Physics (B.S.) Optoelectronics-Photonics 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.

• Gen Ed B5 elective  Cr. 3.

Spring 1st Year:

• ENGL 13100 - Reading, Writing, And Inquiry I Cr. 3.
• MA 16600 - Analytic Geometry And Calculus II Cr. 4.
• PHYS 15200 - Mechanics Cr. 5.
• Elective course  Cr. 3.

Fall 2nd Year:

• ENGL 23301 - Intermediate Expository Writing Cr. 3.
• PHYS 25100 - Heat, Electricity, And Optics Cr. 5.
• Gen Ed B6 elective  Cr. 3.

• Choose one:

• MA 26100 - Multivariate Calculus Cr. 4.

Spring 2nd Year:

• MA 35100 - Elementary Linear Algebra Cr. 3.
• PHYS 31200 - Intermediate Electricity And Magnetism Cr. 3.
• PHYS 34200 - Modern Physics Cr. 3.
• PHYS 34300 - Modern Physics Laboratory Cr. 1.
• Gen Ed A or B elective  Cr. 3.
• Elective course  Cr. 3.

Fall 3rd Year:

• MA 36300 - Differential Equations Cr. 3.
• PHYS 32500 - Scientific Computing Cr. 3.
• PHYS 34600 - Advanced Laboratory I Cr. 1.
• PHYS 41310 - Intermediate Electricity And Magnetism II Cr. 3.
• Elective course  Cr. 3.
• Elective course  Cr. 1.

Spring 3rd Year:

• PHYS 30500 - Intermediate Mathematical Physics Cr. 3.
• PHYS 32200 - Intermediate Optics Cr. 3.
• PHYS 34500 - Optics Laboratory I Cr. 1.
• PHYS 41800 - Thermal And Statistical Physics Cr. 3.
• PHYS 53600 - Electronic Techniques For Research Cr 4.

Fall 4th Year:

• PHYS 44200 - Quantum Mechanics Cr. 3.
• PHYS 48001 - Senior Thesis I Cr. 3.
• PHYS 51100 - Laser Physics Cr. 3.
• PHYS 52400 - Physical Optics And Experimental Spectroscopy Cr. 4.
• First Semester Foreign Language  Cr. 3.

Spring 4th Year:

• PHYS 31000 - Intermediate Mechanics Cr. 4.
• PHYS 36100 - Electronics For Scientists Cr. 4.
• PHYS 48002 - Senior Thesis II Cr. 0.
• Second Semester Foreign Language  Cr. 3.
• Elective course  Cr. 3.

Total Credits: 120