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Applied Physics program: first and second Years
Semester i Semester iI Semester iII Semester iV
mathematics 1 MATH V1101 (3) MATH V1102 (3) MATH V1201 (3)
MATH V1202 (3)
and ODE (3) 2
physics
(three tracks,
choose one)
C1401 (3)
C1601 (3.5)
C2801 (4.5)
C1402 (3)
C1602 (3.5)
C2802 (4.5)
C1403 (3)
C2601 (3.5)
Lab W3081 (2)
C1494 (3)
Lab C2699 (3)
chemistry/
biology
(choose one course)
CHEM C1403 (3), or higher or
BIOL W2001 (4) or BIOL C2005 (4), or higher
english
composition
(three tracks,
choose one)
C1010 (3)
Z1003 (0)
Z0006 (0)
C1010 (3)
Z1003 (0) C1010 (3)
required
nontechnical
electives
HUMA C1001,
COCI C1101,
or Global Core (3–4)
HUMA W1121 or
W1123 (3)
HUMA C1002,
COCI C1102,
or Global Core (3–4)
ECON W1105 (4) and
W1155 recitation (0)
required
tech electives
(3) Student’s choice, see list of first- and second-year technical electives (professional-level courses;
see pages 12–13).
computer
science
physical
education
A computer language of the student’s choice at the 1000 level or higher
C1001 (1) C1002 (1)
gateway lab
E1102 (4) either semester
1
With the permission of the faculty adviser, students with advanced standing may start the calculus sequence at a higher level.
2
Applied physics majors should satisfy their ODE requirement with the Mathematics Department (ordinarily MATH E1210).
Students who take APMA E2101 prior to declaring their major in applied physics may use this course to satisfy their ODE requirement.
Center for Atmospheric Research;
the San Diego Supercomputing
Center; the National Energy Research
Supercomputer Center in Berkeley,
California; the National Leadership Class
Facility at Oak Ridge, Tennessee; the
IBM SUR cluster at Brookhaven National
Laboratory in Upton, New York; and
others.
Facilities, and research opportunities,
also exist within the interdepartmental
Materials Research Science and
Engineering Center, which focuses on
complex films composed of nanoparticles.
Current Research Activities and
Laboratory Facilities in Materials
Science and Engineering
See page 169.
engineering 2011–2012
Undergraduate Programs
The Department of Applied Physics
and Applied Mathematics offers three
undergraduate programs: applied physics,
applied mathematics, and materials
science and engineering. The materials
science and engineering program is
described on pages 169–170.
The applied physics and applied
mathematics programs provide an
excellent preparation for graduate study
or for careers in which mathematical and
technical sophistication are important.
Using the large number of electives in
these programs, students can tailor their
programs to fit their personal and career
interests. By focusing their technical
electives, students can obtain a strong
base of knowledge in a specialized area.
In addition to formal minors, some areas
of specialization that are available are
described on pages 60–62. All technical
electives are normally at the 3000 level
or above.
Undergraduate Programs
in Applied Physics
The applied physics program stresses
the basic physics that underlies most
developments in engineering and the
mathematical tools that are important
to both physicists and engineers. Since
the advances in most branches of
technology lead to rapid changes in
state-of-the-art techniques, the applied
physics program provides the student
with a broad base of fundamental
science and mathematics while retaining