2024-2025 Physics Course Schedule and Websites

For information about all courses, including those not offered this year, please refer to the Caltech Catalog. Course web pages from 2023-2024 can be found here.

Physics 1 abc - Classical Mechanics and Electromagnetism

Fall Physics 1a Dr. Ravi WF 11:00 - 11:55 am 201 BRG Course Webpage

Winter Physics 1b - Practical Dr. Chen WF 3:00 - 3:55 pm

Winter Physics 1b - Analytical Dr. Patterson WF 11:00 -11:55 am

Spring Physics 1c - Practical Dr. Refael WF 3:00 - 3:55 pm

Spring Physics 1c - Analytical Dr. Patterson WF 11:00 - 11:55 am

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. Filippone TR 11:00 - 11:55 am

Spring Physics 2c Dr. Hildebrandt TR 11:00 - 11:55 am

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

Spring Dr. E. Black/ Dr. Libbrecht 308 BRG

FS/Physics 4 - Freshman Seminar: Astrophysics and Cosmology with Open Data

Fall Dr. Weinstein TR 1:00 - 2:25 pm 289 Linde 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 TBA

Physics 7 - Physics Laboratory

Spring Dr. Politzer/Dr. Rice TBA

Physics 8 bc - Experiments in Electromagnetism

Winter Physics 8b Dr. Spiropulu TBA

Spring Physics 8c Dr. Spiropulu TBA

FS/Physics 9 - The Science of Music

Fall Dr. Politzer MF 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. Golwala TR 10:30 - 11:55 am

Spring Physics 12c Dr. Golwala TR 10:30 - 11:55 am

FS/Physics 15 First-Year Seminar: Quantum Information Science Today and Tomorrow

Fall Dr. Preskill MW 2:00 - 2:55 pm 469 LAU Course Webpage

Physics 20 - Computational Physics Laboratory I

Fall Dr. Adhikari WF 1:00 - 3:55 pm 183 Linde Course Webpage

Physics 21 - Computational Physics Laboratory II

Winter Dr. Adhikari TBA

Physics 22 - Computational Physics Laboratory III

Spring Dr. McCuller TBA

Physics 50 ab - Caltech Physics League

Fall Physics 50a Dr. Refael T 6:00 - 7:55 pm 114 BRG Course Webpage

Winter Physics 50b Dr. Refael TBA

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

Physics 77 abc - Advanced Physics Laboratory

Fall Dr. E. Black/Dr. Libbrecht OM, M 3:00 - 3:55 pm 210 BRG Course Webpage

Winter Dr. E. Black/Dr. Libbrecht OM, M 3:00 - 3:55 pm 210 BRG

Spring Dr. E. Black/Dr. Libbrecht OM, M 3:00 - 3:55 pm 210 BRG

Physics 78 abc - Physics Senior Thesis (Experiment)

Fall Physics 78a Dr. Libbrecht Course Webpage

Winter Physics 78b Dr. Libbrecht

Spring Physics 78c Dr. Libbrecht

Physics 79 abc - Physics Senior Thesis (Theory)

Fall Physics 79a Dr. Libbrecht Course Webpage

Winter Physics 79b Dr. Libbrecht

Spring Physics 79c Dr. Libbrecht

Physics 101 Order of Magnitude Physics

Spring Dr. Phinney MW 1:00 - 2:25 pm

Physics 106 abc - Topics in Classical Physics

Fall Physics 106a Dr. Chatziiaonnou TR 10:30 - 11:55 am 107 DWN Course Webpage

Winter Physics 106b Dr. Porter TR 10:30 - 11:55 am

Spring Physics 106c Dr. Porter TR 10:30 - 11:55 am

Physics 107 - Classical and Laser Optics

Spring Dr. Hutzler and Dr. Adhikari MWF 11:00 - 11:55 am

Physics/APh/EE/BE 118 ab - Physics of Measurement

Winter Physics 118a Dr. Roukes TR 2:30 - 3:55 pm

Physics/APh/EE 118 c - Physics of Measurement: Moonbounce and Beyond - Microwave Scattering for Communications and Metrology

