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 |
| ----- 17 |
| Freshman Year - Spring | Credits |
| PHYS 212 GAP II | 4 |
| CHEM 122 General Chemistry II | 5 |
| MATH 116 Calculus II | 4 |
| UCOR I | 1 |
| ----- 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 |
| ----- 17 |
| 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 |
| ----- 16 |
| 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 |
| ----- 15 |
| 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 |
| ----- 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 |
| ----- 16 |
| 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 |
| ----- 16 |
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).
