Topics vary from semester to semester. The subject matter level and scope of the course are such that it is acceptable as the required elective course in the Physics major. See Department of Physics course announcements.

Order-of-Magnitude Physics How to understand the world around you to within a factor of 10 --- how to solve real-life problems from physical first principles --- how to make ill-posed questions well-posed --- how to sketch solutions quickly and avoid long and formal derivations. These skills build physical intuition and are critical for research and every other line of work. All of undergraduate physics (mechanics, electromagnetism, thermodynamics, quantum mechanics) will be covered in this one course. Applications include: material science, biophysics, fluid mechanics, economics, meteorology. This class will help students understand all of the undergraduate physics curriculum --- including Physics 110, 112, and 137 --- in practical, memorable, and entertaining ways suitable for immediate application to the real world. Prerequisites: Physics 7A, 7B & 7C (may be taken concurrently).

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