The Bachelor of Science degree offers an in-depth and rigourous treatment of physics for students intending to pursue careers in basic science.
Information on this page is taken from the 1997-98 academic year catalogue and includes changes from previous years. For information on any other year, please consult the actual catalogue.
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| Required Lower Division Courses | Units | |
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| PHYS 161L* | Advanced Principles of Physics I | 4 |
| PHYS 162L* | Advanced Principles of Physics II | 4 |
| PHYS 163L* | Advanced Principles of Physics III | 4 |
| PHYS 190a | Freshman Colloquium | 1 |
| CHEM 115abL** | Advanced General Chemistry | 4-4 |
| MATH 125 | Calculus I | 4 |
| MATH 126 | Calculus II | 4 |
| MATH 226 | Calculus III | 4 |
| MATH 245 | Mathematics of Physics and Engineering I |
4 |
| Required Upper Division Courses | Units | |
| PHYS 302L | Physical Optics | 4 |
| PHYS 304 | Mechanics | 4 |
| PHYS 316 | Introduction to Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics |
4 |
| PHYS 408ab | Electricity and Magnetism | 4-4 |
| PHYS 438ab | Introduction to Quantum Mechanics and its Applications |
4-4 |
| PHYS 440 | Introduction to Solid State Physics |
4 |
| PHYS 491abL | Senior Laboratory | 2-2 |
| MATH 445 | Mathematics of Physics and Engineering II |
4 |
| Total Units | 77 | |
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*PHYS 151L, 152L and 153L may be substituted for the
sequence PHYS 161L, 162L and 163L.
**CHEM 105abL may be substituted for CHEM 115abL
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