The following is a sample four-year plan of courses for a student planning on graduate studies in physics. For students intending to pursue graduate school in physics, the department recommends an in-depth program which includes all 300-level physics courses and additional math courses beyond the minimal physics major.
By taking all of these courses, the student earns both a Physics Major and an Optics Minor.
This
sample plan is meant to illustrate the feasibility of completing this
intensive program in 4 years. Schedules for individual students will
of course vary, depending on their high school background and future interests. Students are responsible for consulting the Calvin College Course Catalog for the most complete
and recent information and for constructing their own four year plan. Note that the major requires one semester of Phys195 and three semesters of Phys295 or Phys296, but it is recommended that students take the seminar course every semester, as shown in these plans.
For
students entering in Fall 2009 (and odd-numbered years thereafter):
| Year |
FALL |
INTERIM |
SPRING |
|
1 |
Phys
133 (4) Mechanics &
Gravity
Math
171 (4) Calculus I
Foreign
Language #1 (4)
English
101 (3)
IDIS 149 (1) Prelude
Phys195 (0)
total
16 hrs
|
DCM |
Phys
134 (4) Matter, Space, and Energy
Math
172 (4) Calculus II
Foreign
Language #2 (4)
Bibl/Theol
Found I (3)
PE
#1 (1)
Phys195 (0)
total
16 hrs
|
|
2 |
Phys
235 (4) Electricity & Magnetism
Math
271 (4) Multivariate Calculus
History (4)
PE #2 (1)
CS
106 (4)
Phys195 (0)
total
17 hrs
|
Cross
Cultural Core
|
Phys
246 (4) Waves, Optics, and Optical Technology
Phys 306 (4) Intro
to Quantum Physics
Math
231 (4) Differential Equations & Linear Algebra
Rhetoric in Culture Core (3)
PE
#3 (1)
Phys195 (0)
total
16 hrs
|
| 3 |
Phys
335 (3) Classical Mechanics I
Phys
375 (3) Quantum Mechanics I
Phys
380 (2) Great Experiments in Physics
Math
333 (4) Partial Differential Equations
Persons
in Community (3)
Phys295 (0)
total
15 hrs
|
Elective |
Phys
336 (3) Classical Mechanics II
Phys
376 (3) Quantum Mechanics II
Phys
384 (2) Laboratory Investigations in Physics
Phil 153 (3)
Bibl/Theol
Found II (3)
Arts (3)
Phys295 (0)
total
17 hrs
|
|
4 |
Phys
345 (4) Electromagnetism
Phys
365 (4) Thermodynamics
Phys
381 (2) Electronic Instrumentation
Global
& Historical Studies (3)
Societal
Structures (3)
Phys295 (0)
total
16 hrs
|
Elective |
Phys
346 (3) Advanced Optics
Phys
347 (1) Relativistic Electrodynamics
Phys
386 (2) Optics Lab
Phys
395 (1) Physics Research & Writing
Literature
(3)
Elective [rec. Math 365 (4) Complex Variables]
Integrative Studies
(3)
Phys295 (0)
total
17 hrs
|
Some courses are offered only in alternate years. For
students entering in Fall 2010 (and even-numbered years thereafter), years 3 and 4 would be:
| Year |
FALL |
INTERIM |
SPRING |
| 3 |
Phys
345 (4) Electromagnetism
Phys
365 (4) Thermodynamics
Phys
381 (2) Electronic Instrumentation
Math 333 (4) Partial Differential Equations
Persons
in Community (3)
Phys295 (0)
total
17 hrs
|
Elective |
Phys
346 (3) Advanced Optics
Phys
347 (1) Relativistic Electrodynamics
Phys
386 (2) Optics Lab
Phil 153 (3)
Societal
Structures (3)
Elective [rec. Math 365 (4) Complex Variables]
Phys295 (0)
total
16 hrs
|
|
4 |
Phys
335 (3) Classical Mechanics I
Phys
375 (3) Quantum Mechanics I
Phys
380 (2) Great Experiments in Physics
Phys
395 (1) Physics Research & Writing
Bibl/Theol Found II (3)
Literature (3)
Phys295 (0)
total
15 hrs
|
Elective |
Phys
336 (3) Classical Mechanics II
Phys
376 (3) Quantum Mechanics II
Phys
384 (2) Laboratory Investigations in Physics
Arts (3)
Integrative Studies
(3)
Global and Historical Studies (3)
Phys295 (0)
total
17 hrs
|
|
 |
|
|
|
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