Physics (PHYS)
Curriculum in Physics (PHYS)
| Freshman | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| ENGL 1100 English Composition I | 3 | Core History or Literature1 | 3 |
| MATH 1610 Calculus I | 4 | ENGL 1120 English Composition II | 3 |
| PHYS 1100 Physics Orientation | 1 | MATH 1620 Calculus II | 4 |
| COMM 1000 Public Speaking | 3 | PHYS 1607 Honors Physics I or 1600 Engineering Physics I | 4 |
| Core Fine Arts | 3 | ||
| 14 | 14 | ||
| Sophomore | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| Core Literature | 3 | Core Humanities or Social Science2 | 3 |
| Core History | 3 | PHYS 2400 Mathematical and Computational Methods of Physics3 | 3 |
| MATH 2630 Calculus III | 4 | PHYS 2300 Physics Laboratory Skills | 3 |
| PHYS 1617 Honors Physics II or 1610 Engineering Physics II | 4 | Electives | 3 |
| PHYS 2200 Introductory Quantum Physics and Relativity | 3 | ||
| 14 | 15 | ||
| Junior | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| Core Social Science1 | 3 | Core Social Science | 3 |
| PHYS 2100 Intermediate Mechanics | 3 | PHYS 3200 Statistical Thermodynamics | 3 |
| PHYS 3100 Intermediate Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | PHYS 4100 Fundamentals of Quantum Mechanics | 3 |
| Science Electives4 | 4 | Science Elective4 | 4 |
| Electives | 3 | Electives | 3 |
| 16 | 16 | ||
| Senior | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| PHYS 4200 Fundamental Experiments in Physics | 3 | Professional Elective5 | 6 |
| Professional Elective5 | 6 | Physics Elective5 | 3 |
| Electives | 7 | Electives | 6 |
| UNIV 4AA0 Achieve the Creed6 | 0 | ||
| 16 | 15 | ||
| Total Hours: 120 | |||
- 1
Students must complete a two-course sequence in either HIST or LIT (for example, World History 1 and 2 or American Lit 1 and 2). For complete HIST and LIT sequence options, see the Bulletin.
- 2
If a LIT sequence is chosen, this course must be a CORE SOCIAL SCIENCE. If a HIST sequence is chosen, this course must be a CORE HUMANITIES.
- 3
Substitution of MATH 2650 and one of MATH 2660 or MATH 2667 is acceptable
- 4
Science Electives consist of a sequence of GEOL 1100- GEOL 1110 or CHEM 1030/CHEM 1031 – CHEM 1040/CHEM 1041 or BIOL 1020/BIOL 1021- BIOL 1030/BIOL 1031
- 5
PHYS and Professional Electives must be at the 3000 level or higher. A Plan of Study indicating choices and physics advisor approval for Physics and Professional electives must be on file in the Dean’s Office before scheduling those courses.
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This course must be taken the semester of graduation.