2021-2022 Physics Course Schedule and Websites
For information about all courses, including those not offered this year, please refer to the Caltech Catalog here. Course web pages from 2020-2021 can be found here.
Physics 1 abc - Classical Mechanics and Electromagnetism
Fall Physics 1a Dr. Cheung Course Webpage
Winter Physics 1b - Practical Dr. Refael Course Webpage
Winter Physics 1b - Analytical Dr. Hsieh Course Webpage
Spring Physics 1c - Practical Dr. Refael WF 3:00 - 3:55 pm 201 BRG Course Webpage
Spring Physics 1c - Analytical Dr. Hsieh WF 11:00 - 11:55 am 201 BRG Course Webpage
Physics 2 abc - Waves, Quantum Mechanics and Statistical Physics
Fall Physics 2a Dr. Porter Course Webpage
Winter Physics 2b Dr. Cheung Course Webpage
Spring Physics 2c Dr. Adhikari TR 11:00 - 11:55 am 269 LAU Course Webpage
Physics 3 - Physics Laboratory
Fall Dr. E. Black/Dr. Libbrecht Course Webpage
Winter Dr. E. Black/Dr. Libbrecht Course Webpage
Physics 5/105 - Analog Electronics for Physicists Laboratory
Fall Dr. Libbrecht/Dr. Rice Course Webpage
Physics 6 - Physics Laboratory
Winter Dr. Politzer/Dr. Rice Course Webpage
Physics 7 - Physics Laboratory
Spring Dr. Politzer/Dr. Rice OM,T 4:00 - 4:55 pm 201 BRG Course Webpage
Physics 8 bc - Experiments in Electromagnetism
Winter Physics 8b Dr. Spiropulu Course Webpage
Spring Physics 8c Dr. Spiropulu Course Webpage
FS/Physics 9 - The Science of Music
Fall Dr. Politzer Course Webpage
Physics 10 - Frontiers in Physics
Fall Dr. Spiropulu Course Webpage
FS/Physics 11 - Beyond Physics
Fall/Winter/Spring Dr. R Phillips
Physics 12 abc - Waves, Quantum Physics and Statistical Mechanics
Fall Physics 12a Dr. X. Chen Course Webpage
Winter Physics 12b Dr. Filippone Course Webpage
Spring Physics 12c Dr. Patterson TR 10:30 - 11:55 am 201 BRG Course Webpage
Physics 20 - Computational Physics Laboratory I
Fall C. Mach/Dr. Weinstein Course Webpage
Winter C.Mach/Dr. Weinstein Course Webpage
Spring C. Mach/Dr. Weinstein OM,M 3:00 - 3:55 pm 387 Linde Course Webpage
Fall C.Mach/Dr. Weinstein Course Webpage
Winter C.Mach/Dr. Weinstein OM,M 3:00 - 3:55 pm Course Webpage
Spring C. Mach/Dr. Weinstein OM,M 3:00 - 3:55 pm 387 Linde Course Webpage
Physics 22 - Computational Physics Laboratory III
Fall C.Mach/Dr. Weinstein Course Webpage
Winter C.Mach/Dr. Weinstein OM,M 3:00 - 3:55 pm Course Webpage
Spring C. Mach/Dr. Weinstein OM,M 3:00 - 3:55 pm 387 Linde Course Webpage
Physics 70 - Oral and Written Communication
Fall Dr. Hitlin Course Webpage
Winter Dr. Hitlin Course Webpage
Spring Dr. Hitlin T 2:00 - 3:55 pm 469 LAU Course Webpage
Physics 77 abc - Advanced Physics Laboratory
Fall Physics 77ab E. Black/Dr. Libbrecht Ph 77a Course Webpage / Ph 77b Course Webpage
Winter Physics 77abc E. Black/Dr. Libbrecht Ph 77a Course Webpage / Ph 77b Course Webpage / Ph 77c Course Webpage
Spring Physics 77abc E. Black/Dr. Libbrecht Ph 77a Course Webpage / Ph 77b Course Webpage / Ph 77c Course Webpage
Physics 78 abc - Physics Senior Thesis (Experiment)
Fall Physics 78a Dr. Libbrecht
Winter Physics 78b Dr. Libbrecht
Spring Physics 78c Dr. Libbrecht
