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111 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 101NConceptual Physics (preferred)4

(C- or better required) or CHEM 105N + CHEM 106N 559 Early Childhood Education (BS)

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

PHYS 102NConceptual Physics ()4

An introductory descriptive course which develops and illustrates the concepts of physics in terms of phenomena encountered in daily life. Topics include sound, light, fluids and heat. (offered spring) . Prerequisites: PHYS 101N

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

PHYS 111NIntroductory General Physics4

or OEAS 110N Earth Science 33-39 or OEAS 111N Physical Geology 6 STAT 130M Elementary Statistics 3 or STAT 310 Introductory Data Analysis Total Credit Hours 107-113 20 * C or better required. 3 ** Course has lab/field component. 2 Elective Credit Elective credit may be needed to meet the minimum requirement of 120 3 credit hours for the degree. Honors Program in Biology

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

PHYS 112NIntroductory General Physics4

Human Behavior (S) 3

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

PHYS 113Physics Laboratory ()1

Available for pass/fail grading only. An introductory laboratory covering experiments from mechanics, wave motion, heat and sound.

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 1
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: written permission of the chief departmental advisor of the

PHYS 114Physics Laboratory ()1

Available for pass/fail grading only. An introductory laboratory covering experiments from electricity, magnetism, and optics.

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 1
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: written permission of the chief departmental advisor of the

PHYS 120Physics in the 21st Century1

or PHYS 309 Physics on the Back of an Envelope Select two of the following: ** 6

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 1
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

PHYS 137TIntroduction to Quantum Science and

Subject: PHYS
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

PHYS 197Undergraduate Research Experience in Physics (

Subject: PHYS
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

PHYS 226NHonors: University Physics I ()4

Open only to students in the Honors College. A special honors version of

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

PHYS 227NHonors: University Physics II ()4

Open only to students in the Honors College. A special honors version of PHYS 232N, including a recitation section for discussion of advanced problems. C or better, and both MATH 211 and MATH 212 each with a grade of C or better

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: PHYS 231N or PHYS 226N or PHYS 261N with a grade of

PHYS 231NUniversity Physics I4

Total Credits 30 * Meets the lower-division general education information literacy and research requirement. ** Civil Engineering majors may complete Human Creativity during the Freshman year and COMM 101R during the Sophomore year. Engineering Fundamentals—Engineering

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

PHYS 232NUniversity Physics II4

Elective 2

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

PHYS 261NAdvanced University Physics I3

& PHYS 262N and Advanced University Physics II Total Credit Hours 8 F. Philosophy and Ethics Because of the many decisions students will be called upon to make in their personal and professional lives, they will need an appreciation and understanding of philosophical, religious, and ethical foundations to help them to make informed, intelligent choices. Further, as the pace of change and interdependency in the world accelerates, it is important that students 3 be given an ample opportunity to critically examine philosophy and ethical values and to understand how philosophical and ethical issues affect decision-making in professional disciplines. Courses that meet the philosophy and ethics Way of Knowing are: Select one of the following courses 3

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

PHYS 262NAdvanced University Physics II4

or PHYS 232N University Physics II or PHYS 227N Honors: University Physics II

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 4
Credits (max): 4
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

PHYS 297Undergraduate Research I ()1-3

This course offers students at the Freshman and Sophomore levels their first opportunity to work one-on-one with a research mentor to acquire and develop skills in research techniques, information literacy, research planning, proposal preparation and report writing. Research experiences may include but are not limited to hands-on instrument control to collect and analyze data, including graphical, statistical and error analysis of their dat Students will also be instructed on accepted methods for dissemination of data, including written, oral and poster presentation, as well as procedures for research proposal preparation and submission. Students will be required to deliver to their peers and department faculty at the end of semester an ora and written presentation of their research, as well as a poster presentation a an annual department or university event including the ODU Undergraduate Research Symposium. Pre- or corequisite: PHYS 226N or PHYS 231N or PHYS 261N 959 PHYS - Physics

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor

PHYS 303Intermediate Experimental Physics ()3

A laboratory-oriented course designed to provide students with a broad introduction to instrumentation and techniques used in modern physics laboratories. Topics to be covered include: basic electronics with an introduction to diode, transistor and op-amp circuitry, and an introduction to physical computing using LabView and Arduino micro controllers.

