Santa Clara University

Academic Programs - Physics Major

Physics department

Physics Major Class of 2008

  Fall Winter Spring
Freshman   31 32, 32L
Sophomore 33, 33L 34, 34L, 70, 70L 131
Junior 101, 132 102, 111, 121 112, 122
Senior 120 151 116

Physics Major Class of 2009

  Fall Winter Spring
Freshman   31 32, 32L
Sophomore 33, 33L 34, 34L, 70, 70L 131
Junior 104 111, 121 103, 103L, 112, 122
Senior 120 151 113*, 113L*, 116

Physics Major Class of 2010 and beyond

  Fall Winter Spring
Freshman   31 32, 32L
Sophomore 33, 33L 34, 34L, 70, 70L 103, 103L, 111
Junior 104, 112 121, 151 113, 113L, 122
Senior 120 152* 116, 141*



*Elective course

31, 32, 33, 34: Physics for Scientists and Engineers
32L, 33L, 34L: Physics for Scientists and Engineers Laboratories
70: Electronic Circuits for Scientists
70L: Electronics Laboratory
101, 102: Analytical Mechanics (old version)
103: Computational Mechanics
103L: Computation Laboratory
104: Analytical Mechanics (new version)
111, 112: Electromagnetic Theory
113: Optics and Advanced Electromagnetic Theory
113L: Optics Laboratory

116: Physics of Solids
120: Thermal Physics
121, 122: Quantum Mechanics
131, 132: Methods of Mathematical Physics
141: Modern Topics in Physics
151, 152: Advanced Laboratory



Detailed curriculum requirements
for the Physics Major.
Physics course descriptions.

 
 
 
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