Textbooks
Spring 2012
The following textbooks have been finalized for
Spring 2012.
More courses will be posted as soon as the information is available.
ASTR 264
( ASTR26400) - Descriptive Astronomy: Stars and GalaxiesInstructor: MOFFETT, THOMAS
Title | Author | Edition | ISBN | Publisher | CRNs | Notes |
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Explorations: Introduction to Astronomy | Thomas T. Arny | 0077487273 | McGraw-Hill | ALL |
ASTR 264L
( ASTR26400) - Descriptive Astronomy: Stars and Galaxies LabInstructor: MOFFETT, THOMAS & HEMPHILL, JUSTIN
Title | Author | Edition | ISBN | Publisher | CRNs | Notes |
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Introductory Astronomy Lab Manual (No buy backs) | I. Shipsey, J. Coy & B. MacCall | 6th | 0-07-353949-X | McGraw-Hill | ALL |
ASTR 364
( ASTR36400) - Intermediate Astronomy IIInstructor: CUI,WEI K
Title | Author | Edition | ISBN | Publisher | CRNs | Notes |
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Foundations of Astrophysics | Barbara Ryden & Bradley Peterson | 1st | 0321595580 | Addison Wesley | ALL |
ASTR 560
( ASTR56000) - Stellar EvolutionInstructor: LISTER, MATT
Title | Author | Edition | ISBN | Publisher | CRNs | Notes |
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Stellar Interiors-Physical Princples, Structure, and Evolution | Hansen, Kawaler & Trimble | 2nd (February 26, 2004) | 0387200894 | Springer | ALL |
ASTR 562
( ASTR56200) - Introduction to High Energy AstrophysicsInstructor: PETERSON, JOHN
Title | Author | Edition | ISBN | Publisher | CRNs | Notes |
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High Energy Astrophysics (Hardcopy) | Malcolm S. Longair | 3rd; March 14, 2011 | 0521756189 | Cambridge University Press | ALL |
PHYS 149
( PHYS14900) - Mechanics, Heat, and Wave MotionInstructor: SCHARENBERG, ROLF
Title | Author | Edition | ISBN | Publisher | CRNs | Notes |
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Physics | Giambattista, Richardson & Richardson | 3rd; Vol. 1 (2010) | 9780077263126 | McGraw-Hill | ALL | |
i>Clicker | Bedford/Freeman/Worth | ALL |
PHYS 172
( PHYS17200) - Modern MechanicsInstructor: MOLNAR, DENES
Title | Author | Edition | ISBN | Publisher | CRNs | Notes |
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Matter & Interactions Vol 1 | Chabay & Sherwood | 3rd, | 9780470503454 | Wiley & Sons | ALL | |
Matter & Interaction V1 Webassign 1s Set | Chabay & Sherwood | 3rd | 9780470597798 | Wiley & Sons | ALL | |
Physics 172 Laboratory Manual | Spring 2012 | 978-0-7380-3669-4 | Hayden-McNeil | ALL | ||
i>Clicker | 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 |
PHYS 214
( PHYS21400) - The Nature of PhysicsInstructor: XIE, WEI
Title | Author | Edition | ISBN | Publisher | CRNs | Notes |
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The Physics of Everyday Phenomena | W. Thomas Griffiths | 7th | 0-07-351220- 6 | McGraw-Hill | ALL | |
i>Clicker | Bedford/Freeman/Worth | ALL |
PHYS 215
( PHYS21500) - Physics For Elementary EducationInstructor: HAUGAN, MARK
Title | Author | Edition | ISBN | Publisher | CRNs | Notes |
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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 PhysicsInstructor: KOLTICK, DAVID
Title | Author | Edition | ISBN | Publisher | CRNs | Notes |
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i>Clicker | Bedford/ Freeman/ Worth | ALL | ||||
College Physics (with Webassign) | N. Giordano | Vol. 1; 2nd | 978-0495-95896-3 | Cengage Learning | ALL |
PHYS 218L
( PHYS21800) - General Physics LaboratoryInstructor: KOLTICK, DAVID
Title | Author | Edition | ISBN | Publisher | CRNs | Notes |
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Physics 218 Laboratory Manual | Andrzej Lewicki, Nick Giordano & Michael Zimmer | Spring 2012 | LAD Custom Publishing | ALL |
PHYS 219
( PHYS21900) - General PhysicsInstructor: GUTAY, LASZLO J.
