Faculty of Science 5. Program Details 5.7 Physics and Astronomy 5.7.1 Programs in Physics5.7.1 Programs in Physics
Courses constituting the field of Physics
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Required Courses - Major Program
See also Section 3 (Faculty Regulations), Subsections 3.4A (Program Requirements - Major Programs) and 3.5B (Course Selection - Introductory Courses).
6 units (1.0 full-course equivalent) - Physics 227 and 255 3 units (0.5 full-course equivalent) - Mathematics 211 or 213 3 units (0.5 full-course equivalent) - Mathematics 275 or 249 or 265* 3 units (0.5 full-course equivalent) - Mathematics 277, or Mathematics 267* and 177 6 units (1.0 full-course equivalent) - Chemistry 201 or 211 and one of Chemistry 203 or 213 or Biology 241 or Astrophysics 213 3 units (0.5 full-course equivalent) - Computer Science 217 39 units (6.5 full-course equivalents) - Physics 325, 341, 343, 375, 381, 397, 443, 449, 455, 457, 497, 501, and 599 or 598 3 units (0.5 full-course equivalent) - 400- or 500-level Physics option 3 units (0.5 full-course equivalent) - Mathematics 311 or 313 9 units (1.5 full-course equivalents) - Mathematics 375 OR Applied Mathematics 311; and Mathematics 377 OR Mathematics 367; and Applied Mathematics 433 18 units (3.0 full-course equivalents) - Breadth requirement: Options from Faculties other than the Faculty of Science (check Table I in 3.4 Program Requirements for ineligible courses). Of these 18 units (3.0 full-course equivalents), at least 6 units (1.0 full-course equivalent) must be from the Faculty of Arts. 6 units (1.0 full-course equivalent) - Science options 18 units (3.0 full-course equivalent) - Options *The recommended sequence for Mathematics courses in Physics and Astronomy is Mathematics 275 and 277. Students who complete Mathematics 267 will have to take a Block Week class for it to be equivalent to Mathematics 277. Notes:
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Required courses - Honours Program
Same as in Major Program except that Physics 599, 3 units (0.5 full-course equivalent) Physics option, 3 units (0.5 full-course equivalent) Science option and 1.5 full-course equivalents) options are replaced by: 6 units (1.0 full-course equivalent) - Physics 598 12 units (2.0 full-course equivalents) - Physics 451, 481, 543 and 597 |
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Recommendations
It is strongly recommended that Applied Mathematics 217 be taken in preference to Mathematics 249 or 265. |
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Suggested Program Sequences
(a) Major Program
(b) Honours Program
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Minor in Physics
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