Physics Minor
The minor in physics gives students an understanding of the most essential concepts in the field and carries the same prerequisites as the major, followed by a lighter set of requirements.
| Course | Title |
|---|---|
| Prerequisites | |
| MATH 220-1 & MATH 220-2 | Single-Variable Differential Calculus and Single-Variable Integral Calculus |
| or MATH 218-1 & MATH 218-2 & MATH 218-3 | Single-Variable Calculus with Precalculus and Single-Variable Calculus with Precalculus and Single-Variable Calculus with Precalculus |
| PHYSICS 140-1 & PHYSICS 140-2 & PHYSICS 140-3 & PHYSICS 136-1 & PHYSICS 136-2 & PHYSICS 136-3 | Fundamentals of Physics and Fundamentals of Physics and Fundamentals of Physics and General Physics Laboratory and General Physics Laboratory and General Physics Laboratory |
| or PHYSICS 135-1 & PHYSICS 135-2 & PHYSICS 135-3 & PHYSICS 136-1 & PHYSICS 136-2 & PHYSICS 136-3 | General Physics and General Physics and General Physics and General Physics Laboratory and General Physics Laboratory and General Physics Laboratory |
| or PHYSICS 125-1 & PHYSICS 125-2 & PHYSICS 125-3 & PHYSICS 126-1 & PHYSICS 126-2 & PHYSICS 126-3 | General Physics ISP and General Physics for ISP and General Physics for ISP and Physics Laboratory for ISP and Physics Laboratory for ISP and Physics Laboratory for ISP |
| Minor Requirements (9 units) | |
| Core mathematics and mathematical tools courses listed below or equivalent courses approved by the department: 1 | |
| MATH 230-1 & MATH 230-2 | Multivariable Differential Calculus and Multivariable Integral Calculus 1 |
| PHYSICS 311-1 & PHYSICS 311-2 | Mathematical Tools for the Physical Sciences and Mathematical Tools for the Physical Sciences |
| or MATH 240-0 & MATH 250-0 | Linear Algebra and Elementary Differential Equations |
| Core physics courses | |
| PHYSICS 239-0 | Foundations of Modern Physics |
| PHYSICS 330-1 | Classical Mech |
| PHYSICS 333-1 | Advanced Electricity & Magnetism |
| 2 other 300-level physics or astronomy courses other than: | |
| Mathematical Tools for the Physical Sciences and Mathematical Tools for the Physical Sciences | |
| Scalar and Vector Field Methods in Physics | |
| Independent Thesis Research | |
| Independent Study | |
| Honors Independent Study | |
| Independent Study | |
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PHYSICS 312-0 Scalar and Vector Field Methods in Physics may be used in place of MATH 230-2 Multivariable Integral Calculus with department permission.