PHY 205 — EINSTEIN'S PECULIAR IDEAS (CUR-416)
Summary 🟡 ✓
- Resource type: course
- Owner Unit: Physics and Astrophysics
- College/School: College of Science and Health
- Curriculum section: Physics and Astrophysics
- Catalog: PHY 205
- Last Verified: 2026-07-01
Course access
- Level: yellow (
Prerequisites Required) - Rationale: Catalog lists formal prerequisites, co-requisites, or program-status requirements.
- Prerequisites:
- Instructor permission or consent
Verification
- Status: verified_catalog_course (
✓) - Rationale: Captured from official DePaul course catalog (2026-06-30 discovery pass).
- Source URL: catalog.depaul.edu/course-descriptions/phy
- Last verified: 2026-07-01
Catalog description
A conceptual treatment of Einstein's groundbreaking ideas about space, time, and the nature of reality. Topics covered include special relativity, Einstein's contributions to quantum physics, including his criticisms of its orthodox interpretation, and some aspects of his theory of gravity. Aspects of Einstein's thoughts on social issues will also be briefly discussed. MAT 120 or HON 180 or ( MAT 130 or above) or consent of instructor is a prerequisite for this course.
Hardware relevance
Quantum mechanics, quantum chemistry, or quantum information content in the official DePaul course catalog (thematic quantum audit, 2026-06-30).
Notes
Catalog course key: PHY 205.
Provenance (promotion record)
- Promotion date: 2026-07-01
- Promotion batch:
catalog-course-promotion-2026-06-30 - Provenance kernel:
depaul/XTR-000355←depaul/SRC-001068(catalog_description)- Extraction status: linked
- Evidence packets:
2026-06-30-thematic-fab-optics-quantum-id-evidence2026-06-30-engineering-catalog-evidence- Discovery themes: quantum
- Schedule (capture): 2025-2026 Summer — TBA
- Evidence captures:
- Catalog:
sources/inbox/2026-06-30-thematic-fab-optics-quantum-id-evidence/source_snapshot/captured/catalog-search-PHY-205.html - Schedule:
sources/inbox/2026-06-30-thematic-fab-optics-quantum-id-evidence/source_snapshot/captured/schedule-PHY-205.json - Catalog:
sources/inbox/2026-06-30-engineering-catalog-evidence/source_snapshot/captured/catalog-search-PHY-205.html - Schedule:
sources/inbox/2026-06-30-engineering-catalog-evidence/source_snapshot/captured/schedule-PHY-205.json - Notes: Quantum-themed catalog course; restored/protected after off-scope CSC/PHY demotion review.