PHYS400

Advanced Modern Physics (Honors)

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Introduces students to special relativity and quantum mechanics. Topics include relativistic spacetime and 4-momentum, historical origins of quantum mechanics, single particle bound states and scattering in one dimension, the hydrogen atom, spin-1/2, and quantum information theory. Students completing PHYS400 will gain proficiency in Modern Physics (PHYS371) and Quantum Physics 1 (PHYS401).

Spring 2026

Theodore Jacobson

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Spring 2025

Theodore Jacobson

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During the Spring 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters, students could choose to take some of their courses pass-fail mid-semester which skews grade data aggregated across multiple semesters.

Average GPA of 3.47 between 10 students*

PHYS400 Grade Distribution+-0510152025303540% of studentsABCDFWother
A: 40%
B: 10%
B+: 30%
C+: 10%
other: 10%
* "W"s are considered to be 0.0 quality points. "Other" grades are not factored into GPA calculation. Grade data not guaranteed to be correct.