PHYS 0070, 0160 (or 0030, 0040 or 0050, 0060), 0470, 0500, 0560, 1410, 1530 and one additional 1000-level course or a mathematics course beyond the introductory level.
Prerequisites: PHYS 0070, 0160 (or 0050, 0060); MATH 0190, or 0090, 0100. Program: PHYS 0470, 0500, 0560, 1410, 1420, 1510, 1530, 1560, 1980. One additional science course, chosen from PHYS 1170, 1280, 1720, 2410, or upper level courses in related fields of science chosen by the student with agreement of his or her advisor. Mathematics: 4 courses beyond 0190 or 0090, 0100 including choices from Applied Mathematics. In addition, courses in computer programming are recommended.
A senior thesis is required. This is to be prepared in connection with PHYS 1990 under the direction of a faculty supervisor. The topic may be in a related department or of interdisciplinary nature. In any event, a dissertation must be submitted.
Candidates for honors in physics will be expected to pursue a more rigorous and extensive program than those merely concentrating in the subject. In addition they will be required to begin an honors thesis during the seventh semester and to complete it (as part of PHYS 1990) during the eighth semester. Honors candidates are also expected to take a special oral examination on the thesis at the end of the eighth semester. Further details about the program may be obtained from the chair of the department or the departmental honors advisor.
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