Title | Author | Edition | ISBN | Publisher | CRNs | Notes |
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College Physics | Nick Giordano | Vol. 2; 1st | 13-978-0-534-46244-4 | Cengage Learning | ALL | |
REQUIRED: Casio FX-260SLRSC Calculator | ALL |
PHYS 219L
( PHYS21900) - General Physics LaboratoryInstructor: GUTAY, LASZLO J.
Title | Author | Edition | ISBN | Publisher | CRNs | Notes |
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Physics 219 & Physics 221 Laboratory Manual | Andrzej Lewicki & Jennifer Jourdan | Fall 2011/Spring 2012 | LAD Custom Publishing | ALL |
PHYS 220
( PHYS22000) - General PhysicsInstructor: PUSHKAR, YULIA
Title | Author | Edition | ISBN | Publisher | CRNs | Notes |
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College Physics | Nick Giordano | 1st; Vol. 1 or 2nd Vol. 1 | (1st ed.)0-534-46243-X/(2nd ed.)1111570957 | Cengage Learning | ALL | |
i>Clicker | Bedford/Freeman/Worth | ALL |
PHYS 220L
( PHYS22000) - General Physics LaboratoryInstructor: PUSHKAR, YULIA
Title | Author | Edition | ISBN | Publisher | CRNs | Notes |
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Physics 220 Laboratory Manual | Andrzej Lewicki, Sharon Comer & Michael Zimmer | Spring 2012 | LAD Custom Publishing | ALL |
PHYS 221
( PHYS22100) - General PhysicsInstructor: BORTOLETTO, DANIELA
Title | Author | Edition | ISBN | Publisher | CRNs | Notes |
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College Physics | Nick Giordano | Vol. 2; 1st | 13-978-0-534-46244-4 | Cengage Learning | ALL | |
i>Clicker | Bedford/Freeman/Worth | ALL |
PHYS 221L
( PHYS22100) - General Physics LaboratoryInstructor: BORTOLETTO, DANIELA
Title | Author | Edition | ISBN | Publisher | CRNs | Notes |
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Physics 219 & Physics 221 Laboratory Manual | Andrzej Lewicki & Jennifer Jourdan | Fall 2011/Spring 2012 | LAD Custom Publishing | ALL |
PHYS 241
( PHYS24100) - Electricity and OpticsInstructor: PYRAK-NOLTE, LAURA
Title | Author | Edition | ISBN | Publisher | CRNs | Notes |
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i>Clicker | Previous versions are acceptable | 0-7167-7939-0 (www.iclicker.com) | Macmillan MPS | ALL | ||
Physics for Scientists & Engineers | R. Tipler & G. Mosca | 6e + ebook | 1429284587 | Bedford/ Freeman/ Worth | ALL |
PHYS 242
( PHYS24200) - Introduction To Heat And Thermal Physics (was 290D)Instructor: REIFENBERGER, RONALD
Title | Author | Edition | ISBN | Publisher | CRNs | Notes |
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Physics for Scientists and Engineers | Tipler & Mosca | 6th | 1-4292-0132-0 | Freeman & Co. | ALL |
PHYS 252
( PHYS25200) - Electricity and Optics LaboratoryInstructor: REIFENBERGER, RONALD
Title | Author | Edition | ISBN | Publisher | CRNs | Notes |
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Physics 252 Lab Manual | "Boiler Copy Maker" in the Union RM157 | ALL |
PHYS 272
( PHYS27200) - Electric And Magnetic InteractionsInstructor: HIRSCH, ANDREW
Title | Author | Edition | ISBN | Publisher | CRNs | Notes |
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WebAssign (Students have the option to purchase WebAssign on-line as soon as they register for the course) | ALL | |||||
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 | |
i>Clicker | Bedford/Freeman/Worth | ALL | ||||
Supplies: 2-D cell batteries | ALL |
PHYS 272H
( PHYS27200) - Electric And Magnetic Interactions - HonorsInstructor: HIRSCH, ANDREW
Title | Author | Edition | ISBN | Publisher | CRNs | Notes |
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Matter & Interaction | Sherwood & Chabay; Vol. 2 | 3rd; (January 3, 2010) | 0-470-10831-4 | Wiley | ALL | |
