Academic Programs - Optical Physics
“To prepare students as they enter a technically challenging job market, our department boasts one of the strongest laboratory instruction of Optical Physics in the country. Our department’s faculty provide individualized attention to our undergraduate majors to guide them with academic counseling and preparation for life after graduation.”
--Marian Shih, Assistant Professor of Physics
A minor is required. A major or minor in physics may not be earned with this major.
Foundation Courses
MATH 161 Calculus with Analytic Geometry I . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 cr
MATH 162 Calculus with Analytic Geometry II . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 cr
MATH 261 Calculus with Analytic Geometry III . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 cr
MATH 262 Introduction to Differential Equations . . . . . . . . . . .4 cr
CHEM 111 General Chemistry Lecture I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 cr
CHEM 111L General Chemistry Laboratory I . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 cr
CHEM 112 General Chemistry Lecture II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 cr
CHEM 112L General Chemistry Laboratory II . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 cr
Major Courses (40 credits required)
PHYS 211 Analytical Physics I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 cr
PHYS 211L Introductory Physics Laboratory I . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 cr
PHYS 212 Analytical Physics II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 cr
PHYS 212L Introductory Physics Laboratory II . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 cr
PHYS 301 Theoretical Mechanics I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 cr
PHYS 302 Electricity and Magnetism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 cr
PHYS 309 Introduction to Modern Physics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 cr
PHYS 313 Mathematical Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 cr
PHYS 320 Junior Laboratory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 cr
PHYS 332 Modern Optics and Holography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 cr
PHYS 400 Senior Laboratory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 cr
PHYS 402 Physical Optics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 cr
PHYS 432 Introduction to Fourier Optics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 cr
PHYS 442 Laser Physics and Optoelectronics . . . . . . . . . . . .3 cr
PHYS 497 Senior Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 cr
Recommended Electives
CS 146 Visual BASIC Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 cr
or
CS 147 FORTRAN Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 cr
PHYS 401 Theoretical Mechanics II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 cr
PHYS 403 Introduction to Quantum Mechanics . . . . . . . . . . . 3 cr
PHYS 404 Solid State Physics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 cr