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Physics for Scientist and Engineers. (4) Three hours of lecture and four hours of laboratory/workshop per week. Prerequisites: High School physics, Math 1A or Math1AS; Math 1B or Math 1BS (may be taken concurrently). Mechanics and wave motion. 7B. Physics for Scientist and Engineers. (4) Three hours of lecture and four hours of laboratory/workshop per week. Prerequisites: 7A; Math 1A-1B, Math 53 (may be taken concurrently). Heat, electricity and magnetism. 7C. Physics for Scientist and Engineers. (4) Three hours of lecture, one hour of discussion and three hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisites: Prerequisites: 7A-7B; Math 1A-1B, Math 53-54 (Math 54 must be taken concurrently, if it has not been completed). Electromagnetic waves, physical optics, relativity and quantum physics. H7A-C. Honors Physics for Scientist and Engineers. (4; 4; 4) Three hours of lecture, one hour of discussion and three hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisites: High School physics, Math 1A-1B, Math 53 and Math 54 (Please see Math requirements for the regular 7 sequence). Honors sequence corresponding to 7A-7B-7C, but with a greater emphasis on theory as opposed to problem solving. Recommended for those students who have has advanced physics on the high school and who are intending to declare a major in physics. Entrance into H7A is decided on the basis of performance on an examination given during the first week of class or the consent of the instructor, and into H7B-H7C on performance in previous courses in a standard sequence. 8A. Introductory Physics. (4) Students with credit for 7A will not receive credit for 8A. Three hours of lecture and four hours of discussion/laboratory week. Prerequisites: Mathematics 16A or equivalent or consent of instructor. Introduction to forces, kinetics, equilibria, fluids, waves, and heat. This course presents concepts and methodologies for understanding physical phenomena, and is particularly useful preparation for upper division study in biology and architecture. (F,SP) Staff. 8B. Introductory Physics. (4) Students with credit for 7B or 7C will not receive credit for Physics 8B. Three hours of lecture and four hours of discussion/laboratory section per week. Prerequisites: 8A or equivalent.Introduction to electricity, magnetism, electromagnetic waves, optics, and modern physics. The course presents concepts and methodologies for understanding physical phenomena, and is particularly useful preparation for upper division study in biology and architecture. (F,SP) Staff. 10. Descriptive Introduction to Physics. (3) Three hours of lecture and one hour of discussion per week. Prerequisites: Open to students with or without high school physics. The most interesting and important topics in physics, stressing conceptual understanding rather than math, with applications to current events. Topics covered may vary and may include energy and conservation, radioactivity, nuclear physics, the Theory of Relativity, lasers, explosions, earthquakes, superconductors, and quantum physics. (F,SP) Muller, Staff C10. Descriptive Introduction to Physics. (3) Students will receive no credit for C10 after taking 10. Three hours of lecture and one hour of discussion per week. Prerequisites: Open to students with or without high school physics. The most interesting and important topics in physics, stressing conceptual understanding rather than math, with applications to current events. Topics covered may vary and may include energy and conservation, radioactivity, nuclear physics, the Theory of Relativity, lasers, explosions, earthquakes, superconductors, and quantum physics. Also listed as Letters and Science C70V. (F,SP) Muller, Staff 21. Physics of Music. (2) Two hours of lecture and one hour of discussion per week. Prerequisites: No previous courses in Physics are assumed, although Physics 10 is recommended. Physical principles encountered in the study of music. The applicable laws of mechanics, fundamentals of sound, harmonic content, principles of sound production in musical instruments, musical scales. Numerous illustrative lecture demonstrations will be given. Only the basics of high school algebra and geometry will be used. C21. Physics and Music. (2) Two hours of lecture and one hour of discussion per week. Prerequisites: Open to students with or without