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2008-2009 EIU Undergraduate Catalog

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2008-2009 EIU Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Department of Physics

Physics

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(BS)

Major

The Physics major comprises the following courses:

Students who have completed college-level, algebra-based physics courses (e.g., PHY 1151G, 1152G, 1161, 1162) should consult the department chair.

CHM 1310G - General Chemistry I. Credits: 3
CHM 1315G - General Chemistry Laboratory I. Credits: 1
CHM 1410 - General Chemistry II. Credits: 3
CHM 1415 - General Chemistry Laboratory II. Credits: 1
MAT 1441G - Calculus and Analytic Geometry I. Credits: 5
MAT 2442 - Calculus and Analytic Geometry II. Credits: 5
MAT 2443 - Calculus and Analytic Geometry III. Credits: 4
MAT 3501 - Differential Equations I. Credits: 3
MAT 3502 - Differential Equations II. Credits: 3
PHY 1351G - General Physics I. Credits: 3
(See footnote 1)
PHY 1352G - General Physics I Laboratory. Credits: 1
(See footnote 1)
PHY 1361 - General Physics II. Credits: 3
PHY 1362 - General Physics II Laboratory. Credits: 1
PHY 1371 - General Physics III. Credits: 3
PHY 1372 - General Physics III Laboratory. Credits: 1
PHY 2390 - Statics. Credits: 3
PHY 2400 - Dynamics. Credits: 3
PHY 3080 - Modern Physics I. Credits: 3
PHY 3150 - Electronics. Credits: 4
PHY 3410 - Electricity and Magnetism I. Credits: 3
PHY 3420 - Electricity and Magnetism II. Credits: 3
PHY 4000 - Seminar in Physics. Credits: 1
PHY 4010 - Seminar in Physics. Credits: 1
PHY 4710 - Experimental Physics. Credits: 1
(3 semester hours are required)
PHY 4850 - Quantum Mechanics and Atomic Physics I. Credits: 4

Electives

And 6 semester hours of PHY electives, selected from the list below:

PHY 3010 - Special Topics in Physics. Credits: 1 to 3
PHY 3011 - Special Topics in Physics. Credits: 1 to 3
PHY 3012 - Special Topics in Physics. Credits: 1 to 3
PHY 3090 - Modern Physics II. Credits: 3
PHY 3270 - Introduction to Circuit Analysis. Credits: 4
PHY 3300 - Advanced Classical Mechanics. Credits: 3
PHY 3320 - Computational Methods in Physics and Engineering. Credits: 4
PHY 3350 - Introduction to Solid State Physics. Credits: 3
PHY 4100 - Astrophysics. Credits: 3
PHY 4410 - Independent Study. Credits: 1 to 3
PHY 4470 - Optics. Credits: 4
PHY 4750 - Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics. Credits: 4
PHY 4800 - Independent Study. Credits: 1 to 6
PHY 4860 - Quantum Mechanics and Atomic Physics II. Credits: 2
PHY 4870 - Mathematical Methods of Physics. Credits: 3

Footnote:

(Major GPA based on all physics courses taken at EIU.)

¹PHY 1391, General Physics I, Honors, and PHY 1392, General Physics I Laboratory, Honors, may be taken in place of PHY 1351 and PHY 1352.