Teaching - Physics Department WS 22/23
The lectures for the summer semester will start on 17.10.2022 and will be offered mostly on campus.
The courses will be organized via the E-Learning Platform Moodle where the information, learning materials and teaching tools will be available. Registration for the courses is in general possible during the first week of lectures via self-enrolment. The Moodle courses are linked to the course catalogue (campus online website) but can also be searched directly in Moodle.
Elective Courses and Seminars WS 22/23
Please find below the list of courses and advanced seminars offered in the current semester. The courses are so structured so that students will be able to deepen their knowledge and specialize in a certain area of Physics. Please keep in mind that usually previous knowledge is required to follow the courses successfully and profitably.
Biophysics and Soft Matter Physics
| PHYS5117.0 | Biophysics: Fundamental Methods |
| Lecturer: | Prof. Jens Michaelis |
| Course type: | lecture (4 hours/week), seminar, lab |
| Cycle: | each winter semester |
| Language: | English |
| Module | 76025 Biophysics: Fundamental / Biophysik: Grundlagen |
| Credits: | 6 CP |
| Examination: | written or oral, 16025 Biophysics: Fundamentals |
| Precourse: | yes, 16525 Biophysics: Fundamentals (Precourse) |
| Remark:
| Basis for
Attention: "71164 Soft Matter Physics and Biophysics" (SS) and "76025 Biophysics: Fundamentals" (WS) are introductory courses into biophysics with similar content. Only one of them can be credited in the degree programme. |
| PHYS5128.0 | Molecular Motors / Molekulare Motoren |
| Lecturer: | Prof. C. Gebhardt |
| Course type: | Lecture (2 hours/week) |
| Cycle: | each Winter Semester |
| Language: | English |
| Module: | 74003 Molecular Motors / Molekulare Motoren 72234 Biophysics: Molecular Motors / Biophysik: Molekulare Motoren |
| Credits: | 3 CP (74003) 6 CP (72234) |
| Examination: | Written test |
| Remark:
| For module "72234 Biophysics: Molecular Motors" two parts are necessary: Part I: PHYS5128.0 Molecular Motors Part II: PHYS5148.0 Biophysics Lab II |
| PHYS8318.0 | Biological Sensing |
| Lecturer: | Prof. Hoerber |
| Course type: | seminar (3 hours/week) |
| Cycle: | irregularly |
| Language: | English |
| Module | Biological Sensing |
| Credits: | 4 CP |
| Examination: | oral |
| Precourse: | no |
| Remark: | announcement - Vorbesprechung mit interessierten Studenten am 18.10. um 16:15 Uhr. |
Condensed Matter Physics and Nanosciences
| PHYS5287.0 | Magnetism |
| Lecturer: | Prof. Ulrich Herr, apl. Prof. Berndt Koslowski |
| Course type: | lecture (3 hours/week), laboratory course (4 hours/week) |
| Cycle: | each winter semester |
| Language: | English |
| Module | 71656 Magnetism |
| Credits: | 6 CP |
| Examination: | oral, 10222 Magnetism |
| Precourse: | yes, 10223 Magnetism (Vorleistung) |
| Remark: | announcement |
| PHYS5357.0 | Theoretical Aspects of NMR Spectroscopy |
| Lecturer: | Dr. Tobias Speidel, Dr. Raiker Witter, Prof. Volker Rasche |
| Course type: | lecture with exercise (5 hours/week) |
| Cycle: | each winter semester |
| Language: | English |
| Module | (new) Theoretical Aspects of NMR Spectroscopy |
| Credits: | 6 CP |
| Examination: | |
| Precourse: | |
| Remark: | announcement |
| PHYS6287.0 | Plasmonics and Metamaterials |
| Lecturer: | Dr. Manuel Gonçalves |
| Course type: | Lecture with practical course (2 hours/week) |
| Cycle: | each winter semester |
| Language: | English |
| Module | Plasmonics and Metamaterials |