Matter & Interaction 3E V2 Webassign 1S Set | Chabay & Sherwood | 3rd; (January 7, 2010) | 9780470597804 | Wiley & Sons | 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 272HL
Instructor: HIRSCH, ANDREW
Title | Author | Edition | ISBN | Publisher | CRNs | Notes |
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Physics 272 Labs Available on the Phys 272 Website | ALL |
PHYS 272L
Instructor: HIRSCH, ANDREW
Title | Author | Edition | ISBN | Publisher | CRNs | Notes |
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Physics 272 Labs Available on the Phys 272 Website | ALL |
PHYS 307(WAS PHYS 290J)
Instructor: CAFFEE, MARC
Title | Author | Edition | ISBN | Publisher | CRNs | Notes |
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REQUIRED: Basic Training in Mathematics | R. Shankar | Latest | 0306450356 | Springer | ALL |
PHYS 340
( PHYS34000) - Modern Physics Laboratory (was 342L)Instructor: WANG, FUQIANG
Title | Author | Edition | ISBN | Publisher | CRNs | Notes |
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340 Lab Manual | - | - | - | Available only at "Boiler Copy Maker" in the Union RM157 | ALL | |
Scientific Bindery Notebook | ALL |
PHYS 342
( PHYS34200) - Modern PhysicsInstructor: NOLTE, DAVID
Title | Author | Edition | ISBN | Publisher | CRNs | Notes |
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Modern Physics | P. Tipler & R. Llewellyn | 5th; (Sept. 28, 2007) | 0-7167-7550-6 | Freeman & Co. | ALL |
PHYS 360
( PHYS36000) - Quantum MechanicsInstructor: DURBIN, STEVE
Title | Author | Edition | ISBN | Publisher | CRNs | Notes |
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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
Title | Author | Edition | ISBN | Publisher | CRNs | Notes |
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Classical Dynamics of Particles & Systems | Thornton & Marion | 5th; July 7, 2003 | 0534408966 | Brooks/Cole | ALL |
PHYS 422
( PHYS42200) - Waves and OscillationInstructor: FINLEY, JOHN
Title | Author | Edition | ISBN | Publisher | CRNs | Notes |
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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
Title | Author | Edition | ISBN | Publisher | CRNs | Notes |
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Introduction to Electrodynamics | David J. Griffiths | 3rd | 0-13-805326-X | Prentice Hall | ALL |
PHYS 450
( PHYS45000) - Optics Laboratory I (Honors)Instructor: RAMDAS, ANANT
Title | Author | Edition | ISBN | Publisher | CRNs | Notes |
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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: NEUMEISTER, NORBERT
Title | Author | Edition | ISBN | Publisher | CRNs | Notes |
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Introduction to Quantum Mechanics | David J. Griffiths | 2nd | 0-13-111892-7 | Benjamin Cummings | ALL |
PHYS 515
( PHYS51500) - Thermal and Statistical PhysicsInstructor: CHEN, YONG
Title | Author | Edition | ISBN | Publisher | CRNs | Notes |
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RECOMMENDED: Thermal Physics | Ralph Baierlein | 1999 | 0521658381 | Cambridge University Press | ALL | |
RECOMMENDED: Introduction to Modern Statistical Mechanics | David Chandler | 1987 | 0195042778 | Oxford University Press | ALL | |
REQUIRED: Thermal Physics | Kittel & Kroemer | 2nd | 0716710889 | Freeman & Co. | ALL |
PHYS 536
( PHYS53600) - Electronic Techniques for ResearchInstructor: CSATHY, GABOR
Title | Author | Edition | ISBN | Publisher | CRNs | Notes |
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Principles of Electronics Instrumentation | Diefenderfer & Holton | latest | 0-03-074709-0 | Cengage | ALL |
PHYS 545
( PHYS54500) - Solid-State PhysicsInstructor: RAMDAS, ANANT