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: PHYS 232N or PHYS 227N or PHYS 262N

PHYS 309Physics on the Back of an Envelope ()1

Physicists should be able to estimate the order-of-magnitude of anything. How many atoms of Julius Caesar do you eat every day? How much waste does a nuclear power plant generate? Will develop concepts, relations and numbers useful for estimation. Will cover little new material, emphasizing already acquired knowledge. Will help students apply physics to real-life questions and understand which physical effects are appropriate on which scales. Seminar course. or PHYS 262N

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 1
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: PHYS 102N or PHYS 112N or PHYS 232N or PHYS 227N

PHYS 319Analytical Mechanics ()3

Fundamentals of Newtonian mechanics. Topics include kinematics, dynamics, energy and momentum, central forces and planetary motion, and resonance phenomena. (Offered Spring) Pre- or corequisite: MATH 307 or MATH 280

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: PHYS 232N or PHYS 227N or PHYS 262N

PHYS 323Modern Physics ()3

Introduction to the wave nature of matter, with applications in materials science, atomic, and nuclear physics. Introduction to relativity, including applications in mechanics and electrodynamics. (Offered Fall) MATH 212

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: PHYS 232N or PHYS 227N or PHYS 262N and

PHYS 355Mathematical Methods of Physics ()3

This course will provide a strong foundation in the mathematical methods and applications necessary for undergraduate study of physics beyond the introductory level. The course contains a mandatory recitation section. (Offered Fall) MATH 212 Pre- or corequisite: MATH 312 or MATH 285

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: PHYS 232N or PHYS 227N or PHYS 262N and

PHYS 367Cooperative Education ()1-3

May be repeated for credit. Available for pass/fail grading only. Student participation for credit based on the academic relevance of the work experience, criteria, and evaluative procedures as formally determined by the department prior to the semester in which the work experience is to take place. be provided by the Monarch Internship and Co-Op Office in the semester prior to enrollment

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: Approval by department is required; Additional support may

PHYS 368Internship ()1-3

Available for pass/fail grading only. Academic requirements will be established by the department and will vary with the amount of credit desired. Allows students to gain short duration career-related experience. be provided by the Monarch Internship and Co-Op Office in the semester prior to enrollment

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: Approval by department is required; additional support may

PHYS 397Undergraduate Research II ()1-3

This course offers students at the Sophomore and Junior levels an opportunity to work one-on-one with a research mentor on a self-designed a. research project of mutual interest, and typically within the research field of their mentor. The student will demonstrate their knowledge of the research skills covered in PHYS 297 by formulating their own research plan and then collecting and analyzing their data. Students will also be instructed l in research publication skills as well as conference standard presentation t techniques. Students will be required to attend at least two conferences, within and outside the university. and permission of instructor

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: PHYS 297, and PHYS 226N or PHYS 231N or PHYS 261N,

PHYS 411Introduction to Atomic Physics ()3

The hydrogen atom, radiative transitions, two-electron systems, many- electron atoms, interaction with external fields, theory of atomic spectra.

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: PHYS 452 and MATH 307

PHYS 413Methods of Experimental3

3 Physics

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

PHYS 415Introduction to Nuclear and Particle Physics

One course relevant to energy engineering from the student 's major can also be used as a minor course with the approval of the minor coordinator. For completion of the minor, students must have a minimum overall grade point average of 2.00 in all courses specified as a requirement for the minor exclusive of prerequisites. At least six hours of the required 12 must be taken through courses offered by Old Dominion University.