| Credits: | 4 ECTS |
| Examination: | written |
| Precourse: | no |
| Remark: | announcement |
| PHYS6367.0 | Crystal Defects: Physical Effects and Mechanics |
| Lecturer: | Prof. Jeong-Ha You |
| Course type: | Block lecture (one week) |
| Cycle: | each winter semester |
| Language: | English |
| Module | 72189 Crystal Defects / Kristalldefekte |
| Credits: | 3 CP |
| Examination: | written, 13077 Kristalldefekte: Physikalische Effekte und Mechanik |
| Precourse: | no |
| Remark: | announcement |
Econophysics
| PHYS5407.0 | Econophysics: Fundamentals / Ökonophysik: Grundlagen |
| Lecturer: | PD Dr. Jürgen Stockburger |
| Course type: | lecture with exercises (5 hours/week) |
| Cycle: | winter semester 22/23, summer semester 2024 |
| Language: | English |
| Module | 71447 Econophysics: Fundamentals/ Ökonophysik: Grundlagen |
| Credits: | 6 CP |
| Examination: | written, 11990 Ökonophysik: Grundlagen |
| Precourse: | yes, 11991 Ökonophysik: Grundlagen (Vorleistung) |
| Remark: |
Plasma Physics
| PHYS5507.1 | Plasma Physics: Waves, Instabilities and Turbulence |
| Lecturer: | apl. Prof. Dr. Emanuele Poli |
| Course type: | lecture with exercise (5 hours/week) |
| Cycle: | each winter semester |
| Language: | English |
| Module | 71063 Plasma Physics: Fundamentals |
| Credits: | 6 CP |
| Examination: | oral, 12079 Grundlagen der Plasmaphysik |
| Precourse: | yes, 12080 Grundlagen der Plasmaphysik (Vorleistung) |
| Remark: |
Quantum Science and Technologies
| PHYS5667.0 | Coherence and Decoherence in Open Quantum Systems |
| Lecturer: | Prof. Susana Huelga |
| Course type: | lecture with exercise (5 hours/week) |
| Cycle: | each winter semester |
| Language: | English |
| Module | 71766 Open Quantum Systems / Offene Quantensysteme |
| Credits: | 6 CP |
| Examination: | oral, 12580 Offene Quantensysteme |
| Precourse: | yes, 12581 Offene Quantensysteme (Vorleistung) |
| Remark: |
| PHYS5607.0 | Theory of Quantum Information |
| Lecturer: | Prof. Martin Plenio |
| Course type: | lecture (3 hours/week), exercise (2 hours/week) |
| Cycle: | each winter semester |
| Language: | English |
| Module | 71500 Theory of Quantum Information |
| Credits: | 6 CP |
| Examination: | written or oral, 11665 Theory of Quantum Information |
| Precourse: | yes, 12118 Theory of Quantum Information (Vorleistung) |
| Remark: |
| PHYS6777.0 | Introduction to Matter-Wave Optics |
| Lecturer: | Dr. Christian Brand |
| Course type: | lecture (3 hours/week), seminar (1 hour/week) |
| Cycle: | irregularly |
| Language: | English |
| Module | (new) Introduction to Matter-Wave Optics |
| Credits: | 5 CP |
| Examination: | written or oral |
| Precourse: | yes |
| Remark: | announcement |
| Quantum Machine Learning | |
| Lecturer: | Dr. Sabine Wölk |
| Course type: | lecture (2 hours/week), seminar (1 hour/week) |
| Cycle: | irregularly |
| Language: | English |
| Module | Quantum Machine Learning |
| Credits: | 4 CP |
| Examination: | written or oral |
| Precourse: | |
| Remark: | Announcement |
Elective Modules Physics
| PHYS5818.0 | Selected Topics of Mathematical Physics |
| Lecturer: | Dr. Maxim Efremov |
| Cycle: | unregelmäßig |
| Language: | English |
| Module: | 76036 Selected Topics of Mathematical Physics |
| Credits: | 4 CP |
| Exam form: | written or oral, 16036 Selected Topics of Mathematical Physics |
| Precourse: | - |
| Remark: | announcement |
| PHYS6397.0 | Successful Project Management – Fundamentals |
| Lecturer: | Dr. Volker Kraus |
| Course type: | lecture with seminar (3 hours per week) |
