Apr 01, 2020

Undergraduate Catalog 2019-2020

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Undergraduate Catalog 2019-2020 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Physics, B.S.

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Major	40
Cognates	17-18
General Education	42
Electives to = 124
TOTAL	124

Required Courses

PHYS 221 - University Physics I (IN-7) 4 hours
PHYS 222 - University Physics II 4 hours
PHYS 223 - University Physics Laboratory I (IN-7) 1 hour
PHYS 224 - University Physics Laboratory II 1 hour
PHYS 310 - Modern Physics 3 hours
PHYS 412 - Quantum Mechanics 3 hours
PHYS 413 - Analytic Mechanics 3 hours
PHYS 414 - Electrodynamics I 3 hours
PHYS 415 - Electrodynamics II 3 hours
PHYS 418 - Advanced Quantum Mechanics I 3 hours
PHYS 480 - Scientific Writing and Presentation (W) 1 hour
Physics Electives 8-10 hours

Select one (1) hour from the following

PHYS 295 - Directed Study 1-3 hours
PHYS 495 - Directed Study 1-3 hours
PHYS 297 - Undergraduate Research in Physics 1-2 hours
PHYS 497 - Undergraduate Research in Physics 1-2 hours

Total 40 Hours

Note: Computers are used routinely in most of these courses.

Students are encouraged to become student members of the American Physical Society.

Required Cognates

MATH 191 - Calculus I 4 hours
MATH 192 - Calculus II 4 hours
MATH 218 - Calculus III 4 hours
MATH 315 - Differential Equations 3 hours
MATH 200 - Elementary Linear Algebra 2 hours
or
MATH 201 - Intermediate Linear Algebra 3 hours