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2015-2016 Undergraduate Catalog

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2015-2016 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

Physics Major – B.S. Degree

Physics Major (74-77 cr)

Track 1—Physics (75-77 cr)

A. Core Requirements (37 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 313 LAB - General University Physics III Laboratory credit: 1
PHY 314 - Modern Physics credit: 3
PHY 314 LAB - Modern Physics Laboratory credit: 1
PHY 321 - Electronics credit: 3
PHY 321 LAB - Electronics Laboratory credit: 1
PHY 340 - Thermodynamics and its Applications credit: 3
PHY 423 - Quantum Physics II credit: 3
PHY 423 LAB - Quantum Physics II Laboratory credit: 1
PHY 436 - Advanced Mechanics credit: 3
PHY 439 - Advanced Electromagnetic Theory credit: 3
PHY 496 - Senior Research Project credit: 3

B. Elective Requirements (6-8 cr)

Select two courses, under advisement, from the following:

PHY 322 - Optics credit: 3
with
PHY 322 LAB - Optics Laboratory credit: 1
PHY 362 - Electrical Circuits and Machines credit: 4
PHY 363 - Materials Science credit: 3
PHY 435 - Computational Physics credit: 4
PHY 437 - Advanced Quantum Mechanics credit: 3
PHY 499 - Independent Study credit: 1 to 3

C. Cognate Requirements (32 cr)

MAT 210 - Calculus I credit: 4
MAT 220 - Calculus II credit: 4
MAT 230 - Matrix Algebra credit: 3
MAT 240 - Multivariable Calculus credit: 4
MAT 348 - Ordinary Differential Equations credit: 3
CHE 111 - General Chemistry credit: 4
CHE 212 - General Chemistry credit: 4
CSC 212 - Principles of Programming credit: 3
MAT 320 - Numerical Analysis I credit: 3

Track 2—Applied Physics (74-77 cr)

A. Core Requirements (27 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 313 LAB - General University Physics III Laboratory credit: 1
PHY 314 - Modern Physics credit: 3
PHY 314 LAB - Modern Physics Laboratory credit: 1
PHY 340 - Thermodynamics and its Applications credit: 3
PHY 423 - Quantum Physics II credit: 3
PHY 423 LAB - Quantum Physics II Laboratory credit: 1
PHY 496 - Senior Research Project credit: 3

B. Interdisciplinary and Concentration Combinations (6-7 cr)

Select one combination, under advisement, from the following:

Combination 1.
PHY 362 - Electrical Circuits and Machines credit: 4
PHY 321 - Electronics credit: 3
PHY 321 LAB - Electronics Laboratory credit: 1
PHY 436 - Advanced Mechanics credit: 3
Combination 3.
PHY 322 - Optics credit: 3
PHY 322 LAB - Optics Laboratory credit: 1
PHY 439 - Advanced Electromagnetic Theory credit: 3
Combination 4.
MAT 420 - Numerical Analysis II credit: 3
PHY 435 - Computational Physics credit: 4
Combination 5.
MKT 250 - Marketing Principles credit: 3
MGT 261 - Business Organization credit: 3
Combination 6.
GEO 200 - Historical Geology credit: 3
GEO 201 - Historical Geology Lab credit: 1
GEO 340 - Geophysics credit: 3
Combination 7.
CSC 241 - Abstract Data Types and Programming Methodology credit: 3
CSC 380 - Software Engineering credit: 3
or
CSC 366 - Computational Models of Cognitive Processes credit: 3

C. Elective Requirements (9-11 cr)

Select three courses, under advisement, from the following:

No course taken in B (Interdisciplinary and Concentration Combinations) may be used as a physics elective.
PHY 321 - Electronics credit: 3
with
PHY 321 LAB - Electronics Laboratory credit: 1
PHY 322 - Optics credit: 3
with
PHY 322 LAB - Optics Laboratory credit: 1
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

D. Cognate Requirements (32 cr)

MAT 210 - Calculus I credit: 4
MAT 220 - Calculus II credit: 4
MAT 230 - Matrix Algebra credit: 3
MAT 240 - Multivariable Calculus credit: 4
MAT 348 - Ordinary Differential Equations credit: 3
CHE 111 - General Chemistry credit: 4
CHE 212 - General Chemistry credit: 4
CSC 212 - Principles of Programming credit: 3
MAT 320 - Numerical Analysis I credit: 3