Physics Master |
Core Courses |
Core Courses: Theoretical Physics |
Number | Title | Type | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers |
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402-0871-00L | Solid State Theory | W | 10 credits | 4V + 1U | M. Sigrist |
402-0844-00L | Quantum Field Theory II | W | 10 credits | 3V + 2U | T. K. Gehrmann |
402-0394-00L | Theoretical Astrophysics and Cosmology | W | 10 credits | 3V + 2U | U. Seljak |
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Core Courses: Experimental Physics |
Number | Title | Type | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers |
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402-0702-00L | Phenomenology of Particle Physics II | W | 6 credits | 2V + 1U | M. Dittmar,
M. Grazzini |
402-0264-00L | Astrophysics II | W | 10 credits | 3V + 2U | S. Lilly |
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Core Courses (Physics Bachelor) [eligible for Master if not already used for Bachelor] |
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Electives |
Electives: Physics and Mathematics |
Selection: Solid State Physics |
Number | Title | Type | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers |
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402-0516-10L | Group Theoretical Methods in Solid State Physics | W | 12 credits | 3V + 3U | D. Pescia |
402-0514-00L | Modern Topics in Solid State Physics | W | 6 credits | 3G | B. Batlogg |
402-0528-12L | Ultrafast Methods in Solid-State Physics | W | 6 credits | 2V + 1U | S. Johnson,
Y. M. Acremann |
402-0318-00L | Semiconductor Materials: Characterization, Processing and Devices | W | 6 credits | 2V + 1U | S. Schön,
W. Wegscheider |
402-0536-00L | Ferromagnetism: From Thin Films to Spintronics | W | 6 credits | 2V + 1U | R. Allenspach |
402-0544-00L | Neutron Scattering in Condensed Matter Physics II | W | 6 credits | 2V + 1U | A. Zheludev |
402-0596-00L | Electronic Transport in Nanostructures | W | 6 credits | 2V + 1U | T. M. Ihn |
402-0577-00L | Quantum Systems for Information Technology | W | 8 credits | 2V + 2U | S. Filipp |
402-0770-00L | Physics with Muons: From Atomic to Solid State Physics | W | 6 credits | 2V + 1U | E. Morenzoni |
402-0564-00L | Solid State Optics Does not take place this semester. | W | 6 credits | 2V + 1U | L. Degiorgi |
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Selection: Quantum Electronics |
Number | Title | Type | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers |
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402-0412-12L | Strong Field Laser Ionization | W | 4 credits | 2V | A. Landsman |
402-0464-00L | Optical Properties of Semiconductors | W | 6 credits | 2V + 1U | J. Faist |
402-0404-00L | Lasersystems and Applications | W | 6 credits | 2V + 1U | M. Sigrist |
402-0484-00L | From Bose-Einstein Condensation to Synthetic Quantum Many-Body Systems | W | 6 credits | 2V + 1U | T. Esslinger |
402-0577-00L | Quantum Systems for Information Technology | W | 8 credits | 2V + 2U | S. Filipp |
402-0498-00L | Cavity QED and Ion Trap Physics | W | 6 credits | 2V + 1U | J. Home |
402-0472-00L | Mesoscopic Quantum Optics Does not take place this semester. | W | 8 credits | 3V + 1U | A. Imamoglu |
151-0172-00L | Devices and Systems | W | 5 credits | 4G | C. Hierold,
A. Hierlemann |
402-0486-00L | Frontiers of Quantum Gas Research Does not take place this semester. | W | 6 credits | 2V + 1U | T. Esslinger |
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Selection: Particle Physics, Nuclear Physics |
Number | Title | Type | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers |
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402-0738-00L | Statistical Methods and Analysis Techniques in Experimental Physics | W | 6 credits | 2V + 3U | C. Grab,
M. Donegà,
C. Regenfus |
402-0703-00L | Phenomenology of Physics Beyond the Standard Model | W | 6 credits | 2V + 1U | M. Spira,
F. Moortgat |
402-0767-00L | Neutrino Physics | W | 6 credits | 2V + 1U | A. Rubbia |
402-0714-00L | Astro-Particle Physics II | W | 6 credits | 2V + 1U | A. Biland |
402-0726-12L | Physics of Exotic Atoms | W | 6 credits | 2V + 1U | P. Crivelli |