Title | Author | Edition | ISBN | Publisher | CRNs | Notes |
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REQUIRED: Introduction to Solid State Physics | Charles Kittel | 8th; October 2004 | 0-47141526X | John Wiley & Sons | ALL |
PHYS 560
( PHYS56000) - Stellar EvolutionInstructor: LISTER, MATT
Title | Author | Edition | ISBN | Publisher | CRNs | Notes |
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Stellar Interiors-Physical Princples, Structure, and Evolution | Hansen, Kawaler & Trimble | 2nd (February 26, 2004) | 0387200894 | Springer | ALL |
PHYS 562
( PHYS56200) - Introduction to High Energy AstrophysicsInstructor: PETERSON, JOHN
Title | Author | Edition | ISBN | Publisher | CRNs | Notes |
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High Energy Astrophysics (Hardcopy) | Malcolm S. Longair | 3rd; (March 14, 2011) | 0521756189 | Cambridge University Press | ALL |
PHYS 565
( PHYS56500) - Introduction to Elementary Particle Physics IIInstructor: JONES, MATTHEW
Title | Author | Edition | ISBN | Publisher | CRNs | Notes |
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No Assigned Text | ALL |
PHYS 570A
( PHYS57000) - Computational Biomolecular PhysicsInstructor: RODRIGUEZ, JORGE
Title | Author | Edition | ISBN | Publisher | CRNs | Notes |
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RECOMMENDED: Introduction to Molecular Symmetry | S. Ogden | Latest(Jan. 1, 2002) | 0198559100 | Oxford Higher Education | ALL | |
RECOMMENDED: Electron Correlations in Molecolues & Solids | P. Fulde | 3rd | 3540-595640 | Springer | ALL | |
REQUIRED: Density Functional Theory of Atoms & Molecules | R.G. Parr & W. Yang | May 1, 1994; Reprint edition(Paperback) | 0195092767 | Oxford University Press | ALL | |
REQUIRED: Computational Physics | J.M. Thijssen | 1999, Paperback | 0521575885 | Cambridge University Press | ALL | |
RECOMMENDED: Modern Quantum Chemistry | Attila Szabo & Neil S. Ostlund | July 2, 1996 (Paperback) | 0486691861 | Dover Publications | ALL | |
Introduction to Molecular Symmetry | J. S. Ogden | 1st; (September 27, 2001) | 0198559100 | Oxford University Press | ALL |
PHYS 570R
( PHYS57000) - Nonlinear Dynamics, Chaos and NetworksInstructor: MANFRA, MICHAEL
Title | Author | Edition | ISBN | Publisher | CRNs | Notes |
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The Physics of Low-Dimensional Semiconductors | John H. Davies | December 13, 1997 | 052148491X | Cambridge University Press | ALL |
PHYS 580
( PHYS58000) - Computational PhysicsInstructor:
Title | Author | Edition | ISBN | Publisher | CRNs | Notes |
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No Assigned Text | ALL |
PHYS 601
( PHYS60100) - Methods of Theoretical Physics IIInstructor: FISCHBACH, EPHRAIM
Title | Author | Edition | ISBN | Publisher | CRNs | Notes |
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Mathematical Methods for Physicists | G.B. Arfken & H.J. Weber | 6th | 0-12-059876-0 | Academic Press | ALL |
PHYS 617
( PHYS61700) - Statistical MechanicsInstructor: LYUTIKOV, MAXIM
Title | Author | Edition | ISBN | Publisher | CRNs | Notes |
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RECOMMENDED: 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 | |
RECOMMENDED: Notes on Thermodynamics and Statistics | Enrico Fermi | September 1988 | 0226243796 | University of Chicago Press (Tx) | ALL | |
RECOMMENDED: Physical Kintics (Course of Theoretical Physics) | Lifshtz and Pitaevskii | December 1981 | 0080264808 | Butterworth & Heinemann Ltd | ALL | |
RECOMMENDED: Statistical Physics | R. K. Pathria | 2nd; (August 6, 1996) | 0750624698 | Butterworth-Heinemann | ALL |
PHYS 630
