Physics Major

Course Title
Prerequisites
MATH 220-0 & MATH 224-0 Differential Calculus of One-Variable Functions and Integral Calculus of One-Variable Functions
or MATH 212-0 & MATH 213-0 & MATH 214-0 Single Variable Calculus I and Single Variable Calculus II and Single Variable Calculus III
PHYSICS 140-1 & PHYSICS 140-2 & PHYSICS 140-3 & PHYSICS 136-1 & PHYSICS 136-2 & PHYSICS 136-3 Fundamentals of Physics and Fundamentals of Physics and Fundamentals of Physics and General Physics Laboratory and General Physics Laboratory and General Physics Laboratory
or PHYSICS 135-1 & PHYSICS 135-2 & PHYSICS 135-3 & PHYSICS 136-1 & PHYSICS 136-2 & PHYSICS 136-3 General Physics and General Physics and General Physics and General Physics Laboratory and General Physics Laboratory and General Physics Laboratory
or PHYSICS 125-1 & PHYSICS 125-2 & PHYSICS 125-3 & PHYSICS 126-1 & PHYSICS 126-2 & PHYSICS 126-3 General Physics ISP and General Physics for ISP and General Physics for ISP and Physics for ISP Laboratory and Physics for ISP Laboratory and Physics for ISP Laboratory
Major Requirements (units vary, depending on math courses and concentration selected)
10–11 core courses (depending on math concentration)
Core mathematics and mathematical tools courses listed below or equivalent courses approved by the department:
MATH 230-0 & MATH 234-0 Differential Calculus of Multivariable Functions and Multiple Integration and Vector Calculus
PHYSICS 311-1 & PHYSICS 311-2 Mathematical Tools for the Physical Sciences and Mathematical Tools for the Physical Sciences
or MATH 240-0 & MATH 250-0 & MATH 351-0 Linear Algebra and Elementary Differential Equations and Fourier Analysis and Boundary Value Problems
Core physics courses:
PHYSICS 239-0 Foundations of Modern Physics
PHYSICS 330-1 Classical Mech
PHYSICS 332-0 Statistical Mechanics
PHYSICS 333-1 Advanced Electricity & Magnetism
PHYSICS 339-1 Quantum Mechanics
1 lab course chosen from:
ASTRON 321-0 Observational Astrophysics
PHYSICS 357-0 Optics Laboratory
PHYSICS 358-0 Nanolithography
PHYSICS 359-0 Electronics
PHYSICS 360-0 General Physics Laboratory (may not also count toward the concentration)
5–6 courses in the chosen concentration (A course may not be counted toward more than one requirement.)
Advanced Physics
Astronomy
Flexible