Course Planning Information
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Click the course number to view the course description and prerequisites.
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"Typical Frequency" and "Typical Term" indicate how a course is generally offered, but they do not guarantee that the course will be available in a particular term or academic year. Do not plan any course that is listed as Hibernated.
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Many factors influence the annual teaching schedule, and changes may occur up to the start of a term.
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This information is provided to assist with long-term planning; however, we cannot predict the likelihood of a specific course being offered in any upcoming term of a future academic year.
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Course |
Course Title | Type(s) and/or Group(s) |
Typical Frequency |
Typical Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1A | Mechanics | Service | Quarterly | Fall, Winter, Spring |
| 1AL | Mechanics Laboratory | Service | Quarterly | Fall, Winter, Spring |
| 1B | Electricity and Magnetism | Service | Quarterly | Fall, Winter, Spring |
| 1BL | Electricity & Magnetism Lab | Service | Quarterly | Fall, Winter, Spring |
| 1C | Waves, Optics & Modern Physics | Service | Quarterly | Fall, Winter, Spring |
| 1CL | Waves,Optics&Modrn Phys Lab | Service | Quarterly | Fall, Winter, Spring |
| 2A | Physics-Mechanics | Service | Quarterly | Fall, Winter, Spring |
| 2B | Phys-Electricity and Magnetism | Service | Quarterly | Fall, Winter, Spring |
| 2BL | Physics Laboratory-Mechanics | Service | Annually | Spring |
| 2C | Physics-Flu,Wav,Thrmdyn,Optics | Service | Quarterly | Fall, Winter, Spring |
| 2CL | Phys Lab-Elec&Magnetism | Service & Core | Quarterly | Fall, Winter, Spring |
| 2D | Phys-Relativity&Quantm Physics | Service | Quarterly | Fall, Winter, Spring |
| 2DL | Physics Lab-Modern Physics | Service & Core | Annually | Fall |
| 4A | Physics/Physics Majrs-Mechancs | Core | Annually | Winter |
| 4B | Phys Majrs-Fluid,Wav,StatTherm | Core | Annually | Spring |
| 4C | Phys Majrs-Elect & Magnetism | Core | Annually | Fall |
| 4D | Phys Majrs-EM Wav,Spec Rel,Opt | Core | Annually | Winter |
| 4E | Physics Majors-Quantum Physics | Core | Annually | Spring |
| 8 | Physics of Everyday Life | Service | Every 4-5 years (Last Offered SP21) | Any (sometimes none) |
| 10 | Concepts In Physics | Service | Every 3 to 4 years (Last Offered SP24) | Any (sometimes none) |
| 11 | Survey of Physics | Service | Every 4-5 years (Last Offered SP20) | Any (sometimes none) |
| 12 | Energy and the Environment | Service | Annually | Fall or Winter or Spring |
| 30 | Poetry for Physicists | Service | TBD Never Previously Offered | Any (so far none) |
| 39 | Phys Intro Spec. Topics | Varies | 2x Annually | Fall or Winter or Spring |
| 39L | Phys Intro Spec Topics Lab | Varies | TBD Never Previously Offered | Any (so far none) |
| 41 | Scientific Computing - Python | Core | Annually | Winter |
| 87 | First-year Seminar | Service | Annually | Fall or Winter or Spring |
| 98 | Directed Group Study | Special Studies | Upon instructor & student request | Any (sometimes none) |
| 99 | Independent Study | Special Studies | Upon instructor & student request | Any (sometimes none) |
| 100A | Electromagnetism I | Core | Annually | Fall |
| 100B | Electromagnetism II | Core | Annually | Winter |
| 100C | Electromagnetism III | Core | Annually | Spring |
| 105A | Mathematical&Computatnl Phy I | Core | Annually | Winter |
| 105B | Mathematical&Computatnl Phy II | Core | Annually | Spring |
| 110A | Mechanics I | Core | Annually | Fall |
| 110B | Mechanics II | Core | Annually | Winter |
| 113 | Quantum Information | Other | Every 4-5 years (Last Offered W23) | Any (sometimes none) |
| 116 | Fluid Dynamics for Physicists | Other | Every 4-5 years (Last Offered FA25) | Any (sometimes none) |
| 120 | Circuits and Electronics | Core | Annually | Spring |
| 122 | Experimental Techniques | Lab | Annually | Fall |
| 124 | Laboratory Projects | Lab | Annually | Winter |
| 130A | Quantum Physics I | Core | 2x Annually | Winter & Spring |
| 130B | Quantum Physics II | Core | 2x Annually | Fall & Spring |
| 130C | Quantum Physics III | Core | Annually | Winter |
| 133 | Condensed Matter/MATL Sci. Lab | CM/Materials Lab | Annually | Fall or Winter or Spring |
