PHYSICS courses at Stanford

105 PHYSICS courses in Stanford’s catalog, with ratings and hours per week from real student evaluations.

• PHYSICS 11N: Lasers, Lasers, Nothing but Lasers (APPPHYS 11N)3 units · 4.0/5 rating · 6 hrs/wk
• PHYSICS 13N: A Taste of Quantum Physics (APPPHYS 13N)3 units · 5.0/5 rating · 8 hrs/wk
• PHYSICS 14N: Quantum Information: Visions and Emerging Technologies3 units · 4.3/5 rating · 6 hrs/wk
• PHYSICS 15: Stars and Planets in a Habitable Universe3 units · 4.0/5 rating · 8 hrs/wk
• PHYSICS 16: The Origin and Development of the Cosmos3 units · 4.0/5 rating · 8 hrs/wk
• PHYSICS 19N: Quantum Information and Computing, Entangled and Unscrambled3 units · 5.0/5 rating · 9 hrs/wk
• PHYSICS 21: Mechanics and Fluids4 units · 4.0/5 rating · 12 hrs/wk
• PHYSICS 22: Mechanics, Fluids, and Heat Laboratory1 unit · 4.0/5 rating · 3 hrs/wk
• PHYSICS 23: Electricity, Magnetism, and Optics4 units · 3.0/5 rating · 10 hrs/wk
• PHYSICS 24: Electricity, Magnetism, and Optics Laboratory1 unit · 4.0/5 rating · 3 hrs/wk
• PHYSICS 25: Modern Physics4 units · 4.0/5 rating · 10 hrs/wk
• PHYSICS 26: Modern Physics Laboratory1 unit · 4.0/5 rating · 2 hrs/wk
• PHYSICS 41: Mechanics4 units · 4.0/5 rating · 11 hrs/wk
• PHYSICS 41E: Mechanics, Concepts, Calculations, and Context5 units · 4.0/5 rating · 13 hrs/wk
• PHYSICS 41S: STEMentors in Physics 411 unit
• PHYSICS 42: Classical Mechanics Laboratory1 unit · 4.0/5 rating · 2 hrs/wk
• PHYSICS 43: Electricity and Magnetism4 units · 4.0/5 rating · 11 hrs/wk
• PHYSICS 43S: STEMentors in Physics 431 unit
• PHYSICS 44: Electricity and Magnetism Lab1 unit · 4.0/5 rating · 3 hrs/wk
• PHYSICS 45: Light and Heat4 units · 3.0/5 rating · 12 hrs/wk
• PHYSICS 46: Light and Heat Laboratory1 unit · 4.0/5 rating · 3 hrs/wk
• PHYSICS 59: Frontiers of Physics Research1 unit · 4.0/5 rating · 2 hrs/wk
• PHYSICS 61: Mechanics and Special Relativity4 units · 5.0/5 rating · 12 hrs/wk
• PHYSICS 61L: Mechanics Laboratory1 unit · 4.0/5 rating · 4 hrs/wk
• PHYSICS 71: Quantum and Thermal Physics4 units · 3.0/5 rating · 11 hrs/wk
• PHYSICS 79L: Introduction to Data Analysis, with Python and Jupyter1 unit
• PHYSICS 81: Electricity and Magnetism Using Special Relativity and Vector Calculus4 units · 4.5/5 rating · 14 hrs/wk
• PHYSICS 81L: Introduction to Experimental Practice2 units
• PHYSICS 83N: Physics in the 21st Century3 units · 4.0/5 rating · 5 hrs/wk
• PHYSICS 100: Introduction to Observational Astrophysics4 units · 5.0/5 rating · 13 hrs/wk
• PHYSICS 104: Introduction to Electronic Techniques for Physics Research Instrumentation4 units · 5.0/5 rating · 14 hrs/wk
• PHYSICS 106: Experimental Methods in Quantum Physics4 units · 4.5/5 rating · 15 hrs/wk
• PHYSICS 108: Advanced Physics Laboratory: Project5 units · 4.0/5 rating · 18 hrs/wk
