{"id":11205,"date":"2019-10-29T16:02:24","date_gmt":"2019-10-29T20:02:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/physics\/?page_id=11205"},"modified":"2025-05-09T16:23:17","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T20:23:17","slug":"curriculum","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/physics\/academics\/physics-b-s\/curriculum\/","title":{"rendered":"Curriculum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Physics B.S.<\/h1>\n\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-menu-wrapper\"><nav id=\"\" class=\"cl-menu  \" data-name=\"B.S. Physics\" data-show-title=\"0\"><ul id=\"menu-b-s-physics\" class=\"cl-menu-list cl-menu-list-no-js\"><li id=\"menu-item-11418\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-11418\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/physics\/academics\/physics-b-s\/\">Overview<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-11424\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-11424\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/physics\/academics\/physics-b-s\/curriculum\/\">Curriculum<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-11906\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-11906\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/physics\/academics\/physics-b-s\/interdisciplinary-track\/\">Interdisciplinary Track<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-11421\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-11421\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/physics\/academics\/physics-b-s\/minor-options\/\">Minor Options<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-11427\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-11427\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/physics\/academics\/physics-b-s\/undergraduate-faq\/\">FAQS<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav><\/section>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Curriculum<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-boxout-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-boxout right  \">\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<a class=\"cl-button  block-level prominent\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/physics-b-s\/\" title=\"\">curriculum sheets\/advising<\/a>\n\n<a class=\"cl-button  block-level prominent\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/physics\/academics\/course-descriptions\/\" title=\"\">course descriptions<\/a>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The traditional B.S. in Physics curriculum provides a general background in both theoretical and experimental physics. It forms a foundation for further study at the graduate level toward an advanced degree, and also prepares you for a career as a professional physicist in industry or government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students who are education majors and want to teach physics should choose the <a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/physics\/academics\/physics-b-s\/interdisciplinary-track\/\">Interdisciplinary Track<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A total of 120 credits is required for graduation, 52 of which must be in the major.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Required Major Courses<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>PHY 203\/273: Elementary Physics I\/Lab (4 cr)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PHY 204\/274: Elementary Physics II\/Lab (4 cr)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PHY 205\/275: Elementary Physics III\/Lab (4 cr)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PHY 306: Elementary Modern Physics(3 cr)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PHY 322: Mechanics (3 cr)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PHY 331: Electricity and Magnetism (3 cr)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PHY 381: Advanced Laboratory Physics (3 cr)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PHY 382: Advanced Laboratory Physics (3 cr)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PHY 401: Seminar in Physics (3 cr)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PHY 410: Computational Physics (3 cr)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PHY 420: Introduction to Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics (3 cr)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PHY 451: Introduction to Quantum Mechanics (3 cr)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PHY 452: Quantum Mechanics: Techniques and Applications (3 cr)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PHY 455: Introduction to Solid-State Physics (3 cr)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PHY 491: Special Problems (Capstone) (3 cr)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PHY 492: Special Problems (Capstone) (3 cr)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PHY 510: Mathematical Methods of Physics I (3 cr)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Other Required Courses<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>MTH 141: Calculus I (4 cr)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MTH 142: Calculus II (4 cr)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MTH 215: Introduction to Linear Algebra (3 cr)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MTH 243: Calculus for Functions of Several Variables (3 cr)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MTH 244: Differential Equations (3 cr)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MTH 300 or 400 level course (3 cr)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CSC 211: Object-Oriented Programming (4 cr)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Physics B.S. Curriculum The traditional B.S. in Physics curriculum provides a general background in both theoretical and experimental physics. It forms a foundation for further study at the graduate level toward an advanced degree, and also prepares you for a career as a professional physicist in industry or government. 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