402-0604-00L | Materials Analysis by Nuclear Techniques | W | 6 credits | 2V + 1U | M. Doebeli |
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Selection: Theoretical Physics |
Number | Title | Type | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers |
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402-0886-00L | Introduction to Quantum Chromodynamics | W | 6 credits | 2V + 1U | M. Spira |
402-0888-00L | Field Theory in Condensed Matter Physics | W | 6 credits | 2V + 1U | C. Mudry |
402-0848-00L | Advanced Field Theory | W | 6 credits | 2V + 1U | A. Gehrmann-De Ridder |
402-0462-00L | Advanced Topics in Quantum Information Theory | W | 6 credits | 2V + 1U | M. Christandl,
A. Imamoglu,
R. Renner |
402-0812-00L | Computational Statistical Physics | W | 8 credits | 2V + 2U | H. J. Herrmann |
402-0810-00L | Computational Quantum Physics | W | 8 credits | 2V + 2U | M. Troyer |
402-0864-00L | Instantons in Condensed Matter | W | 6 credits | 2V + 1U | V. Geshkenbein |
402-0588-00L | Complex Systems: Computable Chaos in Dynamical Systems | W | 6 credits | 2V + 1U | R. Stoop |
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Selection: Astronomy |
Number | Title | Type | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers |
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402-0372-00L | Physics of Star and Planet Formation | W | 6 credits | 2V + 1U | M. R. Meyer |
402-0352-00L | Astronomical Observations | W | 6 credits | 2V + 1U | H. M. Schmid |
402-0370-12L | Cosmological Structure Formation | W | 6 credits | 2V + 1U | A. Refregier |
402-0386-12L | Computational Astrophysics | W | 6 credits | 2V + 1U | J. Read |
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Selection: Neuroinformatics |
Number | Title | Type | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers |
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402-0804-00L | Neuromorphic Engineering II | W | 6 credits | 5G | T. Delbrück,
G. Indiveri,
S.‑C. Liu |
402-0823-00L | Neurophysics | W | 6 credits | 2V + 1U | R. Hahnloser |
402-0824-00L | Theory, Programming, and Simulation of Neural Networks | W | 6 credits | 2V + 1U | R. Stoop |
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Selection: Biophysics, Physical Chemistry |
Number | Title | Type | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers |
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551-0142-00L | Structure Determination of Biological Macromolecules by X-ray Crystallography and NMR | W | 6 credits | 3G | T. J. Richmond,
F. Allain,
D. F. Sargent,
G. Wider,
K. Wüthrich |
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Selection: Medical Physics |
Number | Title | Type | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers |
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402-0343-00L | Physics Against Cancer: The Physics of Imaging and Treating Cancer | W | 6 credits | 2V + 1U | A. J. Lomax,
U. Schneider |
402-0342-00L | Medical Physics II | W | 6 credits | 2V + 1U | P. Manser |
402-0674-00L | Physics in Medical Research: From Atoms to Cells | W | 6 credits | 2V + 1U | B. K. R. Müller |
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Selection: Environmental Physics |
Number | Title | Type | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers |
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701-1216-00L | Numerical Modelling of Weather and Climate | W | 4 credits | 3G | C. Schär,
U. Lohmann |
151-0110-00L | Compressible Flows | W | 4 credits | 2V + 1U | J.‑P. Kunsch |
402-0573-00L | Aerosols II: Applications in Environment and Technology | W | 4 credits | 2V + 1U | C. Marcolli,
U. Baltensperger,
H. Burtscher |
701-1264-00L | Atmospheric Physics Lab Work | W | 2.5 credits | 5P | O. Stetzer |
651-1504-00L | Snowcover: Physics and Modelling | W | 4 credits | 3G | M. Schneebeli,
H. Löwe |
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Selection: Mathematics |
Number | Title | Type | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers |
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401-3532-08L | Differential Geometry II | W | 10 credits | 4V + 1U | R. Pandharipande |
