Required physics
courses for CSc majors:
1. Phys2211K, Principles of Physics I (4 credit hours)
offered every
Fall and Spring semester but not during Summer
Prerequisite: Math2211,
Suggested Corequisite:
Math2212
2. Phys2212K, Principles of Physics II (4 credit hours)
offered every
Fall and Spring semester but not during Summer
Prerequisite: Phys2211K, Math2212
3. Phys3500, Electronics (3 credit hours)
Offered every Spring
semester (previously offered Fall and Spring)
Prerequisite: Phys2212
4. One of the following options:
a. Phys3401, Modern Physics I (4 credit hours)
Offered every Fall
semester
Prerequisite: Phys2212
b. Phys4700, Electricity & Magnetism (4 credit
hours)
Offered every Fall
semester
Prerequisite: Phys2212 and Math2215
c. Phys3800, Optics (3 credit hours)
Offered every Spring
semester
Prerequisite: Phys2212
and
either
Phys4030, Digital Instrumentation Lab (1 credit hour), or
Phys4050, Physical Computations Lab (1 credit hour)
One of these two labs is offered each Fall semesters
Prerequisite: consent of instructor (Dr.
Xiaochun He)
You cannot entirely
fulfill requirement 4 during the Spring semester.
Do not wait until your
last semester to fulfill this requirement.
Also note that there is
limited space in Phys4030 and Phys4050 labs.
Physics courses above 3000
typically alternate between day and evening
except Phys3500 which is always an evening class.
Details of the expected
time slots are available here.
Questions? Contact me at 404-651-2953 or bthoms@gsu.edu
or stop by my office, 457 Science Annex.
Preferred hours are
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major?
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Pi Sigma Honor Society.
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