high school physics.What can we learn about the nature of reality and the ways that we humans have invented to discover how the world works? An exploration of these questions through the physical principles encountered in the study of music. The applicable laws of mechanics, fundamentals of sound, harmonic content, principles of sound production in musical instruments, musical scales. Numerous illustrative lecture demonstrations will be given. Only the basics of high school algebra and geometry will be used. Also listed as Letters and Science C70W. (SP) 24. Freshman Seminars. (1) Course may be repeated for credit as topic varies. One hour of seminar per week. The Berkeley Seminar Program has been designed to provide new students with the opportunity to explore an intellectual topic with a faculty member in a small-seminar setting. Berkeley Seminars are offered in all campus departments, and topics vary from department to department and semester to semester. 39. Lower Division Physics Seminar. (1.5) Course may be repeated for credit. Two hours of lecture per week. Must be taken on a passed/not passed basis. Prerequisites: Enrollment by consent of instructor. Consult bulletin boards outside of 366 LeConte for more information. Enrollment limited to 20 students per section. Seminar course designed for both non-major students and those students considering a major in physics. Topics will vary from semester to semester. 49. Supplementary Work in Lower Division Physics. (1-3) Course may be repeated for credit. Meetings to be arranged. Students with partial credit in lower division physics courses may, with consent of instructor, complete the credit under this heading. 84. Sophomore Seminar. (1) One hour of seminar per week. Sections 1-2 to be graded on a passed/not passed basis. Sections 3-4 to be graded on a letter-grade basis. Sophomore seminars are designed for students considering a major in the sponsoring department. They are small, interactive courses in which students will encounter a topic typical of the discipline and become acquainted with the approaches and methods of scholars in that field. Sophomore seminar instructors will become faculty mentors for the students from the time they declare the major until the time they graduate. 98. Directed Group Study. (1-4) Course may be repeated for credit as topic varies. Enrollment is restricted; see the Introduction to Courses and Curricula section of this catalog. One to four hours of directed group study per week. Must be taken on a passed/not passed basis. Prerequisites: Restricted to freshman and sophomores only; consent of instructor. 99. Supervised Independent Study. (1-4) Course may be repeated for credit as topic varies. Enrollment is restricted; see the Introduction to Courses and Curricula section of this catalog. One to four hours of independent study per week. Must be taken on a passed/not passed basis. Prerequisites: Restricted to freshmen and sophomores only; consent of instructor. N UPPER DIVISION PHYSICS COURSES Physics 7A-7C (regular or honors), Math 1A-1B, 53-54, or their equivalents are prerequisite to all upper division courses except Physics 132. 100. Communicating Physics and Physical Science. (2) Two hours of lecture/fieldwork per week. For undergraduate and graduate students interested in improving their ability to communicate scientific knowledge by teaching science in K-12 schools. The course will combine instruction in inquiry-based science teaching methods and learning pedagogy with 10 weeks of supervised teaching experience in a local school. Students will practice, with support and mentoring, communicating scientific knowledge through presentations and hands-on activities. Approximately three hours per week including time spent in school classrooms. (SP) Staff 105. Analytic Mechanics. (4) Three hours of lecture and one hour of discussion per week. Newtonian mechanics, motion of a particle in one, two, and three dimensions, Larange's equations, Hamilton's equations, central force motion, moving coordinate systems, mechanics of continuous media, oscillations, normal modes, rigid body dynamics, tensor analysis techniques. (F,SP) Staff 110A-110B. Electromagnetism and Optics. (4;4) Three hours of lecture and one hour of discussion per week. A course emphasizing electromagnetic theory and applications; charges and currents; electric and magnetic fields; dielectric, conducting, and