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The Courses
Note: Credits may be earned for only one of the following courses in each line: 100 Conceptual Physics (PS) (both sem) 4 cr 114 Theory of Sound with Applications to Speech and Hearing Science (PS) (2nd sem) 4 cr 115 Physics of Music (PS) (2nd sem) 4 cr 116 Relativity (PS) (1st sem) 4 cr 118 Energy and Society (PS) (2nd sem) 4 cr 120 Big Bang to Black Holes (PS) (2nd 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 181HH Physics I - Mechanics, honors (1st sem) 5cr 182 Physics II—Electricity and Magnetism (PS) (2nd sem) 4 cr 182HH Physics II—Electricity and Magnetism , honors (2nd sem) 5 cr 185 Freshman Seminar (1st sem) 1 cr 186 Freshman Seminar (2nd sem) 1 cr 190Q Einstein's Dice (which may appear soon as Physics121) 4 cr 196 Independent Study (both sem) 1-3 cr 281 Computational Physics (1st sem) 3 cr 282 Techniques of Theoretical Physics (2nd sem) 3 cr 284 Modern Physics I (2nd sem) 3 cr 286 Sophomore Laboratory (2nd sem) 2 cr 287 Physics III—Thermodynamics, Waves, Optics (PS) (1st sem) 3 cr 289 Laboratory III—Thermodynamics, Waves, Optics (1st sem) 1 cr 296 Independent Study (both sem) 1-3 cr 381 Writing in Physics (1st sem) 3 cr 396 Independent Study (both sem) 1-3 cr 421 Mechanics (1st sem) 3 cr 422 Electricity and Magnetism (2nd sem) 3 cr 423 Statistical Physics and Thermodynamics (2nd sem) 3 cr 424 Quantum Mechanics (1st sem) 3 cr 440 Intermediate Laboratory (both sem) 3 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 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 E&M 3 cr 564 Advanced Quantum Mechanics 3 cr 568 General Relativity (1st sem) 3 cr 590M Medical Physics (2nd sem) 3 cr 590K Biological Physics (2nd sem) 3 cr 596 Independent Study (both sem) 1-6 cr |
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