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Spring 2011

The following textbooks have been finalized for Spring 2011.
More courses will be posted as soon as the information is available.


ASTR 264

( ASTR26400) - Descriptive Astronomy: Stars and Galaxies

Instructor: MOFFETT, THOMAS

Textbooks for ASTR264
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher CRNs Notes
Explorations: Introduction to Astronomy Thomas T. Arny 0077487273 McGraw-Hill ALL

ASTR 264L

( ASTR26400) - Descriptive Astronomy: Stars and Galaxies Lab

Instructor: MOFFETT, THOMAS

Textbooks for ASTR264L
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher CRNs Notes
Introductory Astronomy Lab Manual I. Shipsey, J. Coy & B. MacCall 6th 0-07-353949-X McGraw-Hill ALL

ASTR 364

( ASTR36400) - Intermediate Astronomy II

Instructor: CUI,WEI K

Textbooks for ASTR364
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher CRNs Notes
Foundations of Astrophysics Barbara Ryden & Bradley Peterson 1st 0321595580 Addison Wesley ALL

ASTR 562

( ASTR56200) - Introduction to High Energy Astrophysics

Instructor: PETERSON, JOHN

Textbooks for ASTR562
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher CRNs Notes
High Energy Astrophysics: Vol. 1; Particles, Photons & their Detection (Paperback) Malcolm S. Longair 2nd; March 27, 1992 0521387736 Cambridge University Press ALL
High Energy Astrophysics: Vol. 2; Stars, the Galaxy and the Interstellar Medium (Paperback) Malcolm S. Longair 2nd; (August 21, 2008) 0521435846 Cambridge University Press ALL

PHYS 149

( PHYS14900) - Mechanics, Heat, and Wave Motion

Instructor: NEUMEISTER, NORBERT

Textbooks for PHYS149
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher CRNs Notes
College Physics Giambattista, Richardson & Richardson 3rd; Vol. 1 007726312X McGraw-Hill ALL
i>Clicker Bedford/Freeman/Worth ALL

PHYS 172

( PHYS17200) - Modern Mechanics

Instructor: SAVIKHIN, SERGEI

Textbooks for PHYS172
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher CRNs Notes
Matter & Interactions Vol 1 Chabay & Sherwood 3rd, 9780470503454 Wiley & Sons ALL
Matter & Interactions V1 BRV W/Binder Set Chabay & Sherwood 3rd 9780470619360 Wiley & Sons ALL
Matter & Interaction V1 BRV Webassign 1 Sem Set Chabay & Sherwood 3rd 9780470624272 Wiley & Sons ALL
Matter & Interaction Vo. 1 BRV Chabay & Sherwood 3rd, Vol. 1 9780470619339 Wiley & Sons ALL
Matter & Interaction Vol. 1 & Vol. 2 Set Chabay & Sherwood 3rd 9780470624654 Wiley & Sons ALL
Matter & Interaction V1 Webassign 1s Set Chabay & Sherwood 3rd 9780470597798 Wiley & Sons ALL
i>Clicker Previous versions are acceptable 0-7167-7939-0 (www.iclicker.com) Macmillan MPS ALL
WebAssign (Students have the option to purchase WebAssign on-line as soon as they register for the course) ALL
Physics 172 Laboratory Manual Spring 2011 978-0-7380-3669-4 Hayden-McNeil ALL

PHYS 214

( PHYS21400) - The Nature of Physics

Instructor: XIE, WEI

Textbooks for PHYS214
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher CRNs Notes
The Physics of Everyday Phenomena W. Thomas Griffiths 6th 9780073512112 McGraw-Hill ALL
i>Clicker Bedford/Freeman/Worth ALL

PHYS 215

( PHYS21500) - Physics For Elementary Education

Instructor: HAUGAN, MARK

Textbooks for PHYS215
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher CRNs Notes
Physics and Everyday Thinking Fred Goldberg, Steve Robinson and Valerie Otero Latest 978-1-58591-665-8 Herff-Jones Educ. Div. ALL

PHYS 218

( PHYS21800) - General Physics

Instructor: TODD, BRIAN

Textbooks for PHYS218
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher CRNs Notes
College Physics N. Giordano 1st; Vol. 1 0-534-46243-X Cengage Learning ALL
Physics 218 Laboratory Manual Andrzej Lewicki, Nick Giordano & Michael Zimmer Fall 2010/Spring 2011 LAD Custom Publishing ALL
i>Clicker Bedford/ Freeman/ Worth ALL

PHYS 219

( PHYS21900) - General Physics

Instructor: GUTAY, LASZLO J.

