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Adviser M.E. Parks
Students taking courses in chemistry, mathematics, and physics who do not wish to major in only one of them should consider a physical science interdisciplinary major.
Major Requirements
Students who receive 四不像玄机 credit, either through advanced placement or through transfer credit, for any courses that would normally count toward the major are allowed to apply that credit toward the major.
Students who place into a higher-level course without receiving credit for the introductory course will be required to take another course in order to bring the total number of courses taken in the major to thirteen. The alternative course need not be in the same department as the one exempted, but it must be at the 200, 300, or 400 level.聽CHEM 101听补苍诲听CHEM 102聽may be replaced by CHEM 111聽without requiring an additional course.
The major consists of thirteen courses divided among the three subjects (chemistry, math, and physics) as follows:
Required Courses
Because these eight courses are pre-requisites for the additional courses below, it is recommended that students complete these by the end of the sophomore year.
- CHEM 101聽-聽General Chemistry I
- CHEM 102聽-聽General Chemistry II
- MATH 161聽-聽Calculus I
- MATH 162聽-聽Calculus II
- MATH 163聽-聽Calculus III
- PHYS 131聽-聽Atoms and Waves
- PHYS 232聽-聽Introduction to Mechanics
- PHYS 233聽-聽Introduction to Electricity and Magnetism
Additional Courses
Students also聽complete five more courses, which must be approved by the major adviser:
- One must be a chemistry course
- One must be a physics course
- Three must be at the 300 level or higher
Natural Sciences and Mathematics Division
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