Talk:David Griffiths (physicist)

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[edit] Elementary Particles vs. QFT

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. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 128.12.93.35 (talk • contribs) 00:25, 4 March 2006 (UTC)

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. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 128.12.93.35 (talk • contribs) 21:34, 8 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] List of thesis students

I started a list of thesis students. Please add any additions you know of with thesis titles if possible. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Waitati (talk • contribs) 00:42, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

Does a list of student theses really satisfy notability? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 192.31.106.34 (talk • contribs) 17:27, 27 September 2006 (UTC)