PHYSICS 180C · PHYS 180CSolid-State Laboratory
Physics · 4 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)
Recommended: course 140A. Laboratory experiments survey quantum and collective phenomena in solids, such as quantum oscillations, superconductivity, and ferroelectricity. Use of introduced methods to investigate bulk properties, such as magneto-transport, dielectric, and magnetic responses.
P/NP or letter grading.
When it runs
- Winter 2026
- Winter 2027
Scheduled, not typical — from UCLA’s Schedule of Classes, which publishes Fall 2025 through Spring 2027 and nothing before it.
Requisites
UCLA lists no requisites for this course.
Requires
Everything that has to come before this course, not just the courses named in the requisite above.
Nothing — this is an entry point.
Unlocks
What this course is a requisite for, and what those courses lead to in turn.
No course in the catalog lists this as a requisite.