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Program name: | Physics B.S. Phys. |
Sub-plan: | Computational |
Sample Plan: | Computational |
Total Credits: | 120.0 |
Year 1 - Fall Semester: 16.0 cr
PHYS 1301W
- Introductory Physics for Science and Engineering I : 4.0 cr
:
PHYS,
WI
MATH 1271
- Calculus I : 4.0 cr
:
MATH
Freshman Composition
:4.0 cr
LE
(Biological Sciences)
:4.0 cr
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Year 1 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
PHYS 1302W
- Introductory Physics for Science and Engineering II : 4.0 cr
:
PHYS,
WI
MATH 1272
- Calculus II : 4.0 cr
CSCI 1113
- Introduction to C/C++ Programming for Scientists and Engineers : 4.0 cr
LE
(Diversity and Soc Justice US)
:3.0 cr
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Year 2 - Fall Semester: 16.0 cr
PHYS 2503
- Physics III: Intro to Waves, Optics, and Special Relativity : 4.0 cr
PHYS 2201
- Introductory Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics : 4.0 cr
CSCI 1913
- Introduction to Algorithms, Data Structures, and Program Development : 4.0 cr
MATH 2243
- Linear Algebra and Differential Equations : 4.0 cr
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Year 2 - Spring Semester: 14.0 cr
PHYS 2601
- Quantum Physics : 4.0 cr
PHYS 3605W
- Modern Physics Laboratory : 3.0 cr
:
WI
PHYS 3041
- Mathematical Methods for Physicists : 3.0 cr
MATH 2263
- Multivariable Calculus : 4.0 cr
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Year 3 - Fall Semester: 14.0 cr
PHYS 4001
- Analytical Mechanics : 4.0 cr
PHYS 4051
- Methods of Experimental Physics I : 5.0 cr
LE
(Arts/Humanities)
:3.0 cr
Elective
:2.0 cr
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Year 3 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
PHYS 4002
- Electricity and Magnetism : 4.0 cr
PHYS 4052W
- Methods of Experimental Physics II : 5.0 cr
:
WI
LE
(Technology and Society)
:3.0 cr
LE
(Historical Perspectives)
:3.0 cr
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Year 4 - Fall Semester: 14.0 cr
PHYS 4101
- Quantum Mechanics : 4.0 cr
PHYS 4201
- Statistical and Thermal Physics : 3.0 cr
AST 4001
- Astrophysics I : 4.0 cr
CSCI 4211
- Introduction to Computer Networks : 3.0 cr
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Year 4 - Spring Semester: 16.0 cr
AEM 5253
- Computational Fluid Mechanics : 3.0 cr
CSCI 3081W
- Program Design and Development : 4.0 cr
:
WI
PHYS 4121W
- History of 20th-Century Physics : 3.0 cr
:
WI
LE
(Social Sciences)
:3.0 cr
LE
(Global Perspectives)
:3.0 cr
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