Astrophysics Track
Astrophysics is the science of explaining the universe on large scales. The astrophysics track is designed for students who do not plan to go to physics graduate school but wish to apply their physics background to the exciting field of astronomy.
The following is the specification of required courses for completing the physics major following the astrophysics track.
SAMPLE TRACK
| First Year: |
Fall Phys113 General Physics & Lab MATH121 Calculus I, part I elective elective |
Spring Phys116 Gen. Phys. II & Lab MATH122 Calculus, part II elective elective |
| Sophomore: |
Fall PHYS213 Waves & Oscillations MATH221 Vectors and Matrices elective elective |
Spring PHYS214 Quantum Mechanics I MATH222 Multivariable Calculus PHYS lab elective |
| Junior: | Fall PHYS324 Electricity and Magnetism PHYS/ASTR elective PHYS/ASTR elective elective |
Spring PHYS316 Thermal and Statistical Physics PHYS/ASTR elective PHYS lab elective |
| Senior: | Fall PHYS/ASTR elective elective elective elective |
Spring elective elective elective elective |
Labs:
Should be taken Sophomore, Junior, or Senior Year. Select two from the following list:
PHYS 340 Computational Physics
PHYS 342 Optics Lab
PHYS 345 Electronics Lab
Electives:
Four courses from the following menu; typically, two of these courses can come from outside the physics department, with the approval of the departmental advisor:
PHYS313 Classical Dynamics
PHYS315 Quantum Mechanics II PHYS358 Condensed Matter
PHYS215/217/219 (half-sememster courses considered a single course; two must to be taken if one is taken)
ASTR221 Galactic Astronomy
ASTR224 Exoplanets: Formation, Detection, and Characterization
ASTR231 Stellar Structure and Evolution
ASTR232 Galaxies, Quasars, and Cosmology
ASTR240 Radio Astronomy