Nov 21, 2024

2019-2020 Undergraduate Academic Catalog

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2019-2020 Undergraduate Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Physics Minor

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A Physics minor consist of 28 credits in three categories:

14 credits of general/introductory Physics courses:
PHY 101 - Introduction to Astronomy 3 credits
PHY 201 - General Physics 1: Space, Time and Motion 5 credits
or PHY 151
PHY 202 - General Physics 2: Electricity, Magnetism and Light 5 credits
or PHY 152
PHY 203 - Introduction to Modern Physics: Heat, Atoms and Quanta 3 credits
At least 6 credits from the remaining PHY courses:
PHY x91 - Special Topics Variable credits
PHY x99 - Independent Study Variable credits
PHY 215 - Computerized Instrumentation 3 credits
PHY 301 - Classical Mechanics 3 credits
PHY 302 - Classical Electrodynamics 3 credits
PHY 315 - Electronics Laboratory 3 credits
PHY 341 - Thermodynamics 3 credits
PHY 342 - Quantum Mechanics 3 credits
PHY 348 - Thermodynamics Laboratory 1 credits
PHY 349 - Quantum Mechanics Laboratory 1 credits
PHY 440 - Statistical Mechanics 3 credits
PHY 490 - Physics Internship Variable credits
PHY 498 - Undergraduate Research Variable credits
Mathematics courses (8 credits):
MAT 221 - Calculus 1 4 credits
MAT 222 - Calculus 2 4 credits