magnetic media; relativity, Maxwell equations. Wave propagation in media, radiation and scattering, Fourier optics, interference and diffraction, ray optics and applications. (F,SP) Staff 111. Modern Physics and Advanced Electrical Laboratory. (1-3) Course may be repeated for a maximum of 9 units. Six units required for physics major; nine units may be taken for credit. No more than 3 units may be completed in one semester. Eight hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisites: 137A or consent of instructor.The first semester (3 units), on Basic Semiconductor Circuits (BSC), covers introductory analog and digital circuits. The class meets for two 4-hour afternoon lab sessions, and a 1-1/2 hour weekly lecture. In the second semester, Advanced Lab (3 units), students complete 4 of 20+ advanced experiments. These include many in atomic, nuclear, classical, and solid-state physics, among others. Students may, with approval, enroll in an optional third semester for variable units. (F,SP) Staff 112. Introduction to Statistical and Thermal Physics. (4) Three hours of lecture and one hour of discussion per week. Basic concepts of statistical mechanics, microscopic basis of thermodynamics and applications to macroscopic systems, condensed states, phase transformations, quantum distributions, elementary kinetic theory of transport processes, fluctuation phenomena. (F,SP) Staff 129. Particle Physics. (4) Three hours of lecture and one hour of discussion per week. Prerequisites: 137A, 137B (may be taken concurrently), or consent of instructor. Formerly 129A. Tools of particle and nuclear physics. Properties, classification, and interaction of particles including the quark-gluon constituents of hadrons. High energy phenomena analyzed by quantum mechanical methods. Course will survey the field including some related topics in nuclear physics. (F) 132. Contemporary Physics. (3) Not open for credit to students who have completed 137A. Three hours of lecture and one hour of discussion per week. Prerequisites: 8A-8B or equivalent or consent of instructor. A general descriptive course of selected topics in contemporary physics. Subject matter will vary and may include topics from special and general relativity, atomic and nuclear physics, radiation, fundamental particles and their symmetries, superconductivity and superfluidity, solid state physics, astrophysics, and cosmology. (SP) Staff 137A-137B. Quantum Mechanics. (4;4) Three hours of lecture and one hour of discussion per week. Introduction to the methods of quantum mechanics with applications to atomic, molecular, solid state, nuclear and elementary particle physics. (F,SP) Staff 138. Modern Atomic Physics. (3) Three hours of lecture and one hour of discussion per week. Prerequisites: 137A-137B. This course has two goals: 1) The description and calculation of the properties of atomic energy levels based on the central field approximation. The ideas developed in this description are widely used in solid state, particle and nuclear physics. 2) The description of modern experimental methods in atomic physics and some of the important physics obtained from them. Examples are magnetic resonance, lasers and masers, ion and neutral atom traps, optical pumping and beam foil spectroscopy. (SP) Staff 139. Special Relativity and General Relativity. (3) Three hours of lecture and one hour of discussion per week. Prerequisites: 105, 110A or consent of instructor. Historical and experimental foundations of Einstein's special theory of relativity; spatial and temporal measurements, particle dynamics, electrodynamics, Lorentz invariants. Introduction to general relativity. Selected applications. Designed for advanced undergraduates in physics and astronomy. (SP) Staff 141A-141B. Solid State Physics. (4;3) Three hours of lecture and one hour of discussion per week. Prerequisites: 137A-137B; 137B may be taken concurrently. A thorough introductory course in modern solid state physics. Crystal symmetries; classification of solids and their bonding; electromagnetic, elastic, and particle waves in periodic lattices; thermal magnetic and dielectric properties of solids; energy bands of metals and semi-conductors; superconductivity; magnetism; ferroelectricity; magnetic resonances. (F,SP) Staff 142. Introduction to Plasma Physics. (4) Three hours of lecture and one hour of discussion per