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Typical 4-year Course Sequence

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Undergraduate Program

Typical 4-year Sequence

First Year
Fall
PH209 Introductory Physics I (4)
PH203 Intro Lab I (1)
MT102 Calculus I (4)

Spring
PH210 Introductory Physics II (4)
PH204 Intro Lab II (1)
MT103 Calculus II (4)

Sophomore Year
Fall
PH301 Vibrations and Waves w/Lab (4)
CH109 General Chemistry I (4)
MT202 Multivariable Calculus (3)

Spring
PH303 Modern Physics w/Lab (4)
CH110 General Chemistry II (4)
CH112 General Chemistry Lab II (1)
MT305 Advanced Calculus (3)

Junior Year
Fall
PH401 Intermediate Mechanics (4)
PH407 Quantum Physics I (3)
PH409 Contemporary Electronics (2)

Spring
PH402 Electricity and Magnetism (4)
PH408 Quantum Physics II (3)
PH xxx Elective (3)

Senior Year
PH420 Stat. Mech. And Thermo. (4)
PH535 Expts In Physics (3)
or… PH430 Numerical Methods and Scientific Computing* (4)
PHxxx Elective (3)PHxxx Elective (3) PH532 Senior Thesis (Spring, 3 credits), a faculty supervised research project, is strongly recommended.

* Students planning to take either PH430 or PH530 (see below) need to take MC130 Introduction to Scientific Computation in preparation for those courses

Typical Electives:
PH 412 Nuclei and Particles
PH 425 Introduction to Solid State Physics
PH 480 Introduction to Mathematical Physics
PH 515 Semiconductor Devices and Lasers
PH 525 Plasma Physics
PH 530 Advanced Scientific Computation* (Fall: 4)
PH 540 Cosmology and Astrophysics

Some of these courses are offered periodically based on demand.


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