PHY 491 — ELECTONIC PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS (CUR-483)

PHY 491 — ELECTONIC PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS is a DePaul University catalog course in College of Science and Health. The free-electron gas model; energy band theory; theory of metals and alloys; transport pheonomena; dia- and para-magnetism, ferromagnetism, and antiferromagnetism; superconductivity. PHY 360 is a prerequisite for this course.

Summary 🔴 ✓

• Resource type: course
• College / school: Physics and Astrophysics
• College/School: College of Science and Health
• Curriculum section: Physics and Astrophysics
• Catalog: PHY 491
• Last Verified: 2026-07-01

Access (availability): 🟢 Green — open or routine · 🟡 Yellow — appointment or affiliation · 🔴 Red — restricted · ⚪/⚫ White/Black — not yet classified

Verification: ✓ confirmed · ~ likely · ? needs review · ✕ archived

Course access

• Access: 🔴 Red — Restricted
• Rationale: 300- and 400-level physics courses require enrollment in the Physics and Astrophysics major.
• Prerequisites:
• PHY 360 is a prerequisite

Verification

• Status: ✓ Catalog course
• Rationale: Captured from official DePaul course catalog (2026-06-30 catalog review).
• Source URL: catalog.depaul.edu/course-descriptions/phy
• Last verified: 2026-07-01

Catalog description

The free-electron gas model; energy band theory; theory of metals and alloys; transport pheonomena; dia- and para-magnetism, ferromagnetism, and antiferromagnetism; superconductivity. PHY 360 is a prerequisite for this course.

Resource relevance

Relevant applied coursework per catalog description review (May 2026).

Notes

Catalog course key: PHY 491.

Catalog context

• Recent schedule: Not offered in the queried registrar terms