Physics Minor

Course Requirements

Lower-Division Courses

Choose one of the following options:

Either these courses

PHYS5AIntroduction to Physics I

5

PHYS5LIntroduction to Physics Laboratory

1

PHYS5BIntroduction to Physics II

5

PHYS5MIntroduction to Physics Laboratory

1

PHYS5CIntroduction to Physics III

5

PHYS5NIntroduction to Physics Laboratory

1

or these courses

PHYS6AIntroductory Physics I

5

PHYS6LIntroductory Physics Laboratory

1

PHYS6BIntroductory Physics II

5

PHYS6MIntroductory Physics Laboratory

1

PHYS6CIntroductory Physics III

5

PHYS6NIntroductory Physics Laboratory

1

PHYS 6A/PHYS 6L, PHYS 6B/PHYS 6M, PHYS 6C/PHYS 6N with minimum GPA of 3.5

Plus the following course:

PHYS5DIntroduction to Physics IV

5

Plus one of the following courses:

MATH19ACalculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics

5

MATH20AHonors Calculus

5

Plus one of the following courses:

MATH19BCalculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics

5

MATH20BHonors Calculus

5

Math 20B can only be taken if a student has taken Math 20A instead of Math 19A.

Plus all of the following courses:

MATH23AVector Calculus

5

MATH23BVector Calculus

5

Upper-Division Courses

All of the following courses:

PHYS102Modern Physics

5

PHYS133Intermediate Laboratory

5

Plus three elective courses

These can be any physics upper-division courses, or courses from the following list:

AM107
/PHYS 107
Introduction to Fluid Dynamics

5

AM114Introduction to Dynamical Systems

5

ASTR111Order-of-Magnitude Astrophysics

5

ASTR112Physics of Stars

5

ASTR113Introduction to Cosmology

5

ASTR117High Energy Astrophysics

5

ASTR118Physics of Planetary Systems

5

EART121The Atmosphere

5

EART160Planetary Science

5

EART172
/OCEA 172
Geophysical Fluid Dynamics

5

ECE101Introduction to Electronic Circuits

5

ECE102Properties of Materials

5

ECE103Signals and Systems

5

ECE130Introduction to Optoelectronics and Photonics

5

ECE136Engineering Electromagnetics

5

ECE141Feedback Control Systems

5

ECE171Analog Electronics

5

ECE172Advanced Analog Circuits

5

ECE178Device Electronics

5

MATH130Celestial Mechanics

5

The elective courses cannot be offered by the department that sponsors the student’s major. Other courses may be taken as electives with the approval of the Physics Department undergraduate faculty adviser.

Students who complete a major sponsored by the Physics Department cannot complete a second major sponsored by the Physics Department or the Physics Minor.