PHYS 461Nanophysics
- Units
- 0.50
- Faculty
- Science
- Subject
- Physics
Not in the current Undergraduate Calendar. Shown as it appeared in 2024–25.
When it runs
- F24
- W25
- S25
- F25
- W26
- S26
- F26
- W27
- S27
Ran in 0 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.
Fundamentals of nanotechnology. Applications of nanotechnology in biology and medicine. Nanotechnology and society. Physical foundations of nanodevices. Conduction at the nanoscale. Modern nanodevices.
Prerequisites
Antirequisites
- Not completed nor concurrently enrolled in any of the following:
- NE471 - Nano-Electronics (0.50)
Leads to
No course lists it as a requisite.
Reviewed on UW Flow
50% liked it13% easy38% useful
From 2 ratings and 2 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.
In order to succeed in this course, you must have an interest in condensed matter physics, primarily in electron transport of semiconductors. Although there were no lecture videos, the notes+additional resources provided all the material you needed to succeed. In comparison to assignments, they were carbon copies of the notes with 2-3 additional tricks/steps. In essence, I felt this course was more conceptually challenging rather than mathematically challenging.
Truthfully, when I read the other(negative)review about this course, I felt the need to create an account to write my opinion of this course because I didn't want that review to deter students from taking this course. Yes, it was…Jan 2022 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this
This is useless course, don't take it unless you need to! The professor posts only lecture notes with references to like 20 different textbooks but NO VIDEO LECTURES. It's honestly a very discouraging course and getting marks back takes very long. Got A1 Marks in nov. I was very excited for this course but it was a very disappointing and stressful experience to learn everything by ourselves. Phys 335 is a must for this and prof expects you to know everything even if we didn't learn it.
Nov 2021 · didn’t like itOn UW FlowRemove this
Discussed on r/uwaterloo
3 posts and comments in 3 threads mention PHYS 461, October 2017 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.
Spring 2022
Has anyone taken PHYS 461 and PHYS 435 at the Undergraduate level? 0 points, 1 comment
u/Remarkable_Leg9657: “Has anyone taken PHYS 461 and PHYS 435 at the Undergraduate level? Is it possible to do well?”
Spring 2019
Has anyone taken PHYS 461 (Nanophysics)? 5 points, 0 comments
u/lichking786: “I have question in regards to this course. What exactly is the curriculum for the course. The description for the course is very vage. How useful did you find this course? What are the main topics presented in the course?”
Fall 2017
Any way to disable UWCourseLinker from posting? 16 points, 26 comments
“posting a reply to my comment I find the bot annoying.”
u/Jackhofmann: “PSYCH 483 PSYCH 484 PSYCH 485 PSYCH 486 PSYCH 490R PSYCH 499A PSYCH 499B PSYCH 499C PSYCH 621 PSYCH 630 PSYCH 677A PSYCH 704A PSYCH 704B PSYCH 707 PSYCH 710 PSYCH 714 PSYCH 717 PSYCH 720A PSYCH 721A …”
u/Jackhofmann: “… 363 PHYS 364 PHYS 380 PHYS 434 PHYS 437A PHYS 437B PHYS 442 PHYS 454 PHYS 460A PHYS 460B PHYS 461 PHYS 474 PHYS 475 PHYS 490 PHYS 491 PHYS 601 PHYS 602 PHYS 603 PHYS 604 PHYS 605 PHYS 611 PHYS 701 PHYS 704 PHYS 709 PHYS 767 PHYS 768 PHYS 771 PHYS 777 PHYS 781 PHYS 786 PHYS 788 …”
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