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Spring 2008 Courses

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Astronomy 15 - Stars and the Milky Way

Instructor: Brian Chaboyer
Textbook: Astronomy: A Physical Perspective, 2nd. ed., 2003, Kutner.
Classroom: 115 Wilder
Class times: TuTh 10:00 - 11:50 AM x-period: W 3:00-3:50
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Astronomy 75 - High Energy Astrophysics

Instructor: Gary Wegner
Textbook: Introduction to High Energy, Astrophysics 1st ed., 2007, Rosswog/Bruggen
                The Galactic Supermassive Black Hole, 1st ed., 2007 RECOMMENDED,
                    Melia
                Exploring Black Holes, 1st ed., 2000 RECOMMENDED, Taylor/Wheeler
Classroom: 102 Wilder
Class times: MWF 12:30 - 1:35 PM x-period: Tu 1:00-1:50
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Physics 1 - Understanding the Universe

Instructor: Marcelo Gleiser & Richard Kremer
Textbooks: The Dancing Universe, 1st ed., 2005 , Gleiser
Classroom: 104 Wilder
Class times: MWF 12:30 - 1:35 PM x-period: Tu 1:00-1:50
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Physics 4 - General Physics II

Instructor: Robyn Millan
Textbooks: Physics for Scientists and Engineers , Vol. 2, 3rd ed., 2000, Giancoli
Classroom: 111 Wilder
Class times: MWF 12:30 - 1:35 PM x-period: Tu 1:00-1:50
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Physics 14 - Introductory Physics II

Instructor: John Thortensen
Textbooks: Physics for Scientists and Engineers, Vol. 2, Chapt. 21-33, 6th ed.,
                      Tipler & Mosca
Classroom: 104 Wilder
Class times: MWF 10:00 - 11:05 AM x-period: Th 12:00-12:50
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Physics 24 - Introductory Physics IV

Instructor: Lorenza Viola
Textbooks: Concepts of Modern Physics, 6th ed., Beiser
                  Quantum Physics of Atoms, Molecules, Solids, Nuclei, and Particles,
                      2nd ed. RECOMMENDED, Eisberg/Resnick
Classroom: 115 Wilder
Class times: MWF 10:00 - 11:05 AM x-period: Th 12:00-12:50
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Physics 44 - Mechanics

Instructor: Miles Blencowe
Textbook: Classical Mechanics, Most recent ed., Taylor
Classroom: 115 Wilder
Class times: MWF 11:15 AM - 12:20 PM x-period: Tu 12:00-12:50
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Physics 66 - Electromagnetic Waves

Instructor: Brian Kress
Textbooks: Introduction to Electrodynamics, 3rd ed. 1999, Griffiths
Classroom: 202 Wilder
Class times: MWF 10:00 - 11:05 AM x-period: Th 12:00-12:50
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Physics 74 - Space Plasma Physics

Instructor: Mary Hudson
Textbooks: Introduction to Space Physics, 1st ed., 1995, paperback,
                      Kivelson/Russell
Classroom: 202 Wilder
Class times:
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Physics 76 - Methods Experimental Physics

Instructor: Alex Rimberg
Textbooks: No text
Classroom: 209 Wilder
Class times: TuTh 2:00 - 3:50 PM x-period: W 4:15-5:05
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Physics 82 - Special Topics Seminar

Instructor: Meifang Chu
Textbooks: Options, Futures, and Other Derivatives, 6th ed., 2005, Hull
                  The Mathematics of Financial Derivatives, 1995, Wilmott, et al.
                  Stochastic Calculus for France, 2005, Shreve
Classroom: 102 Wilder
Class times: By arrangement
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Physics 103 - Advanced Quantum Mechanics

Instructor: Jay Lawrence
Textbook: Modern Quantum Mechanics, Revised edition 1994, Sakurai
Classroom: 102 Wilder
Class times:
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Physics 104 - Statistical Mechanics

Instructor: Kristina Lynch
Textbook: Fundamentals of Statistical Mechanics, paperback, 2000, Bloch/Walecka
                Statistical Physics, paperback, Kadanoff
Classroom: 102 Wilder
Class times:
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Physics 114 - General Relativity and Cosmology

Instructor: Robert Caldwell
Textbook: Gravity: An Introduction to Einstein's General Relativity , 1st ed.,
                      paperback, Hartle
Classroom: By arrangement
Class times:
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Physics 116 - Quantum Information Science

Instructor: Lorenza Viola
Textbook: Quantum Computation and Quantum Information, Nielsen/Chuang
Classroom: By arrangement
Class times:
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Physics 122-02 - Special Topics

Instructor: Yeong-Ah Soh
Textbooks: No text
Classroom: By arrangement
Class times: By arrangement