
2005-2007
Catalog Requirements for
the Physics Major
B.S. Major in Physics: 53 Credits
Lower Division
| PHYS 103 & 103L & 103R | Scientific Physics I | 4 credits |
| PHYS 204 & 204L & 204R | Scientific Physics II | 4 credits |
| PHYS 205 | 20th Century Physics | 4 credits |
| PHYS 217 | Modern Physics Lab | 2 credit |
| CHEM 101 or 105 | (either, with lab) | 4 credits |
| CPSC 121 |
Computer Science I | 3 credits |
| MATH
157, 258 |
Calculus classes | 8 credits |
| PHYS 210 |
Linear Electronics |
2 credits |
Upper Division
| PHYS 300 |
Mathematical Methods |
3 credits |
| PHYS 301 | Intermediate Mechanics | 3 credits |
| PHYS 306 | Electricity and Magnetism | 3 credits |
| PHYS 310 | Intermediate Laboratory | 2 credits |
| PHYS 464 | Quantum Physics | 3 credits |
| MATH 350 | Elementary Numerical Analysis | 3 credits |
Two additional courses from those below must also be taken:
| PHYS 307 | Optics | 3 credits |
| PHYS 402 | Advanced Mechanics | 3 credits |
| PHYS 407 | Electricity and Magnetism II | 3 credits |
| PHYS 409 | Nuclear and Particle Physics | 3 credits |
| PHYS 450 | Statistical Physics | 3 credits |
| PHYS 465 | Advanced Quantum Physics | 3 credits |
Physics majors are also encouraged to take:
MATH 260 Ordinary Differential Equations
MATH 339 Linear Algebra
as well as additional CPSC
courses
Questions and comments to: greera@gonzaga.edu.
9/1/05 AJG