Physics B.S.

All students must meet the Degree and University Requirements.

All students must meet the Catamount Core Curriculum Requirements.

All students must meet the College Requirements.

Major Requirements

All courses in core and all courses in one of the listed options.

CORE:
Suggested:
CEMS 1500CEMS First Year Seminar1
Choose 1 of the following sequences:8
Fundamentals of Physics I
and Fundamentals of Physics II
Physics for Engineers I
and Physics for Engineers II
and Physics Problem Solving II
PHYS 2500Waves and Quanta4
PHYS 2200Classical Mechanics3
PHYS 3300Electricity & Magnetism3
PHYS 3500Quantum Mechanics I3
PHYS 4500Applictns of Quantum Mechanics3
MATH 1234Calculus I4
MATH 1248Calculus II4
MATH 2248Calculus III4
MATH 3230Ordinary Diffrntl Equation3
MATH 2544Linear Algebra3
or MATH 2522 Applied Linear Algebra
CHEM 1400General Chemistry 14
One additional course in chemistry (CHEM 1450 recommended)4
CS 1210Computer Programming I3
or PHYS 3150 Computational Physics I
OPTIONS
Pure Physics:21
Experimental Physics I
Experimental Physics II
Thermal & Statistical Physics
Intermediate Level or Above. 6 additional credits from the following:
PHYS 2000 to 2989
PHYS 3000 to 3989
PHYS 4000 to 4989
6 additional credits from the following:
PHYS 2000 to 2989
PHYS 3000 to 3989
PHYS 4000 to 4989
Internship: PHYS 3991, ASTR 3991
Undergraduate Research: PHYS 2995, PHYS 3995, ASTR 2995, ASTR 3995
Honors: PHYS 4996
Electrical Engineering (Circuits and Devices):22
Circuits I
Circuits II
Circuits Design Project
Electronics I
Electronics Laboratory
Electronics Design Project
The EE concentration should include 3 credits of approved physics or electrical engineering electives.
3 additional credits from the following:
PHYS 2000 to 2989
PHYS 3000 to 3989
PHYS 4000 to 4989
EE 2000 to 2989
EE 3000 to 3989
EE 4000 to 4989
Internship: PHYS 3991, EE 3991
Independent Study: PHYS 2993, PHYS 3993, EE 2993, EE 3993, EE 4993
Teaching Assistant: PHYS 3994, PHYS 4994, EE 2994, EE 3994, EE 4994
Undergraduate Research: PHYS 2995, PHYS 3995, EE 2995, EE 3995
Honors: PHYS 4996