Curriculum
PHYSICS (PHYS)
(Leading to the Bachelor of Science Degree)
| Freshman Year | sem. hrs. | Sophomore Year | sem. hrs. | ||
| ENGL 1010 | Writing I | 3 | ENGL 2130, 2230 or 2330 | 3 | |
| ENGL 1020 | Writing II | 3 | CSC 3020 | Numerical Methods | 3 |
| CHEM 1110 | General Chemistry I | 4 | MATH 2110 | Calculus III | 4 |
| CHEM 1120 | General Chemistry II | 4 | MATH 2120 | Differential Equations | 3 |
| CSC 2100 | Intro to Problem Solving & Computer Programming | 3 | PHYS 2120 | Calculus-based Physics II | 3 |
| MATH 1910 | Calculus I | 4 | PHYS 2121 | Calculus-based Physics Lab II | 1 |
| MATH 1920 | Calculus II | 4 | PHYS 2420 | Modern Physics | 3 |
| PHYS 1020 | First-Year Connections | 1 | PHYS 2920 | Mathematical Physics | 3 |
| PHYS 2110 | Calculus-based Physics I | 3 | PC 2500 | Communicating in the Professions | 3 |
| PHYS 2111 | Calculus-based Physics Lab I | 1 | Humanities/Fine Arts Elective | 3 | |
| Electives | 2 | ||||
| Total | 30 | Total | 31 | ||
| Junior Year | sem. hrs. | Senior Year | sem. hrs. | ||
| PHYS 31201 or PHYS 36101 | Statistical Thermal Physics or Classical Mechanics | 3 | PHYS 36101 or PHYS 31201 | Classical Mechanics or Statistical Thermal Physics | 3 |
| PHYS 3810 | Quantum Mechanics I |
3 | PHYS 3820 | Quantum Mechanics II |
3 |
| PHYS 4610 | Classical Electricity and Magnestism | 3 | PHYS 41202 | Advanced Modern Physics | 3 |
| PHYS 4620 | Classical Electricity and Magnestism | 3 | PHYS 47103 or PHYS 47203 |
Advanced Experimental Physics I or Advanced Experimental Physics II | 4 |
| PHYS 47103or PHYS 47203 |
Advanced Experimental Physics I or Advanced Experimental Physics II | 4 | MATH 38102 | Complex Variables | 3 |
| MATH 3470 | Introductory Probability and Statistics | 3 | HIST 2010 | American History I | 3 |
| MATH 4510 | Advanced Mathematics for Engineers | 3 | HIST 2020 | American History II | 3 |
| Humanities/Fine/Arts Elective | 3 | Elective | 6 | ||
| Social/Behav. Sciences Elective | 6 | ||||
| Total | 31 | Total | 28 | ||
| 1Both PHYS 3120 and 3610 are required and will be offered in alternate years. | |||||
| 2Required for Option I only. | |||||
| 3Only one of either PHYS 4710 or 4720 is required for Option II. Both are required for Option I. Students in Option II will select an approved program of at lease 14 semester hours in other areas of science or engineering. The number of elective hours is thus reduced to 4 in Option II. |
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