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24 courses with the subject PHYS, 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 1001001/13920 T Th 2:40pm - 3:55pm Szabolcs3.00

428 Pupin Laboratories Marka PHYS UN1201 GENERAL PHYSICS I. 3.00 points. CC/GS: Partial Fulfillment of Science Requirement taking MATH V1101x Calculus I. 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 Fall 2025: PHYS UN1201 Course Section/Call Times/Location Instructor Points

Subject
PHYS
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Source
catalog.barnard.edu
Prerequisite
some basic background in calculus or be concurrently some basic background in calculus or be concurrently
PHYS 1201001/13922 M W 4:10pm - 5:25pm Mark Ross3.00

428 Pupin Laboratories Lonergan PHYS UN1202 GENERAL PHYSICS II. 3.00 points. CC/GS: Partial Fulfillment of Science Requirement concurrently taking MATH V1101x Calculus I. Students should therefore have had some high school calculus, or be concurrently enrolled in MATH UN1101. Taken with accompanying Enrollment lab PHYS UN1291- PHYS UN1292, the sequence PHYS UN1201- PHYS UN1202 satisfies requirements for medical school. Electricity, 00 8/10 magnetism, optics, and modern physics Spring 2026: PHYS UN1202 Course Section/Call Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment Enrollment Number Number

Subject
PHYS
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Source
catalog.barnard.edu
Prerequisite
PHYS W1201, and some background in calculus or be This course will use elementary concepts from calculus.
PHYS 1202003/13924 T Th 2:40pm - 3:55pm Jeremy Dodd 3.00 125/170

301 Pupin Laboratories

Subject
PHYS
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Source
catalog.barnard.edu
PHYS 1291002/13361 M 1:00pm - 4:00pm

5th Flr Pupin

Subject
PHYS
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Source
catalog.barnard.edu
PHYS 1292002/13966 M 1:00pm - 4:00pm Giuseppina

5th Flr Pupin Cambareri

Subject
PHYS
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Source
catalog.barnard.edu
PHYS 1401003/13041 T Th 10:10am - 11:25am Emlyn Hughes 3.00 144/150

301 Pupin Laboratories PHYS UN1402 INTRO ELEC/MAGNETSM # OPTCS. 3.00 points. CC/GS: Partial Fulfillment of Science Requirement equivalent. Electric fields, direct currents, magnetic fields, alternating currents, electromagnetic waves, polarization, geometrical optics, interference, and diffraction Spring 2026: PHYS UN1402 Course Section/Call Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment

Subject
PHYS
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Source
catalog.barnard.edu
Prerequisite
PHYS UN1401 PHYS W1401. PHYS W1401. Corequisites: MATH V1102 or the
Corequisite
MATH UN1102
PHYS 1402003/13927 T Th 10:10am - 11:25am Eric Raymer 3.00 168/170

301 Pupin Laboratories PHYS UN2801 ACCELERATED PHYSICS I. 4.50 points. the equivalent, and the instructor's permission. (A special placement meeting is held during Orientation.) 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 Fall 2025: PHYS UN2801 Course Section/Call Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment

Subject
PHYS
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Source
catalog.barnard.edu
Prerequisite
Advanced Placement in physics and mathematics, or Advanced Placement in physics and mathematics, or
PHYS 2001001/00082 T Th 10:10am - 11:25am Janna Levin, 4.50 67/80

Ll002 Milstein Center Stiliana Savin PHYS BC2002 ELECTRICITY#MAGNETISM-LEC LAB. 4.50 points. Charge, electric field, and potential. Gausss law. Circuits: capacitors and resistors. Magnetism and electromagnetism. Induction and inductance. Alternating currents. Maxwells equations. This is a calculus-based class. Familiarity with derivatives and integrals is needed. PLEASE NOTE: Students who take PHYS BC2002 may not get credit for PHYS BC2019 or PHYS BC2020 Spring 2026: PHYS BC2002 Course Section/Call Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollmen

Subject
PHYS
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Source
catalog.barnard.edu
PHYS 2002001/00743 T Th 10:10am - 11:25am Janna Levin, 4.50 38/75

408 Zankel Stiliana Savin PHYS BC3001 CLASSICAL WAVES - LECTURE LAB. 5.00 points. III. Nonlinear pendula, transverse vibrations-elastic strings, longitudinal sound waves, seismic waves, electromagnetic oscillations - light, rainbows, haloes, the Green Flash; polarization phenomena - Haidingers Brush, Brewsters angle, double refraction, optical activity; gravity - capillary waves; interference, diffraction, lenses - mirrors. PLEASE NOTE: Students who take PHYS BC3001 may not receive credit for PHYS BC3010 Fall 2025: PHYS BC3001 Course Section/Call Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollmen

Subject
PHYS
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Source
catalog.barnard.edu
Prerequisite
Physics BC2002 or the equivalent. Corequisites: Calculus
PHYS 2801001/13045 T Th 10:10am - 12:00pm Yury Levin 4.50 41/70

329 Pupin Laboratories PHYS UN2802 ACCELERATED PHYSICS II. 4.50 points. 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 Spring 2026: PHYS UN2802 Course Section/Call Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment

Subject
PHYS
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Source
catalog.barnard.edu
Prerequisite
PHYS UN2801 PHYS W2801. PHYS UN2801 This accelerated two-semester sequence
PHYS 2802001/13929 T Th 10:10am - 12:00pm Yury Levin 4.50 36/50

