Physics, Plan A, Physics General Track, B.S.

Core IMPACTS General Education Requirements: (42 Hours)

Core IMPACTS General Education Requirements  

(Students must select MATH 1113  in Core IMPACTS Area M and MATH 1634  in Core IMPACTS Area T. In Plans A,B, E, F, and G, it is advised that students select XIDS 2001  (The Physical Universe) in Core IMPACTS Area I and CHEM 1211  + CHEM 1211L  and CHEM 1212  + CHEM 1212L  in Core IMPACTS Area T.)

Field of Study: 18 Hours

• MATH 1113 - Precalculus 3.0 - 4.0 Credit Hours (1 of 4)
• MATH 1634 - Calculus I 4 Credit Hours (1 of 4)
• MATH 2644 - Calculus II 4 Credit Hours
• MATH 2654 - Calculus III 4 Credit Hours
• PHYS 2211 - Principles of Physics I 3 Credit Hours
• PHYS 2211L - Principles of Physics I Laboratory 1 Credit Hours
• PHYS 2212 - Principles of Physics II 3 Credit Hours
• PHYS 2212L - Principles of Physics II Laboratory 1 Credit Hours

Courses required for the degree: 45-54 Hours

• PHYS 3113 - Mechanics 3 Credit Hours
• PHYS 3213 - Thermodynamics 3 Credit Hours
• PHYS 3313 - Electricity and Magnetism 3 Credit Hours
• PHYS 3503 - Modern Physics 3 Credit Hours
• PHYS 3511 - Experimental Physics I 1 Credit Hours
• PHYS 3521 - Experimental Physics II 1 Credit Hours
• MATH 3303 - Ordinary Differential Equations 3 Credit Hours
• PHYS 4984 - Physics Seminar 1 Credit Hours
• PHYS 4513 - Mathematical Physics 3 Credit Hours
• PHYS 4523 - Computational Physics 3 Credit Hours
• XIDS 2001 - What do you really know about: XXX (Special Topics) 1 Credit Hours (The Physical Universe, if not completed in Core IMPACTS Area I)
• CHEM 1211 - Principles of Chemistry I 3 Credit Hours
• CHEM 1211L - Principles of Chemistry I Lab 1 Credit Hours
• CHEM 1212 - Principles of Chemistry II 3 Credit Hours
• CHEM 1212L - Principles of Chemistry II Lab 1 Credit Hours (if not completed in Core IMPACTS Area T)

Six hours selected from:

• Foreign Language
• MATH 2853 - Elementary Linear Algebra 3 Credit Hours
• MATH 3003 - Transition to Advanced Mathematics 3 Credit Hours
• MATH 3353 - Methods of Applied Mathematics 3 Credit Hours
• MATH 4013 - Numerical Analysis 3 Credit Hours
• MATH 4153 - Applied Mathematical Modeling 3 Credit Hours
• MATH 4203 - Mathematical Probability 3 Credit Hours
• MATH 4313 - Advanced Ordinary Differential Equations 3 Credit Hours
• MATH 4363 - Partial Differential Equations 3 Credit Hours

Fifteen additional hours selected from:

• PHYS 3013 - Basic Electronics 3 Credit Hours
• PHYS 3023 - Digital Electronics 3 Credit Hours
• PHYS 3413 - Optics 3 Credit Hours
• PHYS 4103 - Astrophysics 3 Credit Hours
• PHYS 4323 - Nuclear Physics 3 Credit Hours
• PHYS 4333 - Quantum Mechanics 3 Credit Hours
• PHYS 4413 - Introduction to Solid State Physics 3 Credit Hours
• PHYS 4683 - Physics Research 1.0 - 3.0 Credit Hours

Electives: 6-15 Hours

Must include enough upper level hours to make a total of at least 39.