| Cycle: | winter semester |
| Language: | English or German |
| Module: | 75234 Successful Project Management – Fundamentals |
| Credits: | 6 |
| Exam form: | written or oral, 15234 Successful Project Management – Fundamentals |
| Precourse: | - |
| Remark: | announcement |
| PHYS6047.0 | Principles of Geometrical Light Optics |
| Lecturer: | Prof. Harald Rose |
| Course type: | Block Course (lecture, seminar, lab, 4 hours/week) |
| Cycle: | irregularly |
| Language: | English |
| Module | 74609 Wave and Particle Optics |
| Credits: | 3 CP |
| Examination: | written - 14609 Wave and Particle Optics |
| Precourse: | no |
| Remark: | announcement |
| PHYS6347.0 | Strahlenmesstechnik |
| Lecturer: | Prof. Thomas Raiber |
| Course type: | Lecture with Lab |
| Cycle: | WS and SS |
| Language: | German |
| Module | 71419 Strahlenmesstechnik |
| Credits: | 4 CP |
| Examination: | written, 11958 Strahlenmesstechnik |
| Precourse: | no |
| Remark: | announcement |
| PHYS.... | Selected Topics of Ultracold Few-Body Physics |
| Lecturer: | Prof. Jose D’Incao, Dr. Jinglun Li |
| Course type: | Lecture |
| Cycle: | WS/Irregular |
| Language: | English |
| Module | 76023 Few-Body Scattering Theory |
| Credits: | 3 CP |
| Examination: | 16023 Few-Body Scattering Theory |
| Precourse: | no |
| Remark: | Announcement The lecture will take place in room 45. 2. 304 at the Institute of Quantum Matter at Universität West. |
Seminars
| PHYS7720.0 | Seminar Applied Quantum Photonics |
| Lecturer: | Prof. Alexander Kubanek |
| Course type: | seminar (2 hours/week) |
| Cycle: | each winter semester |
| Language: | English |
| Module: | 71054 Hauptseminar Fortgeschrittene Physik (4 CP) (new) Seminar Applied Quantum Photonics (3 CP) |
| Credits: | 4 CP as Advanced Physics Seminar OR 3 CP as Seminar |
| Examination: | oral 15063 Advanced Seminar Physics (Master) (4 CP) (new) Seminar Applied Quantum Photonics (3 CP) |
| Remark: | announcement |
| PHYS6337.0 | Seminar Energy Supply, Climate Change and Nuclear Fusion Research |
| Lecturer: | Dr. Thomas Eich |
| Course type: | seminar |
| Cycle: | each winter semester |
| Language: | English |
| Module: | 75063 Advanced Seminar Physics (Master) (4 CP) |
| Credits: | 4 CP as Advanced Physics Seminar OR 3 CP as Seminar |
| Examination: | 15063 Advanced Seminar Physics (Master) |
| Precourse: | no |
| Remark: |
| PHYS7800.0 | tba |
| Lecturer: | Prof. Fedor Jelezko, Prof. Peter Reineker |
| Course type: | seminar (2 SWS) |
| Cycle: | Winter semester |
| Language: | Deutsch |
| Module | 71054 Hauptseminar Fortgeschrittene Physik (4 CP) 71273 Physik im Alltag (4 CP für Lehramt) |
| Credits: | 4 CP |
| Examination: | Oral 15063 Advanced Seminar Physics (Master) (4 CP) 11838 Physik im Alltag (4 CP) |
| Precourse: | nein |
| Remark: |
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| PHYS..... | Nobel Prizes |
| Lecturer: | Prof. Joachim Ankerhold |
| Course type: | seminar (2 hours/week) |
| Cycle: | each winter semester |
| Language: | English |
| Module | 71054 Hauptseminar Fortgeschrittene Physik (4 CP) ..... Seminar Nobel Prizes (3 CP) - title to be confirmed |
| Credits: | 4 CP as Advanced Physics Seminar OR 3 CP as Seminar |
| Examination: | oral 15063 Advanced Seminar Physics (Master) (4 CP) .... Seminar Nobel Prizes (3 CP) |
| Precourse: | no |
| Remark: | announcement |
| PHYS7100.2 | How Physics brings Light into Biology |
| Lecturer: | Prof. Jens Michaelis |
| Course type: | seminar (2 hours/week) |
| Cycle: | irregular |