329 Pupin Laboratories PHYS UN3003 MECHANICS. 3.00 points. 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 Spring 2026: PHYS UN3003 Course Section/Call Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment

Subject
PHYS
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Source
catalog.barnard.edu
Prerequisite
general physics, and differential and integral calculus. general physics, and differential and integral calculus.
PHYS 3001001/00767 T Th 10:00am - 11:30am Timothy 5.00 16/20

227 Pupin Laboratories Halpin-Healy PHYS 3001 001/00767 F 10:00am - 2:00pm Timothy 5.00 16/20 227 Pupin Laboratories Halpin-Healy Barnard College Catalogue 2025-2026 523 PHYS BC3006 QUANTUM PHYSICS. 3.00 points. duality and the Uncertainty Principle. The Schrodinger equation. Basic principles of the quantum theory. Energy levels in one-dimensional potential wells. The harmonic oscillator, photons, and phonons. Reflection and transmission by one-dimensional potential barriers. Applications to atomic, molecular, and nuclear physics Spring 2026: PHYS BC3006 Course Section/Call Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment

Subject
PHYS
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Source
catalog.barnard.edu
Prerequisite
BC3001 or C2601 or the equivalent. Wave-particle
PHYS 3003001/13930 M W 10:10am - 11:25am John Parsons 3.00 68/75

329 Pupin Laboratories PHYS UN3007 ELECTRICITY-MAGNETISM. 3.00 points. 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 Fall 2025: PHYS UN3007 Course Section/Call Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment

Subject
PHYS
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Source
catalog.barnard.edu
Prerequisite
general physics, and differential and integral calculus. general physics, and differential and integral calculus.
PHYS 3006001/00746 T Th 10:10am - 11:25am Reshmi 3.00 22/25

140 Horace Mann Hall Mukherjee PHYS BC3082 Advanced Physics Laboratory. 1.5 point. Barnard College physics laboratory has available a variety of experiments meant to complement 3000-level lecture courses. Each experiment requires substantial preparation, as well as written and oral presentations. Elementary particle experiments: detectors, cosmic ray triggers, muon lifetime. PHYS BC3086 QUANTUM PHYSICS LABORATORY. 3.00 points. t Experiments illustrating phenomenological aspects of the early quantum theory: (i) Hydrogenic Spectra: Balmer Series - Bohr- Sommerfeld Model; (ii) Photoelectric Effect: Millikans Determination of h/e; (iii) Franck-Hertz Experiment; and (iv) Electron Diffraction Phenomena. Substantial preparation required, including written and oral presentations, as well as an interest in developing the knack and intuition of an experimental physicist. This course is best taken concurrently with PHYS BC3006 Quantum Physics Spring 2026: PHYS BC3086 Course Section/Call Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment

Subject
PHYS
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Source
catalog.barnard.edu
PHYS 3007001/13046 T Th 1:10pm - 2:25pm Alberto Nicolis 3.00 87/90

329 Pupin Laboratories PHYS UN3008 ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES # OPTICS. 3.00 points. 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 Spring 2026: PHYS UN3008 Course Section/Call Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment

Subject
PHYS
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Source
catalog.barnard.edu
Prerequisite
PHYS UN3008 PHYS W3007. PHYS UN3008 Maxwells equations and electromagnetic
PHYS 3008001/13931 T Th 2:40pm - 3:55pm James McIver 3.00 71/75

329 Pupin Laboratories

Subject
PHYS
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Source
catalog.barnard.edu
PHYS 3083001/13051 M W 1:10pm - 4:00pm John Parsons 3.00 15/14

5th Flr Pupin

Subject
PHYS
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Source
catalog.barnard.edu
PHYS 3088001/00841 F 10:30am - 12:00pm Stiliana Savin 3.00 13/14
Subject
PHYS
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Source
catalog.barnard.edu
PHYS 4003001/13937 T Th 1:10pm - 2:25pm Alberto Nicolis 3.00 37/50

141 Uris Hall PHYS GU4021 QUANTUM MECHANICS I. 3.00 points. BC3006. quantum mechanics in terms of state vectors and linear operators. Three dimensional spherically symmetric potentials. The theory of angular momentum and spin. Identical particles and the exclusion principle. Methods of approximation. Multi-electron atoms Fall 2025: PHYS GU4021 Course Section/Call Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollmen

Subject
PHYS
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Source
catalog.barnard.edu
Prerequisite
PHYS UN3003 and PHYS UN3007 W3003, W3007, PHYS UN3003 and PHYS UN3007 Formulation of
PHYS 4021001/13055 M W 11:40am - 12:55pm Giuseppina 3.00 82/90

329 Pupin Laboratories Cambareri,

Subject
PHYS
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Source
catalog.barnard.edu
PHYS 4022001/13939 M W 11:40am - 12:55pm Alfred Mueller, 3.00 73/75

329 Pupin Laboratories Giuseppina

Subject
PHYS
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Source
catalog.barnard.edu
PHYS 4023001/13056 T Th 10:10am - 11:25am Tanya 3.00 47/60

214 Pupin Laboratories Zelevinsky

Subject
PHYS
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Source
catalog.barnard.edu
PHYS V1201General Physics I
Subject
PHYS
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Source
catalog.barnard.edu
PHYS V1202General Physics II

PHYS BC2001 MECHANICS - LECTURE LAB PHYS BC2002 ELECTRICITY#MAGNETISM-LEC LAB PHYS BC3001 CLASSICAL WAVES - LECTURE LAB

Subject
PHYS
Type
course
Edition
2025-2026
Source
catalog.barnard.edu

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