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 239-0Foundations of Modern Physics
PHYSICS 330-1Classical Mech
PHYSICS 333-1Advanced 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
1

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.