Physics Courses at UCSD
Every Physics course at University of California, San Diego, with difficulty, workload, and ratings. 81 courses · 2.5K ratings across the web
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Students give PHYS courses 3.4 out of 5, and 47% would take one again.
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Easiest course
PHYS12
Energy and the Environment · 46/100 difficulty
Most challenging
PHYS1CL
Waves, Optics, and Modern Physics Laboratory · 81/100 difficulty
All Physics Courses (81)
PHYS2APhysics-Mechanics
3.2 out of 5 stars3.2· 556 ratings
PHYS2BPhysics-Electricity and Magnetism
3.1 out of 5 stars3.1· 367 ratings
PHYS1AMechanics
3.3 out of 5 stars3.3· 355 ratings
PHYS1BElectricity and Magnetism
3.4 out of 5 stars3.4· 302 ratings
PHYS1CWaves, Optics, and Modern Physics
3.4 out of 5 stars3.4· 218 ratings
PHYS2CPhysics-Fluids, Waves, Thermodynamics, and Optics
3.1 out of 5 stars3.1· 183 ratings
PHYS2DPhysics-Relativity and Quantum Physics
2.9 out of 5 stars2.9· 71 ratings
PHYS2CLPhysics Laboratory-Electricity and Magnetism
2.7 out of 5 stars2.7· 57 ratings
PHY1A
3.5 out of 5 stars3.5· 48 ratings
PHYS2BLPhysics Laboratory-Mechanics
2.8 out of 5 stars2.8· 44 ratings
PHYS1ALMechanics Laboratory
2.0 out of 5 stars2.0· 35 ratings
PHYS5
3.8 out of 5 stars3.8· 28 ratings
PHYS10Concepts in Physics
3.8 out of 5 stars3.8· 27 ratings
PHYS11Survey of Physics
2.0 out of 5 stars2.0· 27 ratings
PHYS1CLWaves, Optics, and Modern Physics Laboratory
1.3 out of 5 stars1.3· 20 ratings
PHYS4APhysics for Physics Majors-Mechanics
3.8 out of 5 stars3.8· 20 ratings
PHYS4BPhysics for Physics Majors-Fluids, Waves, Statistical and Thermal Physics
2.1 out of 5 stars2.1· 20 ratings
PHYS9
3.3 out of 5 stars3.3· 18 ratings
PHYS1BLElectricity and Magnetism Laboratory
2.0 out of 5 stars2.0· 16 ratings
PHYS12Energy and the Environment
4.0 out of 5 stars4.0· 14 ratings
PHYS4CPhysics for Physics Majors-Electricity and Magnetism
3.9 out of 5 stars3.9· 14 ratings
PHY2B
4.7 out of 5 stars4.7· 12 ratings
PHYS110AMechanics I
3.4 out of 5 stars3.4· 10 ratings
PHYS100AElectromagnetism I
2.9 out of 5 stars2.9· 7 ratings
PHYS130AQuantum Physics I
2.9 out of 5 stars2.9· 7 ratings
PHYS1
2.5 out of 5 stars2.5· 6 ratings
PHYS4EPhysics for Physics Majors-Quantum Physics
2.6 out of 5 stars2.6· 6 ratings
PHYSICS9
4.3 out of 5 stars4.3· 6 ratings
PHYS13
3.2 out of 5 stars3.2· 5 ratings
PHYS130BQuantum Physics II
3.2 out of 5 stars3.2· 5 ratings
PHYS195
1.6 out of 5 stars1.6· 5 ratings
PHYS297
4.0 out of 5 stars4.0· 5 ratings
PHYS4DPhysics for Physics Majors-Electromagnetic Waves, Special Relativity and Optics
4.4 out of 5 stars4.4· 5 ratings
PHYS7
4.4 out of 5 stars4.4· 5 ratings
PHYS120Circuits and Electronics
3.3 out of 5 stars3.3· 4 ratings
PHYS120A
4.0 out of 5 stars4.0· 4 ratings
PHYS162Modern Cosmology
2.8 out of 5 stars2.8· 4 ratings
PHYS2DLPhysics Laboratory-Modern Physics
3.8 out of 5 stars3.8· 4 ratings
PHYS8Physics of Everyday Life
4.5 out of 5 stars4.5· 4 ratings
PHYS87First-year Seminar
4.5 out of 5 stars4.5· 4 ratings
PHY1AAL
4.0 out of 5 stars4.0· 3 ratings
PHYS09
2.6 out of 5 stars2.6· 3 ratings
PHYS105AMathematical and Computational Physics I
4.0 out of 5 stars4.0· 3 ratings
PHYS120B
4.3 out of 5 stars4.3· 3 ratings
PHYS140AStatistical and Thermal Physics I
2.0 out of 5 stars2.0· 3 ratings
PHYS161Black Holes
5.0 out of 5 stars5.0· 3 ratings
PHYS1B1C
3.6 out of 5 stars3.6· 3 ratings
PHYS2
4.0 out of 5 stars4.0· 3 ratings
PHYSICS5
3.6 out of 5 stars3.6· 3 ratings
PHYSICS7
3.0 out of 5 stars3.0· 3 ratings
PHYS100BElectromagnetism II
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PHYS100CElectromagnetism III
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PHYS105BMathematical and Computational Physics II
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PHYS110BMechanics II
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PHYS113Quantum Information is Physical
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PHYS116Fluid Dynamics for Physicists
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PHYS122Experimental Techniques
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PHYS124Laboratory Projects
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PHYS130CQuantum Physics III
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PHYS136Nuclear Physics
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PHYS137String Theory
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PHYS139Physics Special Topics
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PHYS140BStatistical and Thermal Physics II
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PHYS141Computational Physics I: Probabilistic Models and Simulations
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PHYS142Computational Physics II: PDE and Matrix Models
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PHYS151Elementary Plasma Physics
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PHYS152ACondensed Matter Physics
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PHYS152BElectronic Materials
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PHYS154Elementary Particle Physics
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PHYS160Stars and Compact Objects
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PHYS170Medical Instruments: Principles and Practice
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PHYS173Modern Physics Laboratory: Biological and Quantum Physics
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PHYS175Biological Physics
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PHYS176Quantitative Microbiology
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PHYS177Physics of the Cell
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PHYS178Biophysics of Neurons and Networks
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PHYS191Undergraduate Seminar on Physics
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PHYS192Senior Seminar in Physics
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PHYS30Poetry for Physicists
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PHYS39Physics Introductory Special Topics
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PHYS41Scientific Computing with Python
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