week. Prerequisites: 105, 110A-110B (110B may be taken concurrently). Motion of charged particles in electric and magnetic fields, dynamics of fully ionized plasma from both microscopic and macroscopic point of view, magnetohydrodynamics, small amplitude waves; examples from astrophysics, space sciences and controlled-fusion research. (SP) Staff 151. Elective Physics: Special Topics. (3) Course may be repeated for credit as topic varies. Three hours of lecture and one hour of discussion per week. Prerequisites: Consent of instructor. Topics vary from semester to semester. The subject matter level and scope of the course are such that it is acceptable as the required elective course in the Physics major. See Department of Physics course announcements. (F,SP) Staff C161. Relativistic Astrophysics and Cosmology. (4) Three hours of lecture and one hour of discussion per week. Elements of general relativity. Physics of pulsars, cosmic rays, black holes. The cosmological distance scale, elementary cosmological models, properties of galaxies and quasars. The mass density and age of the universe. Evidence for dark matter and dark energy and concepts of the early universe and of galaxy formation. Reflections on astrophysics as a probe of the extrema of physics. Also listed as Astronomy C161. (SP) Arons, Boggs, Davis, Holzapfel, A. Lee, Ma, Quataert 177. Principles of Molecular Biophysics. (3) Three hours of lecture and one hour of discussion per week. Prerequisites: 112 or consent of instructor. We will review the structure of proteins, nucleic acids, carbohydrates, lipids, and the forces and interactions maintaining their structure in solution. We will describe the thermodynamics and kinetics of protein folding. The principles of polymer chain statistics and of helix-coil transitions in biopolymers will be reviewed next, together with biopolymer dynamics. We will then cover the main structural methods in biology: X-ray crystallography, MNR and fluorescence spectroscopy, electron and probe microscopy, and single molecular methods. (SP) Bustamante H190. Physics Honors Course. (2) Course may be repeated for credit. Must be taken on a passed/not passed basis. A seminar which includes study and reports on current theoretical and experimental problems. Open to all students. (F) Staff C191. Quantum Information Science and Technology. (3) Three hours of lecture/discussion per week. Prerequisites: Mathematics 54, Physics 7A-7B, and either Physics 7C, Mathematics 55, or Computer Science 170. This multidisciplinary course provides an introduction to fundamental conceptual aspects of quantum mechanics from a computational and informational theoretic perspective, as well as physical implementations and technological applications of quantum information science. Basic sections of quantum algorithms, complexity, and cryptography, will be touched upon, as well as pertinent physical realizations from nanoscale science and engineering. Also listed as Chemistry C191 and Computer Science C191. (F,SP) Crommie, Vazirani, Whaley H195A-H195B. Senior Honors Thesis Research. (2;2) Credit and grade to be awarded on completion of sequence. Prerequisites: Open only to students in the honors program. Thesis work under the supervision of a faculty member. To obtain credit the student must, at the end of two semesters, submit a satisfactory thesis. A total of four units must be taken. The units may be distributed between one or two semesters in any way. (F,SP) Staff 198. Directed Group Study. (1-4) Course may be repeated for credit. Must be taken on a passed/not passed basis. Enrollment restrictions apply; see the Introduction to Courses and Curricula section in this catalog. (F,SP) Staff 199. Supervised Independent Study. (1-3) Must be taken on a passed/not passed basis. Enrollment restrictions apply; see the Introduction to Courses and Curricula section in this catalog. (F,SP) Staff  N PHYSICS GRADUATE COURSE LISTING PHYSICS C201 INTRODUCTION TO NANO-SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (3 units] Prerequisites: major in physical science such as chemistry, physics, etc., or engineering; consent of advisor or instructor. May be repeated for credit. A four-module introduction to the fundamental topics of Nano-Science and Engineering (NSE) theory and research within chemistry, physics, biology, and engineering. This course includes quantum and solid-state physics; chemical