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Fall 2025

The following textbooks have been finalized for Fall 2025.
More courses will be posted as soon as the information is available.


ASTR 370

( ASTR37000) - Cosmology

Instructor: Duffell, Paul Cole

Textbooks for ASTR370
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher CRNs Notes
Introduction to Cosmology Barbara Ryden 2nd 9781107154834 Cambridge University Press ALL

ASTR 561

( ASTR56100) - Galaxies and Large Scale Structure

Instructor: Lee, Kyoungsoo

Textbooks for ASTR561
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher CRNs Notes
Extragalactic Astronomy and Cosmology Peter Schneider 9783642540820 Springer ALL

ASTR 563

( ASTR56300) - Astroparticle Physics

Instructor: Peterson, John R

Textbooks for ASTR563
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher CRNs Notes
Particle Astrophysics, Second Edition D.H. Perkins 9780199545452 Oxford University Press ALL

ASTR 567

( ASTR56700) - Observational Techniques In Astronomy

Instructor: Milisavljevic, Danny

Textbooks for ASTR567
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher CRNs Notes
Astronomical Measurements Andy Lawrence 9783662509067 Springer Praxis ALL
Astrophysical Techniques, Sixth Edition C.R. Kitchin 9781466511156 Taylor and Francis ALL
To Measure the Sky Frederick R. Chromey 9780521763868 Cambridge University Press ALL

PHYS 172

( PHYS17200) - Modern Mechanics

Instructor: Durbin, Stephen M

Textbooks for PHYS172
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher CRNs Notes
Matter and Interactions WileyPLUS Chabay, Sherwood, Titus, Spicklemire 5th 9781119805212 Wiley ALL
Matter and Interactions WileyPLUS Chabay, Sherwood, Titus, Spicklemire 5th 9781119805236 Wiley ALL
Matter and Interactions WileyPLUS Chabay, Sherwood, Titus, Spicklemire 5th 9781119805243 Wiley ALL
Matter and Interactions WileyPLUS Chabay, Sherwood, Titus, Spicklemire 5th 9781119805236 Wiley ALL
Matter and Interactions WileyPLUS Chabay, Sherwood, Titus, Spicklemire 5th 9781119805199 Wiley ALL

PHYS 214

( PHYS21400) - The Nature of Physics

Instructor: Austin, Robert

Textbooks for PHYS214
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher CRNs Notes
Physics of Everyday Phenomena W. Thomas Griffith and Juliet Brosing 10 9781260718935 McGraw Hill ALL
Physics of Everyday Phenomena Connect W. Thomas Griffith and Juliet Brosing 10 McGraw Hill ALL

PHYS 220

( PHYS22000) - General Physics

Instructor: Route, Matthew P.

Textbooks for PHYS220
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher CRNs Notes
College Physics-Modified Mastering Physics with an eBook Etkina, Gentile, Van Heuvelen 2nd 9780134665535 Pearson Custom Publishing ALL
College Physics: Explore and Apply Etkina, Gentile, Van Heuvelen 2e 9780136781158 Pearson Custom Publishing ALL

PHYS 221

( PHYS22100) - General Physics

Instructor: Urba, Laura Gabriela

Textbooks for PHYS221
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher CRNs Notes
College Physics-Modified Mastering Physics with an eBook Etkina, Gentile, Van Heuvelen 2nd 9780134665535 Pearson Custom Publishing ALL

PHYS 233

( PHYS23300) - Physics For Life Sciences I

Instructor: Arnold, Ian A

Textbooks for PHYS233
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher CRNs Notes
College Physics: A Strategic Approach Knight, Jones, Field 4th 9780134724744 Pearson Publishing ALL

PHYS 234

( PHYS23400) - Physics For Life Sciences II

Instructor: Arnold, Ian A

Textbooks for PHYS234
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher CRNs Notes
College Physics: A Strategic Approach Knight, Jones, Field 4th 9780134724744 Pearson ALL

PHYS 241

( PHYS24100) - Electricity and Optics

Instructor: Pyrak-Nolte, Laura

Textbooks for PHYS241
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher CRNs Notes
Physics for Scientists and Engineers, 6th Edition, Volume 2 Paul A. Tipler; Gene Mosca 6th 9781429201339 Bedford, Freeman and Worth ALL

PHYS 272

( PHYS27200) - Electric And Magnetic Interactions

Instructor: Jones, Timothy Matthew

Textbooks for PHYS272
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher CRNs Notes
Matter and Interaction WileyPLUS/Brightspace Access Code Chabay and Sherwood 4th 9781119679653 Wiley and Sons ALL
Matter and Interaction WileyPLUS/Brightspace Access Code Chabay and Sherwood 4th 9781119679653 Wiley and Sons ALL

PHYS 306

( PHYS30600) - Mathematical Methods of Physics I

Instructor: Giannios, Dimitrios

Textbooks for PHYS306
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher CRNs Notes
Basic Training in Mathematics R. Shankar 9780306450365 Springer Science and Business Media ALL

PHYS 310

( PHYS31000) - Intermediate Mechanics

Instructor: Zhou, Qi

Textbooks for PHYS310
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher CRNs Notes
Analytical Mechanics Grant R. Fowles,George L. Cassiday 7th 9780534494926 ALL

PHYS 322

( PHYS32200) - Optics

Instructor: Liang, Qiyu

Textbooks for PHYS322
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher CRNs Notes
Optics Eugene Hecht 5th 9780133977226 Pearson ALL

PHYS 330

( PHYS33000) - Intermediate Electricity and Magnetism

Instructor: Ritchie, Kenneth P

Textbooks for PHYS330
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher CRNs Notes
Introduction to Electrodynamics David J. Griffiths 5th 9781009397759 Cambridge University Press ALL

