PHYSICS

Physics

106 courses on record · 8 with sections in Fall 2026

Live section data currently covers GE courses; the rest is filled in by a nightly pass, so this department is likely running more than is listed here.

106 courses

Lower division 20

Lower division courses in Physics
Course	Title	Predicted GPA	This term
1A	Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Mechanics GE	3.12 n=4,439	2 sections
1AH	Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Mechanics (Honors) GE	3.63 n=198	1 section
1B	Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Oscillations, Waves, Electric and Magnetic Fields GE	3.22 n=4,619	2 sections
1BH	Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Oscillations, Waves, Electric and Magnetic Fields (Honors) GE	3.52 n=201	—
1C	Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Electrodynamics, Optics, and Special Relativity GE	3.32 n=3,766	2 sections
1CH	Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Electrodynamics, Optics, and Special Relativity (Honors) GE	3.48 n=106	—
4AL	Physics Laboratory for Scientists and Engineers: Mechanics	3.95 n=3,822	—
4BL	Physics Laboratory for Scientists and Engineers: Electricity and Magnetism	3.90 n=1,906	—
5A	Physics for Life Sciences Majors: Mechanics and Energy GE	3.38 n=6,938	4 sections
5B	Physics for Life Sciences Majors: Thermodynamics, Fluids, Waves, Light, and Optics GE	3.39 n=6,642	2 sections
5C	Physics for Life Sciences Majors: Electricity, Magnetism, and Modern Physics GE	3.36 n=5,303	3 sections
10	Physics GE	3.40 n=875	1 section
11	Revolutions in Physics GE	no grade history	—
12	Physics of Sustainable Energy GE	no grade history	—
17	Modern Physics	3.23 n=421	—
18L	Modern Physics Laboratory	3.51 n=96	—
19	Fiat Lux Freshman Seminars	no letter grades	—
32	Mathematical Methods	3.34 n=378	—
98XA	PEERS Collaborative Learning Workshops for Life Sciences Majors	no letter grades	—
99	Student Research Program	no letter grades	—

Upper division 43

Upper division courses in Physics
Course	Title	Predicted GPA	This term
105A	Analytic Mechanics	3.35 n=481	—
105B	Analytic Mechanics	3.40 n=429	—
110A	Electricity and Magnetism	3.26 n=500	—
110B	Electricity and Magnetism	3.25 n=464	—
112	Thermal Physics	3.32 n=325	—
115A	Quantum Mechanics	3.17 n=478	—
115B	Quantum Mechanics	3.17 n=490	—
115C	Quantum Mechanics	3.31 n=452	—
117	Electronics for Physics Measurement	3.49 n=28	—
M122	Introduction to Plasmas in the Laboratory, Space, and Engineering	3.36 n=33	—
123	Atomic Structure	3.45 n=88	—
124	Nuclear Physics	3.35 n=124	—
126	Elementary Particle Physics	3.48 n=128	—
127	General Relativity	3.66 n=166	—
128	Cosmology and Particle Astrophysics	3.54 n=34	—
131	Mathematical Methods of Physics	3.37 n=150	—
132	Mathematical Methods of Physics	3.28 n=113	—
140A	Introduction to Solid-State Physics	3.53 n=85	—
140B	Properties of Solids	3.67 n=36	—
150	Physics of Charged-Particle and Laser Beams	3.73 n=15 small sample	—
170A	Electronics for Physics Measurement	3.49 n=105	—
170E	Introduction to Symbolic Computation	3.84 n=59	—
C170M	Machine Learning for Physical Sciences Laboratory	3.65 n=57	—
170N	Computational Physics and Astronomy Laboratory	3.61 n=53	—
180A	Nuclear Physics Laboratory	3.50 n=51	—
180C	Solid-State Laboratory	3.71 n=41	—
180D	Acoustics Laboratory	3.34 n=35	—
180E	Plasma Physics Laboratory	3.62 n=47	—
180F	Elementary Particle Laboratory	3.74 n=65	—
M180G	Soft Matter Laboratory	3.81 n=68	—
180M	Machine Learning for Physical Sciences Laboratory	3.77 n=21	—
180N	Computational Physics and Astronomy Laboratory	3.34 n=39	—
180Q	Quantum Optics Laboratory	3.39 n=84	—
C186	Neurophysics: Brain-Mind Problem	3.50 n=112	—
C187A	Biological Physics I: Life at Rest	3.48 n=32	—
C187B	Biological Physics II: Life in Motion	3.68 n=34	—
188	Special Courses in Physics	3.49 n=25	—
188SA	Individual Studies for USIE Facilitators	no grade history	—
189	Advanced Honors Seminars	3.84 n=74	—
192	Undergraduate Practicum in Physics	3.98 n=561	—
192M	Methods and Application of Collaborative Learning Theory in Physical Sciences	3.94 n=579	—
M192S	Introduction to Collaborative Learning Theory and Practice	3.91 n=244	—
197	Individual Studies in Physics	no grade history	—