Subject: PHYS
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

PHYS 416/516 Introduction to Solid State Physics ()3

Introduction to solid state physics and materials science, with emphasis placed on the applications of each topic to experimental and analytical techniques. Topics include crystallography, thermal and vibrational properties of crystals and semiconductors, metals and the band theory of solids, superconductivity and the magnetic properties of materials.

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: PHYS 452 and MATH 307

PHYS 417Introduction to Particle Accelerator Physics

Total Credit Hours 111-117 * Grade of C or better required in PHYS 499W or both PHYS 489W and PHYS 490W ** At least one three credit course must be at the 400-level.

Subject: PHYS
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

PHYS 420Introductory Computational Physics3

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

PHYS 425Electromagnetism I3

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

PHYS 451/551 Theoretical Mechanics ()3

A mathematical study of the concepts of mechanics. Vector calculus methods are used. Topics include mechanics of a system of particles, Lagrangian mechanics, Hamilton's canonical equations, and motion of a rigid body.

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: PHYS 319, PHYS 355 and MATH 312

PHYS 452Introduction to Quantum3

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

PHYS 453Electromagnetism II3

or ECE 323 Electromagnetics

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

PHYS 454Thermal and Statistical Physics3

Interpreting the Past Way of Knowing 3 3 Credit Hours 15 Total Credit Hours 154 * Does not include the University's General Education 3 language and culture requirement. Additional hours may be required. 3 ENGN 121 satisfies both the Physics Approved Seminar requirement and the PHYS Information Literacy and 15 Research requirement in the Physics curriculum. ECE 287 satisfies the PHYS 303 requirement in the Physics curriculum. PHYS 425 satisfies the Nonmajor Engineering Elective 3 requirement in the Electrical Engineering curriculum. PHYS 453 and PHYS 456 offered spring semester only.

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

PHYS 456Intermediate Quantum3

1 Mechanics 4 PHYS 499W or PHYS 489W and PHYS 490W 3 Human Behavior Way of Knowing 3

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

PHYS 460Fundamentals of Accelerator Physics and Technology with

Simulations and Measurements Lab (3 Credit Hours) Explores the historical development of accelerators and their past and , present applications. Principles of acceleration, including the physics of linear accelerators, synchrotrons, and storage rings. Magnet design; machine lattice design and particle beam optics. Longitudinal and transverse beam dynamics, including synchrotron and betatron particle motion. Special topics will be reviewed, including synchrotron radiation, injection techniques, and collective effects and beam instabilities.

Subject: PHYS
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: PHYS 319 and PHYS 425

PHYS 467Preparing for the Physics GRE ()1

This course will review the style and scope of problems likely to be found on the Physics Graduate Record Exam (GRE). Emphasis is on quick solving of problems based on foundational knowledge and intuition. This course is particularly intended for students preparing to apply for graduate school, but may be of interest to all students.

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 1
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: PHYS 323 and PHYS 319

PHYS 468WResearch Methods in Mathematics and3

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

PHYS 489WSenior Thesis I ()1

Part one of a two-semester option for completing the Senior Thesis. This is a writing intensive course. PHYS 489W plus PHYS 490W is equivalent to PHYS 499W. ENGL 211C or ENGL 221C or ENGL 231C Old Dominion University Undergraduate Catalog 2025-2026 960

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 1
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: permission of the instructor and a grade of C or better in

PHYS 490WSenior Thesis II ()2

Part two of a two-semester option for completing the Senior Thesis. PHYS 489W plus PHYS 490W is equivalent to PHYS 499W. This is a writing intensive course.

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 2
Credits (max): 2
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: PHYS 489W

PHYS 495/595 Special Topics in Physics ()1-3

In-depth study of a selected topic in physics at the advanced undergraduate level. May include a laboratory or computational component.

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: permission of the instructor

PHYS 497/597 Special Problems and Research ()1-3

These courses afford the student an opportunity to pursue individual study and research.

