PHYS 525 :: Physics Illinois :: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Schedule

Week Date Topic Homework
1 Tuesday
1/20/2026
Superconductivity

hw1

Due Saturday, Feb 7

Solutions

Thursday
1/22/2026
2 Tuesday
1/27/2026
Superconductivity  
Thursday
1/29/2026
3 Tuesday
2/3/2026

Semiconductors and

PN junctions

 
Thursday
2/5/2026
4 Tuesday
2/10/2026

Amplifiers - General Features

hw2

Due Sunday, Feb 22

Solutions

Thursday
2/12/2026
5 Tuesday
2/17/2026

Bipolar junction transistors

and amplifiers

Op amps

 
Thursday
2/19/2026
6 Tuesday
2/24/2026
MOSFETs and digital circuits

hw3

Due Sunday, March 8

Thursday
2/26/2026
7 Tuesday
3/3/2026
Particles and Scattering  
Thursday
3/5/2026
8 Tuesday
3/10/2026
Detectors for Ionizing Radiation (Gas Detectors) 

hw4

Due Thursday, March 26

Solutions

Thursday
3/12/2026
Spring Break - no class 3/17, 3/19
9 Tuesday
3/24/2026
Detectors for Ionizing Radiation (Calorimeters and Complex Detector Systems)  
Thursday
3/26/2026
Medical Imaging (X-ray Radiography Introduction)
10 Tuesday
3/31/2026

Medical Imaging
(CT and MRI)

extra material: NMR

all detector & medical lectures
all detector & medical HW + solutions

hw5

Due Friday, April 17

Solutions

Thursday
4/2/2026
11 Tuesday
4/7/2026
Lasers (Lecture 1)  
Thursday
4/9/2026
Lasers (Lecture 2)
12 Tuesday
4/14/2026
Lasers (Lecture 3)  
Thursday
4/16/2026
Lasers (Lecture 4)
Real Lasers (Giannetta): slides 14-16; rest supplemental
More Laser Examples
13 Tuesday
4/21/2026
Muon Tomography  
Thursday
4/23/2026
11 Tuesday
4/28/2026
MRL Laser Lab tour hw6
Due Thursday, May 7
Thursday
4/30/2026
15 Tuesday
5/5/2026