401-3462-00L | Functional Analysis II | W | 10 credits | 4V + 1U | M. Einsiedler |
401-0674-00L | Numerical Methods for Partial Differential Equations Not meant for students of mathematics. | W | 8 credits | 4V + 2U + 1A | R. Hiptmair |
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Mechanics of Continua and QM II from Examination Block III (BSc 2004) |
Number | Title | Type | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers |
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402-0234-00L | Mechanics of Continua | W | 10 credits | 3V + 2U | G. M. Graf |
402-0206-00L | Quantum Mechanics II | W | 8 credits | 3V + 2U | R. Renner |
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Selection: Electives at the University of Zurich
University of Zurich lecturers explicitly recommended the following courses also to physics students at ETH Zurich. Recognition of the corresponding external ECTS credits has to be granted by the Head of Studies. Submit your request to the Study Administration Office ( www.math.ethz.ch/studiensekretariat/staff/amstad). |
Number | Title | Type | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers |
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402-0723-08L | Flavour of Quarks and Leptons: Theory and Experiment No enrolment to this course at ETH Zurich. Book the corresponding module directly at the UZH. | W | 6 credits | 2V + 2U | T. Hurth,
O. Steinkamp |
402-0752-00L | Experimental Astro Particle Physics No enrolment to this course at ETH Zurich. Book the corresponding module directly at the UZH. | W | 6 credits | 2V + 2U | L. Baudis,
A. Biland,
C. Regenfus,
O. Steinkamp,
further lecturers |
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General Electives
Students may choose General Electives from the entire course programme of ETH Zurich - with the following restrictions: courses that belong to the first or second year of a Bachelor curriculum at ETH Zurich as well as courses from the Compulsory Electives in Humanities, Social and Political Sciences are not eligible here. The following courses are explicitly recommended to physics students by their lecturers. (Courses in this list may be assigned to the category "General Electives" directly in myStudies. For the category assignment of other eligible courses keep the choice "no category" and take contact with the Study Administration Office ( www.math.ethz.ch/studiensekretariat/staff/amstad) after having received the credits.) |
Number | Title | Type | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers |
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402-0981-00L | Computer Simulations of Sensory Systems | W | 3 credits | 2V + 1U | T. Haslwanter |
465-0952-00L | Medical Optics Does not take place this semester. | W | 3 credits | 2V | |
101-0690-03L | Introduction to Relativistic and Quantum Lattice Kinetic Theory | W | 1 credit | 1V | S. Succi |
151-0160-00L | Nuclear Energy Systems | W | 4 credits | 2V + 1U | H.‑M. Prasser,
I. Günther-Leopold,
S. Hirschberg,
W. Hummel,
T. Williams,
P. K. Zuidema |
151-0156-00L | Safety of Nuclear Power Plants | W | 4 credits | 2V + 1U | H.‑M. Prasser,
W. Kröger |
151-0166-00L | Special Topics in Reactor Physics | W | 4 credits | 3G | R. Chawla,
P. Grimm,
K. Mikityuk,
S. Pelloni,
A. Vasiliev |
151-1906-00L | Multiphase Flow | W | 4 credits | 3G | P. Rudolf von Rohr,
H.‑M. Prasser |
327-5103-00L | Nonequilibrium Statistical Mechanics | W | 4 credits | 2V + 2U | H. C. Öttinger |
327-0506-00L | Materials Physics | W | 2 credits | 2G | J. F. Löffler,
B. Schönfeld,
P. Uggowitzer |
327-5102-00L | Computational Polymer Physics | W | 4 credits | 2V + 2U | E. Del Gado |
551-1316-00L | CIMST Interdisciplinary Summer School on Bio-Medical Imaging | W | 3 credits | 6G | R. Kroschewski,
S. M. Ametamey,
Y. Barral,
G. Csúcs,
F. Helmchen,
P. Horvath,
T. Ishikawa,
B. Kornmann,
P. Koumoutsakos,
S. Kozerke,
M. Peter,
M. Rudin,
R. Schibli,
B. Schuler,
M. Stampanoni,
G. Székely,
R. A. Wepf,
M. P. Wolf |
529-0442-00L | Advanced Kinetics | W | 6 credits | 3G | M. Quack,
T. Schmidt |
529-0434-00L | Physical Chemistry V: Spectroscopy | W | 4 credits | 3G | H. J. Wörner |
