B.S. in Physics

Suggested Sequence for the Condensed Matter 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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16
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
UCOR 3 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 4 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
PHYS 491 Int. Materials Science I 3
UCOR 5 3
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Junior (Senior) Year - Odd Spring Credits
ENGL 302 Science Writing 3
UCOR 6 3
UCOR 7 (or PHYS 499 Senior Research +
SPRG 105 Career Development Seminar)
3
PHYS 492 Int. Materials Science II 3
Free Elective 1 3
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15
Senior (Junior) Year - Odd Fall Credits
PHYS 461 Mechanics 4
PHYS 401 Thermal Physics 3
PHYS 493 Solid State Physics I 3
UCOR 8 3
UCOR 9 3
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Senior (Junior) Year - Even Spring Credits
PHYS 499 Senior Research 2
SPRG 105 Career Development Seminar (or UCOR 7) 1
PHYS 472 Electromagnetism 4
BSNES-Core Free Elective 2 3
PHYS 494 Solid State Physics II 3
Free Elective 2 3
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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).