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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