PHYS 5113 — Particle Physics
4 semester hoursGraduateLectureNUpath NDusually offered: falltypical days: ThBostonTraditional
Introduces the physics of elementary particles and the fundamental interactions among them. Topics include classification of particles, electromagnetic interactions, strong and weak nuclear forces, mesons and nucleons, quarks and gluons, and unified theories of elementary particle interactions.
Prerequisites
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2023 | 1 | 8 | 39 | 21% | 31.0 |
| Summer A 2025 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 8% | 23.0 |
| Fall 2025 | 1 | 4 | 35 | 11% | 31.0 |
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 14% · T 14% · W 43% · Th 71% · F 0%
Common patterns: R (57% of sections), W (29% of sections), MTWR (14% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Tsuguo Aramaki (67% of students) · reviews
- Johan Bonilla (33% of students) · reviews
Summer A
- Emanuela Barberis (100% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Links
Official catalog (PHYS course descriptions) · Student reviews on RateMyHusky · All PHYS courses · Plan it at numap.app