Graduate 43

Graduate courses in Physics
Course	Title	Predicted GPA	This term
201Q	Modern Physics Research Areas	no letter grades	—
210A	Electromagnetic Theory	3.63 n=108	—
210B	Electromagnetic Theory	3.67 n=102	—
213B	Advanced Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics	3.63 n=10 small sample	—
215A	Statistical Physics	3.54 n=118	—
220	Classical Mechanics	3.54 n=109	—
221A	Quantum Mechanics	3.61 n=134	—
221B	Quantum Mechanics	3.66 n=114	—
221C	Quantum Mechanics	3.63 n=11 small sample	—
222A	Plasma Physics	3.76 n=34	—
222B	Plasma Physics	3.81 n=23	—
222C	Plasma Physics	3.66 n=12 small sample	—
226B	Elementary Particle Physics	3.66 n=7 small sample	—
226C	Elementary Particle Physics	3.68 n=8 small sample	—
226D	Beyond the Standard Model	no letter grades	—
230A	Quantum Field Theory	3.76 n=48	—
230B	Quantum Field Theory	3.74 n=28	—
230C	Quantum Field Theory	3.61 n=7 small sample	—
230D	Quantum Field Theory	3.39 n=1 small sample	—
231A	Methods of Mathematical Physics	3.69 n=22	—
231B	Methods of Mathematical Physics	3.89 n=43	—
232A	Relativity	3.78 n=17 small sample	—
232B	Relativity	3.46 n=8 small sample	—
237A	String Theory	no letter grades	—
237B	String Theory	3.70 n=9 small sample	—
241A	Solid-State Physics	3.79 n=43	—
241C	Solid State Physics	3.67 n=9 small sample	—
242A	Advanced Solid-State Theory	3.79 n=25	—
242B	Advanced Solid-State Theory	3.68 n=9 small sample	—
242C	Topology of Condensed Matter	3.64 n=6 small sample	—
243J	Special Topics in Solid-State Physics: Topological Phases	3.70 n=9 small sample	—
243M	Statistical Mechanics of Living Systems from Active Matter to Immune System	3.68 n=9 small sample	—
245	Quantum Computation	3.47 n=105	—
250	Introduction to Acceleration of Charged Particles	3.63 n=7 small sample	—
260	Seminar: Problems in Plasma Physics	3.62 n=5 small sample	—
262	Seminar: Physics of the Solid State	3.89 n=58	—
C286	Neurophysics: Brain-Mind Problem	3.46 n=15 small sample	—
291	Research Tutorial: Elementary Particle Theory	no letter grades	—
293	Research Tutorial: Current Topics in Physics	no letter grades	—
296	Research Topics in Physics	no letter grades	—
375	Teaching Apprentice Practicum	no letter grades	—
495	Teaching College Physics	no letter grades	—
597	Preparation for Master's Comprehensive Examination or PhD Qualifying Examinations	no letter grades	—

“Predicted” is shrunk toward the department average, so a course taught once to a dozen students sits near the department mean rather than at whatever those twelve happened to get. The figure is always shown — small sample marks where it rests mostly on that prior.