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Physics (PHYS)
- http://physics.usc.edu
- D class assignments for undergraduates available in ACB439; phone (213) 740-1140.
- D class assignments for undergraduates available in ACB439; phone (213) 740-1140 or email physics@dornsife.usc.edu.
Fundamental laws and principles of physics emphasizing areasrelated to life sciences. Prerequisite for Biological Sciences,Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy. Lecture, 4 hrs.; Lab, 3 hrs.
- Prerequisite: 1 from (MATH 108 or MATH 125 or MATH 126 or MATH 226)
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
- Note: Register for lecture, quiz and lab
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50310R | 050 | Lecture | 12:00-1:50pm | MTuWTh | 70 of 128 | Dennis Nemeschansky | SLH200 |   | |
| 50312R | 050 | Lab | 8:00-10:50am | Tue, Thu | 17 of 32 | Gokhan Esirgen | KAPB5 | | |
| 50314R | 050 | Lab | 8:00-10:50am | Mon, Wed | 9 of 32 | Gokhan Esirgen | KAPB5 | | |
| 50315R | 050 | Lab | 2:00-4:50pm | Mon, Wed | 29 of 32 | Gokhan Esirgen | KAPB5 | | |
| 50316R | 050 | Lab | 2:00-4:50pm | Tue, Thu | 15 of 32 | Gokhan Esirgen | KAPB5 | | |
| 50311R | 050 | Quiz | TBA | TBA | 70 of 128 | OFFICE | |
Fundamental laws and principles of physics emphasizing areas related to life sciences. Prerequisite for Biological Sciences, Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmacy. Lecture, 4 hrs.; Lab, 3 hrs. (Duplicates credit in 105abLg and 125L).
- Prerequisite: PHYS 135A
- Note: Register for lecture, quiz and lab
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50320R | 051 | Lecture | 12:00-1:50pm | MTuWTh | 56 of 76 | Dennis Nemeschansky | SLH100 | | |
| 50323R | 051 | Lab | 2:00-4:50pm | Tue, Thu | 14 of 22 | Gokhan Esirgen | KAPB11 | | |
| 50324R | 051 | Lab | 8:00-10:50am | Mon, Wed | 9 of 22 | Gokhan Esirgen | KAPB11 | | |
| 50325R | 051 | Lab | 2:00-4:50pm | Mon, Wed | 19 of 22 | Gokhan Esirgen | KAPB11 | | |
| 50321R | 051 | Quiz | TBA | TBA | 56 of 76 | OFFICE | | ||
| 50322R | 051 | Lab | 8:00-10:50am | Tue, Thu | 14 of 22 | Gokhan Esirgen | KAPB11 | |
Laboratory component for PHYS 152L for transfer students with equivalent lecture credit from another institution. For transfer students immediately after matriculation. Graded CR/NC.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50478D | 051 | Lecture-Lab | TBA | TBA | 0 of 1 | OFFICE | |
Gateway to the majors and minors in Physics and Astronomy. Statics and dynamics of particles and rigid bodies, conservation principles, gravitation, simple harmonic oscillators, thermodynamics, heat engines, entropy.
- Prerequisite: 1 from (MATH 125 or MATH 126 or MATH 226 or MATH 129 or MATH 229)
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
- Note: Register for lecture, quiz and lab
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50330R | 050 | Lecture | 12:00-1:50pm | MTuWTh | 14 of 32 | Christopher Gould | SLH102 | | |
| 50332R | 050 | Lab | 2:00-4:50pm | Tue, Thu | 14 of 32 | Gokhan Esirgen | KAPB8 | | |
| 50331R | 050 | Quiz | 3:00-4:50pm | Wednesday | 14 of 32 | SLH102 | |
Electrostatics, magnetostatics, electrical circuits, wave motion, sound waves, electromagnetic waves.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50341R | 051 | Quiz | TBA | TBA | 29 of 56 | OFFICE | | ||
| 50340R | 051 | Lecture | 9:00-10:50am | MTuWTh | 29 of 56 | Christopher Sutherland | SLH102 | | |
| 50342R | 051 | Lab | 12:00-2:50pm | Tue, Thu | 24 of 32 | Gokhan Esirgen | KAPB25 | | |
| 50343R | 051 | Lab | 12:00-2:50pm | Mon, Wed | 5 of 24 | Gokhan Esirgen | KAPB25 | |
Individual research and readings. Not available for graduate credit. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Junior, Senior
| Section | Session | Units | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50360D | 050 | 2.0-8.0 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 12 | OFFICE | |
An original project will be constructed applying computer technology (in either hardware or software) to produce a result useful in the physics classroom or laboratory.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50526D | 051 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 1 of 1 | Christopher Gould | OFFICE | |
Research leading to the master's degree. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50374D | 059 | Lecture-Lab | TBA | TBA | 40 of 50 | Stephan Haas | OFFICE | |
Credit on acceptance of thesis.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50382D | 050 | Lecture-Lab | TBA | TBA | 1 of 12 | Stephan Haas | OFFICE | |
Part-time or full-time, practical work experience in the students field of study. The internship must be located at an off-campus facility. Students are individually supervised by faculty. May not be taken until the student has completed at least one semester of enrollment in the graduate program with a cumulative 3.0 GPA.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Physics
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student, Master Student
- Restriction: Registration open to the following school(s): Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
| Section | Session | Units | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50679D | 059 | 1.0 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 5 of 10 | Stephan Haas | OFFICE | |
Coursework taken on campus at Caltech as part of the Caltech-USC cross-registration program. Graded CR/NC.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07975D | 059 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 12 | OFFICE | |
Course content will vary yearly with current interest. Topics covered may include artificial intelligence techniques, Monte Carlo simulations, numerical renormalization group and tensor networks.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Topics in Computational Physics | |||||||||
| 50666R | 059 | Lecture | 3:30-5:00pm | Mon, Wed | 15 of 19 | Satish Thittamaranahalli Ka | TBA | | |
Research leading to the doctorate. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50414D | 059 | Lecture-Lab | TBA | TBA | 1 of 24 | Stephan Haas | OFFICE | |
Credit on acceptance of dissertation.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50422D | 050 | Lecture-Lab | TBA | TBA | 2 of 16 | Stephan Haas | OFFICE | | |
| 50423D | 051 | Lecture-Lab | TBA | TBA | 0 of 12 | OFFICE | |
Credit on acceptance of dissertation.
- Prerequisite: PHYS 794a
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50430D | 050 | Lecture-Lab | TBA | TBA | 2 of 12 | Stephan Haas | OFFICE | | |
| 50431D | 051 | Lecture-Lab | TBA | TBA | 0 of 12 | OFFICE | |
Credit on acceptance of dissertation.
- Prerequisite: PHYS 794c
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50446D | 050 | Lecture-Lab | TBA | TBA | 8 of 12 | Stephan Haas | OFFICE | | |
| 50447D | 051 | Lecture-Lab | TBA | TBA | 0 of 12 | OFFICE | |
- Prerequisite: PHYS 794D
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50452D | 050 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 13 of 13 | Stephan Haas | OFFICE | | |
| 50453D | 051 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 12 | OFFICE | |