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- Requirements for the Music Major
- The Integrated Learning Component for
- The Music Minor
- Requirements for the Theatre & Film Major
- The Film Studies Minor (6 courses total)
- The Theatre Studies Minor (6 courses total)
- Music Courses
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- Special Courses for Majors
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- Requirements for the Physics Major
- Concentration in Materials Physics
- Minor in Physics
- Five Year Combined B.S. in Physics/M.S. in Education Option
- Physics in the GER (See Curricula)
- Physics in the GEP (See Curricula)
- Physics Courses
- PHY 101-102 General Physics I, II (8 credits)
- PHY 101L-102L General Physics Laboratory I, II (2 credits)
- PHY 105-106 University Physics I, II (8 credits)
- PHY 105L-106L University Physics Laboratory I, II (2 credits)
- PHY 110 Physics: Concepts and Applications (3 credits)
- PHY 111 The Astronomical Universe (3 credits)
- PHY 112 Energy: Problems and Promise (3 credits)
- PHY 113 Exploring the Physical World (3 credits)
- PHY 114 Technological Breakthroughs of the 20th Century (3 credits)
- PHY 251 Modern Physics I (4 credits)
- PHY 252 Modern Physics II (4 credits)
- PHY 253 Survey of Nanotechnology (3 credits)
- PHY 255 Linear Systems in Physics (3 credits)
- PHY 257 Mathematical Methods in Physics (3 credits)
- PHY 261 Electronics I (4 credits)
- PHY 262 Electronics II (4 credits)
- PHY 301 Classical Mechanics (4 credits)
- PHY 303 Thermal Physics (3 credits)
- PHY 307 Electricity and Magnetism (4 credits)
- PHY 308 Waves and Optics (3 credits)
- PHY 311 Experimental Methods of Physics I (2 credits)
- PHY 312 Experimental Methods of Physics II (2 credits)
- PHY 321 Quantum Mechanics I (4 credits)
- PHY 390 Physics Seminar non-credit
- PHY 401 Advanced Mechanics (3 credits)
- PHY 403 Quantum Mechanics II (3 credits)
- PHY 405 Solid State Physics (3 credits)
- PHY 407 Soft Condensed Matter Physics (3 credits)
- PHY 409 Statistical Mechanics (3 credits)
- PHY 413 Materials of Electronics (3 credits)
- PHY 411 Nuclear Physics (3 credits)
- PHY 415 Computational Physics (3 credits)
- PHY 417 Astrophysics (3 credits)
- PHY 419 Biophysics (3 credits)
- PHY 421 Physics of Fluids (3 credits)
- PHY 470 Advanced Special Topics in Physics (3 credits)
- PHY 493-494 Research Project 3-6 credits
- PHY 493-494 Honors Research Project (6 credits)
- Political Science
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- College of Professional and Liberal Studies
- Directory
PHY 303 Thermal Physics (3 credits)
The laws of thermodynamics are introduced and studied in the classical manner and the statistical mechanical foundations of thermodynamics are developed, including quantum statistics.
Prerequisite: PHY 251.