2022-2023 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 2021-2022 can be found here.
Physics 1 abc - Classical Mechanics and Electromagnetism
Fall Physics 1a Dr. Cheung WF 11:00 - 11:55 am 201 BRG Course Webpage
Winter Physics 1b - Practical Dr. Refael WF 3:00 - 3:55 pm 201 BRG Course Webpage
Winter Physics 1b - Analytical Dr. Hsieh WF 11:00 - 11:55 am 201 BRG 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. Hildebrandt TR 11:00 - 11:55 am T: 201 BRG, R: 269 LAU Course Webpage
Winter Physics 2b Dr. Cheung TR 11:00 - 11:55 am 269 LAU Course Webpage
Spring Physics 2c Dr. Filippone TR 11:00 - 11:55 am 201 BRG Course Webpage
Physics 3 - Physics Laboratory
Fall Dr. E. Black/Dr. Libbrecht 308 BRG Course Webpage (See Registrar's course schedule for section times)
Winter Dr. E. Black/Dr. Libbrecht 308 BRG Course Webpage (See Registrar's course schedule for section times)
Physics 5/105 - Analog Electronics for Physicists Laboratory
Fall Dr. Libbrecht/Dr. Rice OM,T 4:00 - 4:55 pm 201 BRG Course Webpage
Physics 6 - Physics Laboratory
Winter Dr. Politzer/Dr. Rice OM, A Course Webpage
Physics 7 - Physics Laboratory
Spring Dr. Politzer/Dr. Rice OM, T 4:00 -4:55 pm Course Webpage
Physics 8 bc - Experiments in Electromagnetism
Winter Physics 8b Dr. Spiropulu OM, A Course Webpage
Spring Physics 8c Dr. Spiropulu OM, A Course Webpage
FS/Physics 9 - The Science of Music
Fall Dr. Politzer MW 1:00 - 1:55 pm 387 Linde Course Webpage
Physics 10 - Frontiers in Physics
Fall Dr. Spiropulu W 12:00 - 1:55 pm 269 LAU 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. Zmuidzinas TR 10:30 - 11:55 am T: 269 LAU, R: 201 BRG Course Webpage
Winter Physics 12b Dr. McCuller TR 10:30 - 11:55 am 201 BRG Course Webpage
Spring Physics 12c Dr. Patterson TR 10:30 - 11:55 am 269 LAU Course Webpage
Physics 20 - Computational Physics Laboratory I
Fall C. Mach/Dr. Weinstein W 11:00 - 11:55 am, F 2:00 - 2:55 pm 255 Linde Course Webpage
Winter C.Mach/Dr. Weinstein M 2:00 - 3:55 pm 183 Linde Course Webpage
Physics 21 - Computational Physics Laboratory II
Winter C.Mach/Dr. Weinstein T 3:00 - 3:55 pm, F 2:00 - 2:55 pm 183 Linde Course Webpage
Spring C. Mach/Dr. Weinstein M 1:00 - 3:55 pm TBD, WF 1:00 - 3:55 pm 289 Linde Course Webpage
Physics 22 - Computational Physics Laboratory III
Spring C. Mach/Dr. Weinstein M 1:00 - 3:55 pm TBD, WF 1:00 - 3:55 pm 289 Linde Course Webpage
Physics 70 - Oral and Written Communication
Fall Dr. Hitlin T 2:00 - 3:55 pm 469 LAU Course Webpage
Winter Dr. Hitlin T 2:00 -3:55 pm 469 LAU Course Webpage
Physics 77 abc - Advanced Physics Laboratory
Fall Physics 77a E. Black/Dr. Libbrecht OM,T 3:00 - 3:55 pm 210 BRG Course Webpage
Winter Physics 77abc E. Black/Dr. Libbrecht OM, W 3:00 - 3:55 pm 210 BRG Course Webpage
Spring Physics 77abc E. Black/Dr. Libbrecht OM, M 3:00 - 3:55 pm 210 BRG Course Webpage
Physics 78 abc - Physics Senior Thesis (Experiment)
Fall Physics 78a Dr. Libbrecht
Winter Physics 78b Dr. Libbrecht Course Webpage
Spring Physics 78c Dr. Libbrecht Course Webpage
Physics 79 abc - Physics Senior Thesis (Theory)
Fall Physics 79a Dr. Libbrecht
Winter Physics 79b Dr. Libbrecht Course Webpage
Spring Physics 79c Dr. Libbrecht Course Webpage
Physics 101 - Order-of-Magnitude Physics
Spring Dr. Phinney MW 1:00 - 2:25 pm 201 BRG Course Webpage
Physics 106 abc - Topics in Classical Physics
