Curriculum Requirements
Minor in Physics
Minor Requirements
| General Physics Requirement | Credits: | |
| PHYS 170 | General Physics I | 4 |
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Prerequisite: Co-requisite: MATH 170 A basic course covering vectors, Newton's laws of motion, particle kinematics and dynamics, work, energy, momentum, and rotational motion. Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 4-2-4 |
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| PHYS 175 | General Physics for Pre-Med I | 5 |
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Prerequisite: Co-requisite: MATH 170 A basic course in physics for the student in the Combined Baccalaureate/Osteopathic Physician Program. Covers vectors, forces and torques, dynamics, energy momentum, fluids, gasses, liquids, solids, heat and thermodynamics. Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 5-2-5 |
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| PHYS 180 | General Physics II | 4 |
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Prerequisite: Prerequisite: PHYS 170. Co-requisite: MATH 180. Students in BS Electrical and Computer Engineering and BS Mechanical Engineering must earn a grade of C or better in PHYS 170. A continuation of PHYS 170. Topics include fluids, wave motion, electric fields and electric potential, DC circuits, magnetic fields, capacitance and inductance, AC circuits, and electromagnetic waves. Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 4-2-4 |
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| PHYS 185 | General Physics for Pre-Med II | 5 |
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Prerequisite: Prerequisite: PHYS 175 A continuation of PHYS 175. Includes waves, sound, light, optics, electricity, current, magnetism, instrumentation, atoms and nuclei. Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 5-2-5 |
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| Total: 8–10 Credits | ||
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| PHYS 225 | Introduction to Modern Physics | 3 |
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Prerequisite: Prerequisite: PHYS 180 This course is designed to familiarize students with the following topics: thermodynamics, optics, relativity, atomic and nuclear physics, fundamental quantum theory of photons, and semiconductors. Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3 |
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| PHYS 226 | Introduction to Modern Physics Lab | 1 |
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Prerequisite: Corequisites: PHYS 225 This course introduces students to some of the most important experiments in physics, which signify the transition from classical to modern physics. The experiments include but are not limited to studies of the photoelectric effect, the Millikan oil drop, and wave-particle duality for light and electrons. Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 0-2-1 |
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| Total: 4 Credits | ||
| Physics Elective | Credits: | |
| PHYS XXX | Any 300- or 400-level physics course | |
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| Total: 3–4 Credits | ||
| Total Required Credits = 15–18 |