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Major requirements

Physics

Physics major (general concentration)

Physics major (general concentration)
Courses

PHYS 121 General Physics 1

PHYS 122 General Physics 2

PHYS 211 Classical Mechanics

PHYS 225 Electronics

PHYS 241 Modern Physics

PHYS 250 Advanced Laboratory

PHYS 311 Thermal Physics

PHYS 321 Electricity and Magnetism

PHYS 352 Optical and Atomic Physics

PHYS 411 Quantum Mechanics

PHYS 499 Senior Examination

MATH 131 Calculus and Analytic Geometry 1

MATH 132 Calculus and Analytic Geometry 2

MATH 310 Differential Equations

MATH 233 Calculus and Analytic Geometry 3

Total Credits Required: 36, plus a concentration

Note: For secondary-education certification in physics, PHYS 100 or PHYS 141 may be substituted for PHYS 411.

Recommended courses:

PHYS 492    Directed Research

CHEM 107   General Chemistry 2

MATH 203/303 Advanced Linear Algebra

MATH 313   Mathematical Modeling

MATH 315   Numerical Analysis

MATH 321   Probability and Statistics

Physics major (engineering concentration)

Physics major (engineering concentration)
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