PHYS 340

( PHYS34000) - Modern Physics Laboratory (was 342L)

Instructor: Savikhin, Sergei F

Textbooks for PHYS340
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher CRNs Notes
Scientific Bindery Notebook ALL

PHYS 344

( PHYS34400) - Introduction to Quantum Science

Instructor: Ma, Ruichao

Textbooks for PHYS344
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher CRNs Notes
Modern Physics Kenneth S. Krane 9781119495468 John Wiley and Sons Incorporated ALL

PHYS 411

( PHYS41100) - Physical Mechanics II (Honors)

Instructor: Nolte, David D

Textbooks for PHYS411
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher CRNs Notes
Introduction to Modern Dynamics David D. Nolte 2nd 9780198844631 Oxford University Press, USA ALL

PHYS 450

( PHYS45000) - Optics Laboratory I (Honors)

Instructor: Shivaram, Niranjan Hirisave

Textbooks for PHYS450
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher CRNs Notes
Lab Manual: Available at University Bookstore (Only) ALL
Optics Eugene Hecht 5th 9780133977226 Pearson Prentice-Hall ALL

PHYS 515

( PHYS51500) - Thermal and Statistical Physics

Instructor: Banerjee, Arnab

Textbooks for PHYS515
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher CRNs Notes
An Introduction to Thermal Physics Daniel V. Schroeder 9780192895547 Oxford ALL
Statistical and Thermal Physics: With Computer Applications Harvey Gould, Jan Tobochnik 9780691137445 Princeton University Press ALL

PHYS 550

( PHYS55000) - Introduction to Quantum Mechanics

Instructor: Li, Tongcang

Textbooks for PHYS550
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher CRNs Notes
Introduction to Quantum Mechanics David J. Griffiths,Darrell F. Schroeter 9781107189638 Cambridge University Press ALL

PHYS 556

( PHYS55600) - Introductory Nuclear Physics

Instructor: Wang, Fuqiang

Textbooks for PHYS556
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher CRNs Notes
Introductory Nuclear Physics Kenneth S. Krane 9780471805533 John Wiley and Sons ALL

PHYS 561

( PHYS56100) - Galaxies and Large Scale Structure

Instructor: Lee, Kyoungsoo

Textbooks for PHYS561
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher CRNs Notes
Extragalactic Astronomy and Cosmology Peter Schneider 9783642540820 Springer ALL

PHYS 564

( PHYS56400) - Introduction to Elementary Particle Physics I

Instructor: Neumeister, Norbert

Textbooks for PHYS564
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher CRNs Notes
Modern Particle Physics Mark Thomson 9781107034266 Cambridge University Press ALL

PHYS 600

( PHYS60000) - Methods of Theoretical Physics I

Instructor: Lyanda-Geller, Yuli

Textbooks for PHYS600
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher CRNs Notes
Mathematical Methods for Physicists George Brown Arfken,Hans-Jurgen Weber,Frank E. Harris 9780123846549 Academic Press ALL

PHYS 605

( PHYS60500) - Pedagogical Methods for Physics Graduate Students (was 670A)

Instructor: Rebello, Nobel Sanjay

Textbooks for PHYS605
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher CRNs Notes
The Science of Learning Physics Jose P. Mestre,Jennifer (Univ Of Wisconsin At La Crosse Docktor, Usa),Jennifer L. Docktor,Jose (Univ 9789811227769 World Scientific Publishing Company ALL

PHYS 610

( PHYS61000) - Advanced Theoretical Mechanics

Instructor: Khlebnikov, Sergei

Textbooks for PHYS610
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher CRNs Notes
Classical Mechanics Herbert Goldstein,Charles P. Poole,John L. Safko 9780201657029 Pearson Prentice-Hall ALL

PHYS 630

( PHYS63000) - Advanced Theory Of Electricity And Magnetism

Instructor: Greene, Christopher H

Textbooks for PHYS630
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher CRNs Notes
Classical Electrodynamics John David Jackson 3rd 9781119770763 John Wiley and Sons ALL

PHYS 645

( PHYS64500) - Electron Theory of Solids I

Instructor: Nie, Laimei

Textbooks for PHYS645
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher CRNs Notes
Many-Body Quantum Theory in Condensed Matter Physics Henrik Bruus,Karsten Flensberg 9780198566335 Oxford University Press ALL
Quantum Theory of the Electron Liquid Gabriele Giuliani,Giovanni Vignale 9780521821124 Cambridge University Press ALL
Solid State Physics David Snoke 9781107191983 Cambridge University Press ALL
Solid State Physics Neil W. Ashcroft,AshcroftNeil W.,N. David Mermin 9780030839931 Cengage Learning ALL

PHYS 660

( PHYS66000) - Quantum Mechanics I

Instructor: Kruczenski, Luis Martin

Textbooks for PHYS660
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher CRNs Notes
Modern Quantum Mechanics J. J. Sakurai; Jim Napolitano 3rd 9781108473224 Cambridge University Press ALL

PHYS 661

( PHYS66100) - Quantum Mechanics II

Instructor: Vayrynen, Jukka Ilmari

Textbooks for PHYS661
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher CRNs Notes
Modern Quantum Mechanics J. J. Sakurai,Jim Napolitano 3rd 9781108473224 Cambridge University Press ALL

PHYS 662

( PHYS66200) - Quantum Field Theory I

Instructor: Lashkari, Nima

Textbooks for PHYS662
Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher CRNs Notes
Introduction to Quantum Field Theory Daniel V. Schroeder 9788187169529 Westview Press ALL
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