Fall Physics 106a Dr. Sahakian TR 10:30 - 11:55 am 107 DWN Course Webpage
Winter Physics 106b Dr. Golwala TR 10:30 - 11:55 am 107 DWN Course Webpage
Spring Physics 106c Dr. Golwala TR 10:30 - 11:55 am 107 DWN Course Webpage
Physics 118 ab - Physics of Measurement
Winter Physics 118a Dr. Roukes TR 2:30 - 3:55 pm 387 Linde Course Webpage
Spring Physics 118b Dr. Roukes TR 2:30 - 3:55 pm 269 LAU Course Webpage
Physics 121 abc - Computational Physics Lab
Winter Physics 121b Dr. Simmons-Duffin TR 2:30 - 3:25 pm 370 Cahill Course Webpage
Spring Physics 121c Dr. Motrunich TR 10:30 - 11:25 am 103 DWN Course Webpage
Physics 125 abc - Quantum Mechanics
Fall Physics 125a Dr. Porter MWF 10:00 - 10:55 am 107 DWN Course Webpage
Winter Physics 125b Dr. Porter MWF 10:00 - 10:55 am 107 DWN Course Webpage
Spring Physics 125c Dr. Y. Chen MWF 10:00 - 10:55 am 107 DWN Course Webpage
Physics 127 ab - Statistical Physics of Interacting Systems, Phases, and Phase Transitions
Fall Physics 127a Dr. Motrunich MW 1:00 - 2:25 pm 201 BRG Course Webpage
Winter Physics 127b Dr. Motrunich MW 1:00 - 2:25 pm 107 DWN Course Webpage
Physics 129 abc - Mathematical Methods of Physics
Fall Physics 129a Group Theory Dr. X Chen TR 2:30 - 3:55 pm Hameetman Aud Course Webpage
Winter Physics 129b PDE's Dr. Chatziioannou MW 2:30 - 3:55 pm 121 BCK Course Webpage
Physics 135 - Introduction to Condensed Matter
Fall Dr. Refael TR 1:00 - 2:25 pm 201 BRG Course Webpage
Physics 136 abc - Applications of Classical Physics
Fall Physics 136a Dr. Sahakian TR 1:00 - 2:25 pm 269 LAU Course Webpage
Winter Physics 136b Dr. Fuller TR 1:00 - 2:25 pm 269 LAU Course Webpage
Spring Physics 136c Dr. Teukolsky TR 1:00 - 2:25 pm 269 LAU Course Webpage
Physics 137ab - Atoms and Photons
Fall Physics 137a Dr. Hutzler TR 10:30 - 11:55 am 103 DWN Course Webpage
Winter Physics 137b Dr. Endres TR 10:30 - 11:55 am 387 Linde Course Webpage
Physics 139 - Introduction to Particle Physics
Winter Dr. Weinstein TR 1:00 - 2:25 pm 103 DWN Course Webpage
Physics 177 - Advanced Experimental Physics
Winter Dr. Hutzler/Dr. Rice Course Webpage
Spring Dr. Hutzler/Dr. Rice Course Webpage
Physics 201 - Candidacy Physics Fitness
Spring Dr. Endres F 2:30 - 4:25 pm 469 LAU Course Webpage
Physics 205 abc - Relativistic Quantum Field Theory
Fall Physics 205a Dr. Wise MW 10:30 - 11:55 am 103 DWN Course Webpage
Winter Physics 205b Dr. Wise MW 10:30 - 11:55 am 103 DWN 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. Kitaev MW 2:30 - 3:55 pm 201 BRG Course Webpage
Winter Physics 219b Dr. Kitaev MW 2:30 - 3:55 pm 103 DWN 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 MW 9:00 - 10:25 am 103 DWN 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
Winter Physics 229a Dr. Kapustin TR 10:30 - 11:55 am 219 Cahill 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. Simmons-Duffin MW 9:00 - 10:25 am 469 LAU Course Webpage
Winter Physics 230b Dr. Ooguri MW 9:00 - 10:25 am 469 LAU Course Webpage
Physics 235 ab - Theoretical Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Fall Physics 235a Dr. Zurek W 12:00 - 1:25 pm 469 LAU Course Webpage
Winter Physics 235b Dr. Zurek W 12:00 - 1:25 pm 469 LAU 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 F 11:00 am - 12:15 pm 269 LAU Course Webpage
Winter Physics 242b Dr. Patterson F 11:00am - 11:55am 269 LAU Course Webpage