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Track 1
: Primarily for
students who are planning to attend graduate school.
Track
2 : Primarily for those students who are pursuing
the five year joint B.S. Physics/M.S. Education
program.
Graduate Education Courses:
520 Intro to Teaching, 503 Multicultural
Education, 595 Field Experience, 529 Reading in
Secondary Schools, 510 Theory of Teach./Learn.Proc.
Foundations of Ed. (option of one of three courses),
631 Instructional Techniques, 636 Teaching Secondary
School Science, 690 Student Teaching (Education
and/or Discipline Elective)
Requirements for the Physics Minor
The minor consists of twelve
hours in the General Analytical Physics (211,
212, 213) and 8 credits of upper division physics
on the 300 and above level. The department will
structure the minor program from the course offerings
to fit, as nearly as possible, the needs and disires
of the individual student.
Sample Curriculum
for the B.S. in Physics
Effective for students entering Fall 2003.
Track
1
| Freshman
Year |
|
|
|
| Fall |
credits |
Spring |
credits |
| General
Chemistry I (Chem 121) |
5 |
General
Chemistry II (Chem 122) |
5 |
| Computer
Programming (Cosc 160) |
3 |
Calculus
II (Math 116) |
4 |
| Research
& Info Skills (Cosc 030) |
1 |
Thinking/Writing
Across Curriculum (Core 101)* |
3 |
| Calculus
I (Math 115) |
4 |
Gen. Anal.
Physics II (212) |
4 |
| General
Analytical Physics I (211) |
4 |
|
|
| |
17 |
|
16 |
| Sophomore
Year |
|
|
|
| Fall |
credits |
Spring |
credits |
| Basic
Phil. Questions (Core 132)* |
3 |
General
Analyt. Physics III (213) |
4 |
| Intro
to Prob and Stats (Math 301)** |
3 |
Differential
Equations & Linear Algebra (315) |
4 |
| Calculus
III (Math 215) |
4 |
NON-BSNES electives** |
6 |
| Imaginative
Literature and Critical Writing |
3 |
Seminar:
Career Dev.** |
1 |
| Arts and
Human Exp. (Core 161)* |
3 |
|
|
| |
16 |
|
15 |
| Junior
Year |
|
|
|
| Fall |
credits |
Spring |
credits |
| Mechanics
(361) |
4 |
Electricity
and Magnetism (372) |
4 |
| Thermodynamics
(301) |
3 |
Advanced
Laboratory II (330) |
1 |
| Advanced
Laboratory I (329) |
1 |
Chaos
(480/480L) or Big Bang (103) |
3 |
| Scient.
Presentation and Writing (101)** |
3 |
Numerical
Analysis (Cosc 308) |
3 |
| English** |
3 |
Shaping
of the Modern World (Core 151)* |
3 |
| History
of Science* |
3 |
Topics
in Mathematics |
3 |
| |
17 |
|
17 |
| Senior
Year |
|
|
|
| Fall |
credits |
Spring |
credits |
| Modern
Physics (471) |
3 |
Quantum
Mechanics (474) OR Big Bang (103) |
3 |
| Optics
(402) |
4 |
Theoretical
Methods in Science (350) |
3 |
| Senior
Research (430w) |
1 |
Cultural
Anthropology |
3 |
| Elementary
Particle Phys.(482W) |
3 |
Theology
(Core 182-187)* |
3 |
| Soc., Pol.,
Econ. Systems (Core 141) |
3 |
Senior
Research (431w) |
1 |
| |
|
Ethics* |
3 |
| |
14 |
|
16 |
| Total 128
credits |
|
|
|
*BSNES Core Requirement; may be
taken in any sequence, but Scientific Presentation
and Writing must be taken prior to the senior
year. Intro to Prob and Stats substitutes for
Scientific Programming.
NOTE: Eight of the upper-level Physics
courses are "staggered" (PHYS 301, 329,
330, 361, 372, 402, 474, and 482). I.e., these
courses are offered every other year, which must
be taken into account in scheduling. Also, Theoretical
Methods can be taken as early as the Spring Semester
of the sophomore year.
Extradepartmental Science and Mathematics Requirements: Chemistry 121, 122 or Biology 111/113, 112/114; Mathematics 115, 116, 215, and 315; Computer Science 160 (or approved substitute) and 308.
