Physics (B.S.) Materials Science 4-Year Plan

Fall 1st Year:

• CHM 11500 - General Chemistry Cr. 4.
• COM 11400 - Fundamentals Of Speech Communication Cr. 3.
• MA 16500 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus I Cr. 4.
• PHYS 17000 - Special Topics in Physics Cr. 1-4.

•   taken as:  First Year Seminar  Cr. 2.

• PHYS 14204 - Materials Science: Materials Laboratory Cr. 1.

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• Choose two:

• PHYS 14201 - Materials Science: Semiconductors, Conductors and Superconductors Cr. 1.
• PHYS 14202 - Materials Science: Optical And Magnetic Materials Cr. 1.
• PHYS 14203 - Materials Science: Thermal Properties Cr. 1.

Spring 1st Year:

• CHM 11600 - General Chemistry Cr. 4.
• EAPS 22101 - Introductory Mineralogy Cr. 3-4.
• MA 16600 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus II Cr. 4.
• PHYS 15200 - Mechanics Cr. 5.

Fall 2nd Year:

• ENGL 13100 - Reading, Writing, and Inquiry I Cr. 3.
• MA 26100 - Multivariate Calculus Cr. 4.
• MET 18000 - Materials and Processes Cr. 3.
• PHYS 25100 - Heat, Electricity, and Optics Cr. 5.

Spring 2nd Year:

• ET 20000 - Strength of Materials Cr. 3.
• PHYS 30500 - Intermediate Mathematics Physics Cr. 3.
• PHYS 31200 - Intermediate Electricity and Magnetism Cr. 3.
• PHYS 34200 - Modern Physics Cr. 3.
• PHYS 34300 - Modern Physics Laboratory Cr. 1.
• Elective course  Cr. 2.

Fall 3rd Year:

• Choose one:

• CHM 24100 - Introductory Inorganic Chemistry Cr. 4.
• CHM 26100 - Organic Chemistry Cr. 3.

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• ENGL 23301 - Intermediate Expository Writing Cr. 3.
• PHYS 32200 - Optics Cr. 3.
• PHYS 32500 - Scientific Computing Cr. 3.
• PHYS 34500 - Optics Laboratory I Cr. 1.
• PHYS 44200 - Quantum Mechanics Cr. 3.

Spring 3rd Year:

• Choose two:

• PHYS 23601 - Electron Microscopy Cr. 1.
• PHYS 23602 - X-Ray Analysis Cr. 1.
• PHYS 23603 - Scanning Probe Microscopy Cr. 1.

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• PHYS 31000 - Intermediate Mechanics Cr. 4.
• PHYS 41800 - Thermal and Statistical Physics Cr. 3.
• Gen Ed B5  Cr. 3.
• Gen Ed B6  Cr. 3.

Fall 4th Year:

• EAPS 42500 - Scanning Electron Microscopy Cr. 2-3.
• PHYS 34600 - Advanced Laboratory I Cr. 1.
• PHYS 48001 - Senior Thesis I Cr. 3.
• PHYS 54500 - Solid State Physics Cr. 3.
• First Semester Foreign Language  Cr. 3.
• Gen Ed A/B, or Free Elective  Cr. 3.

Spring 4th Year:

• PHYS 48002 - Senior Thesis II Cr. 0.
• Second Semester Foreign Language  Cr. 3.
• Gen Ed A or B, or Free Elective  Cr. 3.
• Elective course  Cr. 3.
• Elective course  Cr. 3.

Total Credits: 120