synthesis, growth fabrication, and characterization techniques; structures and properties of semiconductors, polymer and biomedical materials on nanoscales, and devices based on nanostructures. Students may take either 3 or 4 units to satisfy the NSE Designated Emphasis requirement. Also listed as Materials Science and Engineering C261 and Nanoscale Science and Engineering C201. (SPRING) PHYSICS C203 COMPUTATIONAL NANOSCIENCE [3 units] Prerequisites: Major in physical science such as chemistry, physics, etc. or engineering; consent of advisor or instructor. A multidisciplinary overview of computational nanoscience for both theorists and experimentalists. This course teaches the main ideas behind different simulation methods; how to decompose a problem into "simulatable" constituents; how to simulate the same thing two different ways; knowing what you are doing and why thinking is still important; the importance of talking to experimentalists; what to do with your data and how to judge its validity; why multiscale modeling is both important and nonsense. Also listed as Nanoscale Science and Engineering C242. (SPRING) PHYSICS 205A - 205B ADVANCED DYNAMICS (4, 4) 205A prerequisites: Physics 105 or the equivalent. Lagrange and Hamiltonian dynamics, variational methods, symmetry, kinematics and dynamics of rotation, canonical variables and transformations, perturbation theory, non-linear dynamics, KAM theory. 205B prerequisites: Physics 205A. Continuous systems, dissipative systems, attractors. Emphasis on recent developments including turbulence. (205A: SPRING, 205B: not offered) PHYSICS 208A - 208B INTRODUCTION TO QUANTUM ELECTRONICS AND NONLINEAR OPTICS (4, 4) 208A prerequisites: Physics 110AB, 137AB. 209, 221A or their equivalents are recommended. Semiclassical theories of emission and absorption, theory and operation of common laser systems, wave propagation in anisotropic and nonlinear media, nonlinear optical phenomena such as second harmonic generation and parameter amplification. 208B prerequisites: Physics 208A or consent of instructor. Various topics in nonlinear optics and coherent optical phenomena such as stimulated Raman and Brillouin scatterings, self-focusing, photon echoes, self-induced transparency, two-photon absorption and high resolution spectroscopies, multiphoton processes. (Not Offered) PHYSICS 209 CLASSICAL ELECTROMAGNETISM (5) Prerequisites: 110A-110B or consent of instructor. Maxwell's equations, gauge transformations and tensors. Complete development of special relativity, with applications. Plane waves in material media, polarization, Fresnel equations, attenuation, dispersion. Wave equation with sources, retarded solution for potentials and fields, Cartesian and spherical multipole expansions, vector spherical harmonics, examples of radiating systems, diffraction, optical theorem. Fields of charges in arbitrary motion, radiated power, relativistic (synchrotron) radiation, radiation in collisions. (FALL) PHYSICS 211 EQUILIBRIUM STATISTICAL PHYSICS (4) Prerequisites: Physics 112 or equivalent. Foundations of statistical physics. Ensemble theory. Degenerate systems. Systems of interacting particles. (SPRING) PHYSICS 212 NONEQUILIBRIUM STATISTICAL PHYSICS (4) Prerequisites: Physics 112, 221AB or equivalents. Time dependent processes. Kinetic equations. Transport processes. Irreversibility. Theory of many particle systems. Fluctuation phenomena. (Not Offered) PHYSICS 216 SPECIAL TOPICS IN MANY-BODY PHYSICS (4) Prerequisites: Physics 212, 221AB or equivalent recommended. Quantum theory of many-particle systems. Applications of theory and techni-que to physical systems. Pairing phenomena, superfluidity, equation of state, critical phenomena, phase transitions, nuclear matter. (SPRING) PHYSICS 221A - 221B QUANTUM MECHANICS (5, 5) 221A prerequisites: Physics 137AB or equivalent. Basic assumptions of quantum mechanics; quantum theory of measurement; matrix mechanics, Schroedinger theory; symmetry and invariance principles; theory of angular momentum; stationary state problems; variational principles; time independent perturbation theory; time dependent perturbation theory; theory of scattering. 