News

• Public Observation Night - The first Observation Night using our new observatory will be on Tuesday February 3^rd 2009 - The Moon will be close to its First Quarter phase. We will also be able to see Venus, the Orion Nebula, and other objects. Starts at 6 pm. The viewing is free and the public is invited to attend. No reservations are required. Children are welcome  if accompanied by an adult. Since night classes will be in session, parking regulations will be enforced. As always, all observations are dependent on viewing conditions. Please check back here for the latest information on weather conditions. (See here for directions to the observatory)
• Jobs that pay you back. - Physics was recently listed as one of the top ten undergraduate degree programs by salary by PayScale.com.

Why be a Physicist?

What can you do with a physics degree? What opportunities are available to you when you graduate? The following links will give you some information about the myriad of career paths which are available to you.

• Jobs in Physics, Astronomy, and Other Fields, an excellent site maintained by the Physics Department @ Sonoma State University
• Physics jobs from Physics Today
• The Industrial Physicist, maintained by the American Institute of Physics
• Road Map to Graduation at CSU Stanislaus. Plot out your degree path, and the courses you need to graduate in physics within 4 years of arriving on campus.

Course Offerings, Winter 2009

• Phys 4102 Advanced Laboratory (Johnson)

Course Offerings, Fall 2009

• Detailed listing of Astronomy classes
• Detailed listing of Physics courses
• Web Pages
• Astr 2100 Descriptive Astronomy (De Vries)
• Astr 2102 Descriptive Astronomy Lab (Rojas)
• Astr 3000 Contemporary Astronomy (De Vries)
• Phys 1500 - Energy and Matter (Johnson)
• Phys 2110 - Basic Physics II (Johnson)
• Phys 2100 - Basic Physics I (Mokhtari)
• Phys 2250 - General Physics I (Zhang)
• Phys 3080 - How Things Work (Zhang)
• Phys 3010 - Mathematical Physics (Littlewood)
• Phys 3520 - Modern Physics (Johnson)
• Phys 4520 - Quantum Mechanics II (Mokhtari)
• Phys 4530 - Thermal & Statistical Physics (De Vries)
• Phsc 3500 - Solar and Alternate Energy (Littlewood)

Departmental Information

• Departmental Information
• Physics Program @ CSU Stanislaus
• Course Descriptions
• Physics Faculty

Links

• CSU Stanislaus Home Page
• College of Natural Science
• CSU Home Page
• CSU Physics Departments

Contact Information

• Mailing address - Department of Physics, California State University, Stanislaus, 1 University Circle, Turlock, Ca 95382.
• Telephone - (209) 667 3466
• Fax - (209) 667 3099
• Email - Physics@physics.csustan.edu