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Department Chair & Faculty Listing

The Department of Physics offers four programs in physics leading to the B.S. degree. A student contemplating a physics major should arrange for an early interview with the department, so that his or her interest and future career can be considered in the planning of the program. In addition to the requirements described below for each program, the distribution and general requirements listed in the catalog should be fulfilled. A student planning a physics major is encouraged to take a year of college calculus as early as possible.

Programs

• Optical Physics (B.S.)
• Physics Major (B.S.)

• Physics Major for Teacher Certification (B.S.)

• Physics Minor

• Physics Minor for Teacher Certification

Courses

• PHYS 106 - Earth and Space Science
• PHYS 106A - Earth & Space Science: Physical Geology (GE4)
• PHYS 106B - Earth & Space Science: Meteorology (GE4)
• PHYS 106C - Earth & Space Science: Astronomy (GE4)
• PHYS 107 - Our Physical World (GE4)
• PHYS 111 - General Physics I (GE4)
• PHYS 111L - General Physics I Lab (GE4)
• PHYS 112 - General Physics II
• PHYS 112L - General Physics II Lab
• PHYS 150 - Physics for Health Sciences
• PHYS 190 - Selected Topics
• PHYS 211 - Analytical Physics I (GE4)
• PHYS 211L - Introductory Physics I Lab (GE4)
• PHYS 212 - Analytical Physics II
• PHYS 212L - Introductory Physics II Lab
• PHYS 290 - Selected Topics
• PHYS 301 - Theoretical Mechanics
• PHYS 302 - Electricity & Magnetism
• PHYS 309 - Introduction to Modern Physics
• PHYS 312 - Thermodynamics
• PHYS 313 - Mathematical Methods
• PHYS 320 - Junior Laboratory
• PHYS 332 - Modern Optics & Holography
• PHYS 400 - Senior Laboratory
• PHYS 402 - Physical Optics
• PHYS 403 - Intro to Quantum Mechanics
• PHYS 404 - Solid State Physics
• PHYS 432 - Intro to Fourier Optics
• PHYS 442 - Laser Physics & Optoelectronics
• PHYS 490 - Selected Topics
• PHYS 491 - Special Topics
• PHYS 497 - Senior Research

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