Textbooks for PHYS219
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher CRNs Notes
Principles of Physics Kinetic Books 1.3 66865-1-1.IN (CD) Kinetic Books ALL
Physics 219 & Physics 221 Laboratory Manual Andrzej Lewicki & Jennifer Jourdan Fall 2010/Spring 2011 LAD Custom Publishing ALL

PHYS 219

Instructor: GUTAY, LASZLO J.

Textbooks for PHYS219
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher CRNs Notes
i>Clicker Previous versions are acceptable 0-7167-7939-0 (www.iclicker.com) Macmillan MPS ALL

PHYS 220

( PHYS22000) - General Physics

Instructor: PUSHKAR, YULIA

Textbooks for PHYS220
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher CRNs Notes
College Physics Nick Giordano 1st; Vol. 1 (Published in July) 0-534-46243-X Cengage Learning ALL
Physics 220 Laboratory Manual Andrzej Lewicki, Sharon Comer & Michael Zimmer Fall 2010/Spring 2011 LAD Custom Publishing ALL
i>Clicker Bedford/Freeman/Worth ALL

PHYS 221

( PHYS22100) - General Physics

Instructor: PROHOFSKY, EARL

Textbooks for PHYS221
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher CRNs Notes
College Physics Nick Giordano 1st; Vol. 2 13-978-0-534-46244-4 Brooks/Cole ALL
Physics 219 & Physics 221 Laboratory Manual Andrzej Lewicki & Jennifer Jourdan Fall 2010/Spring 2011 LAD Custom Publishing ALL
i>Clicker Bedford/Freeman/Worth ALL

PHYS 241

( PHYS24100) - Electricity and Optics

Instructor: SCHARENBERG, ROLF

Textbooks for PHYS241
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher CRNs Notes
Physics for Scientists & Engineers R. Tipler & G. Mosca 6e + ebook 1429284587 Bedford/ Freeman/ Worth ALL
i>Clicker Previous versions are acceptable 0-7167-7939-0 (www.iclicker.com) Macmillan MPS ALL

PHYS 242

( PHYS24200) - Introduction To Heat And Thermal Physics (was 290D)

Instructor: REIFENBERGER, RONALD

Textbooks for PHYS242
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher CRNs Notes
Physics for Scientists and Engineers Tipler & Mosca 6th 1-4292-0132-0 Freeman & Co. ALL

PHYS 252

( PHYS25200) - Electricity and Optics Laboratory

Instructor: REIFENBERGER, RONALD

Textbooks for PHYS252
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher CRNs Notes
Physics 252 Lab Manual "Boiler Copy Maker" in the Union RM157 ALL

PHYS 272

( PHYS27200) - Electric And Magnetic Interactions

Instructor: PYRAK-NOLTE, LAURA

Textbooks for PHYS272
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher CRNs Notes
Matter & Interactions Vol 2 Chabay & Sherwood 3rd; (January 7, 2010) 9780470503461 Wiley ALL
Matter & Interaction V2 Webassign 1s Set Chabay & Sherwood 3rd 9780470597804 Wiley & Sons ALL
Matter & Interaction V2 BRV Chabay & Sherwood 3rd; (January 7, 2010) 9780470619353 Wiley & Sons ALL
Matter & Interaction 3E V2 Webassign 1S Set Chabay & Sherwood 3rd; (January 7, 2010) 9780470624289 Wiley & Sons ALL
Matter & Interaction V2 3E BRV W/Bind Set Chabay & Sherwood 3rd; (January 7, 2010) 9780470619384 Wiley & Sons ALL
Matter 3E Vol 1 & Vol 2 Set Chabay & Sherwood 3rd; (January 7, 2010) 9780470624654 Wiley & Sons ALL
Physics 272/272H Labs Provided ALL
WebAssign (Students have the option to purchase WebAssign on-line as soon as they register for the course) ALL
i>Clicker Bedford/Freeman/Worth ALL
Supplies: 2-D cell batteries ALL

