A sample curriculum for a the Pure & Applied Physics major follows; this sample is not intended as a mandatory schedule, but is provided only to give the student a standard by which to judge his or her progress and to indicate which semesters the required upper division classes are offered
Freshman Year
Fall Semester — 16 Credit Hours
MATH 1401, Calculus I (four credit hours)
Core Course (three credit hours)
Core Course (three credit hours)
Junior Year
Fall Semester — 15 credit hours
PHYS 3120, Methods of Mathematical
Physics (three credit hours)
PHYS 3211, Analytical Mechanics (four
Core Course (three credit hours)
Core Course (three credit hours)
Spring Semester — 15 Credit Hours
MATH 2411, Calculus II (four credit hours)
PHYS 2311, General Physics I: Calculusbased (four credit hours)
PHYS 2321, General Physics Lab I (one credit hour)
Core Course (three credit hours) credit hours)
PHYS 3711, Junior Lab I (two credit hours)
Core Course (three credit hours)
Upper division elective (three credit hours)
Spring Semester — 14 credit hours
PHYS 3411, Thermal Physics (three credit hours)
PHYS 3721, Junior Lab II (two credit hours)
PHYS 3811, Quantum Mechanics (three
Core Course (three credit hours)
Sophomore Year
Fall Semester — 15 credit hours
MATH 2421, Calculus III (four credit hours)
PHYS 2331, General Physics II: Calculusbased (four credit hours)
PHYS 2341, General Physics Lab II (one credit hour)
Core Course (three credit hours)
Core Course (three credit hours)
Spring Semester — 14 credit hours
MATH 3195, Linear Algebra and
Differential Equations (four credit hours)
PHYS 2811, Modern Physics I (four credit hours)
PHYS 2711, Vibrations and Waves (three credit hours)
Core Course (three credit hours) credit hours)
Core Course (three credit hours)
Upper division electives (three credit hours)
Senior Year
Fall Semester — 15 credit hours
PHYS 4331, Principles of Electricity and
Magnetism (four credit hours)
PHYS 4810, Atomic and Molecular
Structure (three credit hours)
PHYS 4711, Senior Lab I (two credit hours)
Core Course (three credit hours)
Upper division elective (three credit hours)
Spring Semester — 14 credit hours
PHYS 4650, Solid State Physics (three credit hours)
PHYS 4510, Optics (three credit hours)
PHYS 4721, Senior Lab II (two credit hours)
Core Course (three credit hours)
Upper division elective (three credit hours)