2014-2015 Undergraduate/Graduate Catalog

Physics, B.S.

Requirements

Required Courses

PHYS 125University Physics I

4

PHYS 126University Physics II

4

PHYS 220Mechanics I

3

PHYS 250Intermediate Lab I

1

PHYS 305Foundations of Electricity and Magnetism

3

PHYS 320Heat and Thermodynamics

3

PHYS 325Optics

4

PHYS 331Electronics I

3

PHYS 350Intermediate Lab II

1

PHYS 425Modern Physics

3

PHYS 450Advanced Laboratory Techniques

1

PHYS 460Seminar in Physics

1

PHYS 470Quantum Mechanics

3

PHYS 471Quantum Mechanics II

3

Total Credit Hours:37

In addition, students must take:

CHEM 161General Chemistry

3

CHEM 162General Chemistry Laboratory

1

CHEM 260Foundations of Inorganic Chemistry

3

CHEM 201Foundations of Analytical Chemistry Laboratory

1

MATH 152Calculus I

4

MATH 221Calculus II

4

MATH 222Calculus III

4

Total Credit Hours:20

Total Credit Hours: 39

Completion of a minor is required, and for students planning graduate work a year of French, German, or Russian should be taken.