PHYS 272H

( PHYS27200) - Electric And Magnetic Interactions - Honors

Instructor: WANG, FUQIANG

Textbooks for PHYS272H
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher CRNs Notes
Matter & Interaction Sherwood & Chabay; Vol. 2 3rd; (January 3, 2010) 0-470-10831-4 Wiley ALL

PHYS 272H

( PHYS27200) - Electric And Magnetic Interactions - Honors

Instructor: WANG, FUQIANG

Textbooks for PHYS272H
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher CRNs Notes
Matter & Interaction 3E V2 Webassign 1S Set Chabay & Sherwood 3rd; (January 7, 2010) 9780470597804 Wiley & Sons ALL

PHYS 272H

( PHYS27200) - Electric And Magnetic Interactions - Honors

Instructor:

Textbooks for PHYS272H
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher CRNs Notes
Supplies: 2-D cell batteries ALL
Matter & Interaction V2 3E BRV Chabay & Sherwood 3rd; (January 7, 2010) 9780470619353 Wiley & Sons ALL
Matter & Interaction V2 3E BRV W/Bind Set Chabay & Sherwood 3rd; (January 7, 2010) 9780470619384 Wiley & Sons ALL
matter 3E V2 BRV WebAssign 1 sem set Chabay & Sherwood 3rd; (January 7, 2010) 9780470624289 Wiley & Sons ALL
Matter 3E Vol 1 & Vol 2 Set Chabay & Sherwood 9780470624654 Wiley & Sons ALL
Physics 272/272H Labs Provided ALL
i>Clicker Bedford/Freeman/Worth ALL

PHYS 272H

( PHYS27200) - Electric And Magnetic Interactions - Honors

Instructor: WANG, FUQIANG

Textbooks for PHYS272H
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher CRNs Notes
WebAssign (Students have the option to purchase WebAssign on-line as soon as they register for the course) ALL

PHYS 290J

( PHYS29000) - Mathematical Method Physics II

Instructor: GARFINKEL, ARTHUR

Textbooks for PHYS290J
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher CRNs Notes
REQUIRED: Basic Training in Mathematics R. Shankar Latest 0306450356 Springer ALL

PHYS 290M

( PHYS29000) - Service Learning Outreach

Instructor: JONES, MATTHEW

Textbooks for PHYS290M
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher CRNs Notes
No Text Assigned ALL

PHYS 317

( PHYS31700) - Great Issues: Special Nuclear Materials, Their Science and Impact on Society (was PHYS490)

Instructor: KOLTICK, DAVID

Textbooks for PHYS317
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher CRNs Notes
Megawatts and Megatons: The Future of Nuclear Power Richard Garwin & George Charpak 1st 0226284271 University of Chicago Press ALL
World at Risk Commission on Prevention/WMDs & Senator Bob Graham December 3, 2008 0307473260 Vintage ALL

PHYS 342

( PHYS34200) - Modern Physics

Instructor: MANFRA, MICHAEL

Textbooks for PHYS342
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher CRNs Notes
Modern Physics for Scientists and Engineers Stephen Thornton & Andrew Rex 3rd 0-534-41781-7 Thomson-Brooks/Cole ALL

PHYS 360

( PHYS36000) - Quantum Mechanics

Instructor: DURBIN, STEVE

Textbooks for PHYS360
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher CRNs Notes
An Introduction to Quantum Mechanics David J. Griffiths 2nd 0-13-111892-7 Prentice Hall ALL

PHYS 411

( PHYS41100) - Physical Mechanics II (Honors)

Instructor: NAKANISHI, HISAO

Textbooks for PHYS411
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher CRNs Notes
Classical Dynamics of Particles & Systems Thornton & Marion 5th; July 7, 2003 0534408966 Brooks/Cole ALL

PHYS 422

( PHYS42200) - Waves and Oscillation

Instructor: FINLEY, JOHN

Textbooks for PHYS422
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher CRNs Notes
Vibrations and Waves (Mit Introductory Physics Series) A.P. French 1st (Sept. 30, 1971) 0748744479 CRC ALL
Optics Eugene Hecht 4th; (August 12, 2001) 0805385665 Addison-Wesley ALL

PHYS 430

( PHYS43000) - Electricity and Magnetism I (Honors)

Instructor: MUZIKAR, PAUL

Textbooks for PHYS430
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher CRNs Notes
Introduction to Electrodynamics David J. Griffiths 3rd 0-13-805326-X Prentice Hall ALL

