The Courses
Note: Credits may be earned for only one of the following courses in each line:
PHYSICS 100, 139
PHYSICS 131, 151, 181
PHYSICS 132, 152, 182
100 Conceptual Physics (PS) (both sem) 4 cr
105 Weather and Our Atmosphere (2nd sem) 3 cr
114 Theory of Sound with Applications to Speech and Hearing Science (PS) (1st sem) 4 cr
115 Physics of Music (PS) (2nd sem) 4 cr
116 Relativity (PS) (1st sem) 4 cr
118 Energy and Society (PS) (1st sem) 4 cr
120 Big Bang to Black Holes (PS) (2nd sem) 4 cr
121 Einstein's Dice (PS) (1st sem) 4 cr
125 Seeing the Light (PS) (1st sem) 4 cr
131 Introductory Physics I (PS) (both sem) 4 cr
132 Introductory Physics II (PS) (both sem) 4 cr
139 Introduction to Physics (PS) (1st sem) 4 cr
151 General Physics I (PS) (both sem) 4 cr
152 General Physics II (PS) (both sem) 4 cr
181 Physics I: Mechanics (PS) (1st sem) 4 cr
181H Physics I: Mechanics, honors (1st sem) 5cr
182 Physics II: Electricity and Magnetism (PS) (2nd sem) 4 cr
182H Physics II: Electricity and Magnetism , honors (2nd sem) 5 cr
185 Freshman Seminar (1st sem) 1 cr
186 Freshman Seminar (2nd sem) 1 cr
192M Introduction to Measurement Using the Arduino
196 Independent Study (both sem) 1-3 cr
271 Mathematical Methods of Physics I (1st sem) 3 cr
272 Physics III: Thermodynamics, Optics, and Special Relativity (1st sem) 3 cr
273 Sophomore Physics Laboratory I (1st sem) 2 cr
275 Mathematical Methods of Physics II (2nd sem) 3 cr
276 Physics IV: Introduction to Waves and Quantum Mechanics (2nd sem) 3 cr
277 Sophomore Physics Laboratory II (2nd sem) 2 cr
281 Computational Physics (both sem) 3 cr
296 Independent Study (both sem) 1-3 cr
381 Writing in Physics (1st sem) 3 cr
390T Principles of Active Learning in Physics Education (1st sem) 3 cr
396 Independent Study (both sem) 1-3 cr
397P Professional and Career Development (2nd sem) 1 cr
421 Mechanics (1st sem) 4 cr
422 Electricity and Magnetism (2nd sem) 4 cr
423 Statistical Physics and Thermodynamics (2nd sem) 4 cr
424 Quantum Mechanics (1st sem) 4 cr
440 Intermediate Laboratory (both sem) 4 cr
496 Independent Study (both sem) 1-3 cr
499Y Honors Research (both sem) 1-4 cr
499T Honors Thesis (both sem) 1-5 cr
The following 500-level courses are taught once per year, in alternate years, or less frequently. Generally, at least two are taught each semester.
531 Electronics for Scientists I (1st sem) 4 cr
537 Quantum Computation (1st sem) 3 cr
551 Biological Physics (2nd sem) 3 cr
553 Optics (2nd sem) 4 cr
556 Nuclei and Elementary Particles (2nd sem) 3 cr
558 Solid State Physics (2nd sem) 3 cr
562 Advanced Electricity and Magnetism (1st sem) 3 cr
564 Advanced Quantum Mechanics (2nd sem) 3 cr
568 Cosmology and General Relativity (1st sem) 3 cr
597B Special Topics in Biological Physics (2nd sem) 3 cr
596 Independent Study (both sem) 1-6 cr