( PHYS63000) - Advanced Theory Of Electricity And MagnetismInstructor: CARLSON, ERICA
Title | Author | Edition | ISBN | Publisher | CRNs | Notes |
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Classical Electrodynamics | John D. Jackson | 3rd | 0-471-309-32-X | Wiley | ALL |
PHYS 631
( PHYS63100) - Advanced Theory of Electricity and MagnetismInstructor: RITCHIE, KEN
Title | Author | Edition | ISBN | Publisher | CRNs | Notes |
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Classical Electrodynamics | J.D. Jackson | 3rd | 0-471--30932-X | Wiley | ALL |
PHYS 646
( PHYS64600) - Electron Theory of Solids IIInstructor: GIULIANI, GABRIELE
Title | Author | Edition | ISBN | Publisher | CRNs | Notes |
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Solid State Physics | Ashcroft/Mermin | Latest | 0-03-083993-9 | Brooks/Cole | ALL | |
RECOMMENDED: Quantum Theory of the Electron Liquid | Gabriele Giuliani & Giovanni Vignale | March 31, 2005 | 0521821126 | Cambridge University Press | ALL |
PHYS 660
( PHYS66000) - Quantum Mechanics IInstructor: LOVE, SHERWIN
Title | Author | Edition | ISBN | Publisher | CRNs | Notes |
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REQUIRED: Quantum Mechanics | C. Cohen-Tannoudji, Dui & Laloe | Latest | 0471-569526 | Wiley-Interscience | ALL |
PHYS 661
( PHYS66100) - Quantum Mechanics IIInstructor: KRUCZENSKI, MARTIN
Title | Author | Edition | ISBN | Publisher | CRNs | Notes |
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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 662
( PHYS66200) - Quantum Field Theory IInstructor: CLARK, THOMAS
Title | Author | Edition | ISBN | Publisher | CRNs | Notes |
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An Introduction to Quantum Field Theory (Frontiers in Physics) | Michael E. Peskin & Daniel V. Schroeder | October 1, 1995 | 0201503972 | Westview Press | ALL |
PHYS 664
( PHYS66400) - Quantum Theory Of Many-Body SystemsInstructor: LYANDA-GELLER,YULI
Title | Author | Edition | ISBN | Publisher | CRNs | Notes |
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REQUIRED: Physical Kinetics | E.M. Lifshitz & L.P. Pitaevskii | January 15, 1981 | 0750626356 | Butterworth & Heinemann | ALL | |
REQUIRED: Methods of Quantum Field Theory in Statistical Physics | A.A. Abrikosov, L.P. Gorkov & I.E. Dzyaloshinski | 1st; (1963) | (ASIN) B0000CM3PA | Prentice Hall | ALL | |
REQUIRED: Statistical Physics (Part 2) | L. P. Pitaevskii & E.M. Lifshitz | January 15, 1980 | 00800230725 | Butterworth & Heinemann | ALL | |
RECOMMENDED: Many-particles Physics | Gerald D. Mahan | 3rd | 978-0306-463389 | Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers | ALL | |
RECOMMENDED: Green's Functions for Solid State Physicists | S. Doniach, E.H. Sondheimer | 1998 | 978-1867940804 | London: Imperial College Press; Distributed by World Scientific | ALL | |
RECOMMENDED: Theory of Quantum Liquids | David Pines & Philippe Nozieres | May 1989 | 9780201407747 | Westview | ALL | |
RECOMMENDED: Interacting Electrons and Quantum Magnetism | Assa Auerbach | September 11, 1998 | 0387942866 | Springer | ALL | |
RECOMMENDED: Quantum Theory of Many-Particle Systems | Alexander L. Fetter & John Walecka | June 20, 2003 | 0486428273 | Dover Publications | ALL | |
RECOMMENDED: Quantum Theory of the Electron Liquid | Gabriele Giuliani & Giovanni Vignale | March 31, 2005 | 0521821126 | Cambridge University Press | ALL |
PHYS 675
( PHYS67500) - General RelativityInstructor: KHLEBNIKOV, SERGEI
Title | Author | Edition | ISBN | Publisher | CRNs | Notes |
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Spacetime and Geometry: An Introduction to General Relativity | Sean Carroll | (Sept 28, 2003) | 0805387323 | Benjamin Cummings | ALL |