PHYS 450

( PHYS45000) - Optics Laboratory I (Honors)

Instructor: RAMDAS, ANANT

Textbooks for PHYS450
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher CRNs Notes
Fundamentals of Optics Francis A. Jenkins & Harvey E. White 4th Tichenor Publishing ALL
"Roaring Springs" Laboratory Notebook #77644 ALL

PHYS 461

( PHYS46100) - Quantum Mechanics II (Honors)

Instructor: LOVE, SHERWIN

Textbooks for PHYS461
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher CRNs Notes
Introduction to Quantum Mechanics David J. Griffiths 2nd 0-13-111892-7 Benjamin Cummings ALL

PHYS 515

( PHYS51500) - Thermal and Statistical Physics

Instructor: CHEN, YONG

Textbooks for PHYS515
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher CRNs Notes
REQUIRED: Thermal Physics Kittel & Kroemer 2nd 0716710889 Freeman & Co. ALL
RECOMMENDED: Introduction to Modern Statistical Mechanics David Chandler 1987 0195042778 Oxford University Press ALL
RECOMMENDED: Thermal Physics Ralph Baierlein 1999 0521658381 Cambridge University Press ALL

PHYS 522

( PHYS52200) - Coherent Optics And Quantum Electronics

Instructor: NOLTE, DAVID

Textbooks for PHYS522
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher CRNs Notes
REQUIRED: Introductory Quantum Optics Christopher Gerry & Peter Knight November 22, 2004 052152735X Cambridge University Press ALL
RECOMMENDED: The Quantum Theory of Light (Oxford Science Publications) Rodney Loudon 3 edition (November 23, 2000) 0198501765 Oxford University Press, USA ALL

PHYS 536

( PHYS53600) - Electronic Techniques for Research

Instructor: CSATHY, GABOR

Textbooks for PHYS536
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher CRNs Notes
Principles of Electronics Instrumentation Diefenderfer & Holton latest 0-03-074709-0 Cengage ALL

PHYS 545

( PHYS54500) - Solid-State Physics

Instructor: RAMDAS, ANANT

Textbooks for PHYS545
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher CRNs Notes
REQUIRED: Introduction to Solid State Physics Charles Kittel 8th; October 2004 0-47141526X John Wiley & Sons ALL

PHYS 562

( PHYS56200) - Introduction to High Energy Astrophysics

Instructor: PETERSON, JOHN

Textbooks for PHYS562
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher CRNs Notes
High Energy Astrophysics: Vol. 1, Particles, Photons & their Detection (Paperback) Malcolm S. Longair 2nd; (March 27, 1992) 0521387736 Cambridge University Press ALL
High Energy Astrophysics: Vol. 2; Stars, the Galaxy and the Interstellar Medium (Paperback) Malcolm S. Longair 2nd; (August 21, 2008) 0521435846 Cambridge University Press ALL

PHYS 565

( PHYS56500) - Introduction to Elementary Particle Physics II

Instructor: JONES, MATTHEW

Textbooks for PHYS565
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher CRNs Notes
No Assigned Text ALL

PHYS 570D

( PHYS57000) - Galactic And Extragalactic Astronomy

Instructor: LYUTIKOV, MAXIM

Textbooks for PHYS570D
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher CRNs Notes
RECOMMENDED: Fundamentals of Plasma Physics Paul M. Bellan 1st; (September 15, 2008) 978-0-521-52800-9 Cambridge University Press ALL

PHYS 570J

( PHYS57000) - Biophysics II: Quantum Effects in Biology

Instructor: RITCHIE, KEN

Textbooks for PHYS570J
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher CRNs Notes
No Assigned Text ALL

PHYS 570N

Instructor: MELOSH, JAY

Textbooks for PHYS570N
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher CRNs Notes
Impact Cratering, A Geologic Process (Provided by the instructor) Jay Melosh ALL

PHYS 570O

( PHYS57000) - Special Assignments

Instructor: YANG, CHEN

Textbooks for PHYS570O
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher CRNs Notes
Nanomaterials: An Introduction to Synthesis, Properties and Applications Dieter Vollath September 23, 2008 3527315314 Wiley-VCH ALL