• PHYSICS 110: Advanced Mechanics (PHYSICS 210)3-4 units · 5.0/5 rating · 13 hrs/wk
• PHYSICS 111: Partial Differential Equations of Mathematical Physics4 units · 4.0/5 rating · 15 hrs/wk
• PHYSICS 112: Mathematical Methods for Physics4 units · 4.0/5 rating · 12 hrs/wk
• PHYSICS 113: Computational Physics4 units · 4.5/5 rating · 10 hrs/wk
• PHYSICS 120: Electromagnetism4 units · 5.0/5 rating · 15 hrs/wk
• PHYSICS 121: Electrodynamics4 units · 5.0/5 rating · 15 hrs/wk
• PHYSICS 130: Quantum Mechanics I4 units · 5.0/5 rating · 13 hrs/wk
• PHYSICS 131: Quantum Mechanics II4 units · 5.0/5 rating · 14 hrs/wk
• PHYSICS 134: Advanced Topics in Quantum Mechanics (PHYSICS 234)3-4 units · 4.3/5 rating · 10 hrs/wk
• PHYSICS 135: Introduction to Quantum Information Theory3 units
• PHYSICS 152: Introduction to Particle Physics I (PHYSICS 252)3 units · 4.5/5 rating · 12 hrs/wk
• PHYSICS 155: Accelerators and Beams: Tools of Discovery and Innovation3 units
• PHYSICS 160: Introduction to Stellar and Galactic Astrophysics (PHYSICS 260)3 units · 4.5/5 rating · 11 hrs/wk
• PHYSICS 161: Introduction to Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics (PHYSICS 261)3 units · 3.5/5 rating · 13 hrs/wk
• PHYSICS 166: Statistical Methods in Experimental Physics (PHYSICS 266)4 units · 4.8/5 rating · 11 hrs/wk
• PHYSICS 170: Thermodynamics, Kinetic Theory, and Statistical Mechanics I4 units · 4.0/5 rating · 14 hrs/wk
• PHYSICS 171: Thermodynamics, Kinetic Theory, and Statistical Mechanics II4 units · 4.5/5 rating · 12 hrs/wk
• PHYSICS 172: Solid State Physics (APPPHYS 272)3-4 units · 4.0/5 rating · 18 hrs/wk
• PHYSICS 182: ULTRACOLD QUANTUM PHYSICS (APPPHYS 282, PHYSICS 282)3 units
• PHYSICS 190: Independent Research and Study1-9 units
• PHYSICS 191: Scientific Communication in Physics3 units · 4.0/5 rating · 8 hrs/wk
• PHYSICS 192: Physics Capstone Paper1 unit
• PHYSICS 205: Senior Thesis Research1-12 units
• PHYSICS 210: Advanced Mechanics (PHYSICS 110)3-4 units · 5.0/5 rating · 13 hrs/wk
• PHYSICS 211: Modern Fluid Dynamics3 units · 4.0/5 rating · 10 hrs/wk
• PHYSICS 212: Statistical Mechanics3 units · 4.0/5 rating · 10 hrs/wk
• PHYSICS 216: Back of the Envelope Physics2 units · 4.0/5 rating · 8 hrs/wk
• PHYSICS 220: Classical Electrodynamics3 units · 3.5/5 rating · 8 hrs/wk
• PHYSICS 223: Stochastic and Nonlinear Dynamics (APPPHYS 223, BIO 223, BIOE 213)3 units
• PHYSICS 230: Graduate Quantum Mechanics I3 units · 4.5/5 rating · 12 hrs/wk
• PHYSICS 231: Graduate Quantum Mechanics II3 units · 4.5/5 rating · 8 hrs/wk
• PHYSICS 234: Advanced Topics in Quantum Mechanics (PHYSICS 134)3-4 units
• PHYSICS 240: Introduction to the Physics of Energy3 units · 4.0/5 rating · 5 hrs/wk
• PHYSICS 241: Introduction to Nuclear Energy3 units · 4.0/5 rating · 5 hrs/wk
