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This wiki is curated by the Physics Graduate Student Association (PGSA) for all Physics & Astronomy graduate students at Stony Brook University. It centralizes academic resources, departmental policies, logistical advice, community links, and guides created by the students for the students to support your success in the program.

If you are a graduate student and you don't have an account, you can request an account or contact the current Physics Graduate Student Association Director of Media Natália Raymundi Pinheiro at natalia dot raymundipinheiro at stonybrook dot edu or sbupgsa at gmail dot com.

If you are a professor or an administrator, we appreciate your contributions to and interest in graduate student life, but we kindly request that you respect our privacy. If you have a comment or concern, please, contact us at sbupgsa at gmail dot com.

Discord

We use a department Discord server, where we discuss events, classes, and hobbies. All students and alumni are welcome!

Featured Pages

• Incoming Student Portal
• Comprehensive Exams
• Guide to Living on Long Island
• Academics (Research & Classes)
• Important Logistical Concerns
• Advice on "How to Approach Your Degree"
• Mentorship Program
• Other Important Organizations
• Students to Contact for Advice
• Core Courses
• Breadth Courses
• Summer Friday Socials
• Research Groups

Course Materials

Graduate students are invited to share their knowledge with each other through our file sharing system on this wiki. Several courses that are being addressed or need additional materials are:

• Quantum Mechanics (Full QM 1 and 2 materials uploaded)
• Classical Mechanics (Full CM materials uploaded)
• Statistical Mechanics (Full SM materials uploaded)
• Classical Electrodynamics (Notes and old HW and solutions uploaded)
• To upload a file, please go to upload a file. If you would rather not have your PGSA Wiki account associated with an upload, you can reach out to sbupgsa at gmail dot com.

Important External Pages

• Courses:
  • Graduate course listings (includes semesters offered)
  • Course listings from bulletin (includes description)
• Degree requirements:
  • Department website: Masters
  • Department website: PhD
  • Graduate bulletin
• Calendars:
  • Graduate school
  • University
• SOLAR login
• Getting a non-driver photo ID

Community Guidelines

Welcome to the Physics Grad Student Wiki! Please add any information you think will be valuable to other grad students. But when you do, make sure that you

• Cite your sources, either with a <ref> tag or in the Discussion page, if your information conflicts with what's already there
• Write as clearly and concisely as you can
• When making new pages, make sure you can get to them from the home page
• Don't be a jerk

If you have questions or problems, consult the Wikimedia help pages, especially the formatting page.