Applied Physics: Acoustics (BS)
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Program Requirements
Consult with a faculty advisor as early as possible to choose electives.
Requirement 1 — Complete 18 Courses
Note: Phscs 191 should be taken the first semester as a freshman. Phscs 291 should be taken the first semester as a sophomore.
course - Program Design and Validation 3.0
course - Calculus 2 4.0
course - Intro to Newtonian Mechanics 3.0
course - Intro to Waves, Optics, Thermodynamics 3.0
course - Intro Phscs Careers & Rsrch 1 0.5
course - Intro Electricity & Magnetism 3.0
course - Modern Physics 3.0
course - Intro to Experimental Physics 2.0
course - Computational Physics Lab 1 1.0
course - Dsgn, Fabricatn, Sci Apparatus 2.0
course - Experiments in Contemp Phscs 2.0
course - Intro Phscs Careers & Rsrch 2 0.5
course - Intro Math Physics 3.0
course - Mechanics 3.0
course - Computational Physics Lab 2 1.0
course - Computational Physics Lab 3 1.0
course - Electricity & Magnetism 3.0
course- Introduction to Acoustics 3.0
Requirement 2 — Complete 1 Course
course- Electrodynamics 3.0
course - Principles of Optics 3.0
course- Fundamentals of Acoustics 3.0
Requirement 3 — Obtain confirmation from your advisement center that you have completed the following:
After gaining an acoustics advisor's approval of courses selected to define an option, complete an additional nine hours of acoustics-related electives (cannot include any courses already taken above). These nine hours must consist of a coherent set of upper-division courses with an identified acoustics-related educational goal. Six hours must be upper division (300-level or above); three hours must be 200-level or above.
Requirement 4 — Complete 1 of 2 Options
Option 4.1 — Complete 2 Courses
course - Math for Engr 1 4.0
course - Math for Engineering 2 4.0
Option 4.2 — Complete 4 Courses
course - Elementary Linear Algebra 2.0
course - Computational Linear Algebra 1.0
course - Calculus of Several Variables 3.0
course - Ordinary Differential Equation 3.0
Requirement 5 — Complete 2 hours
Complete a capstone project or senior thesis including the following: A. Choose a research mentor within the acoustics research group as early as possible. It is best to start as a freshman or sophomore. Interdisciplinary acoustics-related work in other departments or an acoustics-based internship is possible. B. Complete 2 hours of one of the following:
course - Capstone in Applied Phscs - You may take up to 2.0 credit hours 0.5v
course - Senior Thesis - You may take up to 2.0 credit hours 0.5v