• PHYSICS 252: Introduction to Particle Physics I (PHYSICS 152)3 units · 4.0/5 rating · 12 hrs/wk
• PHYSICS 253: Survey of Current Topics in Experimental Particle Physics1 unit
• PHYSICS 260: Introduction to Stellar and Galactic Astrophysics (PHYSICS 160)3 units
• PHYSICS 261: Introduction to Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics (PHYSICS 161)3 units
• PHYSICS 262: General Relativity3 units · 5.0/5 rating · 15 hrs/wk
• PHYSICS 266: Statistical Methods in Experimental Physics (PHYSICS 166)4 units
• PHYSICS 267: Statistical Methods in Astrophysics3 units
• PHYSICS 269: Neutrinos in Astrophysics and Cosmology3 units
• PHYSICS 276: Electrons in Low Dimensional and Narrow Band Systems3 units · 5.0/5 rating · 20 hrs/wk
• PHYSICS 282: ULTRACOLD QUANTUM PHYSICS (APPPHYS 282, PHYSICS 182)3 units · 5.0/5 rating · 11 hrs/wk
• PHYSICS 290: Research Activities at Stanford1 unit · 4.0/5 rating · 2 hrs/wk
• PHYSICS 291: Curricular Practical Training1-3 units
• PHYSICS 293: Literature of Physics1-15 units
• PHYSICS 294: Teaching of Physics Seminar1 unit · 4.0/5 rating · 4 hrs/wk
• PHYSICS 294C: Teaching of Physics Seminar C1 unit
• PHYSICS 301: Graduate Observational Astrophysics3 units · 5.0/5 rating · 15 hrs/wk
• PHYSICS 302: Department Colloquium1 unit · 4.0/5 rating · 1 hrs/wk
• PHYSICS 330: Quantum Field Theory I3 units · 5.0/5 rating · 15 hrs/wk
• PHYSICS 331: Quantum Field Theory II3 units · 4.5/5 rating · 11 hrs/wk
• PHYSICS 332: Quantum Field Theory III3 units · 4.8/5 rating · 9 hrs/wk
• PHYSICS 352: Physics Beyond the Standard Model of Particle Physics3 units · 4.5/5 rating · 4 hrs/wk
• PHYSICS 360: Modern Astrophysics3 units
• PHYSICS 361: Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics3 units · 4.5/5 rating · 8 hrs/wk
• PHYSICS 362: The Early Universe3 units · 5.0/5 rating · 6 hrs/wk
• PHYSICS 363: Radiative Processes in Astrophysics3 units
• PHYSICS 364: Black Holes3 units
• PHYSICS 367: Special Topics in Astrophysics: Supernovae (& other transients)3 units
• PHYSICS 368: High Energy Astrophysics and Stellar Evolution3 units
• PHYSICS 372: Condensed Matter Theory I3 units
• PHYSICS 373: Condensed Matter Theory II3 units · 4.0/5 rating · 6 hrs/wk
• PHYSICS 374: Advanced Mathematical Methods for Condensed Matter Physics3 units
• PHYSICS 375: Topics in Non-Equilibrium Statistical Mechanics3 units
• PHYSICS 430: Quantum Error Correction3 units · 3.0/5 rating · 14 hrs/wk
• PHYSICS 452: Topics in High Energy Theory: Introduction to Worldsheet String Theory3 units
• PHYSICS 453: Graduate Student Seminar in Theoretical Physics2-3 units · 5.0/5 rating · 9 hrs/wk
• PHYSICS 490: Research1-18 units
• PHYSICS 801: TGR Project
• PHYSICS 802: TGR Dissertation

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