Donghua Zhou

Associate Professor

Physics

TEACHING

  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Doctoral Dissertation Research
    8 Jun 2026 - 31 Jul 2026
    Offered for variable credit, 1-15 credit hours, maximum of 60 credit hours.Prerequisite(s): Admission to candidacy and permission of major professor.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Doctoral Dissertation Research
    12 Jan 2026 - 1 May 2026
    Offered for variable credit, 1-15 credit hours, maximum of 60 credit hours.Prerequisite(s): Admission to candidacy and permission of major professor.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Honors Experience PHYS 1114
    12 Jan 2026 - 1 May 2026
    A supplemental Honors experience in Physics to partner concurrently with designated lower division PHYS course(s). This course adds a different intellectual dimension to designated course(s).Offered for fixed credit, 1 credit hour, maximum of 6 credit hours.Prerequisite(s): Honors Program participation and concurrent enrollment in designated course(s).
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    University Physics III
    12 Jan 2026 - 1 May 2026
    A continuation of PHYS 2114 for all Physics majors. Topics include: heat, special relativity, and atomic and nuclear physics.Prerequisite(s): PHYS 2114 with a grade of “C” or better or acceptable AP credit.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Doctoral Dissertation Research
    18 Aug 2025 - 5 Dec 2025
    Offered for variable credit, 1-15 credit hours, maximum of 60 credit hours.Prerequisite(s): Admission to candidacy and permission of major professor.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Honors for PHYS1114
    18 Aug 2025 - 5 Dec 2025
    A supplemental Honors experience in Physics to partner concurrently with designated lower division PHYS course(s). This course adds a different intellectual dimension to designated course(s).Offered for fixed credit, 1 credit hour, maximum of 6 credit hours.Prerequisite(s): Honors Program participation and concurrent enrollment in designated course(s).
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Statistical Thermodynamics and Kinetic Theory
    18 Aug 2025 - 5 Dec 2025
    Fundamental concepts of thermodynamics: first, second and third laws; thermodynamic potentials. Statistical physics: Maxwell-Boltzman, Fermi-Dirac, Bose-Einstein distribution functions. Kinetic theory: transport phenomena, Boltzman H Theorem, the approach to thermodynamic equilibrium.Prerequisite(s): PHYS 3113.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Doctoral Dissertation Research
    9 Jun 2025 - 1 Aug 2025
    Offered for variable credit, 1-15 credit hours, maximum of 60 credit hours.Prerequisite(s): Admission to candidacy and permission of major professor.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Doctoral Dissertation Research
    13 Jan 2025 - 2 May 2025
    Offered for variable credit, 1-15 credit hours, maximum of 60 credit hours.Prerequisite(s): Admission to candidacy and permission of major professor.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Honors Experience PHYS 1114
    13 Jan 2025 - 2 May 2025
    A supplemental Honors experience in Physics to partner concurrently with designated lower division PHYS course(s). This course adds a different intellectual dimension to designated course(s).Offered for fixed credit, 1 credit hour, maximum of 6 credit hours.Prerequisite(s): Honors Program participation and concurrent enrollment in designated course(s).
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    University Physics III
    13 Jan 2025 - 2 May 2025
    A continuation of PHYS 2114 for all Physics majors. Topics include: heat, special relativity, and atomic and nuclear physics.Prerequisite(s): PHYS 2114 with a grade of “C” or better or acceptable AP credit.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Doctoral Dissertation Research
    19 Aug 2024 - 6 Dec 2024
    Offered for variable credit, 1-15 credit hours, maximum of 60 credit hours.Prerequisite(s): Admission to candidacy and permission of major professor.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Honors for PHYS1114
    19 Aug 2024 - 6 Dec 2024
    A supplemental Honors experience in Physics to partner concurrently with designated lower division PHYS course(s). This course adds a different intellectual dimension to designated course(s).Offered for fixed credit, 1 credit hour, maximum of 6 credit hours.Prerequisite(s): Honors Program participation and concurrent enrollment in designated course(s).
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Statistical Thermodynamics and Kinetic Theory
    19 Aug 2024 - 6 Dec 2024
    Fundamental concepts of thermodynamics: first, second and third laws; thermodynamic potentials. Statistical physics: Maxwell-Boltzman, Fermi-Dirac, Bose-Einstein distribution functions. Kinetic theory: transport phenomena, Boltzman H Theorem, the approach to thermodynamic equilibrium.Prerequisite(s): PHYS 3113.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Doctoral Dissertation Research
    10 Jun 2024 - 2 Aug 2024
    Offered for variable credit, 1-15 credit hours, maximum of 60 credit hours.Prerequisite(s): Admission to candidacy and permission of major professor.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Doctoral Dissertation Research
    16 Jan 2024 - 3 May 2024
    Offered for variable credit, 1-15 credit hours, maximum of 60 credit hours.Prerequisite(s): Admission to candidacy and permission of major professor.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Honors Experience PHYS 1114
    16 Jan 2024 - 3 May 2024
    A supplemental Honors experience in Physics to partner concurrently with designated lower division PHYS course(s). This course adds a different intellectual dimension to designated course(s).Offered for fixed credit, 1 credit hour, maximum of 6 credit hours.Prerequisite(s): Honors Program participation and concurrent enrollment in designated course(s).
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    University Physics III
    16 Jan 2024 - 3 May 2024
    A continuation of PHYS 2114 for all Physics majors. Topics include: heat, special relativity, and atomic and nuclear physics.Prerequisite(s): PHYS 2114 with a grade of “C” or better or acceptable AP credit.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Doctoral Dissertation Research
    21 Aug 2023 - 8 Dec 2023
    Offered for variable credit, 1-15 credit hours, maximum of 60 credit hours.Prerequisite(s): Admission to candidacy and permission of major professor.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Honors for PHYS1114
    21 Aug 2023 - 8 Dec 2023
    A supplemental Honors experience in Physics to partner concurrently with designated lower division PHYS course(s). This course adds a different intellectual dimension to designated course(s).Offered for fixed credit, 1 credit hour, maximum of 6 credit hours.Prerequisite(s): Honors Program participation and concurrent enrollment in designated course(s).
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Statistical Thermodynamics and Kinetic Theory
    21 Aug 2023 - 8 Dec 2023
    Special topics in physics.Offered for variable credit, 1-5 credit hours, maximum of 20 credit hours.Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing in physics.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Doctoral Dissertation Research
    12 Jun 2023 - 4 Aug 2023
    Offered for variable credit, 1-15 credit hours, maximum of 60 credit hours.Prerequisite(s): Admission to candidacy and permission of major professor.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Doctoral Dissertation Research
    17 Jan 2023 - 5 May 2023
    Offered for variable credit, 1-15 credit hours, maximum of 60 credit hours.Prerequisite(s): Admission to candidacy and permission of major professor.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    University Physics III
    17 Jan 2023 - 5 May 2023
    A continuation of PHYS 2114 for all Physics majors. Topics include: heat, special relativity, and atomic and nuclear physics.Prerequisite(s): PHYS 2114 with a grade of “C” or better or acceptable AP credit.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Doctoral Dissertation Research
    22 Aug 2022 - 9 Dec 2022
    Offered for variable credit, 1-15 credit hours, maximum of 60 credit hours.Prerequisite(s): Admission to candidacy and permission of major professor.