B.S. in Physics

Suggested Course Sequence for the Astronomy Track

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Freshman Year - Fall Credits
PHYS 211 GAP I 4
CHEM 121 General Chemistry I 5
MATH 115 Calculus I 4
COSC 160 C++ 3
UCOR Information Literacy 1
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Freshman Year - Spring Credits
PHYS 212 GAP II 4
CHEM 122 General Chemistry II 5
MATH 116 Calculus II 4
UCOR I 1
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Sophomore Year - Fall Credits
PHYS 302 Optics 3
PHYS 312 Optics Lab 1
MATH 215 Calculus III 4
PHYS 332 Analog Electronics 3
UCOR 2 3
X-reg Intro to Astronomy 3
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Sophomore Year - Spring Credits
PHYS 374 Modern Physics 4
PHYS 364 Modern Physics Lab 1
MATH 310 Linear Algebra 3
MATH 314 Differential Equations 3
UCOR 3 3
BSNES-Core Free Elective 1 3
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Junior (Senior) Year - Even Fall Credits
PHYS 474 Quantum Mechanics 3
MATH 308 Numerical Analysis or
MATH 301 Probability & Statistics I
3
HIST 307 History of Science 3
X-reg Stars 3
Free Elective 1 3
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Junior (Senior) Year - Odd Spring Credits
ENGL 302 Science Writing 3
UCOR 4 3
UCOR 5 (or PHYS 499 Senior Research +
SPRG 105 Career Development Seminar)
3
X-reg Galaxies 3
Free Elective 2 3
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15
Senior (Junior) Year - Odd Fall Credits
PHYS 461 Mechanics 4
PHYS 401 Thermal Physics 3
UCOR 6 3
UCOR 7 3
UCOR 8 3
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Senior (Junior) Year - Even Spring Credits
PHYS 499 Senior Research 2
SPRG 105 Career Development Seminar(or UCOR 5) 1
PHYS 472 Electromagnetism 4
BSNES-Core Free Elective 2 3
X-reg Techniques in Astronomy 3
UCOR 9 3
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Acceptable Astronomy Requirements

AST 0113 Intro to Astronomy, AST 1120 Stars, Stellar structure and Stellar evolution, AST 1121 Galaxies and Cosmology and AST 1263 Techniques in Astronomy, at the University of Pittsburgh.

Recommended Free Electives for a Concurrent B.A. in Mathematics

MATH 135 Discrete Mathematics (3), MATH 402W Abstract Algebra I (3), MATH 415W Advanced Calculus I (3), additional MATH at 300 level (3).

PCHE Cross-Registration Guidelines

One course per term in addition to at least 12 credits at Duquesne University.