Talk:David Griffiths (physicist)

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The last line: "His Elementary Particles course, typically taught to junior-level undergraduates, has been compared favorably with graduate courses in quantum field theory at Stanford University." is not true. At Stanford Griffith's book is used in an undergraduate course on high energy physics. Above that course Stanford offers a higher undergrad course on quantum field theory and string theory. The graduate courses in quantum field theory use the book on QFT by Peskin. The level of that series is several leagues above Griffith's book. I mean no disrespect to his book, which is absolutely fantastic, but the comparison is incorrect.

Actually I took both Griffith's undergraduate course on Elementary Particles in '88-'89 at Reed and Lin's graduate course on QFT in '91 at Stanford and Griffith's was far superior. Can't speak to Peskin's current course. zowie 06:23, 4 March 2006 (UTC)

I actually really like Griffith's book much more. But the level of QFT in Peskin is far beyond the level in Griffith's book. Peskin is actually the one currently teaching the QFT series at Stanford now, and it's about as difficult as it gets.

I started a list of thesis students. Please add any additions you know of with thesis titles if possible.

Does a list of student theses really satisfy notability?