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 259 Calculus III

MATH 260 Ordinary Differential Equations

MATH 339 Linear Algebra

as well as additional CPSC courses
      


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