PHYS 2303 — Modern Physics
4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureNUpath NDusually offered: fall, spring, summertypical days: WBostonTraditional
Reviews experiments demonstrating the atomic nature of matter, the properties of the electron, the nuclear atom, the wave-particle duality, spin, and the properties of elementary particles. Discusses, mostly on a phenomenological level, such subjects as atomic and nuclear structure, properties of the solid state, and elementary particles. Introduces the special theory of relativity.
Prerequisites
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Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer B 2023 | 1 | 16 | 40 | 40% | 24.0 |
| Fall 2023 | 1 | 51 | 68 | 75% | 17.0 |
| Spring 2024 | 1 | 35 | 56 | 63% | 21.0 |
| Summer B 2024 | 1 | 18 | 40 | 45% | 22.0 |
| Fall 2024 | 1 | 49 | 52 | 94% | 3.0 |
| Spring 2025 | 1 | 50 | 56 | 89% | 6.0 |
| Summer A 2025 | 1 | 12 | 36 | 33% | 24.0 |
| Summer B 2025 | 1 | 10 | 40 | 25% | 30.0 |
| Fall 2025 | 1 | 52 | 52 | 100% | 0.0 |
| Spring 2026 | 1 | 24 | 36 | 67% | 12.0 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 30% · T 29% · W 78% · Th 30% · F 0%
Common patterns: W (48% of sections), MWR (23% of sections), T (22% of sections), MTWR (7% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Louise Skinnari (34% of students) · reviews
- Emanuela Barberis (34% of students) · reviews
- Johan Bonilla (32% of students) · reviews
Spring
- Qimin Yan (78% of students) · reviews
- Nathan Israeloff (22% of students) · reviews
Summer A
- Emanuela Barberis (100% of students) · reviews
Summer B
- Alessandra Di Credico (41% of students) · reviews
- Thomas Kelley (36% of students) · reviews
- Ismet Altunkaynak (23% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Unlocks
MATH 4606, NETS 5116, PHYS 3111, PHYS 3211, PHYS 3600, PHYS 4111, PHYS 4112, PHYS 4115, PHYS 4211, PHYS 4305, PHYS 4606, PHYS 4621, PHYS 5113, PHYS 5114, PHYS 5116, PHYS 5117, PHYS 5118, PHYS 5260, PHYS 5318
Courses that list PHYS 2303 in their prerequisites.
Links
Official catalog (PHYS course descriptions) · Student reviews on RateMyHusky · All PHYS courses · Plan it at numap.app