Chair: Brian Daly;

Professors: Debra M. Elmegreen, Cindy Schwarz;

Associate Professors: David T. Bradley^a, Brian Daly, Jenny Magnes;

Assistant Professor: José Perillán, Colette Salyk;

Lecturer: David R. Rishell;

Visiting Assistant Professor: Keith Hall;

Adjunct Assistant Professor: Nelson Sivers.

^a On leave 2016/17, first semester

Astronomy Major Advisers: Debra M. Elmegreen, Colette Salyk.

Physics Major Advisers: David T. Bradley, Brian Daly, Jenny Magnes, José Perillán, David R. Rishell, Cindy Schwarz.

Programs

Major

• •  Astronomy Major
• •  Physics Major

Correlate Sequences in Physics and Astronomy

• •  Astronomy Correlate Sequence
• •  Physics Correlate Sequence

Courses

Astronomy: I. Introductory

• •  ASTR 101 - Solar System Astronomy
• •  ASTR 105 - Stars, Galaxies, and Cosmology
• •  ASTR 150 - Life in the Universe

Astronomy: II. Intermediate

• •  ASTR 220 - Stellar Astrophysics
• •  ASTR 230 - Planetary and Space Science
• •  ASTR 240 - Observational Astronomy
• •  ASTR 290 - Field Work
• •  ASTR 298 - Independent Work

Astronomy: III. Advanced

• •  ASTR 300 - Senior Thesis
• •  ASTR 301 - Senior Thesis
• •  ASTR 302 - Senior Thesis
• •  ASTR 320 - Astrophysics of the Interstellar Medium
• •  ASTR 322 - Galaxies and Galactic Structure
• •  ASTR 340 - Advanced Observational Astronomy
• •  ASTR 399 - Senior Independent Work

Physics: I. Introductory

• •  PHYS 100 - Physics in Motion
• •  PHYS 105 - 20th Century Revolutions in Physics
• •  PHYS 110 - Science of Sound
• •  PHYS 113 - Fundamentals of Physics I
• •  PHYS 114 - Fundamentals of Physics II
• •  PHYS 115 - Topics in Classical Physics
• •  PHYS 125 - The Sound of Space: Intersecting Acoustics, Architecture and Music
• •  PHYS 150 - The Limits of the Universe and the Limits of Understanding
• •  PHYS 152 - Lasers, Technology, Teleportation
• •  PHYS 160 - Relatively Uncertain: A History of Physics, Religion and Popular Culture
• •  PHYS 168 - A Tour of the Subatomic Zoo

Physics: II. Intermediate

• •  PHYS 200 - Modern Physics
• •  PHYS 202 - Introduction to Experimental Physics
• •  PHYS 203 - Experimental Physics II
• •  PHYS 210 - Classical Mechanics
• •  PHYS 240 - Electromagnetism I
• •  PHYS 245 - Introduction to Statistical Mechanics and Thermodynamics
• •  PHYS 260 - Contemporary Optics
• •  PHYS 290 - Field Work
• •  PHYS 298 - Independent Work

Physics: III. Advanced

• •  PHYS 300 - Independent Project or Thesis
• •  PHYS 301 - Senior Thesis
• •  PHYS 302 - Senior Thesis
• •  PHYS 320 - Quantum Mechanics I
• •  PHYS 341 - Electromagnetism II
• •  PHYS 375 - Advanced Topics in Physics
• •  PHYS 399 - Senior Independent Work