Physics, Bachelor of Science

Requirements for a major in Physics:

Physics Courses (27 Hours)

PHYS 221	General Physics I	4
PHYS 222	General Physics II	4
PHYS 321	Modern Physics	3
PHYS 325/MATH 325	Mathematical Methods for Physics	3
PHYS 331	Experimental Physics I	2
PHYS 332	Experimental Physics II	2
PHYS 342	Classical Mechanics I	3
PHYS 352	Electricity & Magnetism I	3
PHYS 362	Quantum Mechanics I	3

Chemistry Courses (4 Hours)

CHEM 131	General Chemistry I	3
CHEM 133	General Chemistry Laboratory I	1

Computer Science Course (3 Hours)

CSCI 115

Computer Programming I

3

Mathematics Courses (15 Hours)

MATH 125	Calculus I	4
MATH 224	Calculus II	4
MATH 225	Calculus III	4
MATH 302	Differential Equations with Numerical Methods	3

Physics Electives (6 Hours)

Choose 2 of the following:

PHYS 322	Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics	3
PHYS 381	Special Topics	3
PHYS 442	Classical Mechanics II	3
PHYS 452	Electricity & Magnetism II	3
PHYS 462	Quantum Mechanics II	3

Junior Core & Capstone (7 Hours)

PHYS 391	Physics Research Seminar	1
MATH 303	Ethical Considerations in Mathematics, Computing, & Physics	2
PHYS 491	Physics Research I	2
PHYS 492	Physics Research II	2

Total Credit Hours: 62

Recommendations

Students planning to attend graduate school should take as many as possible of the following:

MATH 301	Foundations of Mathematics	3
MATH 304	Linear Algebra	3
MATH 340/CSCI 340	Numerical Analysis	3
MATH 451	Introduction to Analysis	3
PHYS 322	Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics	3
PHYS 381	Special Topics	3
PHYS 442	Classical Mechanics II	3
PHYS 452	Electricity & Magnetism II	3
PHYS 462	Quantum Mechanics II	3

PHYS 499: one or two credits