221B prerequisites: Physics 221A. Many-body methods, radiation field quantization, relativistic quantum mechanics, applications. (221A: FALL, 221B: SPRING) PHYSICS 222 SPECIAL TOPICS IN MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS (2-4) With consent of instructor, may be repeated for credit. Application of a branch of mathematics to physical problems. Topics to be announced by the department. Particular attention will be given to recent developments in methods and to unifying mathematical ideas. (Not Offered) PHYSICS 223 GROUP THEORY AND QUANTUM MECHANICS (4) Prerequisites: Physics 221AB or consent of instructor. Introduction to theory of groups and group representations; brief survey of quantum mechanics of atoms, molecules and solids, emphasizing applications of group theoretical methods. (Not Offered) PHYSICS 226 PARTICLE PHYSICS PHENOMENOLOGY (4) Prerequisites: 221AB or equivalent or consent of instructor. Introduction to particle physics phenomena. Emphasis is placed on experimental tests of particle physics models. Topics include: Quark model spectroscopy; Weak decays; Overview of detectors and accelerators; e+e- annihilation; Parton model; ep and _p scatterings; special topics of current interest. (FALL) PHYSICS C228 EXTRAGALACTIC ASTRONOMY AND COSMOLOGY (3) A survey of physical cosmology - the study of the origin, evolution, and fate of the universe. Topics include the Friedmann-Robertson-Walker model, thermal history and big bang nucleosynthesis, evidence and nature of dark matter and dark energy, the formation and growth of galaxies and large scale structure, the anisotropy of the cosmic microwave radiation, inflation in the early universe, tests of cosmological models, and current research areas. The course complements the material of Astronomy 218. Also listed as Astronomy C228. (SPRING) PHYSICS 229A-B-C and 230A-B have been replaced by PHYSICS 232A-B, PHYSICS 233A-B, and PHYSICS 234A-B. PHYSICS 231 GENERAL RELATIVITY (4) Prerequisites: Physics 209 or equivalent or consent of instructor. An introduction to Einsteins theory of gravitation. Tensor analysis, general relativistic models for matter and electromagnetism, Einsteins field equations. Applications, for example, to the solar system, dense stars, black holes and cosmology. (SPRING) 232A - 232B Quantum Field Theory I-II (4, 4) 232A prerequisites: 221A-221B or equivalent or consent of instructor (concurrent enrollment in 226 is recommended). Introduction to quantum field theory: canonical quantization of scalar, electromagnetic and Dirac fields; derivation of Feynman rules; regularization and renormalization; introduction to the renormalization group; elements of the path integral. 232B Prerequisites: 232A or equivalent or consent of instructor. Renormalization of Yang-Mills gauge theories; BRST quantization of gauge theories; nonperturbative dynamics; renormalization group; basics of effective field theory; large N; solitons; instantons; dualities. Selected current topics. (232A: FALL, 232B: SPRING) 233A - 233B Standard Model and Beyond I - II (4, 4) 233A prerequisites: 232A or equivalent or consent of instructor (concurrent enrollment in 232B is recommended). Introduction to the standard model of particle physics and its applications: construction of the standard model; Higgs mechanism; phenomenology of weak interactions; chiral Lagrangian; QCD and scaling violation. 233B Prerequisites: 233A or equivalent or consent of instructor. Advanced topics in the standard model and beyond: open problems in the standard model; supersymmetric models; grand unification; neutrino physics; theories with flat and warped extra dimensions; models at the TeV scale; low string/gravity scale. Selected current topics. (233A: SPRING, 233B: FALL) 234A - 234B String Theory I - II (4, 4) 234A prerequisites: 232A or equivalent or consent of instructor (232B is recommended). Perturbative theory of the bosonic strings, superstrings, and heterotic strings: NSR and GS formulations; 2d CFT; strings in background fields; T-duality; effective spacetime supergravity; perturbative description of D-branes; elements of compactifications and string phenomenology; perturbative mirror symmetry. 234B may be repeated for credit with consent of instructor. 