Physics 79 abc - Physics Senior Thesis (Theory)
Fall Physics 79a Dr. Libbrecht
Winter Physics 79b Dr. Libbrecht
Spring Physics 79c Dr. Libbrecht
Physics 106 abc - Topics in Classical Physics
Fall Physics 106a Dr. Fuller Course Webpage
Winter Physics 106b Dr. Golwala Course Webpage
Spring Physics 106c Dr. Golwala MWF 11:00 - 11:55 am 269 LAU Course Webpage
Physics 121 abc - Computational Physics Lab
Fall Physics 121a Dr. Simmons-Duffin Course Webpage
Spring Physics 121c Dr. Motrunich OM,T 10:30 - 11:25 am Course Webpage
Physics 125 abc - Quantum Mechanics
Fall Physics 125a Dr. Wise Course Webpage
Winter Physics 125b Dr. Porter Course Webpage
Spring Physics 125c Dr. Y. Chen MWF 10:00 - 10:55 am 201 BRG Course Webpage
Physics 127 ab - Statistical Physics of Interacting Systems, Phases, and Phase Transitions
Fall Physics 127a Dr. Motrunich Course Webpage
Winter Physics 127b Dr. Motrunich MW 1:00 - 2:25 pm 201 BRG Course Webpage
Physics 129 abc - Mathematical Methods of Physics
Fall Physics 129a Group Theory Dr. X Chen Course Webpage
Winter Physics 129b PDE's Dr. Chatziioannou MW 2:30 - 3:55 pm 201 BRG Course Webpage
Physics 135 - Introduction to Condensed Matter
Fall Dr. Refael Course Webpage
Physics 137ab - Atoms and Photons
Fall Physics 137a Dr. Hutzler Course Webpage
Winter Physics 137b Dr. Endres TR 10:30 - 11:55 am 269 LAU Course Webpage
Physics 139 - Introduction to Particle Physics
Winter Dr. Weinstein TR 2:00 - 3:25 pm 107 DWN Course Webpage
Physics 177 - Advanced Experimental Physics
Winter Dr. Hutzler/Dr. Rice Course Webpage
Spring Dr. Hutzler/Dr. Rice OM,M 4:00 - 4:55 pm 304 BRG Course Webpage
Physics 201 - Candidacy Physics Fitness
Spring Dr. Endres F 2:30 - 4:25 pm 269 LAU Course Webpage
Physics 205 abc - Relativistic Quantum Field Theory
Fall Physics 205a Dr. Kapustin Course Webpage
Winter Physics 205b Dr. Zurek Course Webpage
Spring Physics 205c Dr. Wise MW 10:30 - 11:55 am 103 DWN Course Webpage
Physics 219 abc - Quantum Computation
Fall Physics 219a Dr. Preskill Course Webpage
Winter Physics 219b Dr. Kitaev Course Webpage
Spring Physics 219c Dr. Preskill MW 2:30 - 3:55 pm 269 LAU Course Webpage
Physics 223 ab - Advanced Condensed-Matter Physics
Winter Physics 223a Dr. Alicea Course Webpage
Spring Physics 223b Dr. Alicea MW 9:00 - 10:25 am 103 DWN Course Webpage
Physics 229 ab - Advanced Mathematical Methods of Physics
Fall Physics 229a Dr. Ooguri Course Webpage
Spring Physics 229b Dr. Kapustin TR 10:30 - 11:55 am 469 LAU Course Webpage
Physics 230 ab - Elementary Particle Theory
Fall Physics 230a Dr. Zurek Course Webpage
Spring Physics 230b Dr. Gukov MW 9:00 - 10:25 am 469 LAU Course Webpage
Physics 232 - Topological QFT
Fall Dr. Gukov Course Webpage
Physics 236 abc - General Relativity
Fall Physics 236a Dr. Chatziioannou Course Webpage
Winter Physics 236b Dr. Teukolsky Course Webpage
Physics 237 - Gravitational Radiation
Spring Dr. Y. Chen TR 2:30 - 3:55 pm 103 DWN Course Webpage
Physics 242 ab - Physics Seminar
Fall Physics 242a Dr. Patterson Course Webpage
Winter Physics 242b Dr. Patterson Course Webpage