Director
Assistant Professor Moldenhauer
About the Physics Concentration
Students at the university may find that traditional departmental boundaries are not adequate to describe the breadth of their interest, especially when post-baccalaureate plans are considered. Though they may choose to major in Mathematics or Philosophy or Biology, they may also have an interest in bolstering their education with further applications of the ideas and models of physics. In addition, a student who seeks secondary certification with a science composite would find the Applied Physics Concentration useful in fulfilling the certification requirements. The concentration in Applied Physics seeks to provide students the opportunities to pursue new studies that relate to their major and life interests.
The concentration consists of six courses and associated labs. The core courses in the concentration are General Physics I and lab, calculus or trig-based, General Physics II and lab, calculus or trig-based and Computational Physics.
Concentration Requirements
| PHY 2302 | Introductory Astronomy | 3 |
| PHY 3320 | Quantum Physics | 3 |
| PHY 3341 | Optics | 3 |
| PHY 3333 | Electronics | 3 |
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| PHY 4327 | Electromagnetic Theory | 3 |
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| A 4000-level course in Astrophysics, Condensed Matter Physics, Biophysics, or Nuclear Physics | |
Note: The sixth course is an elective from a field other than physics that allows the student to tailor the concentration to his or her own interests.
Possible choices include the following or an elective approved by the Director