302 CHEM 3050 CHEM 3070 Geosciences GEO PS1060 GEO 1065 GEO SI3010 GEO 3060 GEO 3080 GEO 3150 GEO 3180 GEO 3250 GEO 3400 GEO 3550 GEO 3880 GEO 4060 GEO 4630 GEO 4950* *No more than 3 credits : Instrumental Analysis (3) Biochemistry I (4) Environmental Geosciences (3) Environmental Geosciences Lab (1) Oceanography and Earth Systems (3) Structural Geology (4) Water Resources (3) Geomorphology (4) Paleontology (4) Geology of Utah (3) Remote Sensing (4) Sedimentology & Stratigraphy (4) Ground Water (4) Geoscience Field Methods (2) Global Tectonics (3) Advanced Geoscience Fieldtrips (1-3) be taken from GEO 4950. Physics Select 6 hours from the physics electives listed above. The courses selected for this requirement must be in addition to any course taken to fulfill the physics elective requirement. Support Courses Required (18 credit hours) MATH SI1210/SI1220 Calculus I & II (8) PHYS 2600 Laboratory Safety (1) or CHEM 2600 Laboratory Safety (1) or GEO 2600 Laboratory Safety (1) HIST 3350 History & Philosophy of Science (3) or ZOOL 2800 History of Life Science (3) COMM HU1020 Public Speaking (3) CHEM 4570 Science Teaching Methods (3) or GEO 4570 Science Teaching Methods (3) or PHYS 4570 Science Teaching Methods (3) Students must also complete the Teacher Education Certification Program (32 credit hours). Physics departmental honors Program Prerequisite: Enroll in General Honors Program and complete at least 9 hours of General Honors courses (see the Honors Program on page 43). Credit Hour Requirements: Maintain an overall GPA of 3.5. Credit Hour Requirements: Fulfill the requirements of either the Physics departmental major, the Applied Physics major, or the Physics Teaching major, of which at least 12 hours must be completed on an Honors basis. A student may receive Physics Honors credit in any of the Physics courses required for the respective Physics majors.* In addition, complete a Physics Honors senior project (minimum 2 hours). ' Permission from the department chair should be sought before registering in a course for Honors credit. A written agreement should be reached with the appropriate professor regarding the work expected for Honors credit. (See the Honors Program on page 43.) Physics minor Grade Requirements: A grade of "C" or better in all courses used toward the minor (a grade of "C-" is not acceptable). Credit Hour Requirements: Minimum of 26 credit hours in Physics and support courses. Prior department approval is required. Course Requirements for Minor Physics Courses Required (10 credit hours) PHYS PS/SI2210/SI2220 Physics for Scientists & Engineers (10) Elective Physics Courses (8 credit hours) Select at least three Physics courses from the following PHYS 2710 Introductory Modem Physics (3) PHYS 3160 Astrophysics (3) PHYS 3180 Thermal Physics (3) PHYS 3190 Applied Optics (3) PHYS 3200 Solid State Physics (3) PHYS 3300 Computational Physics (3) PHYS 3410 Electronics for Scientists (4) PHYS 3420 Data Acquisition and Analysis (3) PHYS 3500 Analytical Mechanics (3) PHYS 3510 Electromagnetic Theory (3) PHYS 3540 Mech. & Electromagnetic Waves (3) PHYS 3640 Advanced Physics Lab (2) PHYS 4610 Quantum Mechanics (3) Support Courses Required (8 credit hours) MATH SI1210/SI1220 Calculus I & II (8) Physics teaching minor » Grade Requirements: A grade of C or better in all courses used toward the minor (a grade of "C-" is not acceptable). » Credit Hour Requirements: Minimum of 25 credit hours in Physics and support courses. Prior department approval is required. Students who select the Physics Teaching minor must satisfy the Teacher Education admission and certification requirements (see Teacher Education Department). Course Requirements for Minor Physics Courses Required (11 credit hours) PHYS PS/SI2210/SI2220 Physics for Scientists & Engineers (10) PHYS 2600 Laboratory Safety (1) Elective Physics Courses (6 credit hours) Select 6 credit hours in approved Physics courses (numbered 2740 and Support Courses Required (8 credit hours) MATH SI1210/SI1220 Calculus I & II (8) If a student is not obtaining a Teaching Major in Physical or Life Science, the following course is also required: PHYS 4570 Secondary School Science Teaching Methods (3) PHYSICS COURSES - PHYS PHYS PS/SI1010. Elementary Physics (3) 5m, F, 5 A brief survey of physics at the introductory level. Topics covered include laws of motion, gravity, energy, light, heat, sound, electricity, magnetism, atomic and nuclear physics, radioactivity, and relativity. Three hours of lecture per week. PHYS PS/SI1040. Elementary Astronomy (3) 5m, F, 5 A brief survey of the physical universe using the fundamental laws of physics. Topics include the history of astronomy, the solar system, the sun, the evolution of stars, pulsars, black holes, the MiUcy Way galaxy, galaxies, quasars, and the Big Bang. Three hours of lecture per week. Weber State University 2006 - 2007 Catalog