If you are a majoring in physics and you have never
talked to me, please do so.
Dr. Brian Thoms
457 Science Annex
404-651-2953
Scholarship
The university is
accepting nominations for Goldwater Scholarships of up to $7500 per year for
your remaining one or two years. Outstanding
students currently in their sophomore or junior year who are going to pursue a
career in science or math are eligible.
Talk with me if you would like to be considered. A committee at GSU will evaluate these
students and pass one or two finalist’s nominations on to the Goldwater
Foundation. The deadline is
Physics B.S. requirements
Note that to graduate you
have to meet the requirements of a particular edition of the catalog.
Typically, it’s the
catalog for the academic year that you entered GSU.
You can find out what
catalog year you are under by viewing your academic evaluation in GoSolar.
Also remember that you
must apply for graduation more than 2 semesters before you graduation date.
Physics Program as a
table (Pathway)
Sample Four-Year
Schedule for Physics B.S. degree
2008-2009
B.S. in Physics Program
Course
Descriptions for Physics Courses from 2008-2009 Catalog
Course
Descriptions for Astronomy Courses from 2008-2009 Catalog
Course
Descriptions for Math Courses from 2008-2009 Catalog
2007-2008
B.S. in Physics Program
Schedule of Class Offerings
To help you plan your
future semesters, I have prepared a two year
Expected Schedule of
Courses Appropriate to Physics Majors
Notice that most 3000 and
4000 level physics courses are taught once per year
and alternate between day and evening time slots from
year to year.
This schedule is our best
estimate and is subject to change.
We don’t have
control of when the math courses are taught,
but the time slots listed are what they tell us they are
planning to do.
Other Important Information
Upper Division Lab
Courses: The laboratory courses are changing beginning Fall
2009.
All the one credit hour
lab courses (Phys3901, 3902, 4010, 4020, 4030, 4040, 4050, 4060 and Astr4010)
will no longer be offered.
A new three credit hour courses called Advanced Physics Laboratory
(Phys300)
will be offered each fall beginning in 2009. Students under older catalogs who have not
completed their
lab requirements should discuss them with the
undergraduate advisor.
Research requirement: Students
under the 2009/2010 catalog or later will be required to take a new
three credit hour course called Research Project (Phys4900)
which will be offered each spring.
Senior Research (Phys4950)
will remain available to those on earlier catalogs or for extending research
beyond the Research Project course.
Math Courses: Physics
majors are allowed to take Math3435 and some other upper division math courses
without taking Math3000.
See the undergraduate advisor for details.
Learn about the Society of Physics Majors and Sigma Pi
Sigma Honor Society.
GSU
Chapter of Society of Physics Students
GSU Chapter of Sigma Pi
Sigma Honor Society
Learn more about research at GSU and around the world.
GSU Dept. of
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium Schedule
If
you have problems accessing this information, please send me an e-mail.
E-mail:
bthoms@gsu.edu
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