Physics
Course Descriptions
Track
2
| Freshman
Year |
|
|
|
| Fall |
credits |
Spring |
credits |
| General
Chemistry I (Chem 121) |
5 |
Arts and
the Human Experience |
3 |
| Research
& Info Skills (Cosc 160) |
3 |
Calculus
II (Math 116) |
4 |
| Computer/Info
Literacy (Cosc 030) |
1 |
Thinking/Writing
Across Curriculum (Core 101)* |
3 |
| Calculus
I (Math 115) |
4 |
Gen. Anal.
Physics I (212) |
4 |
| Gen. Anal.
Physics I (211) |
4 |
|
|
| |
17 |
|
14 |
| Sophomore
Year |
|
|
|
| Fall |
credits |
Spring |
credits |
| Basic
Phil. Questions (Core 132) |
3 |
General
Analyt. Physics III (213) |
4 |
| Intro
to Prob and Stats (Math 301)* |
3 |
Differential
Equations & Linear Algebra (315) |
4 |
| Calculus
III (Math 215) |
4 |
NON-BSNES electives* |
6 |
| Biology
I and Biology I Lab (111, 113) |
4 |
Seminar:
Career Dev.* |
1 |
| Imaginative
Literature and Critical Writing |
3 |
CORE Theology |
3 |
| |
17 |
|
18 |
| Junior
Year |
|
|
|
| Fall |
credits |
Spring |
credits |
| Mechanics
(361) |
4 |
Electricity
and Magnetism (372) |
4 |
| Thermodynamics
(301) |
3 |
Advanced
Laboratory II (330) |
1 |
| Advanced
Laboratory I (329) |
1 |
Big Bang
& Beyond (103) |
3 |
| Scient.
Presentation and Writing** |
3 |
Numerical
Analysis (Cosc 308) |
3 |
| History
of Science** |
3 |
Shap.
Mod. World (Core 151) |
3 |
| English
** |
3 |
Topics
in Math* |
3 |
| |
17 |
|
17 |
| Summer
Session |
credits |
|
credits |
| Introduction
to Teaching (520) |
3# |
|
|
| Multicultural
Education (503) |
3# |
|
|
| Theory
Teach./Learning Processes |
3# |
|
|
| |
9# |
|
|
| Senior
Year |
|
|
|
| Fall |
credits |
Spring |
credits |
| Modern
Physics (471) |
3 |
Reading
Secondary School |
3# |
| Optics
(402) |
4 |
Teaching
Secondary Science |
3# |
| Senior
Research (430w) |
1 |
Cultural
Anthropology (104)** |
3 |
| Elementary
Particle Phys. or Ethics (482W)* |
3 |
Senior
Research II (431W) |
1 |
| Foundations
of Education |
3# |
Soc., Pol.,
Econ. Systems (Core 141)* |
3 |
| Instructional
Techniques (631) |
3# |
Ethics*
or Chaos (480 / 480L) |
3 |
| Field Experience
(595) |
0 |
|
|
| |
11 / 6# |
|
10 / 6# |
| Total
Undergraduate credits 121 (122) |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
| Fifth
Year |
|
|
|
| Fall |
credits |
Spring |
credits |
| Electives:
Education and/or Content |
9# |
Student Teaching
|
6# |
| |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
| |
9# |
|
6# |
| |
|
|
|
*BSNES Core Requirement; may be
taken in any sequence, but Scientific Presentationand
Writing must be taken prior to the senior year.
Intro to Prob and Stats substitutes for Scientific
Programming.
# Denotes Graduate Credit
Note: A student enrolled in this
track who is not in the Physics/Education Program
will skip all of the graduate education courses,
in which case the total number of credits will
be 121 (122) for four years. Thus, it would be
advisable for such students to shift two courses
from the Junion year to the Senior year. Also,
such students, like the track #1 students, may
take CHEM 121 and 122 General Chemistry I & II (10 credits) or BIOL 111, 112, 113, and 114
Biology I and II and Biology I and II Labs (8
credits).
Extradepartmental Science and Mathematics Requirements: Chemistry 121, and Biology I 111 and 113 Biology Lab or Biology 112/114L; Mathematics 115, 116, 215, and 315; Computer Science 160 (or an approved substitute) and 308.
*Note: all Physics majors who take PHYS 480 (three-credits) are also required to take the one-credit Chaos Computer Lab, PHYS 480L.
Also, seven of the upper-level
Physics courses are "staggered" (PHYS
301, 329, 330, 361, 372, 402, and 482). I.e.,
these courses are offered every other year, which
must be taken into acoount when scheduling.
Physics Course
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