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14 courses with the subject PHYS UN, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.

PHYS UN1001PHYSICS FOR POETS3.00

Prerequisites: high school algebra. Prerequisites: high school algebra. This course does not fulfill the physics requirement for admission to medical school. No previous background in physics is expected. An introduction to physics taught through the exploration of the scientific method, and the application of physical principles to a wide range of topics from quantum mechanics to cosmology

Subject
PHYS UN
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
points
Type
course
Edition
2026
Source
catalog.barnard.edu
PHYS UN1201GENERAL PHYSICS I3.00

Prerequisites: some basic background in calculus or be concurrently taking MATH V1101x Calculus I. Prerequisites: some basic background in calculus or be concurrently taking MATH UN1101 Calculus I. The accompanying laboratory is PHYS UN1291-UN1292 The course will use elementary concepts from calculus. The accompanying laboratory is PHYS UN1291 - UN1292. Basic introduction to the study of mechanics, fluids, thermodynamics, electricity, magnetism, optics, special relativity, quantum mechanics, atomic physics, and nuclear physics

Subject
PHYS UN
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
points
Type
course
Edition
2026
Source
catalog.barnard.edu
PHYS UN1202GENERAL PHYSICS II3.00

Prerequisites: PHYS W1201, and some background in calculus or be concurrently taking MATH V1101x Calculus I. Prerequisites: This course will use elementary concepts from calculus. Students should therefore have had some high school calculus, or be concurrently enrolled in MATH UN1101. Taken with accompanying lab PHYS UN1291- PHYS UN1292, the sequence PHYS UN1201- PHYS UN1202 satisfies requirements for medical school. Electricity, magnetism, optics, and modern physics

Subject
PHYS UN
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
points
Type
course
Edition
2026
Source
catalog.barnard.edu
PHYS UN1291GENERAL PHYSICS I LAB1.00

Corequisites: PHYS UN1201 Corequisites: PHYS UN1201 This course is the laboratory for the corequisite lecture course and can be taken only during the same term as the corresponding lecture

Subject
PHYS UN
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
point
Type
course
Edition
2026
Source
catalog.barnard.edu
PHYS UN1292GENERAL PHYSICS II LABORATORY1.00

Corequisites: PHYS UN1201,PHYS UN1202 Corequisites: PHYS UN1201,PHYS UN1202 This course is the laboratory for the corequisite lecture course (PHYS UN1201 - PHYS UN1202) and can be taken only during the same term as the corresponding lecture

Subject
PHYS UN
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
point
Type
course
Edition
2026
Source
catalog.barnard.edu
PHYS UN1401INTRO TO MECHANICS & THERMO3.00

Corequisites: MATH UN1101 Corequisites: MATH UN1101 Fundamental laws of mechanics, kinematics and dynamics, work and energy, rotational dynamics, oscillations, gravitation, fluids, temperature and heat, gas laws, the first and second laws of thermodynamics. Corequisite: MATH UN1101 or the equivalent

Subject
PHYS UN
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
points
Type
course
Edition
2026
Source
catalog.barnard.edu
PHYS UN1402INTRO ELEC/MAGNETSM & OPTCS3.00

Prerequisites: PHYS UN1401 PHYS W1401. Corequisites: MATH UN1102 Prerequisites: PHYS W1401. Corequisites: MATH V1102 or the equivalent. Electric fields, direct currents, magnetic fields, alternating currents, electromagnetic waves, polarization, geometrical optics, interference, and diffraction

Subject
PHYS UN
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
points
Type
course
Edition
2026
Source
catalog.barnard.edu
PHYS UN2801ACCELERATED PHYSICS I4.50

