The department teaches the full undergraduate physics curriculum, including two quarters of mechanics and two quarters of electricity and magnetism. These classes are necessary preparation for advanced study in physics. In addition, there are a number of classes in the mathematics and chemistry departments and engineering school that provide an excellent complement to the physics curriculum.
Upper level physics classes offered regularly
1. Modern Physics (PHYS 303), offered every year
2. Advanced Laboratory Methods (PHYS 301)
3. Mathematical Methods (PHYS 345)
4. Astrophysics (PHYS 371)
5. Optics (PHYS 364)
6. Analytical Mechanics 1 (PHYS 351)
7. Analytical Mechanics 2 (PHYS 352)
8. Quantum Mechanics (PHYS 360)
9. Electricity and Magnetism 1 (PHYS 411)
10. Electricity and Magnetism 2 (PHYS 412)
11. Statistical Physics (PHYS 432)
12. Solid State Physics (PHYS 413)
Some other upper level classes relevant to physics majors
1. Complex Variables (MATH 363)
2. Fourier Analysis & Partial Differential Equations (MATH 362)
3. Numerical Analysis (MATH 461)
4. Circuits 1 & 2 (GE 201 & 202)
5. Analog Electronics 1 & 2 (ECCS 321 & 322)
6. Computational Fluid Dynamics (ME 462)