234B Prerequisites: 234A or equivalent or consent of instructor. Nonperturbative aspects of string theory. Topics selected from: black holes; black branes; Bekenstein-Hawking entropy; D-branes; string dualities; M-theory; holographic principle and its realizations; AdS/CFT correspondence; gauge theory/gravity dualities; flux compactifications; cosmology in string theory; topological string theories. Selected current topics. (234A: FALL, 234B: SPRING) PHYSICS 240A - 240B QUANTUM THEORY OF SOLIDS (4, 4) Prerequisites: Physics 221AB, 141AB, or equivalents or consent of instructor. Phonon, magnon, plasmon, polaron, and electron fields in solids and their interactions, superconductivity, many-body techniques; Greens functions; Brillouin zones and symmetry; excitons; impurity states; transport processes; Fermi surfaces; neutron scattering; recoilless emission; theoretical methods in magnetic resonance. (240A: FALL, 240B: SPRING) PHYSICS 242A - 242B THEORETICAL PLASMA PHYSICS (4, 4) Prerequisites: Physics 142, or consent of instructor. Analysis of plasma behavior according to the Vlasov, Fokker-Planck equations, guiding center and hydromagnetic descriptions. Study of equilibria, stability, linear and nonlinear electromagnetic waves, transport, and interaction with radiation. Rigorous kinetic theory. (Not Offered) PHYSICS 250 SPECIAL TOPICS IN PHYSICS (4) Prerequisites: Consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit. Topics will vary from semester to semester. See Departmentof Physics course announcements. (FALL, SPRING) PHYSICS 251 INTRODUCTION TO GRADUATE RESEARCH IN PHYSICS (1) Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory basis only. Prerequisites: Graduate standing in the Dept. of Physics or consent of instructor. A survey of experimental and theoretical research in the Department of Physics, designed for first-year graduate students. One regular meeting each week with supplementary visits to experimental laboratories. Meetings include discussions with research staff. (FALL) PHYSICS C254 HIGH ENERGY ASTROPHYSICS (3) (Also listed as Astronomy C254) Prerequisites: Astronomy 201 or consent of instructor. Basic physics of high energy radiation processes in an astrophysics environment. Cosmic ray production and propagation. Applications selected from pulsars, x-ray sources, supernovae, interstellar medium, extragalactic radio sources, quasars, and big-bang cosmologies. (Not Offered) PHYSICS C285 THEORETICAL ASTROPHYSICS SEMINAR (2) (Also listed as Astronomy C285) Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory basis only. The study of theoretical astrophysics. (FALL, SPRING) PHYSICS 290A-Z SEMINARS (2) Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory basis only. Weekly seminars on specific fields of research. Please consult Department for seminar offering. (FALL, SPRING) PHYSICS 295 SPECIAL STUDY FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS (1-4) Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory basis only. Prerequisites: Graduate standing. This course allows qualified graduate students to investigate possible research fields prior to passing the preliminary exams or to pursue problems of interest through reading or non-laboratory study under the direction of faculty members who agree to give such supervision. (FALL, SPRING) PHYSICS 299 RESEARCH (1-12) Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory basis only. Prerequisites: Graduate standing; must have passed preliminary exams. Official credit for research. (FALL, SPRING) PHYSICS 300 PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION: SUPERVISED TEACHING OF PHYSICS (2) Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory basis only. Prerequisites: Graduate standing, appointment as a teaching assistant or consent of instructor. Discussion, problem review and development, guidance of physics laboratory experiments, course development, supervised practice teaching. (FALL-teaching seminar offered only in Fall, SPRING) PHYSICS 602 INDIVIDUAL STUDY FOR DOCTORAL STUDENTS (1-8) Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory basis only. Individual study in consultation with the major field advisor intended to provide an opportunity for qualified students to prepare themselves for the various examinations required of candidates for the Ph.D. May not be used for unit or residence requirements for the doctoral degree. (FALL, SPRING) N0University of California BerkeleyYePgSYef[SOo` DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS Textbook List 7A: 1 & 2 ZETTL, A & RAMESH, R REQ {{Custom made package consisting of: Giancoli PHYSICS FOR SCIENTISTS & ENGINEERS, Vol. 1, Pearson MASTERING PHYSICS, STUDENT ACCESS KIT, Prentice Hall U.C. 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