesis
2–3 creditsPHYSICS 692 is a senior thesis course involving mentored individual research and study.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited samplePHYSICS 990
Research
1–12 creditsPHYSICS 990 is a research course where students conduct supervised research projects with individual faculty members.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history