Physics Minor

Course Requirements

Lower-Division Courses

Choose one of the following options:

Either these courses
PHYS5A	Introduction to Physics I	5
PHYS5L	Introduction to Physics Laboratory	1
PHYS5B	Introduction to Physics II	5
PHYS5M	Introduction to Physics Laboratory	1
PHYS5C	Introduction to Physics III	5
PHYS5N	Introduction to Physics Laboratory	1
or these courses
PHYS6A	Introductory Physics I	5
PHYS6L	Introductory Physics Laboratory	1
PHYS6B	Introductory Physics II	5
PHYS6M	Introductory Physics Laboratory	1
PHYS6C	Introductory Physics III	5
PHYS6N	Introductory Physics Laboratory	1

PHYS 6A/PHYS 6L, PHYS 6B/PHYS 6M, PHYS 6C/PHYS 6N with minimum GPA of 3.5

Plus the following course:

PHYS5D

Introduction to Physics IV

Plus one of the following courses:

MATH19A	Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics	5
MATH20A	Honors Calculus	5

Plus one of the following courses:

MATH19B	Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics	5
MATH20B	Honors Calculus	5

Math 20B can only be taken if a student has taken Math 20A instead of Math 19A.

Plus all of the following courses:

MATH23A	Vector Calculus	5
MATH23B	Vector Calculus	5

Upper-Division Courses

All of the following courses:

PHYS102	Modern Physics	5
PHYS133	Intermediate Laboratory	5

Plus three elective courses

These can be any physics upper-division courses, or courses from the following list:

AM107 /PHYS 107	Introduction to Fluid Dynamics	5
AM114	Introduction to Dynamical Systems	5
ASTR111	Order-of-Magnitude Astrophysics	5
ASTR112	Physics of Stars	5
ASTR113	Introduction to Cosmology	5
ASTR117	High Energy Astrophysics	5
ASTR118	Physics of Planetary Systems	5
EART121	The Atmosphere	5
EART160	Planetary Science	5
EART172 /OCEA 172	Geophysical Fluid Dynamics	5
ECE101	Introduction to Electronic Circuits	5
ECE102	Properties of Materials	5
ECE103	Signals and Systems	5
ECE130	Introduction to Optoelectronics and Photonics	5
ECE136	Engineering Electromagnetics	5
ECE141	Feedback Control Systems	5
ECE171	Analog Electronics	5
ECE172	Advanced Analog Circuits	5
ECE178	Device Electronics	5
MATH130	Celestial Mechanics	5

The elective courses cannot be offered by the department that sponsors the student’s major. Other courses may be taken as electives with the approval of the Physics Department undergraduate faculty adviser.

Students who complete a major sponsored by the Physics Department cannot complete a second major sponsored by the Physics Department or the Physics Minor.