The following is a typical sequence of courses for students who major in Physics beginning in their freshman year, with suggested electives shown in parentheses, excluding the general education requirements. Six of the nine required 300- and 400-level PHYS courses must be taken in residence at Binghamton University.
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Fall
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Spring
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Freshman
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| PHYS 131** or 121 | PHYS 132** or 122 |
| MATH 221 | MATH 222 |
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Sophomore
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| PHYS 227 | PHYS 331 |
| PHYS 323 | MATH 323 |
| MATH 371 | |
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Junior
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| PHYS 332 | PHYS327 |
| CHEM111 | PHYS341 |
| MATH 471 | |
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Senior
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| PHYS 411* | PHYS 422* |
| PHYS 421 | PHYS 427-8, or 429* |
| (PHYS 463) | (PHYS 474) |
| (PHYS 472) | |
*Required for BS, not required for BA **Offered fall and spring (elective)
The following is a typical sequence of courses for students who major in Applied Physics, beginning in their freshman year.
Six and a half of the required ten and a half 300- and 400-level PHYS courses must be taken in residence at Binghamton University.
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Fall
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Spring
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Freshman
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| PHYS 131** or 121 | PHYS 132** or 122 |
| MATH 221 | MATH 222 |
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Sophomore
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| PHYS 323 | PHYS 331 |
| PHYS 227 | MATH 323 |
| MATH 371 | |
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Junior
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| PHYS 332 | PHYS 341 |
| CHEM111 | PHYS 327 |
| required elective** | MATH 471 |
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Senior
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| PHYS 421 | PHYS 427 |
| PHYS 411 | required elective** |
*Offered fall and spring. **Select a required elective from list of elective courses.
The following is a typical sequence of courses for students in the mathematical Physics degree, beginning in the freshman year.
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Fall
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Spring
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Freshman
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| PHYS 131** or 121 | PHYS 132** or 122 |
| MATH 221 | MATH 222 |
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Sophomore
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| PHYS 323 | PHYS 331 |
| MATH 304 | MATH 323 |
| MATH 371 | |
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Junior
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| PHYS 332 | PHYS 341 |
| MATH 471 | |
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Senior
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| PHYS 421 | PHYS 422 |
| PHYS 411 | ** |
| PHYS 478 | ** Select required elective |
The following is a typical sequence of courses for those students who major in physics after transferring from a two-year college.
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For the BA Degree
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Junior
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Fall
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Spring
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PHYS 227*
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PHYS 341
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PHYS 323
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PHYS 331
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MATH 371
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Senior
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PHYS 332
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PHYS 327
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PHYS 421
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MATH 471
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*Elective if general physics with weekly laboratory is transferred.
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For the BS Degree
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Junior
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Fall
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Spring
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PHYS 227*
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PHYS 341
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PHYS 323
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PHYS 331
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MATH 371
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PHYS 327
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Senior
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PHYS 332
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PHYS 427
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PHYS 411
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MATH 428**
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PHYS 421
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PHYS 422**
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PHYS 407***
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MATH 471
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*Elective if general physics with weekly laboratory is transferred.
**Required for Applied Physics degree, PHYS 429 may be taken in place of the combination of PHYS 427 and PHYS 428.
***Required for traditional BS.
It is advantageous for the BS candidate to be more advanced in mathematical preparation than is shown here.
The transfer student from a two-year college interested in the BS-Mathematical Physics degree must have completed at least General Physics (PHYS 121, 122 or equivalent), and calculus through ordinary differential equations (or the equivalent of MATH 371) prior to enrollment in Harpur College.
The following is a typical sequence of courses when the chosen engineering school is not Watson School (commonly selected electives are shown in parentheses):
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Fall
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Spring
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Freshman
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| PHYS 131 | PHYS 132 |
| MATH 221 | MATH 222 |
| Humanities Course | Humanities Course |
| (Chem 111) | |
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Sophomore
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| PHYS 323 | PHYS 331 |
| PHYS 323 | MATH 323 |
| MATH 371 | Hum/ Soc.Sci |
| Hum/ Social Sci | |
| Hum/ Soc.Sci | |
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Junior
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| PHYS 421 | PHYS 327 |
| PHYS 332 | PHYS 341 |
| Social Sci. | MATH 471 |
| Hum./ Social Sci. | Hum./ Social Sci. |
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Fall
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Spring
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Freshman
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| PHYS 131 | PHYS 222 |
| MATH 221 | PHYS 132 |
| Humanities/Soc.Sci | Humanities/Soc.Sci |
| Humanities/Soc.Sci | WTSN- |
| WTSN- | |
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Sophomore
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| PHYS 227 | MATH 323 |
| PHYS 323 | MATH 371 |
| CHEM 111 | PHYS331 |
| Hum/ Social Sci | WTSN- |
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Junior
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| PHYS 421 | PHYS 327 |
| PHYS 332 | PHYS 341 |
| Humanities/ Social Sci. | MATH 471 |
| WTSN- | Hum./ Social Sci. |
The following is a sample of course sequence.
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Fall
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Spring
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Year I
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| CS 140 | CS 210 |
| MATH 221 | MATH 222 |
| PHYS121 or 131 | PHYS 122 or 132 |
| Humanities/Soc.Sci | Humanities/ Soc. Sci. |
| CS 101 | |
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Year II
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| CS 220 | CS 240 |
| PHYS 323 | MATH 314 |
| Humanities/ Soc. Sci. | MATH 323 |
| Hum/ Social Sci | CS 325 |
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Year III
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| CS 333 | CS 350 |
| Humanities/ Soc. Sci. | PHYS 331 |
| Chem 111 . | MATH 371 |
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Year IV
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| CS 471 | CS elective |
| MATH 341 | PHYS 327 |
| PHYS 332 | PHYS 341 |
| CS elective | MATH 471 |
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Year V
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| PHYS 411 | PHYS 422 |
| PHYS 421 | PHYS 427/ 428 |
| CS elective | Humanities/ Soc. Sci. |
| Humanities/ Soc. Sci. | CS elective |
| CS 495 | |
