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Physics

Requirements for the Second Major in Physics and Materials Science

Second Major in Physics - Biomedical Engineering Majors
PHYS   Hours  
3010 Modern 3 Take this class
3011 Theoretical 3 Take this class
3060 Adv. Phys. Meth 3 Credit given for BIOM 4780 Senior Project
3111 Mechanics 3 Credit given for MECH 2332
3211 Elec. &. Mag. 3 Take this class
4211 Waves & Optics 3 Take this class
4410 Quantum 3 Take this class
4510 Thermo 3 Credit given for MECH 3311 Thermo
Upper Division Elective I 3 Credit given for BIOM 4760 Biomedical Eng. Design Principles
Upper Division Elective II 3 Take a PHYS UD Elective

Second Major in Physics - Civil Engineering Majors
PHYS   Hours  
3010 Modern 3 Take this class
3011 Theoretical 3 Take this class
3060 Adv. Phys. Meth 3 Take this class
3111 Mechanics 3 Credit given for cumulative CIVIL
3211 Elec. &. Mag. 3 Take this class
4211 Waves & Optics 3 Take this class
4410 Quantum 3 Take this class
4510 Thermo 3 Credit given for MECH 3311 Thermo
Upper Division Elective I 3 Credit given for CIVL 3180 Civil Engineering Hydraulics
Upper Division Elective II 3 Credit given for CIVL 3322 Mechanics of Materials

Second Major in Physics - Computer Engineering Majors
PHYS   Hours  
3010 Modern 3 Take as UD technical elective I
3011 Theoretical 3 Take this class
3060 Adv. Phys. Meth 3 Take this class
3111 Mechanics 3 Take this class
3211 Elec. & Mag. 3 Take this class
4211 Waves/Optics 3 Take this class
4410 Quantum 3 Take as UD technical elective II
4510 Thermo 3 Credit given for MECH 3311 Thermo
Upper Division Elective I 3 Credit given for EECE 3211 Electronics I
Upper Division Elective II 3 Credit given for EECE 4235 Probabilistic System Analysis

Second Major in Physics - Electrical Engineering Majors
PHYS   Hours  
3010 Modern 3 Take as UD technical elective I
3011 Theoretical 3 Take this class
3060 Adv. Phys. Meth 3 Take this class
3111 Mechanics 3 Take this class
3211 Elec & Mag 3 Credit given for EECE 3240 E&M
4211 Waves & Optics 3 Credit given for EECE 4242 Electro-Optics
4410 Quantum 3 Take as UD technical elective II
4510 Thermo 3 Credit given for MECH 3311 Thermo
Upper Division Elective I 3 Credit given for EECE 3211 Electronics I
Upper Division Elective II 3 Credit given for EECE 4201 Energy Conversion

Second Major in Physics - Mechanical Engineering Majors
PHYS   Hours  
3010 Modern 3 Take this class
3011 Theoretical 3 Take this class
3060 Adv. Phys. Meth 3 Credit given for MECH 3325, MECH 3335 and MECH 4335
3111 Mechanics 3 Credit given for cumulative MECH
3211 Elec & Mag 3 Take this class
4211 Waves & Optics 3 Take this class
4410 Quantum 3 Take as UD technical elective
4510 Thermo 3 Credit given for MECH 3311 Thermo
Upper Division Elective I 3 Credit given for MECH 3322 Mechanics of Materials
Upper Division Elective II 3 Credit given for MECH 3331 Mechanics of Fluids

Second Major in Physics - Chemistry Majors
PHYS   Hours  
3010 Modern 3 Take this class
3011 Theoretical 3 Take this class
3060 Adv. Phys. Meth 3 Credit given for CHEM 4416 Molecular Spectroscopy
3111 Mechanics 3 Take this class
3211 Elec & Mag 3 Take this class
4210 Waves & Optics 3 Take this class
4410 Quantum 3 Take this class
4510 Thermo 3 Credit given for CHEM 3411 Physical Chemistry I
Upper Division Elective I 3 Credit given for CHEM 3511 Biochemistry
Upper Division Elective II 3 Credit given for CHEM 3111 Inorganic Chemistry

Second Major in Physics - Computer Science Majors
>PHYS   Hours  
3010 Modern 3 Take this class
3011 Theoretical 3 Credit given for MATH 3242 Intro to Linear Algebra
3060 Adv. Phys. Meth 3 Take this class
3111 Mechanics 3 Take this class
3211 Elec & Mag 3 Take this class
4211 Waves & Optics 3 Take this class
4410 Quantum 3 Take this class
4510 Thermo 3 Take this class
Upper Division Elective I 3 Credit given for COMP 4040 Programming Languages
Upper Division Elective II 3 Credit given for COMP 4601 Models of Computation

Second Major in Physics - Math Majors
PHYS   Hours  
3010 Modern 3 Take this class
3011 Theoretical 3 Credit given for MATH 3242 Intro to Linear Algebra
3060 Adv. Phys. Meth 3 Take this class
3111 Mechanics 3 Take this class
3211 Elec & Mag 3 Take this class
4210 Waves & Optics 3 Take this class
4410 Quantum 3 Take this class or credit given for MATH 4017 Intro/Math Quantum
4510 Thermo 3 Take this class
Upper Division Elective I 3 MATH 4391 Partial Diff. Eqs. I or MATH 4083 Non- linear Dyn.
Upper Division Elective II 3 MATH 4721 Numerical Analysis or MATH 4396 Perturbation Methods

Second Major in Physics - Biology Majors
PHYS
   Hours  
3010 Modern 3 Take as Upper Division Elective
3011 Theoretical 3 Take this class
3060 Adv. Phys. Meth 3 Credit given for BIOL 4503 (Biochem. Lab. I) and BIOL 4000 (Research)
3111 Mechanics 3 Take this class
3211 Elec & Mag 3 Take this class
4210 Waves & Optics 3 Take this class
4410 Quantum 3 Take this class
4510 Thermo 3 Take this class
Upper Division Elective I 3 Credit given for BIOL 4511 Biochemistry I
Upper Division Elective II 3 Take a Physics UD Elective. PHYS 4020, 4040 or 4111 will count as UD BIOL elective