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2013-2014 Undergraduate Catalog

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2013-2014 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

Physics Major – B.A. Degree

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Physics Major (59-61 cr)

A. Core Requirements (24 cr)

PHY 112 - General University Physics I credit: 4
PHY 195 - Physics Seminar credit: 1
PHY 213 - General University Physics II credit: 4
PHY 313 - General University Physics III credit: 3
PHY 313L - General University Physics III Laboratory credit: 1
PHY 314 - Modern Physics credit: 3 lecture; 1 laboratory
PHY 314L - Modern Physics Laboratory credit: 1
PHY 423 - Quantum Physics II credit: 3
PHY 423L - Quantum Physics II Laboratory credit:
PHY 496 - Senior Research Project credit: 3

B. Elective Requirements (12-14 cr)

Select four courses, under advisement, from the following:

At least one of these must include PHY 340, 436, or 439.

PHY 321 - Electronics credit: 3 lecture; 1 laboratory
with
PHY 321L - Electronics Laboratory credit: 1
PHY 322 - Optics credit: 3 lecture; 1 laboratory
with
PHY 322L - Optics Laboratory credit: 1
PHY 340 - Thermodynamics and its Applications credit: 3
PHY 363 - Materials Science credit: 3
PHY 435 - Computational Physics credit: 4
PHY 436 - Advanced Mechanics credit: 3
PHY 437 - Advanced Quantum Mechanics credit: 3
PHY 439 - Advanced Electromagnetic Theory credit: 3
PHY 499 - Independent Study credit: 1 to 3

C. Cognate Requirements (23 cr)

MAT 210 - Calculus I credit: 4
MAT 220 - Calculus II credit: 4
MAT 240 - Multivariable Calculus credit: 4
CHE 111 - General Chemistry credit: 4
CHE 212 - General Chemistry credit: 4

Select one course from the following:

MAT 230 - Matrix Algebra credit: 3
MAT 348 - Ordinary Differential Equations credit: 3

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