***INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAM***

AN OPPORTUNITY FOR

ENGINEERING SCIENCE STUDENTS

TO DOUBLE MAJOR IN ENGR. SCI. & PHYSICS!!!

The Department of Physics & Astronomy has revised its requirements for a B.A. in Physics. We have designated several Engineering Science courses as equivalent to certain Physics courses required for the Physics Major. An Engineering Science student with a strong interest in Physics can now DOUBLE MAJOR in these two subjects by taking only 12 hours beyond what is already required for the Engr.Sci. B.S. This option may be particularly attractive to students with interests in electrical and/or optical engineering (e.g., quantum devices, photonics, etc.). A detailed list of required and equivalent courses is given below. If you have questions, contact Dr. Gordon MacAlpine, Chair, at gmacalpi@trinity.edu or x7424.

 

COURSES REQUIRED FOR                            COURSES REQUIRED FOR

THE BA IN PHYSICS:                                       ENGINEERING SCIENCE AND ALSO

                                                                               DESIGNATED AS EQUIVALENT TO THE

                                                                               LISTED PHYSICS COURSE:

PHYS                                                                    Equiv. Required in ENGR BS

1111 Intro Lab                                                      same

1112 Intermed Lab                                               same

1311 Intro Mech                                                  same

1312 Intro EM & Waves                                    same

2094 Seminar, 4 semesters                                  2181-3182 Engr Anal & Design III-VI (but no PHYS BA credit!)

2131/2132 SophExp Phys I/II                             2120 Electric Circuits Lab, 2164 Electronics I Lab

3321 Stat Phys & Thermo                                  3327 Thermo I 

3322 Class Mech&Dyn                                      2314 Mech II (Dynamics)

3323 Intro Mod Phys                                         NO Equivalent

3335 Electro Flds                                               NO Equivalent

4131 Adv Exp I                                                    4126 Heat Transfer Lab

One Elective Credit                                             3123 Fluid Mechanics Lab

PLUS one of the following 3 options:

   3131+3132  Photonics & Electronics Lab I/II

   3325 Optical Phys

   3333 Quantum Physics I

PLUS enough additional physics to total 30 hours

(This is either 3 or 4 hours depending on which of the three courses above were selected.)

Plus the following math courses:

1311 Calc I                                                                same

1312 Calc II                                                               same

2321 Calc III                                                              same

3336 Dif Eqns & Lin Alg                                         same

and CSCI 1320 or the equivalent as approved by the Engineering Science Department.

The typical Engineering Science major would then be able to satisfy the requirements for a BA in Physics by taking the following Physics courses not required for the Engineering Science degree:

3323 Intro Mod Phys

3335 Electro Flds (Engineering Science students interested in Physics usually take this as an Engineering Science elective.)

Plus one of the following 3 options:

3131+3132 Photonics & Electronics Lab I/II

3325 Optical Phys

3333 Quantum Physics I

Plus enough additional physics to total 30 hours (This is either 3 or 4 more hours.)