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2018-2019 EIU Undergraduate Catalog

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2018-2019 EIU Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Department of Physics

Physics Minor

Total Semester Hours: 18

4 Semester Hours from the following courses:

PHY 1351G - General Physics I. Credits: 3
PHY 1352G - General Physics I Laboratory. Credits: 1

OR

PHY 1391G - General Physics I, Honors. Credits: 3
PHY 1392G - General Physics I Laboratory, Honors. Credits: 1

OR

PHY 1151G - Principles of Physics I. Credits: 3
PHY 1152G - Principles of Physics I Laboratory. Credits: 1

4 Semester Hours from the following courses:

PHY 1361 - General Physics II. Credits: 3
PHY 1362 - General Physics II Laboratory. Credits: 1

OR

PHY 1161 - Principles of Physics II. Credits: 3
PHY 1162 - Principles of Physics II Laboratory. Credits: 1

4 Semester Hours from:

PHY 1371 - General Physics III. Credits: 3
PHY 1372 - General Physics III Laboratory. Credits: 1

Electives:

6 Semester Hours from:

PHY 2390 - Statics. Credits: 3
PHY 2400 - Dynamics. Credits: 3
PHY 3010* - Special Topics in Physics. Credits: 1 to 3
*Course Numbers: PHY 3010D-F, H-M, O-R, T-Z
(See Footnote 2)
PHY 3100 - Astronomical Techniques. Credits: 3
PHY 3150 - Electronics. Credits: 4
PHY 3300 - Advanced Classical Mechanics. Credits: 3
PHY 3350 - Introduction to Solid State Physics. Credits: 3
PHY 3410 - Electricity and Magnetism I. Credits: 3
PHY 3420 - Electricity and Magnetism II. Credits: 3
PHY 4100 - Astrophysics. Credits: 3
PHY 4320 - Computational Physics. Credits: 4
PHY 4470 - Optics. Credits: 4
PHY 4711 - Experimental Physics I. Credits: 1
or PHY 4712 or PHY 4713
(See Footnote 1)
PHY 4750 - Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics. Credits: 4
PHY 4850 - Quantum Mechanics and Atomic Physics I. Credits: 4
PHY 4860 - Quantum Mechanics and Atomic Physics II. Credits: 2

Footnotes:

¹May only count one semester hour of PHY 4711, PHY 4712 and PHY 4713 toward the minor.

²Not more than two semester hours from PHY 3010*.