Courses
Requirements
Students who major in Physics must complete 19.5 courses.
| Requirements | Course Details |
|---|---|
| 6.5 required courses | Foundations of Science 1-6 |
| 5.5 required courses | Electromagnetism and Special Relativity (half course); Mechanics Electricity and Magnetism; Quantum Mechanics; Advanced Physics Laboratory; Statistical Mechanics; Thermodynamics |
| 4 mathematics courses | Calculus with Applications: Science and Engineering; Multivariable Calculus: Science and Engineering; Linear Algebra; Ordinary Differential Equations |
| 1 major elective course | Physics |
| Half course | Research Seminar in Physics |
| 2 Capstone | Project and Seminar |
Requirements
For Physics Majors Only
| Requirements | Course Details |
|---|---|
| 6.5 required courses | Foundations of Science 1-6 |
| 5.5 required courses | Electromagnetism and Special Relativity (half course); Mechanics Electricity and Magnetism; Quantum Mechanics; Advanced Physics Laboratory; Statistical Mechanics; Thermodynamics |
| 4 mathematics courses | Calculus with Applications: Science and Engineering; Multivariable Calculus: Science and Engineering; Linear Algebra; Ordinary Differential Equations |
| 4 specialization elective courses | Selected from: General Relativity; Computational Physics; Astrophysics; Multi-wavelength Astronomy; Imaging and Spectroscopy and Radio Imaging and Time Series Lab; Nuclear Astrophysics |
| Half course | Research Seminar in Physics |
| 2 Capstone | Project and Seminar |
Students who specialize in Biophysics must complete 22.5 courses.
| Requirements | Course Details |
|---|---|
| 6.5 Foundations of Science | Foundations of Science 1-6 |
| 5.5 required courses | Electromagnetism and Special Relativity (0.5); Mechanics; Electricity and Magnetism; Quantum Mechanics 1; Advanced Physics Laboratory; Statistical Mechanics and Thermodynamics. |
| 4 required mathematics courses | Calculus with Applications to Science and Engineering; Multivariable Calculus with Applications to Science and Engineering; Linear Algebra; Ordinary Differential Equations. |
| 3 required Biophysics courses | Biophysics; Biological Physics: From Single Molecules to the Cell; Computational Biology and Biophysics. |
| 1 Biophysics elective course selected from a list of courses outside their major | Human Physiology; Genetics; Genome Biology; Immunology; Synthetic Biology; Experimental Systems Biology; Biochemistry: Macromolecular Structure and Function; Physical Chemistry: Thermodynamics and Kinetics; Analytical Chemistry; Special Topics in Chemistry (NMR only); |
| Half course (0.5) | Research Seminar in Physics |
| 2 Capstone | Seminar and Project |