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2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog

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2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

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

This plan is an example only. Please see your advisor to develop your individualized plan. Course rotation and course offerings are subject to change based on faculty availability and enrollment minimums.

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.
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.

Total Credits: 16

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.

Total Credits: 16

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.

Total Credits: 15

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.

Total Credits: 15

Fall 3rd Year:

Choose one:
CHM 24100 - Introductory Inorganic Chemistry Cr. 4.
CHM 26100 - Organic Chemistry Cr. 3.
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.

Total Credits: 16-17

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

Total Credits: 15

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.

Total Credits: 15

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: 12

Total Credits: 120