| 136 | Nuclear Physics | Other | ||
| 137 | String Theory | Other | Every 4-5 years (Last Offered SP25) | Any (sometimes none) |
| 139 | Special Topics | Varies | Annually | Fall or Winter or Spring |
| 140A | Statistical & Thermal Phys I | Core | 2x Annually | Fall & Spring |
| 140B | Statistical & Thermal Phys II | Core | Annually | Winter |
| 141 | Comp Phys I:Prob Models & Simu | Computational | Every 2 years (Last Offered SP26) | Winter or Spring |
| 142 | Comp Phys II:PDE & Matrix Modl | Computational | Every 2 years (Last Offered W25) | Winter or Spring |
| 151 | Elementary Plasma Physics | Other | This course is crosslisted with MAE 117A and solely operated by MAE Dept. Please contact MAE for typical frequency. | This course is crosslisted with MAE 117A and solely operated by MAE Dept. Please contact MAE for typical term. |
| 152A | Condensed Matter Physics | Materials | Annually | Winter |
| 152B | Electronic Materials | Materials | Annually | Spring |
| 154 | Elementary Particle Physics | Other | Every 2-4 years (Last Offered SP25) | Spring |
| 160 | Stellar Astrophysics | Astrophysics | Annually | Fall |
| 161 | Black Holes | Astrophysics | Annually | Winter |
| 162 | Cosmology | Astrophysics | Annually | Spring |
| 170 | Medical Instrmnt:Prncipl&Pract | Biophysics | Every 2-4 years (Last Offered SP24) | Spring |
| 173 | Modern Physics Lab:Bio&Quantum | Biophysics Lab | Hibernated (do not expect any offerings) | None |
| 175 | Biological Physics | Biophysics | Annually | Fall |
| 176 | Quantitative Microbiology | Biophysics | Annually | Winter |
| 177 | Physics of the Cell | Biophysics | Annually | Spring |
| 178 | Biophysics/Neurons & Networks | Biophysics | Annually | Winter |
| 191 | Undergraduate Seminar/Physics | Other | Annually | Fall |
| 192 | Senior Seminar in Physics | Other | Every 4-5 Years (Last Offered SP22) | Any (sometimes none) |
| 198 | Directed Group Study | Special Studies | Upon instructor & student request | Any |
| 199 | Research for Undergraduates | Special Studies | Quarterly | Any (sometimes none) |
| 199H | Honors Thesis Rsrch/Undergrads | Special Studies | Quarterly | Any (sometimes none) |
| 200A | Theoretical Mechanics I | Core | Annually | Fall |
| 200B | Dynamics: Determ, Stoch, Stat. | General, Group 7 | Hibernated (do not expect any offerings) | None |
| 201 | Mathematical Physics | Core | Annually | Fall |
| 202 | Physics Estimates | General, Group 7 | Every 2 years (Last Offered SP25) | Any (sometimes none) |
| 203A | Adv Classical Electrodynam. I | Core | Annually | Winter |
| 203B | Adv Classical Electrodynam. II | Core | Annually | Spring |
| 210A | Equilib/Statistical Mechanics | Core | Annually | Spring |
| 210B | Nonequilib/Statistical Mechans | Mathematics, Group 4 | Annually | Fall or Winter |
| 211A | Solid-State Physics I | CM, Group 2 | Annually | Fall |
| 211B | Solid-State Physics II | CM, Group 2 | Annually | Winter |
| 212A | Quantum Mechanics I | Core | Annually | Fall |
| 212B | Quantum Mechanics II | Core | Annually | Winter |
| 212C | Quantum Mechanics III | General, Group 7 | Annually | Spring |
| 213 | Quantum Information | General, Group 7 | Every 4-5 years (Last Offered W23) | Any (sometimes none) |
| 214 | Physics/Elementary Particles | HE, Group 3 | Course Hibernated (do not expect any offerings) | None |
| 215A | Quantum Fields I | HE, Group 3 | Annually | Fall |
| 215B | Quantum Fields II | HE, Group 3 | Annually | Winter |
| 215C | Quantum Fields III | HE, Group 3 | Annually | Spring |
| 215D | Sel. Topics in Quantum Fields | HE, Group 3 | Every 2 years (Last Offered W25) | Fall |
| 216 | Fluid Dynamics for Physicists | General, Group 7 | Every 2 years (Last Offered FA21) | Any (sometimes none) |
| 217 | Fld Thry/Renormaliztn Group | General, Group 7 | Every 4-5 years (Last Offered W22) | Winter |
| 218A | Plasma Physics I | Plasma, Group 1 | Every 4-5 years (Last Offered FA20) | Any (sometimes none) |
| 218B | Plasma Physics II | Plasma, Group 1 | Every 4-5 years (Last Offered FA21) | Any (sometimes none) |
| 218C | Plasma Physics III | Plasma, Group 1 | Every 4-5 years (Last offered SP21) | Any (sometimes none) |
| 219 | Condensed Matter/MATL Sci. Lab | CM, Group 2 | Annually | Fall or Winter or Spring |
| 220 | Group Theoretical Meth/Physics | General, Group 7 | Every 2 years (Last Offered FA24) | Any (sometimes none) |