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: senior standing or permission of the instructor

PHYS 499WSenior Thesis *3

or PHYS 489W Senior Thesis I & PHYS 490W and Senior Thesis II

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-undergraduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

PHYS 503Electronic Instrumentation ()3

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

PHYS 513Methods of Experimental Physics ()3

Experiments in classical and modern physics, designed to develop skills in the collection, analysis, and interpretation of experimental data.

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

PHYS 515Introduction to Nuclear Particle Physics ()3

An introduction to the structure of the atomic nucleus, natural and artificial radioactivity, nuclear decay processes and stability of nuclei, nuclear reactions, properties of nuclear forces, and nuclear models. Also, particle phenomenology, experimental techniques and the standard model. Topics include the spectra of leptons, mesons, and baryons; strong, weak, and electromagnetic interactions.

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

PHYS 516Introduction to Solid State Physics ()3

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

PHYS 517Introduction to Particle Accelerator Physics (3

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

PHYS 520Introductory Computational Physics ()3

Introduction to computationally based problem solving in physics with an emphasis on understanding and applying various numerical algorithms to different types of physics problems. Topics will include numerical integration (quadrature), numerical solution of ordinary differential equations, Runge-Kutta and Numerov methods, polynomial approximations, numerical linear algebra, and Monte-Carlo methods. These computational methods will be applied to problems in classical and quantum mechanics, as well as electromagnetic theory. MATH 212

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: CS 150, CS 151 or CS 153; PHYS 319; PHYS 323; and

PHYS 525Electromagnetism I ()3

A study of the classical theory and phenomena of electricity and magnetism. Topics include the calculation of electric and magnetic fields, magnetic and dielectric properties of matter, and an introduction to Maxwell's equations. The course contains a mandatory recitation section.

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

PHYS 551Theoretical Mechanics ()3

A mathematical study of the concepts of mechanics. Vector calculus methods are used. Topics include mechanics of a system of particles, Lagrangian mechanics, Hamilton’s canonical equations, and motion of a rigid body.

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

PHYS 552Introduction to Quantum Mechanics ()3

Introduction to the physical and mathematical structure of quantum theory. Dirac notation, Spin systems, EPR paradox and Bell’s inequality. The Schro#dinger equation is introduced for simple systems. Quantization of bound states, scattering, and tunneling are introduced for the 1-dimensional square-wave potential. In three dimensions, angular momentum and the harmonic oscillator are developed. The course contains a mandatory recitation section.

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: PHYS 319 and PHYS 323

PHYS 553Electromagnetism II ()3

A course in electrodynamics developed from Maxwell’s Equations. Topics include Maxwell’s Equations, Conservation Laws, Electromagnetic Waves, Potentials and Fields, Radiation, and the interplay of electrodynamics and special relativity. The course contains a mandatory recitation section.

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

PHYS 554Thermal and Statistical Physics ()3

A study of the fundamental concepts of thermodynamics, kinetic theory, and statistical mechanics. Topics include the thermodynamics of simple systems, kinetic theory of gases, statistical mechanics of gases and an introduction t quantum statistics.

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

PHYS 556Intermediate Quantum Mechanics3

or PHYS 621 Quantum Mechanics I

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

PHYS 595Special Topics in Physics ()1-3

In-depth study of a selected topic in physics at the graduate level. May include a laboratory or computational component.

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor

PHYS 597Special Problems and Research ()1-3

These courses afford the student an opportunity to pursue individual study and research.

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: permission of the instructor

PHYS 601Mathematical Methods of Physics I ()3

Basic mathematical methods with applications: vector analysis, linear algebra, series and series of functions, Hilbert spaces, complex variable theory.

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

PHYS 602Mathematical Methods of Physics II ()1

Continuation of PHYS 601. Basic mathematical methods with applications: integral transforms, ordinary differential equations and partial differential equations.

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 1
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: PHYS 601

PHYS 603Classical Mechanics ()3

Particle in a central-force field. Dynamics in a rotating reference frame. Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formulations. Small oscillations. Kinematics and dynamics of a rigid body. Canonical transformation, Hamilton-Jacobi theory.

