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Tentative Schedule of Upper-Level Courses

Here is a tentative schedule of upper-level physics courses for the 2022-23 and 2023-24 academic years, but please keep in mind that it is subject to change.  This schedule should be used for students planning to take a junior year away from Colby. Some courses are scheduled on an alternating or occasional basis. Students should consult with their academic advisor about which courses to take to fulfill the major or honors major.

Fall 2022

  • AS 231 Introduction to Astrophysics (with lab) – McGrath
  • PH 311 Classical Mechanics – Tate
  • PH 321 Electricity and Magnetism – McElmurry
  • PH 333 Experimental Soft Matter Physics – McCoy
  • PH 401 Senior Physics and Astronomy Seminar (2 credits) – McGrath

Spring 2023

  • AS 342 Galaxies and Cosmology – Kocevski
  • PH 332 Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics – McGrath
  • PH 401 Senior Physics and Astronomy Seminar (2 credits) – Bluhm
  • PH 431 Quantum Mechanics – Bluhm

Fall 2023

  • AS 231 Introduction to Astrophysics (with lab)
  • PH 311 Classical Mechanics
  • PH 321 Electricity and Magnetism
  • PH 334 Experimental Atomic Physics
  • PH 335 General Relativity and Cosmology
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Spring 2024

  • AS 342 Galaxies and Cosmology
  • PH 332 Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics
  • PH 401 Senior Physics and Astronomy Seminar (2 credits)
  • PH 431 Quantum Mechanics

Tentative Faculty Sabbatical Schedule

Here is a tentative schedule of when the faculty in the Department of Physics and Astronomy will be away on sabbatical or on leave. This list is subject to change.

  • 2022-23 –
  • 2023-24 – Professor McGrath and Professor Kocevski
  • 2024-25 – Professor Tate
  • 2025-26 – Professor Conover
  • 2026-27 – Professor McCoy
  • 2027-28 – Professor Bluhm

Colby-Dartmouth Course Equivalents

A list of Dartmouth courses that may be used to satisfy the requirements of the physics major at Colby is here: DartmouthCoursePolicyMarch05