Spring Physics 118c Dr. Roukes TR 2:30 - 3:55 pm

Physics 121 abc - Computational Physics Lab

Fall Physics 121a Dr. Y Chen TR 10:30 - 11:55 am 469 LAU Course Webpage

Winter Physics 121b Dr. Y Chen TR 10:30 - 11:55 am

Spring Physics 121c Dr. Motrunich TR 10:30 - 11:55 am

Physics 125 abc - Quantum Mechanics

Fall Physics 125a Dr. Porter MWF 10:00 - 10:55 am 107 DWN Course Webpage

Winter Physics 125b Dr. Cheung MWF 10:00 - 10:55 am

Spring Physics 125c Dr. Cheung MWF 10:00 - 10:55 am

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

Physics 129 abc - Mathematical Methods of Physics

Fall Physics 129a Group Theoretic Methods in Physics Dr. X Chen TR 2:30 - 3:55 pm Hameetman Aud Course Webpage

Winter Physics 129b PDE's Dr. Chatziioannou TR 2:30 - 3:55 pm

Physics 135 - Introduction to Condensed Matter

Fall Dr. Ye TR 1:00 - 2:25 pm 201 BRG Course Webpage

Physics 136 abc - Applications of Classical Physics

Fall Dr. Most TR 1:00 - 2:25 pm 155 ARM Course Webpage

Winter Dr. Fuller TR 1:00 - 2:25 pm

Spring Dr. Teukolsky TR 1:00 - 2:25 pm

Physics/APh 137ab - Atoms and Photons

Fall Physics 137a Dr. Hutzler TR 10:30 - 11:55 am 103 DWN Course Webpage

Physics 139 - Introduction to Particle Physics

Winter Dr. Weinstein TR 1:00 - 2:25 pm

Physics 177 - Advanced Experimental Physics

Winter Dr. Rice OM,M 4:00 - 4:55 pm 304 BRG

Spring Dr. Rice OM, M 4:00 - 4:55 pm 304 BRG

Physics 201 - Candidacy Physics Fitness

Spring Dr. Endres W 4:00 - 5:55 pm

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

Spring Physics 205c Dr. Wise MW 10:30 - 11:55 am

Physics/CS 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

Spring Physics 219c Dr. Preskill MW 2:30 - 3:55 pm

Physics 223 ab - Advanced Condensed-Matter Physics

Winter Physics 223a Dr. Alicea MW 9:00 - 10:25 am

Spring Physics 223b Dr. Alicea MW 9:00 - 10:25 am

Physics 229 ab - Advanced Mathematical Methods of Physics

Winter Physics 229a Dr. Simmons-Duffin TR 10:30 - 11:55 am

Spring Physics 229b Dr. Simmons-Duffin TR 10:30 - 11:55 am

Physics 230 ab - Elementary Particle Theory

Fall Physics 230a Dr. Zurek MW 9:00 - 10:25 am 469 LAU Course Webpage

Physics 231 ab - Advanced Topics in Statistical Mechanics

Winter Physics 231a Dr. Kapustin TBA

Spring Physics 231b Dr. Kapustin TBA

Physics 232 - Introduction to Topological Field Theory

Fall Physics 232 Dr. Kapustin and Dr. Simmons-Duffin TR 2:30 pm - 3:55 pm 142 KCK Course Webpage

Physics 242 ab - Physics Seminar

Fall Physics 242a Dr. Hsieh F 12:00 - 1:55 pm B160 BRG Course Webpage

Winter Physics 242b Dr. Hsaieh F 12:00 - 1:55 pm B160 BRG

Physics 250 ab - String Theory

Winter Physics 250a Dr. Ooguri TR 2:30pm - 3:55pm

Spring Physics 250b Dr. Ooguri TBA