PHYS 580

( PHYS58000) - Computational Physics

Instructor: RODRIGUEZ, JORGE

Textbooks for PHYS580
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher CRNs Notes
REQUIRED: Computational Physics J.M. Thijssen 1999, Paperback 0521575885 Cambridge University Press ALL
OPTIONAL: Computational Physics N. Giordano & H. Nakanishi 2nd; (July 13, 2005) 0131469908 Benjamin Cummings ALL

PHYS 601

( PHYS60100) - Methods of Theoretical Physics II

Instructor: FISCHBACH, EPHRAIM

Textbooks for PHYS601
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher CRNs Notes
Mathematical Methods for Physicists G.B. Arfken & H.J. Weber 6th 0-12-059876-0 Academic Press ALL

PHYS 617

( PHYS61700) - Statistical Mechanics

Instructor: LYANDA-GELLER,YULI

Textbooks for PHYS617
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher CRNs Notes
REQUIRED: Statistical Mechanics Kerson Huang 2nd; (May 13, 1987) 471815187 Wiley & Sons ALL
REQUIRED: Statistical Physics Vol. 1 Landau and Lifshitz 3rd; (February 1969) 0080230393 or 0080230385 (paperback) Pergamon Press ALL
RECOMMENDED: Statisical Physics I (Lecture notes in Control and Information Sciences) Morikazu Toda January 1992 (Paperback) 0387536620 Springer ALL

PHYS 617

( PHYS61700) - Statistical Mechanics

Instructor: LYANDA-GELLER,YULI

Textbooks for PHYS617
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher CRNs Notes
RECOMMENDED: Physical Kintics (Course of Theoretical Physics) Lifshtz and Pitaevskii December 1981 0080264808 Butterworth & Heinemann Ltd ALL

PHYS 617

( PHYS61700) - Statistical Mechanics

Instructor: LYANDA-GELLER,YULI

Textbooks for PHYS617
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher CRNs Notes
RECOMMENDED: Statistical Physics R. K. Pathria 2nd; (August 6, 1996) 0750624698 Butterworth-Heinemann ALL
RECOMMENDED: Notes on Thermodynamics and Statistics Enrico Fermi September 1988 0226243796 University of Chicago Press (Tx) ALL

PHYS 630

( PHYS63000) - Advanced Theory Of Electricity And Magnetism

Instructor: CARLSON, ERICA

Textbooks for PHYS630
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher CRNs Notes
Classical Electrodynamics John D. Jackson 3rd 0-471-309-32-X Wiley ALL

PHYS 631

( PHYS63100) - Advanced Theory of Electricity and Magnetism

Instructor: KHLEBNIKOV, SERGEI

Textbooks for PHYS631
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher CRNs Notes
Classical Electrodynamics J.D. Jackson 3rd 0-471--30932-X Wiley ALL

PHYS 646

( PHYS64600) - Electron Theory of Solids II

Instructor: GIULIANI, GABRIELE

Textbooks for PHYS646
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher CRNs Notes
RECOMMENDED: Quantum Theory of the Electron Liquid Gabriele Giuliani & Giovanni Vignale March 31, 2005 0521821126 Cambridge University Press ALL
Solid State Physics Ashcroft/Mermin Latest 0-03-083993-9 Brooks/Cole ALL

PHYS 658

( PHYS65800) - Elementary Particle Physics I

Instructor: CLARK, THOMAS

Textbooks for PHYS658
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher CRNs Notes
REQUIRED: Weak Scale Supersymmetry: From Superfields to Scattering Events Howard Baer & Xerxes Tata May 29, 2006 0521857864 Cambridge University Press ALL

PHYS 660

( PHYS66000) - Quantum Mechanics I

Instructor: LOVE, SHERWIN

Textbooks for PHYS660
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher CRNs Notes
REQUIRED: Quantum Mechanics C. Cohen-Tannoudji, Dui & Laloe Latest 0471-569526 Wiley-Interscience ALL

PHYS 661

( PHYS66100) - Quantum Mechanics II

Instructor: KRUCZENSKI, MARTIN

Textbooks for PHYS661
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher CRNs Notes
Required: Modern Quantum Mechanics (Revised Edition) J.J. Sakurai 2nd 0805382917 Addison-Wesley ALL
Additional Material: Advanced Quantum Mechanics J.J. Sakurai 0201067102 Addison-Wesley ALL

PHYS 672

Instructor: ROKHINSON, LEONID

Textbooks for PHYS672
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher CRNs Notes
No Assigned Text ALL
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