Major requirements include:

• PS 131-132 - Calculus-Based Physics I - II
• PS 231 - Modern Physics
• PS 242 - Dynamics
• PS 346 - Thermodynamics
• PS 380 - Electricity and Magnetism
• PS 383 - Quantum Mechanics
• PS 386 - Mathematical Methods of Physics
• PS 449 - Topics in Physics *
• PS 451 - Independent Research in Physics I †

• and

• PS 452 - Independent Research in Physics II (both taken in senior year)
• MA 170 - Calculus I
• MA 180 - Calculus II
• MA 210 - Calculus III
• MA 220 - Vector Analysis and Differential Equations
• MA 310 - Linear Algebra

Note:

* In the past, this course has included such topics as Laser Physics, Modern Astrophysics, General Relativity, History of Physics, Quantum Cryptography, and Elementary Particle Physics.

†This is a zero-credit course but is a prerequisite to PS 452 .

Course Sequence Outline

Freshman Year