PHYS2303 — Modern Physics: Reviews & Ratings

PHYS2303 (Modern Physics) course reviews and ratings at Northeastern (NEU). Average rating 3.3/5. Compare professors with RateMyProfessor reviews.

Reviews experiments demonstrating the atomic nature of matter, the properties of the electron, the nuclear atom, the wave-particle duality, spin, and the properties of elementary particles. Discusses, mostly on a phenomenological level, such subjects as atomic and nuclear structure, properties of the solid state, and elementary particles. Introduces the special theory of relativity.

Average rating

3.3/5

Difficulty

3.8/5

Ratings

9

Last taught

Fall 2026

Credits

4 Hours

Prerequisites

(PHYS 1155 with a minimum grade of D- or PHYS 1165 with a minimum grade of D- or PHYS 1175 with a minimum grade of D- ); (MATH 2321 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of D- or MATH 316M (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of D- )

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Professors

• Alessandra Di Credico
• Johan Bonilla Castro
• Armen Stepanyants
• Brent Nelson
• Emaunuela Barberis
• Enrique Moreno
• Gregory Fiete

Data updated October 2026.

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