Everything starts with physics — literally. The laws of physics governed the creation of the universe itself. But, the science is about looking forward as much as back. 物理学家正引领着许多有望塑造未来社会的进步, from better solar cells to quantum computers. 拥有esball国际平台客户端的物理学学士学位，你可以在将这些技术带入生活中发挥作用.
Our 5:1 student-to-faculty ratio means you'll have the chance to work closely with faculty members, both in class and in the lab. Teamwork is a crucial aspect of the program; in your first year, you can work on a challenging group project in our 物理团队设计实验室. 四人一组，你将努力预测玩具汽车或火车的运动.
And while our department is small, 我们的研究人员想得很大:你将有机会获得通常在更大的大学里找到的资源. 你可以在天体物理学课上通过我们雷诺兹天文台的12英寸望远镜观察. Or, 您可以使用高性能计算集群来解决纳米技术中的问题, biophysics and computational modeling and simulation.
我们确保每个esball国际平台客户端学院的本科生都能获得这样的实践经验. 毕业前, 你将完成包括实习在内的专业经验, research project or senior thesis.
你会学到什么
物理学本科的核心课程是35个学分，你可以选择副修甚至第二专业. 事实上，近五分之四的物理专业学生攻读双学位. Our physics majors take courses such as:
生物物理学
电磁理论
实验物理
Fundamentals of Modern Physics
天体物理学导论
核物理
光学
Physical Models of Living Systems
量子物理学
固体物理学
相对论
理论力学
热物理
The physics program consists of 35 credit hours in physics, 18 credit hours in mathematics, 化学8个学分, 3 credit hours in biology electives, and 18 credit hours in other electives. 19 credit hours are in free electives, which is enough to complete a minor or second major if you so choose.
All courses are 3 credits unless noted.
esball国际平台客户端共同经历
以下课程是所有学生的必修课程，无论他们的学习计划如何. These courses are offered during the fall semester, FY100第一年研讨会只要求一年级学生参加. FY100和UNIV190通常在esball国际平台客户端第一年的秋季学期进行.
FY100 First-Year Seminar (1 credit)
UNIV190 The Clarkson Seminar (3 credits)
物理核心要求
Students are required to complete the following courses:
物理/化学
PH121 Physics Freshman Seminar (1 credits)
PH131物理I(4学分)
PH132(物理II(4学分))
PH221理论力学
PH231 Fundamentals of Modern Physics
PH232 Modern Physics Laboratory (1 credits)
PH325热物理
PH327 实验物理 I (1-3 credits)
PH331量子物理
PH380电磁理论
PH435高级研讨会
CM131 General Chemistry I (4 credits)
CM132 General Chemistry II (4 credits)
专业经验
学生必须完成以下专业经验之一:
毕业论文1
or PH478 Directed 研究 in 实验物理
or PH479 Directed 研究 in Theoretical Physics
or PH480 Internship/Co-op in Physics
物理核心选修课
物理的选修课
学生必须完成以下课程的至少12个学分:
Physics (PH) electives 200-level and above
Students must complete one of the following courses:
PH445 Undergraduate Thesis I (3 credits)
PH446 Undergraduate Thesis II (3 credits)
PH470-473 Directed Study Experimental (3 credits)
PH474-477 Directed Study Theoretical (3 credits)
生物选择性
Students must complete one of the following courses:
生物(BY) 3学分选修
物理数学课程
Students must complete the following four courses:
MA131微积分I
MA132微积分II
MA231微积分III
MA232 Elementary Differential Equations
数学
Students must complete one of the following courses:
MA331 Fourier Series and Boundary Value Problems
抽象线性代数
应用线性代数
统计数据
Students must complete one of the following courses:
STAT381概率
STAT383 Probability and 统计数据
物理的选修课
Students must complete 3 credits in information technology electives.
Students must complete 3 credits in technology electives.
Students must complete 9 credits of concentration electives. All of these must be in one area outside of physics; an area need not be a department. 集中选修课允许学生探索物理以外的另一个感兴趣的领域.
Software quality engineering (Lockheed Martin Aeronautics)
By the end of your second year, 你将在你感兴趣的领域找到一个研究项目，并一直从事到毕业. esball国际平台客户端的本科生经常在主要期刊上发表他们的研究成果，并参加地区和国家会议. 事实上, esball国际平台客户端的学生在过去的六年里获得了三次金水奖和两次国家科学基金会奖学金.
You'll complete your research alongside a faculty member. Our faculty's research interests include:
天体物理学
生物物理
计算物理学
纳米材料
光学
光伏设备
物理教育
表面和界面物理
你也可能有机会在国家实验室度过一个学期. 在过去, physics majors have worked at Brookhaven National Laboratory, 阿贡国家实验室, CERN and Los Alamos National Laboratory.
