Minor Requirements

MINOR IN PHYSICS

Requirements (61 units)

Lower-division requirements (41 units)

  1. MATH 211. Basic Concepts of Calculus (4)
  2. MATH 212. Calculus II (4)
  3. MATH 213. Calculus III (4)
  4. MATH 251. Multivariable Calculus I (4)
  5. MATH 252. Multivariable Calculus II (4)
  6. PHYS 221. General Physics I (5)
  7. PHYS 222. General Physics II (5)
  8. PHYS 223. General Physics III (5)
  9. PHYS 224. General Physics IV (3)
  10. PHYS 225. General Physics V (3)

Upper-division requirements (20 units)

  1. PHYS 306. Classical Mechanics I (4)
  2. PHYS 313. Electrodynamics I (4)
  3. PHYS 324. Statistical and Thermal Physics (4)
  4. PHYS 373. Mathematical Methods of Physics I (4)
  5. PHYS 421. Quantum Mechanics I (4)

MINOR IN APPLIED PHYSICS

Requirements (54 units)

Lower-division requirements (42 units)

  1. CSE 201. Computer Science I (4)
  2. MATH 211. Basic Concepts of Calculus (4)
  3. MATH 212. Calculus II (4)
  4. MATH 251. Multivariable Calculus I (4)
  5. PHYS 150. Introductory Electronics (5)
  6. PHYS 221. General Physics I (5)
  7. PHYS 222. General Physics II (5)
  8. PHYS 223. General Physics III (5)
  9. PHYS 224. General Physics IV (3)
  10. PHYS 225. General Physics V (3)

Upper-division requirements (12 units)

  1. PHYS 350. Data Acquisition and Control (4)
  2. PHYS 352. Advanced Electronics (4)
  3. PHYS 373. Mathematical Methods of Physics I (4)

Note: The MATH 252 prerequisite for PHYS 373 will be waived for the applied physics minor.

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