Optical Physics Option
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Math | ||
| MTH 251 | *DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS | 4 |
| MTH 252 | INTEGRAL CALCULUS | 4 |
| MTH 253 | INFINITE SERIES AND SEQUENCES | 4 |
| or MTH 306 | MATRIX AND POWER SERIES METHODS | |
| MTH 254 | VECTOR CALCULUS I | 4 |
| MTH 255 | VECTOR CALCULUS II | 4 |
| MTH 256 | APPLIED DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS | 4 |
| MTH 341 | LINEAR ALGEBRA I | 3 |
| Chemistry | ||
| CH 231 & CH 261 |
GENERAL CHEMISTRY and *LABORATORY FOR CHEMISTRY 231 |
5 |
| CH 232 & CH 262 |
GENERAL CHEMISTRY and *LABORATORY FOR CHEMISTRY 232 |
5 |
| CH 233 & CH 263 |
GENERAL CHEMISTRY and *LABORATORY FOR CHEMISTRY 233 |
5 |
| Physics Core | ||
| PH 211 & PH 221 |
*GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS and RECITATION FOR PHYSICS 211 |
5 |
| PH 212 & PH 222 |
*GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS and RECITATION FOR PHYSICS 212 |
5 |
| PH 213 & PH 223 |
*GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS and RECITATION FOR PHYSICS 213 |
5 |
| PH 315 | PHYSICS OF CONTEMPORARY CHALLENGES | 3 |
| PH 335 | TECHNIQUES OF THEORETICAL MECHANICS | 3 |
| PH 365 & PH 366 & PH 367 |
COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS LAB and COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS LAB and COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS LAB |
3 |
| PH 411 | ELECTRONICS | 3 |
| PH 422 | PARADIGMS IN PHYSICS: STATIC FIELDS | 3 |
| PH 423 | PARADIGMS IN PHYSICS: ENERGY AND ENTROPY | 3 |
| PH 424 | PARADIGMS IN PHYSICS: OSCILLATIONS AND WAVES | 3 |
| PH 425 | PARADIGMS IN PHYSICS: QUANTUM FUNDAMENTALS | 3 |
| PH 426 | PARADIGMS IN PHYSICS: CENTRAL FORCES | 3 |
| PH 427 | PARADIGMS IN PHYSICS: PERIODIC SYSTEMS | 3 |
| Senior-level Physics | ||
| PH 401 | RESEARCH | 3 |
| PH 403 | ^THESIS | 3 |
| Select two of the following: | 6 | |
| CAPSTONES IN PHYSICS: ELECTROMAGNETISM | ||
| CAPSTONES IN PHYSICS: THERMAL AND STATISTICAL PHYSICS | ||
| CAPSTONES IN PHYSICS: QUANTUM MECHANICS | ||
| Optical Physics Electives | ||
| Select 15 credits 1 | 15 | |
| Total Credits | 114 | |
1
15 credits of approved upper-division courses in physics or optics at the 400 level or beyond, including at least one laboratory course, which form a coherent set. At least 8 of these credits must be in optics.
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Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC)
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Writing Intensive Course (WIC)
