Inventory of Undergraduate Courses

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*Courses marked with an asterisk (*) are not counted toward the requirement of no fewer than 18 credits in advanced courses for majors in this department.

Honors courses
Students with superior records and the recommendation of a department faculty member may apply to the chairperson for permission to register for courses described below. Students may not register for more than six credits in honors courses in physics in one term. Permission to register for honors courses is usually given only to superior students in their senior year.

In 2010, the college transitioned to a new course numbering system in preparation for the migration to the CUNYfirst platform. Old course numbers - if available - are provided in the parenthesis after the "/" symbol.

First semester introductory courses
• General Physics I (PHYS *1100 / PHY 1)
• General Physics IA (PHYS *1111 / PHY 1.1)
• General Physics IB (PHYS *1112 / PHY 1.2)
• Calculus-Based General Physics I (PHYS *1150 / PHY 1.5)
• General Physics and the Computer (PHYS *1190 / PHY 2.3)

Second semester introductory courses
• General Physics II (PHYS *2100 / PHY 2)
• Calculus-Based General Physics II (PHYS *2150 / PHY 2.5)

Survey and service courses
• Physics: The Simple Laws That Govern the Universe (PHYS 1005)
• The Making of the Atomic Bomb (PHYS 1040)
• Introduction to Astronomy (PHYS *1050 / PHY 0.11)
• The Search for Life in the Universe (PHYS *1055 / PHY 0.12)
• Cosmology (PHYS 1070)
• Energy Use and Climate Change (PHYS 1080)
• Space-Time, Gravity, and the Quantum: The Role of Einstein in the Birth of Modern Physics (PHYS 1090)

Courses for physics majors & engineering
• Introduction to Modern Physics (PHYS 3100 / PHY 10.5)
• Mechanics (PHYS 3200 / PHY 11.3)
• Electric Circuits (PHYS 3300 / PHY 13.3)
• Thermodynamics (PHYS 3400)
• Astrophysics and Cosmology (PHYS 3500 / PHY 38)
• Physics in Medicine (PHYS 3550 / PHY 39)
• Historical and Biographical Studies in Physics (PHYS 3600 / PHY 41)
• Issues in Physics and Society (PHYS 3650 / PHY 42)
• Advanced Modern Physics (PHYS 3700 / PHY 50)
• Topics in Condensed Matter Physics (PHYS 3740 / PHY 51)
• Special Topics in Physics (PHYS 3800 / PHY 59)
• Electrical Measurements Laboratory (PHYS 3900 / PHY 18)
• Modern Physics Laboratory (PHYS 3950 / PHY 19)

Theoretical physics and advanced laboratories
• Introduction to Theoretical Physics (PHYS 4000 / PHY 16)
• Analytical Mechanics (PHYS 4100 / PHY 61.2)
• Electromagnetic Theory (PHYS 4200 / PHY 61.5)
• Atomic Physics and Quantum Mechanics I (PHYS 4300 / PHY 62.6)
• Atomic Physics and Quantum Mechanics II (PHYS 4350 / PHY 62.7)
• Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics (PHYS 4400 / PHY 64.2)
• Solid-state Physics (PHYS 4500 / PHY 64.5)
• Advanced Laboratory I (PHYS 4900W / PHY 67.1W)

Honors courses
• Independent Study I (PHYS 5700 / PHY 88.1)
• Independent Study II (PHYS 5750 / PHY 88.2)
• Independent Research I (PHYS 5800 / PHY 83.1)
• Independent Research II (PHYS 5850 / PHY 83.2)

Special topics, seminars and special projects
• Seminar I (PHYS 5100 / PHY 74.1)
• Seminar II (PHYS 5150 / PHY 74.2)
• Senior Project (PHYS 5500 / PHY 76)

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