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Provided here are a few sample course sequences to guide students in selecting courses towards programs in physics. Please consult your adviser when selecting courses, and be advised these are sample course sequences; your actual course sequence will likely vary from these examples. Also, students participating in one of the Physics Department's Concentrations Programs may also expect additional variations in their actual course sequences. ---
Sample Course Sequence for the B.S. in Physics
Semester 1
Semester 2
PHY 113 Physics for Science Majors I PHY 114 Physics for Science Majors II
MTH 141 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I MTH 142 Calculus and Analytic Geometry II
  General Education CSC 170 Introduction to Computers
  General Education   General Education

Semester 3
Semester 4
PHY 211 Intro to Mathematical Methods in Physics PHY 264 Optics
PHY 216 Modern Physics PHY 260 Thermodynamics and Kinetic Theory
PHY 243 Analog Circuits
General Education
MTH 253 Linear Algebra MTH 243 Calculus III

Semester 5
Semester 6
PHY 230 Engineering Statics PHY 231 Engineering Dynamics
PHY 301 Mathematical Methods in Physics PHY 322 Advanced Physics Lab

General Education PHY 380 Electromagnetic Theory
CHE 111 General Chemistry I CHE 112 General Chemistry II
MTH 244 Intro to Ordinary Differential Equations

Semester 7
Semester 8
PHY 421 Undergraduate Physics Thesis I PHY 422 Undergraduate Physics Thesis II
PHY 428 Quantum Mechanics
Elective

Elective
Elective

General Education
General Education

General Education
General Education

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Sample Course Sequence for the B.A. in Physics
Semester 1
Semester 2
PHY 113 Physics for Science Majors I PHY 114 Physics for Science Majors II
MTH 141 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I MTH 142 Calculus and Analytic Geometry II

General Education CSC 170 Introduction to Computers

General Education
General Education

Semester 3
Semester 4
PHY 211 Intro to Mathematical Methods in Physics PHY 264 Optics
PHY 216 Modern Physics PHY 260 Thermodynamics and Kinetic Theory
MTH 253 Linear Algebra MTH 243 Calculus III

General Education
General Education

Semester 5
Semester 6
PHY 230 Engineering Statics PHY 322 Advanced Physics Lab
PHY 301 Mathematical Methods in Physics PHY 380 Electromagnetic Theory

Elective
Elective
CHE 111 General Chemistry I CHE 112 General Chemistry II
MTH 244 Intro to Ordinary Differential Equations

Semester 7
Semester 8
PHY 421 Undergraduate Physics Thesis I PHY 422 Undergraduate Physics Thesis II
PHY 428 Quantum Mechanics
Elective

Elective
Elective

General Education
General Education

General Education
General Education

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Sample Course Sequence for the 3-2 Engineering Program
Semester 1
Semester 2
PHY 113 Physics for Science Majors I PHY 114 Physics for Science Majors II
MTH 141 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I MTH 142 Calculus and Analytic Geometry II
CSC 171 Intro to Computer Programming CSC 172 Intro to Algorithms and Data Structure

General Education
General Education

General Education
General Education

Semester 3
Semester 4
PHY 211 Intro to Mathematical Methods in Physics PHY 264 Optics
PHY 216 Modern Physics PHY 260 Thermodynamics and Kinetic Theory
PHY 243 Analog Circuits
General Education

 
General Education
MTH 253 Linear Algebra MTH 243 Calculus III

Semester 5
Semester 6
PHY 230 Engineering Statics PHY 322 Advanced Physics Lab
PHY 301 Mathematical Methods in Physics PHY 380 Electromagnetic Theory
PHY 428 Quantum Mechanics PHY 231 Engineering Dynamics
CHE 111 General Chemistry I CHE 112 General Chemistry II
MTH 244 Intro to Ordinary Differential Equations
General Education

After completing three years at Adelphi, students in the 3-2 Engineering Program transfer to a participating School of Engineering.
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