PHYS 7708 Physics Graduate Seminar II

A discussion of topics in physics from the current literature.

Course overview

Department
Physics
School
MCAS
Credits
1
Level
Graduate
Offered
Every Spring

Course evaluations

Response-weighted averages from Boston College’s official course evaluations (Avalanche/Blue).

Course rating
4.37 / 5 · Very Good
34 responses
Instructor rating
4.52 / 5 · Excellent
34 responses
Terms evaluated
5
Most recent: Spring 2026

Scales: overall ratings run from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent); agreement questions from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree); weekly effort from 1 (up to 1 hour) to 5 (10 or more hours).

Evaluations by term and instructor
TermInstructorCourse overallInstructor overallWell organizedClear learning objectivesIntellectually challengingHelpful assignmentsApplicable beyond courseAttendance necessaryWeekly effortResponses
Spring 2026Michael Graf5.05.05.05.04.05.05.05.01–3 hrs/week7 of 10
Spring 2025Jan Engelbrecht4.64.84.44.84.34.74.84.3—6 of 9
Spring 2024Ziqiang Wang4.34.64.44.44.24.14.64.61–3 hrs/week9 of 13
Spring 2023Kenneth Burch4.14.24.44.73.84.04.74.3≤ 1 hr/week10 of 15
Spring 2022Pradip Bakshi3.03.54.54.54.04.04.04.04–6 hrs/week2 of 5

Data freshness

Course and evaluation data last updated 2026-10-09. Source details and limitations are documented in Data Sources and Methodology.

Instructors

Sections

  • Section 01
    Spring 2027 · Kenneth Burch · BY ARRANGEMENT · Offered