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This is a list of common topics covered in a physics major, as the courses become available they will be replaced with links, | This is a list of common topics covered in a physics major, as the courses become available they will be replaced with links, | ||
==General Physics Courses== | ==General Physics Courses== | ||
* | *Classical Physics (Basic Mechanics, Basic Fields, Thermodynamics, Bulk Matter, Oscillations as a Unifying Concept, Optics -- All Mostly Descriptive and Basic Calculations) | ||
* | *Modern Physics (Kinetic theory, Relativity, Quantum Theory, Quantum Mechanics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, Quantum Statistical Mechanics, Condensed Matter Physics, Subatomic Physics -- All Mostly Descriptive and Basic Calculations) | ||
*Classical Mechanics | *Classical Mechanics (Kinematics, Solving Newton's Equations, Lagrange's Equations, Conservation Laws, Oscillations, Systems, Central Forces, Accelerated Frames, Rigid Bodies, Coupled Oscillators, Intro to Chaos) | ||
*Electricity and Magnetism | *Electricity and Magnetism (Electrostatics, Electric Fields in Matter, DC Circuits, Magnetostatics, Magnetic Fields in Matter, Induction, AC Circuits, Maxwell's Equations) | ||
*Statistical Mechanics | *Special Relativity (Relativistic Kinematics, Relativistic Dynamics, Conservation Laws, Covariant Formulation of Lagrangian Mechanics, Covariant Formulation of Electrodynamics) | ||
* | *Electromagnetic Fields (Review, Potentials, Radiation Theory, Electrodynamics in Matter, EM Waves, Lagrangian Field Theory) | ||
*Quantum Mechanics | *Advanced Classical Physics (Optics, Thermodynamics, Kinetic Theory, Classical Statistical Mechanics, Classical Information Theory, The Vibrating String, Elasticity, Fluid Dynamics, Plasma Physics, General Relativity) | ||
* | *Quantum Mechanics (The Schroedinger Equation, Dirac Notation, The Formulation of Quantum Mechanics, One-Dimensional Systems, Angular Momentum and Spin, Three-Dimensional Systems, EM Interactions, Perturbation Theory, Other Methods of Quantum Mechanics, Scattering) | ||
*Statistical Mechanics (Quantum Statistical Mechanics, Microcanonical Ensembles, Canonical Ensembles, Grand Canonical Ensembles, Phase Changes, Superconductivity and Superfluidity, Condensation, Phase Equilibrium | |||
*Applied Quantum Mechanics (Atomic Physics, Molecular Physics, Many-Body Systems, Solid State Physics, Quantum Information Theory, Quantum Optics, Nuclear Physics, Particle Physics) | |||
==Mathematics Courses== | ==Mathematics Courses== | ||
Revision as of 18:13, 24 March 2009
Overview
The physics curriculum here is meant to reflect what is necessary to earn a Bachelors of Science in Physics.
Course List
This is a list of common topics covered in a physics major, as the courses become available they will be replaced with links,
General Physics Courses
- Classical Physics (Basic Mechanics, Basic Fields, Thermodynamics, Bulk Matter, Oscillations as a Unifying Concept, Optics -- All Mostly Descriptive and Basic Calculations)
- Modern Physics (Kinetic theory, Relativity, Quantum Theory, Quantum Mechanics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, Quantum Statistical Mechanics, Condensed Matter Physics, Subatomic Physics -- All Mostly Descriptive and Basic Calculations)
- Classical Mechanics (Kinematics, Solving Newton's Equations, Lagrange's Equations, Conservation Laws, Oscillations, Systems, Central Forces, Accelerated Frames, Rigid Bodies, Coupled Oscillators, Intro to Chaos)
- Electricity and Magnetism (Electrostatics, Electric Fields in Matter, DC Circuits, Magnetostatics, Magnetic Fields in Matter, Induction, AC Circuits, Maxwell's Equations)
- Special Relativity (Relativistic Kinematics, Relativistic Dynamics, Conservation Laws, Covariant Formulation of Lagrangian Mechanics, Covariant Formulation of Electrodynamics)
- Electromagnetic Fields (Review, Potentials, Radiation Theory, Electrodynamics in Matter, EM Waves, Lagrangian Field Theory)
- Advanced Classical Physics (Optics, Thermodynamics, Kinetic Theory, Classical Statistical Mechanics, Classical Information Theory, The Vibrating String, Elasticity, Fluid Dynamics, Plasma Physics, General Relativity)
- Quantum Mechanics (The Schroedinger Equation, Dirac Notation, The Formulation of Quantum Mechanics, One-Dimensional Systems, Angular Momentum and Spin, Three-Dimensional Systems, EM Interactions, Perturbation Theory, Other Methods of Quantum Mechanics, Scattering)
- Statistical Mechanics (Quantum Statistical Mechanics, Microcanonical Ensembles, Canonical Ensembles, Grand Canonical Ensembles, Phase Changes, Superconductivity and Superfluidity, Condensation, Phase Equilibrium
- Applied Quantum Mechanics (Atomic Physics, Molecular Physics, Many-Body Systems, Solid State Physics, Quantum Information Theory, Quantum Optics, Nuclear Physics, Particle Physics)
Mathematics Courses
- Calculus
- Vector Calculus
- Linear Algebra
- Differential Equations
- Fourier Series
- Differential Geometry
Astronomy
- General Relativity
Applied Physics
- Solid State Physics
- Continuum Mechanics