Physics, A.B. Major

Requirements

The program consists of a minimum of 10 major courses and 4 collateral courses:

PHYS 130	Relativity, Spacetime and Contemporary Physics
PHYS 131	Physics I: Mechanics
	Or
PHYS 151	Accelerated Physics I: Mechanics and Thermodynamics
PHYS 133	Physics II: Electricity, Magnetism, and Waves
	Or
PHYS 152	Accelerated Physics II: Electricity, Magnetism, and Optics
PHYS 215	Introduction to Quantum Physics
PHYS 218	Oscillatory and Wave Phenomena
MATH 161	Calculus I
MATH 162	Calculus II
MATH 263	Calculus III
MATH 264	Differential Equations with Linear Algebra
PHYS	Five PHYS electives

Nine of the ten Physics courses must be numbered greater than 110

In special circumstances, students who have taken advanced electrical and computer engineering or mechanical engineering courses in electromagnetic theory, electronics, dynamics, or thermodynamics may waive certain of these required courses with approval of the head of the physics department and the Academic Progress Committee.

Advanced courses from other science or engineering departments may be substituted for physics elective courses and up to two required physics courses with the approval of the head of the physics department and the Academic Progress Committee, when doing so will produce a coherent program of physics applied to an interdisciplinary field such as material science, biophysics, geophysics, etc.

The Common Course of Study is required.