Undergraduate Studies
Courses
Courses (not all have active web links)
- ASTR 1100 General Astronomy I
- ASTR 1101 General Astronomy II
- ASTR 2100 Foundations of Astrophysics
- ASTR 2400 Properties of Stars
- ASTR 3400 Interstellar Matter and Stellar Evolution
- ASTR 3500 Galaxies and Cosmology
- PHYS 1100 University Physics I
- PHYS 1101 University Physics II
- PHYS 1370 Scientific Method
- PHYS 1500 Introduction to Modern Physics
- PHYS 2300 Waves and Optics
- PHYS 2301 Analytical Mechanics
- PHYS 2400 Electricity and Magnetism
- PHYS 2400L Electricity and Magnetism Laboratory
- PHYS 3200 Mathematical Methods in Physics I
- PHYS 3201 Mathematical Methods in Physics II
- PHYS 3210 Computational Methods in Physics
- PHYS 3300 Classical Mechanics
- PHYS 3350 Thermal Physics
- PHYS 3400 Electrodynamics
- PHYS 3500 Quantum Mechanics I
- PHYS 3600 Experimental Physics I
- PHYS 4380 Fluid Dynamics
- PHYS 4390 General Relativity
- PHYS 4500 Quantum Mechanics II
- PHYS 4510 Subatomic Physics
- PHYS 4600 Experimental Physics II
- PHYS 4790 Honors thesis guidelines
Physics Demos
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Curriculum
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GRE Exams
If you plan on applying to graduate schools in the US, you will likely have to write the GRE Exams, both general and in physics. These are multiple choice exams that allow schools to compare you in an (apparently) objective way to other applicants. There is an art to writing these exams, as you are penalized for incorrect answers.
For further information, please consult the website at www.gre.org .
Practice Exams
Career Questions
An academic career is only one option. Astronomers and Physicists are employed in many fields because of their strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
Further, an astronomy or physics degree can give you the analytical skills needed for writing professional entry exams, such as the GMAT, LSAT, and MCAT!
Did you know?
- Physics (and Astrophysics) Majors have the highest average scores of any discipline on the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) and the Law School Admission Test (LSAT) .
- Physical and Mathematical Science majors writing the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) have higher scores on all sections of the test than applicants from Biological Sciences.
- In the U.S., practicing physicists are among the top wage earners in the country, behind only medical practioners, CEO's, pilots and flight engineers, and lawyers. You can also check out the U.S. Department of Labor for more details .
- In the high technology sector, physicists are hired to help create new technologies.
- In the financial world, physicists are employed to model the stock market.
- In the software sector, physicists are hired for program development, game programming, and visualization technologies.
- In the energy sector, physicists are developing fuel cell technology and developing techniques for fossil fuel exploration.
- In medicine, physicists are hired to develop and improve new imaging technologies such as MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and PET (positron emission tomography).
- An undergraduate physics degree will admit you to graduate studies in Physics, Astronomy, Astrophysics, Meteorology, Engineering, Oceanography, and many other fields.
- The Canadian Association of Physicists (CAP) career website
- The American Institute of Physics (AIP) Career Network website
- The Institute of Physics (IOP) career services website.
- Landing Your First Job: A Guide for Physics Students , written by Dr. John Rigden. This book is availabe in the Major's room, and a copy is being placed in the library's reference section.
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