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Suggested Program of Study for a Major in Applied Physics

First year:

Fall: Physics 11 (General Physics I)
Math 11 (Calculus I)

Spring: Physics 12 (General Physics II)
Math 12 (Calculus II)

Second year:

Fall: Physics 13 (General Physics III)
Math 13 or 18 (Calculus III)
Chem. 1 (Fundamentals)
(mandatory for Chem. E. concentrators)

Spring: Physics 31 (Optics) or 32 (Mechanics, odd)
Math 38 (Differential equations)
Chem. 2 (Principles) or 16 (Materials) 
(mandatory for Chem. E. concentrators)

Third year:

Fall: Physics 42 (Electricity & Magnetism I)
Math 46 (Linear Algebra)
Engineering Course #1

Spring: Physics 31 (Optics) or 
43 (Electricity & Magnetism II)
Engineering Course #2

Fourth year:

Fall: Physics 61 (Quantum Theory and Atomic Physics)
Physics 41 (Electronics)
Eng. Course #3 (Chem. E. concentrators)
Math 151 (Adv. Calculus) or 61 (Probability)

Spring: Physics 64 (Modern Physics Lab)
Eng. Course #3