227-0948-00L | Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Medicine | W | 4 credits | 3G | S. Kozerke |
227-0116-00L | VLSI I: From Architectures to VLSI Circuits and FPGAs | W | 7 credits | 5G | H. Kaeslin,
N. Felber |
227-0148-00L | VLSI III: Test and Fabrication of VLSI Circuits | W | 6 credits | 4G | N. Felber,
H. Kaeslin |
227-0158-00L | Semiconductor Transport Theory and Monte Carlo Device Simulation | W | 4 credits | 2V + 1U | F. Bufler,
A. Schenk |
227-0390-00L | Elements of Microscopy | W | 4 credits | 3G | M. Stampanoni,
G. Csúcs,
R. A. Wepf |
227-0434-00L | Harmonic Analysis: Theory and Applications in Advanced Signal Processing Does not take place this semester. | W | 6 credits | 2V + 2U | H. Bölcskei |
363-0588-00L | Economic Networks | W | 4 credits | 2V + 1U | F. Schweitzer,
S. Battiston |
363-0543-00L | Collective Dynamics of Firms | W | 3 credits | 2V + 1U | F. Schweitzer |
701-1236-00L | Meteorological Instrumentation and Observation | W | 1 credit | 1V | H. Richner |
701-0234-00L | Atmospheric Chemistry: Instruments and Measuring Techniques | W | 1 credit | 1V | U. Krieger |
651-4084-00L | Physics of Glaciers II | W | 3 credits | 3G | H. G. Gudmundsson |
151-0620-00L | Embedded MEMS Lab | W | 5 credits | 9P | C. Hierold,
S. Blunier,
O. Kurapova |
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Proseminars and Semester Papers
To organise a semester project take contact with one of the instructors. Not all lecturers are directly eligible in myStudies if "Professors" is the required type of lecturers. In such cases please take contact with the Study Administration Office ( www.math.ethz.ch/studiensekretariat/staff/amstad). |
Number | Title | Type | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers |
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402-0210-12L | Proseminar Theoretical Physics | W | 9 credits | 2S | N. Beisert,
M. Christandl,
C. Anastasiou,
G. Blatter,
M. Gaberdiel,
T. K. Gehrmann,
G. M. Graf,
P. Jetzer,
L. M. Mayer,
B. Moore,
R. Renner,
T. C. Schulthess,
U. Seljak,
M. Sigrist,
M. Troyer,
D. Wyler |
402-0217-MSL | Theoretical Semester Project in a Group of the Physics Department | W | 9 credits | 18A | M. Sigrist,
C. Anastasiou,
N. Beisert,
G. Blatter,
M. Christandl,
M. Gaberdiel,
A. Gehrmann-De Ridder,
G. M. Graf,
R. Renner,
T. C. Schulthess,
M. Troyer |
402-0215-MSL | Experimental Semester Project in a Group of the Physics Department | W | 9 credits | 18A | Professors |
402-0510-MSL | Advanced Solid State Physics Experiments Advisors for this experimental semester paper: Prof. Bertram Batlogg Prof. Klaus Ensslin Prof. Danilo Pescia Prof. Andreas Vaterlaus Prof. Andreas Wallraff Prof. Werner Wegscheider | W | 9 credits | 18P | Professors |
402-0400-MSL | Advanced Quantum Electronics Experiments Advisors for this experimental semester paper: Prof. Tilman Esslinger Prof. Jérôme Faist Prof. Jonathan Home Prof. Atac Imamoglu Prof. Ursula Keller Prof. Markus Sigrist | W | 9 credits | 18P | Professors |
402-0717-MSL | Particle Physics at CERN | W | 9 credits | 18P | F. Nessi-Tedaldi,
W. Lustermann |
402-0719-MSL | Laboratory Course in Particle Physics at PSI | W | 9 credits | 18P | C. Grab,
U. Langenegger |
402-0549-MSL | Muon Spin Rotation Spectroscopy | W | 9 credits | 18P | E. Morenzoni |
402-0340-MSL | Medical Physics | W | 9 credits | 18P | A. J. Lomax,
R. Müller,
K. P. Prüssmann,
M. Rudin |
551-1602-00L | Biophysics for Physicists | W | 9 credits | 18P | G. Wider,
F. Allain |
529-0439-00L | Advanced Physical Chemistry Laboratory | W | 16 credits | 16P | E. C. Meister |
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Compulsory Electives in Humanities, Social and Political Sciences |
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see Compulsory Electives in Humanities, Social and Political Sciences |
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Master Thesis |
Number | Title | Type | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers |