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

PHYS 604Classical Electrodynamics I ()3

Electrostatics: Gauss' Law and Poisson and Laplace equations. Methods for the solution of boundary-value problems with rectangular, cylindrical, and spherical symmetry. Expansion in multipoles. Dielectrics. Magnetostatics and Faraday's law.

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

PHYS 621Quantum Mechanics I ()3

Mathematical foundations of Hilbert spaces. Background on Hamiltonian mechanics and electro-magnetism. Postulates of Quantum Mechanics, measurements and Schroedinger equation. Simple systems. Schroedinger Equation in 1-3 dimensions and solutions for specific systems. Symmetries and angular momentum. Time-independent perturbation theory.

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

PHYS 695Selected Topics in Pure and Applied Physics (1-3

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

PHYS 696Special Topics in Accelerator Physics ()3

Special topics related to particle accelerators and their applications. Departmental approval required.

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

PHYS 698Research ()1-9

M.S. level research supervised by the student's thesis advisor.

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 9
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

PHYS 699Thesis ()1-9

M.S. level research supervised by the student's thesis advisor.

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 9
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

PHYS 704Classical Electrodynamics II ()3

Electrodynamics: Maxwell equations, plane electromagnetic waves and wave propagation, waveguides, radiating systems, special theory of relativity, including the dynamics of relativistic particles and electromagnetic fields.

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: PHYS 604

PHYS 707Statistical Mechanics ()3

Review of thermodynamics. Classical statistical mechanics and applications. The virial expansion. Quantum statistical mechanics and the micro- o canonical, canonical, and grand-canonical ensembles. The Fermi and Bose gases, and applications. Special topics in statistical mechanics.

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: PHYS 603

PHYS 711Computational Physics ()3

Studies of high level computer languages. Computational techniques used in physics. Numerical techniques for differential and integral problems. Algebraic processing languages. Introduction to scientific visualization techniques.

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

PHYS 721Quantum Mechanics II ()3

Further development of quantum mechanics. Multi-particle states, bosons and fermions. Classical Limit. Variational principle, time-dependent perturbation theory and scattering. Path integral formulation. Symmetry and groups, addition of angular moments. Examples from solid state, atomic, nuclear, and particle physics.

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: PHYS 621

PHYS 722Nuclear and Particle Physics I ()3

Nuclear forces, models of nuclear structure and reactions, hadron and lepton scattering, introduction to constituent quark model and hadron spectroscopy.

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: PHYS 621

PHYS 723Nuclear and Particle Physics II ()3

Discrete and continuous symmetries and application to particle physics, SU(2) and SU(3) symmetries and static properties of hadrons. Klein-Gordon and Dirac equations, quantum electrodynamics and Feynman rules, strong and weak interactions, Standard Model and physics beyond the Standard Model.

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: PHYS 722 or PHYS 822

PHYS 724Condensed Matter Physics I ()3

Electronic and lattice properties of solids, band structures of metals, semiconductors and insulators, dynamics of electron and phonons, electromagnetic and optical properties of metals and doped semiconductors, phenomenology of superconductivity and magnetism, and selected experimental methods of solid state physics.

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: PHYS 621, and PHYS 721 or PHYS 821

PHYS 727Atomic Physics ()3

Irreducible tensor methods. Radiative excitation and ionization processes. Atom-atom scattering. Time-evolution of atomic observables in external fields. Multiple channel quantum defect theory and complex atomic and molecular spectra.

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: permission of the instructor

PHYS 754Accelerator Physics ()3

Overview of the underlying physics of modern particle accelerators. Beam acceleration, coupled and uncoupled beam transport, nonlinear dynamics, collective effects, phase space cooling, and free-electron lasers will be covered. Depending on the instructor, additional topics of current interest such as coherent synchrotron radiation, wakefields and impedances, and novel methods of acceleration will be discussed.

