Physics Department COVID-19 Updates
This page provides brief updates to department activities affected by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The Physics Department is making every effort to ensure the safety of our students, staff, and faculty, while maintaining the rigor and personal engagement of our course offerings.
We will update this page as circumstances warrant, so check back if you have any concerns, or contact physics@wesleyan.edu.
Below is a brief summary of lecture and lab courses for Fall 2020, including teaching modes and any special notes.
Physics Major Lab Requirement Concerning PHYS 342/345:
Our current lab requirement states that "one of the two laboratory courses must be an advanced experimental lab, either PHYS 342 or PHYS 345." During the covid-19 pandemic, students may consult with their physics major advisor about meeting this aspect of the lab requirement with 1 credit of PHYS 423/424 Research Seminar involving experimental research. This is independent and separate from the existing substitution allowed without advisor consultation.
Physics Major/Minor Requirments:
During the covid-19 pandemic, the physics department has changed all course grade modes to "student option", and students may meet any physics "A-F" grade mode requirements with the "CR/U" mode if desired. We strongly urge you to discuss the impact of this temporary option with your physics advisor.
| Course | Mode | Instructor(s) | Notes |
| PHYS 111 | Hybrid with Remote Students | Tu, Huwel & Ellis | |
| PHYS 113 | Hybrid with Remote Students | Paily & Sher | |
| PHYS 121 | Hybrid with Remote Students | Tu | |
| PHYS 123 | Hybrid with Remote Students | Paily | |
| PHYS 207 | Hybrid with Remote Students | Etson | |
| PHYS 213 | In-Person with Remote Students | Starr | In-person lectures will be live-streamed and recorded. |
| PHYS 315 | Online | Blumel | |
| PHYS 324 | Online | Kottos | |
| PHYS 342 | In-Person only | Huwel | |
| PHYS 505 | In-Person only | Voth | |
| PHYS 507 | In-Person only | Huwel | |
| PHYS 509 | Online | Blumel | |
| PHYS 521 | Online | Kottos | |
| PHYS 573 | Hybrid with Remote Students | Ellis |