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402-0900-00L | Master Thesis Only students who fulfil the following criteria are allowed to begin with their master thesis: a. successful completion of the bachelor programme; b. fulfilling of any additional requirements necessary to gain admission to the master programme. c. have acquired at least 9 credits in the category Proseminars and Semester Papers. Every thesis must be registered with us via the corresponding form before the thesis begins. Collect the registration form from the pigeon holes in front of the student administration offices HG G 33.1 and HG G 33.2. Further information www.math.ethz.ch/studiensekretariat/bsc-msc-theses | O | 25 credits | 46D | Professors |
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Seminars, Colloquia, and Additional Courses |
Number | Title | Type | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers |
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402-0248-00L | Electronics for Physicists II (Digital) | Z | 4 credits | 1V + 3U | T. Delbrück |
529-0286-00L | Chemistry for Physicists I | Z | 3 credits | 2V + 1U | E. C. Meister |
402-0816-00L | Computational Physics and Econophysics | Z | 5 credits | 2V + 2U | D. Würtz |
402-0246-00L | Computer-Assisted Experimentation II | Z | 5 credits | 4P | R. Bernet,
S. Egli |
402-0101-00L | The Zurich Physics Colloquium | E- | 0 credits | 1K | G. Blatter,
C. Anastasiou,
B. Batlogg,
N. Beisert,
M. Carollo,
M. Christandl,
C. Degen,
G. Dissertori,
R. J. Douglas,
K. Ensslin,
T. Esslinger,
J. Faist,
M. Gaberdiel,
A. Gehrmann-De Ridder,
G. M. Graf,
J. Home,
A. Imamoglu,
P. Jetzer,
S. Johnson,
U. Keller,
K. S. Kirch,
S. Lilly,
L. M. Mayer,
J. Mesot,
M. R. Meyer,
B. Moore,
F. Pauss,
D. Pescia,
A. Refregier,
R. Renner,
A. Rubbia,
T. C. Schulthess,
U. Seljak,
M. Sigrist,
M. Troyer,
E. H. Türeci,
J. F. van der Veen,
A. Vaterlaus,
R. Wallny,
W. Wegscheider,
D. Wyler,
A. Zheludev |
402-0800-00L | The Zurich Theoretical Physics Colloquium | E- | 0 credits | 2S | C. Anastasiou,
N. Beisert,
G. Blatter,
M. Christandl,
M. Gaberdiel,
T. K. Gehrmann,
A. Gehrmann-De Ridder,
G. M. Graf,
P. Jetzer,
L. M. Mayer,
B. Moore,
R. Renner,
T. C. Schulthess,
U. Seljak,
M. Sigrist,
M. Troyer,
D. Wyler |
402-0501-00L | Solid State Physics | E- | 0 credits | 1S | B. Batlogg,
G. Blatter,
K. Ensslin,
D. Pescia,
M. Sigrist,
M. Troyer,
J. F. van der Veen |
402-0551-00L | Laser Seminar | E- | 0 credits | 1S | T. Esslinger,
J. Faist,
J. Home,
A. Imamoglu,
U. Keller,
F. Merkt,
M. Quack,
M. Sigrist,
E. H. Türeci,
H. J. Wörner |
402-0600-00L | Nuclear and Particle Physics with Applications | E- | 0 credits | 2S | A. Rubbia,
A. Badertscher,
G. Dissertori,
C. Grab,
K. S. Kirch,
F. Pauss,
R. Wallny |
402-0700-00L | Seminar in Elementary Particle Physics | E- | 0 credits | 1S | M. Spira |
402-0746-00L | Seminar: Particle and Astrophysics | E- | 0 credits | 2S | C. Grab,
L. Baudis,
P. Jetzer,
C. Regenfus,
U. D. Straumann,
A. van der Schaaf |
402-0893-00L | Particle Physics Seminar | E- | 0 credits | 1S | C. Anastasiou,
T. K. Gehrmann |
402-0530-00L | Mesoscopic Systems | E- | 0 credits | 1S | T. M. Ihn |
402-0540-00L | Neutron Scattering Does not take place this semester. | E- | 0 credits | 1S | J. Mesot,
A. Zheludev |
402-0620-00L | Current Topics in Accelerator Mass Spectrometry and Their Applications | E- | 0 credits | 1S | M. Christl,
J. Beer,
S. Willett |
227-0980-00L | Seminar on Biomedical Magnetic Resonance | E- | 0 credits | 2K | K. P. Prüssmann,
S. Kozerke,
M. Rudin |
402-0369-00L | Research Colloquium in Astrophysics | E- | 0 credits | 1K | M. Carollo,
S. Lilly,
M. R. Meyer,
J. Read,
A. Refregier,
H. M. Schmid |
402-0356-00L | Astrophysics Seminar | E- | 0 credits | 2S | M. Carollo,
S. Lilly,
M. R. Meyer,
J. Read,
A. Refregier,
H. M. Schmid |
402-0396-00L | Recent Research Highlights in Astrophysics | E- | 0 credits | 1S | P. Jetzer,
G. Lake,
B. Moore,
J. Stadel |
401-5330-00L | Talks in Mathematical Physics | E- | 0 credits | 1K | D. Calaque,
A. Cattaneo,
G. Felder,
M. Gaberdiel,
G. M. Graf,
H. Knörrer |
402-0899-00L | Neuroinformatics - Colloquia | E- | 0 credits | 1K | R. J. Douglas,
R. Hahnloser,
D. Kiper,
S.‑C. Liu,
K. A. Martin |
402-0826-00L | Auditory Informatics | E- | 2 credits | 1S | R. Stoop |