Physics - Colgate University

Physics from Colgate University is a Campus Bachelor Physics degree that prepares you for a Science career. The Physics and Astronomy department offers several courses of general interest, not intended for concentrators. These courses are ASTR 101, Solar System Astronomy; ASTR 102, Stars, Galaxies, and the Universe; ASTR 130, Astronomy in Culture; and PHYS 111, 112, Fundamental Physics. ASTR 253, Archaeoastronomy and ASTR 130 also serve particular interests of students concentrating in other departments. The Physics concentration program begins with PHYS 120, 121, and 122, a three-term, calculus-level introductory physics course with laboratory. Entering first-year students should take PHYS 120 in the fall term. Next in the sequence come PHYS 216, Waves and Modern Physics , and PHYS 282, Electronics, which are normally taken concurrently in the spring of the sophomore year. The four fractional-credit courses, PHYS 201?204, Mathematical Methods for Physics, are also required and are normally taken concurrently with PHYS 122 and PHYS 216. In the junior and senior years, three upper-level courses (300 or 400 level) plus PHYS 410, Advanced Topics and Experiments, a required senior-year research thesis, are taken to complete the concentration. In addition to these physics courses, MATH 111, 112, and 113 must be taken as soon as possible, and to enrich the program, a student should choose additional physics and astronomy electives at the 300 and 400 levels. Advanced courses in other science departments, especially mathematics, are also encouraged. Students should also become familiar with one high-level computer language. These are the minimum requirements for a concentration in physics . View more details on Colgate University . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Physics courses.