ENGINEERING PHYSICS

The Department of Physics and Astronomy offers an Engineering Physics program as follows:

Total Physics and Astronomy Courses			44
A. Required physics courses		26
PHY 223	Mechanics and Sound		5
PHY 224	Electricity and Light		5
PHY 360	Heat and Thermodynamics		4
PHY 370	Modern Physics		3
PHY 372	Modern Physics Laboratory		1
PHY 406	Ethical Issues in Physics		1
PHY 420	Capstone Project		3
PHY 456	Electronics for Scientists		4
B. Required engineering mechanics courses		11
PHY 229	Strength and Elasticity of Materials		4
PHY 230	Engineering Dynamics		4
PHY 485	Fluid Dynamics		3
C. Physics electives		7
Choose seven credits from the following list:
PHY 332	Mechanics Laboratory		1
PHY 350	Electricity and Magnetism I		3
PHY 431	Intermediate Mechanics II		3
PHY 436	Vibration and Sound		3
PHY 440	Optics		3
PHY 442	Optics Laboratory		1
PHY 444	Applied Optics		2
PHY 458	Electronic Devices for Scientists		4
PHY 471	Atomic and Nuclear Physics		3
PHY 475	Introduction to Quantum Mechanics		3
PHY 481	Mathematical Physics		3
PHY 497/8/9	Independent Study		1-3
Additional Required Courses			29
D. Required mathematics courses		18
MATH 120	Calculus I		4
MATH 121	Calculus II		4
MATH 122	Linear Algebra		3
MATH 223	Multivariable Calculus		4
MATH 325	Differential Equations		3
E. Required computer science course		3
COSC 138	Computer Science I		3
F. Required chemistry courses		8
CHEM 121/2	General Chemistry I with lab		4
CHEM 123/4	General Chemistry II with lab		4

 

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