A major program can be be structured to meet the individual needs of students planning graduate study in physics engineering, as well as those considering careers in business, teaching, government, law, medicine, etc. Either Physics 107 or s25 may count toward the major requirement if it is taken in sequence with Physics 108. Students planning graduate study in physics or engineering are encouraged to take at least six additional courses numbered 300 or higher. In exceptional cases, a student who otherwise meets the nine-course requirement may petition the department to take a comprehensive examination in lieu of the thesis project. By careful planning at registration time, similar combination curricula may sometimes be designed with other engineering institutions.
Students participating in a dual-degree program declare a major in engineering.
The quantitative requirement may be satisfied through any course in astronomy and physics, except Physics 228, or with any unit numbered s25 or higher. A student may request that the department approve a two- course set not currently designated, but must do so before registering for the set. Courses in Astronomy Courses in Physics 101. A study of Newton's theory of motion and Einstein's theory of relativity. The conceptual revolutions these theories caused in our notions of space and time in the seventeenth and twentieth centuries are examined.