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Schedule of Physics Classes: Fall 2026
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UMD maintains a central repository of syllabi to help students select courses. An instructor can add a syllabus via ELMS: https://tltc.umd.edu/instructors/resources/syllabi-repository

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Physics 102: Physics of Music
Physics 103: Physics of Music Laboratory
Physics 104: How Things Work
Physics 105: A Global Challenge: Energy and Climate Change
Physics 106: Light, Perception, Photography & Visual Phenomena
Physics 107: Light, Perception, Photography & Visual Phenomena Laboratory
Physics 115: Inquiry into Physics
Physics 121: Fundamentals of Physics I
Physics 122: Fundamentals of Physics II
Physics 131: Fundamentals of Physics for Biologists
Physics 132: Fundamentals of Physics for Biologists II
Physics 141: Principles of Physics I
Physics 142: Principles of Physics II
Physics 161: General Physics: Mechanics and Particle Dynamics
Physics 170 Professional Physics Seminar
Physics 171: Introductory Physics Mechanics
Physics 172: Succeeding in Physics: Applications, Resources and Concepts
Physics 174: Physics Laboratory Introduction
Physics 235: The Manhattan Project
Physics 260: General Physics: Electricity, Magnetism and Thermodynamics
Physics 261: Vibrations, Waves, Heat, Electricity & Magnetism: Laboratory
Physics 265: Introduction to Scientific Programming
Physics 268N: Cracking the Mysteries of Physics Using Computers, I
Physics 270: General Physics: Waves, Optics, Relativity and Modern Physics 
Physics 271: Electrodynamics, Light, Relativity & Modern Physics:Laboratory
Physics 272 & 272H: Introductory Physics: Fields
Physics 273 & 273H: Introductory Physics: Waves
Physics 274: Mathematical Methods for Physics I
Physics 275: Experimental Physics I
Physics 276: Experimental Physics II
Physics 299B: Fundamentals of Physics II for Biology
Physics 299L: Quantitative Biology and Biophysics Research Experience
Physics 305: Physics Shop Techniques
Physics 313: Electricity and Magnetism 1
Physics 331 Physics for Biologists I
Physics 360: Introduction to Quantum Mechanics
Physics 371: Modern Physics
Physics 373: Mathematical Methods for Physics II
Physics 374: Intermediate Theoretical Methods
Physics 375: Experimental Physics III: Electromagnetic Waves, Optics and Modern Physics
Physics 389: Undergraduate Thesis Research
Physics 399G: Special Problems in Physics
Physics 401: Quantum Physics I
Physics 402: Quantum Physics II
Physics 404: Introduction to Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics
Physics 405: Advanced Experiments
Physics 410: Classical Mechanics
Physics 411: Intermediate Electricity and Magnetism
Physics 412: Intermediate Electricity and Magnetism I
Physics 420: Principles of Modern Physics
Physics 431: Properties of Matter
Physics 441: Introduction to Sub Atomic Physics
Physics 442: Introduction to the Standard Model of Particle Physics
Physics 444: Computing Beyond the Standard Model of Particle Physics
Physics 467: Introduction to Quantum Technology
Physics 474: Special Problems in Physics: Computational Physics
Physics 475 / 675: Introduction to Relativity, Gravitation & Cosmology
Physics 476: Applied Machine Learning
Physics 485: Electronic Circuits
Physics 487/687: Computerized Instrumentation
Physics 499O: Special Problems in Physics: A Topical Introduction to Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics
Physics 499P: Special Problems in Physics: Particle Astrophysics
Physics 499X: Special Problems in Physics; Making Physics Experiments
Physics 601: Theoretical Dynamics
Physics 603: Methods of Statistical Physics
Physics 604: Methods of Mathematical Physics
Physics 606: Electrodynamics
Physics 610: Mathematical Methods and Their Applications in Classical Mechanics and Electrodynamics I
Physics 611: Mathematical Methods and Their Applications in Classical Mechanics and Electrodynamics II
Physics 612: Quantum and Statistical Physics I
Physics 613: Quantum and Statistical Physics II
Physics 615: Nonlinear Dynamics of Extended Systems
Physics 622: Introduction to Quantum Mechanics I
Physics 623: Introduction to Quantum Mechanics II
Physics 624: Advanced Quantum Mechanics
Physics 625: Quantum Many-Body Theory I
Physics 626: Modern Condensed Matter Physics II
Physics 662: Intersections of Technology and Policy in Modernizing the Energy System
Physics 675: Introduction to Relativity, Gravitation & Cosmology
Physics 685: Research Electronics
Physics 688P Science, Technology, and National Security
Physics 703: Introduction to Nonequilibrium Statistical Physics
Physics 711: Symmetry Problems in Physics
Physics 715: Chaotic Dynamics
Physics 721: Atomic and Optical Physics I
Physics 731: Solid State Physics: Survey
Physics 747: Quantum Chromodynamics
Physics 752: Elementary Particles Physics II: Theory
Physics 761: Plasma Physics I: Survey
Physics 762: Plasma Physics II
Physics 798N: Data Practicum at the Intersection of the Physical, Computer, and Life Sciences
Physics 798S: Special Problems in Advanced Physics
Physics 838C: Special Topics in Experimental Solid State Physics: Superconductivity, Quantum Materials and Nanoscience Seminar
Physics 851: Advanced Quantum Field Theory
Physics 859: Special Topics in Elementary Particles and Quantum Field Theory
Physics 879: Gravitational Wave Physics & Astrophysics
Physics 879J: Special Topics in General Relativity--String Theory Reading Group
Physics 879U: Special Topics in General Relativity; Introduction to Holographic Duality
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