| 221A | Nonlin&Nonequil Dyn/Phys Systm | Mathematics, Group 4 | Every 4-5 years (Last Offered SP22) | Any (sometimes none) |
| 222A | Exp Methods Particle Physics | HE, Group 3 | Every 4-5 years (Last Offered SP22) | Any (sometimes none) |
| 225A | General Relativity | General, Group 7 | Annually | Fall |
| 225B | General Relativity | General, Group 7 | Annually | Winter |
| 225C | General Relativity | General, Group 7 | Every 2 years (Last Offered SP24) | Spring |
| 227 | Cosmology | Astrophysics, Group 6 | Annually | Fall |
| 228 | Hgh Enrgy Astrophys/Compct Obj | Astrophysics, Group 6 | Every 2 years (Last Offered SP25) | Any (sometimes none) |
| 230 | Advanced Solid-State Physics | CM, Group 2 | Every 2 years (Last Offered FA24) | Any (sometimes none) |
| 232 | Electronic Materials | CM, Group 2 | Annually | Spring |
| 233 | Collider Physics | HE, Group 3 | TBD Never Previously Offered | Any (so far none) |
| 235 | Nonlinear Plasma Theory | Plasma, Group 1 | Every 4-5 years (Last offered SP22) | Any (sometimes none) |
| 237 | Intro. Standrd Model & Beyond | HE, Group 3 | TBD Never Previously Offered | Any (so far none) |
| 239 | Special Topics | Varies | Annually | Fall or Winter or Spring |
| 241 | Comp Phys I:Prob Models & Simu | Computational, Group 8 | Annually | Winter |
| 242 | Comp Phys II:PDE & Matrix Modl | Computational, Group 8 | Annually | Spring |
| 243 | Stochastic Methods | Mathematical, Group 4 | Every 4-5 years (Last offered FA20) | Any (sometimes none) |
| 244 | Parallel Comput.Sci & Engineer | Computational, Group 8 | Every 2-3 years (Last Offered SP24) | Spring |
| 250 | Condensed Matter Physics Sem | CM | Quarterly | Fall, Winter, Spring |
| 251 | High Energy Physics Seminar | HE | Quarterly | Fall, Winter, Spring |
| 252 | Plasma Physics Seminar | Plasma | Quarterly | Fall, Winter, Spring |
| 253 | Astrophysics&Space Physics Sem | Astrophysics | Quarterly | Fall, Winter, Spring |
| 254 | Biophysics Seminar | Biophysics | Quarterly | Fall, Winter, Spring |
| 255 | Biophysics Talks | Biophysics | 2x Annually | Fall & Spring |
| 257 | High Energy Phys Spec Top Sem | HE | Quarterly | Fall, Winter, Spring |
| 258 | Astrophysics&Space Phys Sp Top | Astrophysics | Quarterly | Fall, Winter, Spring |
| 259A | Methods - Quantitative Biology | Biophysics | Every 3 years (Last Offered FA23) | Fall |
| 259B | ConceptsMethods - QuanPhysiol | Biophysics | Every 2-3 years (Last Offered SP23) | Spring |
| 260 | Physics Colloquium | General | Quarterly | Fall, Winter, Spring |
| 261 | Seminar/Physics Research/UCSD | General | Annually | Winter |
| 264 | Scientific Method | General | Every 5-6 years (Last Offered W19) | Winter |
| 270A | QBIO Techniques | Biophysics, Group 5 | Hibernated (do not expect any offerings) | None |
| 270B | QBIO Laboratory Projects | Biophysics, Group 5 | Hibernated (do not expect any offerings) | None |
| 273 | Pattern & Information-Bio Sys | Biophysics, Group 5 | Every 4-5 (Last Offered W23) | Any (sometimes none) |
| 274 | Stochastic Population Genetics | Biophysics, Group 5 | Every 5-6 years (Last Offered SP19) | Any (sometimes none) |
| 275 | Biological Physics | Biophysics, Group 5 | Annually | Fall |
| 276 | Quantitative Microbiology | Biophysics, Group 5 | Annually | Winter |
| 277 | Physics of the Cell | Biophysics, Group 5 | Annually | Spring |
| 278 | Biophys Basis - Neurons & Comp | Biophysics, Group 5 | Annually | Winter |
| 279 | Neurodynamics | Biophysics, Group 5 | This course is crosslisted with BGGN 260 and BENG 260, and solely operated by the School of Biological Sciences. Please contact them for typical frequency. | This course is crosslisted with BGGN 260 and BENG 260, and solely operated by the School of Biological Sciences. Please contact them for typical term. |
| 281 | Extensions in Physics | General | TBD Never Previously Offered | Any (so far none) |
| 282 | Spatiotemporal Dynamics Biosystems | Biophysics, Group 5 | Every two years (Last Offered FA25) | Fall |
| 295 | M.S. Thesis Research/Mats Phys | Special Studies | Upon request by instructor & student | Any (sometimes none) |
| 297 | Special Studies in Physics | Special Studies | Upon instructor & student request | Any |
| 298 | Directed Study in Physics | Special Studies | Upon instructor & student request | Any |
| 299 | Thesis Research in Physics | Special Studies | Upon instructor & student request | Any |
| 500 | Introduction/Physics Teaching | Other | Annually | Fall |