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A Minor
in physics is an excellent way of satisfying your curiosity about science
while you major in another field. It is a particular asset for students
competing for admission to professional schools such as law or medicine,
or for students contemplating careers that require some technical background,
including teaching, technical writing, information science, management
in technology-oriented companies, and journalism.
The physics
department welcomes students from other colleges and other majors
as physics minors. Students in the S. I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
are required to designate a minor. In addition to the College of Arts
and Sciences, several other Colleges at Syracuse University recognize
a minor in physics, including the School of Management and the School
of Information Studies. Engineering students can easily complete a physics
minor, as many of the courses required by the Engineering School count towards the
minor.
The requirements for the minor are PHY 211 and PHY 212 (or PHY215 and 216), PHY 221 and PHY 222,
and 12 credits of coursework numbered 300 or above, for a total of 20 required credits.
Calculus is a pre- or co-requisite for many
of these courses.
Courses in red
are required courses.
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Sample
Course Sequence for a Minor in Physics
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| Time |
Prefix
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Credits
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Full Name
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Notes
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Freshman or Sophomore Year
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Fall
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PHY 211
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3
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General Physics I
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PHY 215
is the honors and majors version of PHY 211. It is taught in a small
class format and emphasizes contemporary research topics. |
| PHY 221 |
1 |
Physics Lab |
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| MAT 295 |
4 |
Calculus I |
MAT
295 is preferred for physics minors. |
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Spring
|
PHY 212
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3
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General Physics
II
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PHY 216
is the honors and majors version of PHY 212. It is taught in a small
class format and emphasizes contemporary research topics. |
| PHY 222 |
1 |
Physics Lab II |
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| MAT 296 |
4 |
Calculus II
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MAT
296 is preferred for physics minors. |
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Sophomore or Junior Year
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Fall
|
PHY 361 |
3 |
Modern Physics
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Spring
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PHY 344
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4
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Experimental Physics I
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3 |
Physics Elective (or Spring, Senior Year) |
See
below. |
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Senior
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Fall
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3
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Physics Elective
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See
below. |
The
physics electives may be any physics course numbered 300 or higher.
Recommended courses include:
- PHY 307 (3) Science
and Computers
- PHY 312 (3) Relativity
and Cosmology: Einstein and Beyond
- PHY 315 (3) Biological and Medical
Physics
- PHY 317 (3) Stellar and Interstellar
Astrophysics
- PHY 319 (3)
Astrobiology
- PHY 322 (3) Mechanics
I
- PHY 399 (3) Practicum and Seminar
in Physics Education
- PHY 424/ELE 324
(3) Electromagnetics I
Department of Physics 
Syracuse University
201 Physics Building
Syracuse, NY 13244-1130
Phone (315) 443-3901
Fax (315) 443-9103
E-mail physics@phy.syr.edu
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