Program Overview

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Physics, B.S.

The Bachelor of Science in Physics is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the fundamental principles of physics and their applications. The program aims to equip students with the knowledge, skills, and critical thinking abilities necessary to pursue careers in physics, engineering, and related fields.

Learning Outcomes

For a Bachelor of Science or Arts in Physics, students will:

• Identify, formulate, and solve complex problems in the fundamental and applied sciences
• Apply scientific knowledge to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors
• Communicate effectively with a range of audiences both technical and non-technical
• Recognize ethical responsibilities in scientific situations and make informed and defensible judgments to advance scientific knowledge
• Function effectively on a team
• Conduct scientific research
• Acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies

Tulsa Curriculum and First Year Experience

Core Curriculum and First Year Experience

• FYE 1001 First Year Experience
• ENGL 1033 Exposition and Argumentation
• ENGL 2093 STEM and Business Writing

General Curriculum

• Quad I: Creative Arts (6 hours)
• Quad II: Humanities (6 hours)
• Quad III: Social Sciences (6 hours)
• Quad IV: Natural and Applied Sciences (7 hours)

Some major required courses may be double counted to fulfill a quad requirement.

Physics Core

Physics

• PHYS 1002 Welcome TU Physics!
• PHYS 2053 General Physics I
• PHYS 2051 General Physics I Laboratory
• PHYS 2063 General Physics II
• PHYS 2061 General Physics II Laboratory
• PHYS 2073 General Physics III
• PHYS 2071 General Physics III Laboratory
• PHYS 2083 Foundations of Modern Physics
• PHYS 3043 Statistical and Thermal Physics
• PHYS 3053 Methods of Mathematical Physics in Physical Sciences
• PHYS 3083 Modern Physics
• PHYS 3112 Physics Instrumentation Laboratory
• PHYS 4003 Classical Mechanics
• PHYS 4033 Quantum Mechanics I
• PHYS 4063 Electricity and Magnetism
• PHYS 4981-3 Senior Thesis

Mathematical Sciences

• MATH 2014 Calculus I
• MATH 2024 Calculus II
• MATH 2073 Calculus III
• MATH 3073 Differential Equations
• And one course chosen from the following:
  • MATH 4123 Linear Algebra and Matrix Theory
  • MATH 4133 Introduction to Complex Functions
  • MATH 4143 Introduction to Partial Differential Equations
  • STAT 4813 Statistical Methods for Scientists and Engineers

Chemistry

• CHEM 1013 General Chemistry I
• CHEM 1011 General Chemistry I Laboratory

Computer Science

• CS 2503 Scientific Programming

Physics B.S. Major Requirements

Required Courses

• PHYS 3072 Senior Physics Laboratory
• PHYS 4043 Quantum Mechanics II

Physics Electives

Two courses taken from the following:

• PHYS 3133 Introduction to Musical Acoustics
• PHYS 4053 Introduction to Material Science
• PHYS 4073 Electromagnetic Waves and Optics
• PHYS 4083 Introduction to Nanoscience
• PHYS 4093 Introduction to General Relativity
• PHYS 4503 Solid State Physics
• PHYS 4523 Fundamentals of Photonics
• PHYS 4563 Astrophysics

Electrical Engineering

• ECE 2001 Basic Electrical Measurements Laboratory
• ECE 2003 Electric Circuit Analysis

General Electives (16 hours)

Selected with the approval of the student’s advisor

Total: 120 hours

Physics and engineering physics majors must earn a grade point average of 2.0 or higher in their major courses and overall to graduate.