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Physics Programs

Bachelor of Science, Physics
Computational Physics Option (124 credits)

1. Communication (9 credits)
ENGL 103 - Adv. Freshman Comp.
     AND
a writing-intensive course approved by a student's academic advisor

OR
ENGL 104/105 - English Comp. I/II
OR
ENGL 104 - English Comp. I (with a grade of A)
     AND
a writing-intensive course approved by academic advisor

COM 114 - Fund. Speech Comm.
OR
COM 115 - Fund. Public Speaking
2. Humanities and Social Sciences (18 cr)

A two-course sequence from group A or group B, two courses from the other group, and any two other courses from A or B:

Group A:
Literature
History
Philosophy
Foreign languages
Art
Music
Theatre
Group B
Anthropology
Psychology
Sociology
Political science
Economics
3. Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science (27 cr)
Required:
MA 163 - Integrated Calculus & Geom. I
MA 164 - Integrated Calculus & Geom. II
MA 261 - Multivariate Calculus
MA 262 - Lin. Algebra & Diff. Eq.
Electives: Advanced Math, Computer Science, or Statistics.
Recommended Courses:
MA 352 - Intermediate Linear Algebra OR
MA 422 - Diff. Equa. Engr. Phys. Sci.
MA 362 - Topics Advanced Calculus OR
MA 510 - Advanced Calculus
4. Computer Science and Information Systems (18 credits)
CIS 215 - Structured Program Development
CIS 286 - Computer Operating Systems I
CS 120 - Intro Sci Comp: C Prog Lang OR CIS 262 - C Programming
CS 275 - Data Structures OR CIS 301 - Data and File Structures
CS 405 - Intro Operating Systems OR CIS 386 - Comp. Op. Sys. II
CIS 351 - Decision Support and Expert Systems
5. Physics (37 credits)
PHYS 152 - Mechanics (4 credits)
PHYS 251 - Heat, Electricity & Optics (5)
PHYS 310 - Intermediate Mechanics (4)
PHYS 322 - Oscillations & Waves (3)
PHYS 330 - Intermediate Electricity & Magnetism (3)
PHYS 342 - Modern Physics (3)
PHYS 343 - Modern Physics Lab (1)
PHYS 350 - Intermediate Lab I (2)
PHYS 351 - Intermediate Lab II (2)
PHYS 311 - Quantum Physics I (3)
PHYS 308 - Scientific Computation (3)
PHYS 515 - Thermodynamics (3)
PHYS 320Q - Comp Phys: Quantum & Stat Mech (1)
PHYS 320E - Comp Phys: Electromagnetism (1)
PHYS 320M - Comp Phys: Mechanics (1)
6. Electives (21 credits)

 

Typical 4-year schedule:

Semester 1 (17 cr)

  • MA 163 (5 cr)
  • ENGL 104 (3 cr)
  • CIS 215 (3 cr)
  • Hum/SS elect. (3 cr)
  • COM 114 or 115 (3 cr)
Semester 2 (15 cr)
  • MA 164 (5 cr)
  • PHYS 152 (4 cr)
  • ENGL 105 (3 cr)
  • CIS 262 or CS 120 (3 cr)

Semester 3 (15 cr)

  • PHYS 251 (5 cr)
  • MA 261 (4 cr)
  • CIS 286 (3 cr)
  • Hum/SS elect. (3 cr)

Semester 4 (14 cr)

  • PHYS 342 (3 cr)
  • MA 262 (4 cr)
  • PHYS 343 (1 cr)
  • Hum/SS elect. (3 cr)
  • CIS 301 or CS 275 (3 cr)

Semester 5 (14 cr)

  • PHYS 322 (3 cr)
  • MA elect. (3 cr)
  • PHYS 350 (2 cr)
  • Hum/SS elect. (6 cr)

Semester 6 (16 cr)

  • PHYS 330 (3 cr)
  • PHYS 308 (3 cr)
  • PHYS 320E (1 cr)
  • Hum/SS elect. (3 cr)
  • Free elect. (6 cr)

Semester 7

  • PHYS 310 (4 cr)
  • PHYS 311 (3 cr)
  • CIS 351 (3 cr)
  • PHYS 320M (1 cr)
  • Free elect. (6 cr)

Semester 8

  • PHYS 515 (3 cr)
  • CIS 386 or CS 405 (3 cr)
  • PHYS 320Q 1 cr)
  • (Free elect. (9 cr)
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