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

PHYS 755Experimental and Computational Techniques

in Accelerator Physics

Subject: PHYS
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

PHYS 759Classical Mechanics and Electromagnetism in Accelerator

Physics (3 Credit Hours) Further developments in classical mechanics and electromagnetism and their application to accelerator physics: Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formulation of equations of motion, canonical transformations, adiabatic invariants, linear and nonlinear resonances. Louisville's theorem, solutions of Maxwell's equation in cavities and waveguides, wakefields, radiation and retarded potentials, and synchrotron radiation.

Subject: PHYS
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: PHYS 601, PHYS 603, and PHYS 704 or PHYS 804

PHYS 760Low Temperature Physics ()3

Properties and behavior of materials and systems at low temperature with emphasis on particle accelerator and microwave applications. Macroscopic quantum phenomena in condensates. Superfluidity, electrodynamic properties of superconductors.

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: PHYS 825

PHYS 765Design and Operating Principles of Particle Accelerators (3

Subject: PHYS
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

PHYS 790Introduction to the Processes of Quantum

Chromodynamics (3 Credit Hours) An introduction to basic Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD) methods in hadron-scattering experiments. Focus will be placed on perturbative methods and partonic interpretations of specific processes. The course will begin with a general overview of QCD, and specific processes will be studied in detail to illustrate the general features of patronic physics and their QCD interpretations. The course will close with a summary of questions of current research interest.

Subject: PHYS
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: PHYS 871

PHYS 791Seminar I1

No more than 12 credits numbered at the 500 level may be used to meet this requirement. Up to 12 credits from other University departments may be used to meet this requirement if approved by the graduate program director.

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 1
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

PHYS 795Special Topics in Physics ()1-3

Thorough coverage of areas selected to meet special needs and interests.

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor

PHYS 796Special Topics in Accelerator Physics ()3

Special topics related to particle accelerators and their applications.

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: Department approval required

PHYS 797Research ()1-6

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 6
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

PHYS 804Classical Electrodynamics II ()3

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: PHYS 604

PHYS 807Statistical Mechanics ()3

Review of thermodynamics. Classical statistical mechanics and applications. The virial expansion. Quantum statistical mechanics and the micro- canonical, canonical, and grand-canonical ensembles. The Fermi and Bose gases, and applications. Special topics in statistical mechanics.

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: PHYS 603

PHYS 811Computational Physics ()3

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

PHYS 821Quantum Mechanics II ()3

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: PHYS 621

PHYS 822Nuclear and Particle Physics I ()3

Nuclear forces, models of nuclear structure and reactions, hadron and lepton scattering, introduction to constituent quark model and hadron spectroscopy.

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: PHYS 621

PHYS 823Nuclear and Particle Physics II ()3

Discrete and continuous symmetries and application to particle physics, SU(2) and SU(3) symmetries and static properties of hadrons. Klein-Gordon and Dirac equations, quantum electrodynamics and Feynman rules, strong and weak interactions. Standard Model and physics beyond the Standard Model.

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: PHYS 722 or PHYS 822

PHYS 824Condensed Matter Physics I ()3

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: PHYS 621, and PHYS 721 or PHYS 821

PHYS 825Condensed Matter Physics II ()3

Many body and collective effects in condensed matter, including phase transitions, Bose and Fermi quantum liquids, superfluidity, superconductivity and magnetism, and properties of mesoscopic and low- dimensional systems.

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: PHYS 707 or PHYS 807, and PHYS 724 or PHYS 824

PHYS 827Atomic Physics ()3

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: permission of the instructor

PHYS 842Advanced Quantum Mechanics ()3

Introduction to relativistic quantum mechanics; symmetries in relativistic wave equations; solutions to relativistic wave equations for bound states and scattering processes; classical field theory and role of symmetries in construction of conserved currents; introduction to second quantization of fields.