| Language: | English |
| Module: | |
| Credits: | 4 CP as Advanced Physics Seminar OR 3 CP as Seminar |
| Examination: | oral 15063 Advanced Seminar Physics (Master) (4 CP) (new) Seminar Collective Systems in Biology (3CP) |
| Precourse: | no |
| Remark: | Announcement |
| PHYS7301.0 | Fourier Optics |
| Lecturer: | Prof. Ute Kaiser |
| Course type: | seminar (2 hours/week) |
| Cycle: | irregularly |
| Language: | English |
| Module | 71054 Advanced Physics Seminar (4 CP) 75021 Seminar Fourier Optics (3 CP) |
| Credits: | 4 CP as Advanced Physics Seminar OR 3 CP as Seminar |
| Examination: | oral 12359 Hauptseminar Kondensierte Materie und Nanowissenschaften (4 CP) 15021 Seminar Fourier Optics (3 CP) |
| Precourse: | no |
| Remark: | announcement |
| PHYS7701.0 | Ultracold Quantum Gases |
| Lecturer: | Prof. Johannes Hecker Denschlag |
| Course type: | seminar (2 hours/week) |
| Cycle: | each winter semester |
| Language: | English |
| Module: | |
| Credits: | 4 CP as Advanced Physics Seminar OR 3 CP as Seminar |
| Examination: | oral 15063 Advanced Seminar Physics (Master) (4 CP) 15024 Seminar Ultracold Quantum Gases (3 CP) |
| Precourse: | no |
| Remark: | announcement |
Additional Modules - Recommended
| ENGB 73028 | Biosensors and Biochips |
| Lecturer: | Dr. Alberto Pasquarelli |
| Course type: | lecture (4 hours/week), seminar (2 hours/week), lab project (20 hours) |
| Cycle: | winter semester |
| Language: | English |
| Module | 73028 Biosensors and Biochips |
| Credits: | 8 CP |
| Examination: | oral or written, 13284 Biosensors and Biochips |
| Precourse: | 13479 Biosensors and Biochips (Vorleistung) |
| Remark: |
| MATH4024 | Modellbildung und Simulation in der Mechanik |
| Lecturer: | Dr. Ulrich Simon |
| Course type: | Vorlesung (2 SWS) mit Übung (2 SWS) |
| Cycle: | Wintersemester |
| Language: | Deutsch |
| Module | 74188 Modellbildung und Simulation in der Mechanik |
| Credits: | 6 LP |
| Examination: | Klausur |
| Precourse: | |
| Remark: |
| MATH4021 | High Performance Computing 1 |
| Lecturer: | Dr. Michael Lehn |
| Course type: | lecture (2 hours/week) with exercise (2 hours/week) and lab (2 hours/week) |
| Cycle: | each winter semester |
| Language: | English |
| Module: | 72367 High Performance Computing 1 |
| Credits: | 8 CP |
| Examination: | oral, 13488 High Performance Computing 1 |
| Precourse: | 13576 High Performance Computing 1 (Vorleistung) |
| Remark: |
| ENGF 70918 | Micro- and Nanotechnology |
| Lecturer: | Prof. Peter Unger |
| Course type: | lecture (2 hours/week), seminar (1 hour/week) |
| Cycle: | winter semester |
| Language: | English |
| Module | 70918 Micro- and Nanotechnology |
| Credits: | 4 CP |
| Examination: | oral or written, 11330 Micro- and Nanotechnology |
| Precourse: | No |
| Remark: |
| WiWi-160 | Entrepreneurship |
| Lecturer: | Prof. Martin Müller (Institut für Nachhaltige Unternehmensführung), Barbara Eberbach |
| Course type: | lecture with seminar (2 hours per week) |
| Cycle: | winter semester |
| Language: | German |
| Module | 74784 Entrepreneurship |
| Credits: | 5 CP |
| Examination: | oral and written |
| Remark: |
| WiWi-154 | Founder's Garage I - Businessplan |
| Coordinator: | Prof. Zimmermann (Institut für Business Analytics) |
| Course type: | lecture with seminar (4 hours per week) |
| Cycle: | winter semester |
| Language: | German/English |
| Module | 75274 Founder's Garage I - Businessplan |
| Credits: | 6 CP |
| Examination: | written |
| Remark: | - |
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