Prerequisites: Advanced Placement in physics and mathematics, or the equivalent, and the instructor's permission. (A special placement meeting is held during Orientation.) Prerequisites: Advanced Placement in physics and mathematics, or the equivalent, and the instructor's permission. (A special placement meeting is held during Orientation.) This accelerated two-semester sequence covers the subject matter of PHYS UN1601, PHYS UN1602 and PHYS UN2601, and is intended for those students who have an exceptionally strong background in both physics and mathematics. The course is preparatory for advanced work in physics and related fields. There is no accompanying laboratory; however, students are encouraged to take the intermediate laboratory, PHYS UN3081, in the following year

Subject
PHYS UN
Credits (min)
4.5
Credits (max)
4.5
Credit unit
points
Type
course
Edition
2026
Source
catalog.barnard.edu
PHYS UN2802ACCELERATED PHYSICS II4.50

Prerequisites: PHYS UN2801 PHYS W2801. Prerequisites: PHYS UN2801 This accelerated two-semester sequence covers the subject matter of PHYS UN1601, PHYS UN1602 and PHYS UN2601, and is intended for those students who have an exceptionally strong background in both physics and mathematics. The course is preparatory for advanced work in physics and related fields. There is no accompanying laboratory; however, students are encouraged to take the intermediate laboratory, PHYS UN3081, in the following year

Subject
PHYS UN
Credits (min)
4.5
Credits (max)
4.5
Credit unit
points
Type
course
Edition
2026
Source
catalog.barnard.edu
PHYS UN3002From Quarks To the Cosmos: Applications of Modern Physics3.5

This course reinforces basic ideas of modern physics through applications to nuclear physics, high energy physics, astrophysics and cosmology. The ongoing Columbia research programs in these fields are used as practical examples. The course is preparatory for advanced work in physics and related fields. under construction Copyright © 2026-2027 Barnard College | Columbia University Back to top Close this window Print Options Send Page to Printer Print this page. Download Page (PDF)The PDF will include all information unique to this page. Download Catalog PDF The PDF will include the full 2025-2026 catalog

Subject
PHYS UN
Credits (min)
3.5
Credits (max)
3.5
Credit unit
points
Type
course
Edition
2026
Source
catalog.barnard.edu
PHYS UN3003MECHANICS3.00

Prerequisites: general physics, and differential and integral calculus. Prerequisites: general physics, and differential and integral calculus. Newtonian mechanics, oscillations and resonance, conservative forces and potential energy, central forces, non-inertial frames of reference, rigid body motion, an introduction to Lagranges formulation of mechanics, coupled oscillators, and normal modes

Subject
PHYS UN
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
points
Type
course
Edition
2026
Source
catalog.barnard.edu
PHYS UN3007ELECTRICITY-MAGNETISM3.00

Prerequisites: general physics, and differential and integral calculus. Prerequisites: general physics, and differential and integral calculus. Electrostatics and magnetostatics, Laplace's equation and boundary-value problems, multipole expansions, dielectric and magnetic materials, Faraday's law, AC circuits, Maxwell's equations, Lorentz covariance, and special relativity

Subject
PHYS UN
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
points
Type
course
Edition
2026
Source
catalog.barnard.edu
PHYS UN3008ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES & OPTICS3.00

Prerequisites: PHYS UN3008 PHYS W3007. Prerequisites: PHYS UN3008 Maxwells equations and electromagnetic potentials, the wave equation, propagation of plane waves, reflection and refraction, geometrical optics, transmission lines, wave guides, resonant cavities, radiation, interference of waves, and diffraction

Subject
PHYS UN
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
points
Type
course
Edition
2026
Source
catalog.barnard.edu
PHYS UN3083ELECTRONICS LABORATORY3.00

Prerequisites: PHYS UN3003 or PHYS UN3007 PHYS W3003 or W3007. May be taken before or concurrently with this course. Prerequisites: PHYS UN3003 or PHYS UN3007 May be taken before or concurrently with this course. A sequence of experiments in solid-state electronics, with introductory lectures

Subject
PHYS UN
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
points
Type
course
Edition
2026
Source
catalog.barnard.edu

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