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: PHYS 704 or PHYS 804, PHYS 721 or PHYS 821

PHYS 854Accelerator Physics ()3

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

PHYS 855Experimental and Computational Techniques in Accelerator

Physics (3 Credit Hours) Overview of the tools and techniques used in the design of particle accelerators and the measurement of their components. The course is targeted for both physicists and engineers, and its intent is to provide them with a common language and understanding. The course consists of 6 modules of 2 weeks each. Each module will be a combination of assigned readings, lectures, computer-based design, and hand-on measurements. Typical topics to be addressed in the 6 modules are: beamline design, electromagnetic cavity design, magnets, beam instrumentation, engineering principles for superconducting rf accelerators, machine learning.

Subject: PHYS
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

PHYS 857Plasma Physics ()3

Motion of charged particles in electromagnetic fields. Coulomb collisions and transport processes. Collisional Boltzmann equation. Generation of various forms of plasma in the laboratory. Basic plasma diagnostic methods including plasma and laser spectroscopy, measurements of electron and ion density and energy distribution. PHYS 827 or permission of the instructor

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: PHYS 603, PHYS 604, PHYS 704/PHYS 804, PHYS 727/

PHYS 859Classical Mechanics and Electromagnetism in Accelerator

Physics (3 Credit Hours) Further development in classical mechanics and electromagnetism and their application to accelerator physics: Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formulation of equations of motion, canonical transformations, adiabatic invariants, linear and nonlinear resonances. Louisville's theorem, solutions of Maxwell's equation in cavities and waveguides, wakefields, radiation and retarded potentials, and synchrotron radiation.

Subject: PHYS
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: PHYS 601, PHYS 603, and PHYS 704 or PHYS 804

PHYS 860Low Temperature Physics ()3

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: PHYS 825

PHYS 861Nuclear Physics ()3

The Yukawa potential in classical and quantum mechanics. One- and two-meson exchange amplitudes. Pion-exchange interactions: one- and two-pion exchange two-nucleon potentials, and two-pion exchange three-nucleon potentials. Electromagnetic interactions. Nucleon-nucleon scattering. Realistic models of two- and three-nucleon potentials. Relativisti corrections to the nuclear Hamiltonian. Electro-weak currents of nucleons and nuclei.

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: PHYS 621 and either PHYS 721 or PHYS 821

PHYS 865Design and Operating Principles of Particle Accelerators (3

Subject: PHYS
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

PHYS 871Introduction to Quantum Field Theory I ()3

Quantization of the Klein-Gordon field, interactions in quantum field theory and Feynman diagrams, quantization of the Dirac field, quantization of the electromagnetic field, quantum electrodynamics, renormalization, quantum chromodynamics and asymptotic freedom.

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: PHYS 842

PHYS 872Introduction to Quantum Field Theory II ()3

Further development of topics in quantum field theory. The course addresses renormalization, non-abelian gauge theories, and advanced calculation techniques.

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: PHYS 871

PHYS 890Introduction to the Processes of Quantum

Subject: PHYS
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

PHYS 891Seminar I ()1

This seminar is designed to enhance both written and oral communication skills as applied to physics. Topics include effective display of data, preparation of scientific reports and preparation and delivery of scientific talks.

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 1
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

PHYS 892Seminar II ()1

A continuation of PHYS 891 at an advanced level. This seminar is designed to enhance both written and oral communication skills as applied to physics. Topics include effective display of data, preparation of scientific reports and preparation and delivery of scientific talks.

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 1
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

PHYS 895Special Topics in Physics ()1-3

Thorough coverage of areas selected to meet special needs and interests.

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor

PHYS 896Special Topics in Accelerator Physics ()3

Special topics related to particle accelerators and their applications.

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu
Prerequisite: Departmental approval required

PHYS 898Doctoral Research ()1-12

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 12
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

PHYS 899Dissertation ()1-9

POLS - Political Science

Subject: PHYS
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 9
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026-graduate
Source: catalog.odu.edu

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