PHYS 9984 — Advanced Research
1–8 semester hoursGraduateLectureusually offered: fall, springNo campus, no room neededOne-On-OneTraditionalrepeatable for credit
Provides an opportunity for advanced students to work with an individual instructor on a topic related to current research. The instructor and student negotiate a written agreement as to what topic(s) are covered and what written or laboratory work forms the basis for the grade. Viewed as a lead-in to thesis research. May be repeated without limit.
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2023 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 38% | 1.7 |
| Spring 2024 | 16 | 20 | 34 | 59% | 0.9 |
| Summer A 2024 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 0.0 |
| Fall 2024 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 57% | 0.9 |
| Spring 2025 | 18 | 23 | 40 | 57% | 0.9 |
| Fall 2025 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 39% | 1.6 |
| Spring 2026 | 21 | 29 | 45 | 64% | 0.8 |
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 0% · T 0% · W 0% · Th 0% · F 0%
Common patterns: async (100% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Qimin Yan (11% of students) · reviews
- Alberto De la Torre Duran (11% of students) · reviews
- Fabian Ruehle (11% of students) · reviews
- Sarah Harrison (11% of students) · reviews
Spring
- Alberto De la Torre Duran (10% of students) · reviews
- Adrian Feiguin (6% of students) · reviews
- Herbert Levine (6% of students) · reviews
- Qimin Yan (6% 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) · All PHYS courses · Plan it at numap.app