2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog

Nanoscience Comprehensive Major-Physics Emphasis, 80 hours: B.S.-No Minor Required

CIP: 300101

This is an interdisciplinary major in conjunction with the Department of Natural Sciences and the Department of Mathematics and Statistics. Three emphasis areas are available: Nanoscience Biology, Nanoscience Chemistry, and Nanoscience Physics.

Requirements

The Northwest Core (44-47 hours)

Institutional Requirements (4 hours)

Required Core Courses (53 hours)

BIOL 04106Principles of Biology *

3

BIOL 04107Principles of Biology Laboratory *

1

BIOL 04310Cell Biology

4

BIOL 04350Genetics

4

CHEM 24114General Chemistry I *

3

CHEM 24115General Chemistry I Laboratory *

1

CHEM 24116General Chemistry II

4

CHEM 24117General Chemistry II Laboratory

1

CHEM 24342Organic Chemistry I

3

CHEM 24343Organic Chemistry I Laboratory

1

PHYS 25120Fundamentals of Classical Physics I *

4

PHYS 25121Fundamentals of Classical Physics I Laboratory *

1

PHYS 25230Fundamentals of Classical Physics II

4

PHYS 25231Fundamentals of Classical Physics II Laboratory

1

MATH 17114General Statistics *

3

NANO 48314Nanoscale Science I

4

NANO 48315Nanoscale Science II

4

MATH 17120Calculus I

4

PHIL 39276Biomedical Ethics *

3

BIOL 04106 & BIOL 04107: This lecture/lab combination fulfills the Life Science requirement in the Northwest Core as well as a requirement of the major, but the number of credit hours may be counted only once toward the total number of credit hours required for graduation.

PHYS 25120 & PHYS 25121: This lecture/lab combination fulfills the Physical Science requirement in the Northwest Core as well as a requirement of the major, but the number of credit hours may be counted only once toward the total number of credit hours required for graduation.

MATH 17120: This course fulfills a Northwest Core requirement as well as a requirement of the major, but the number of credit hours may be counted only once toward the total number of credit hours required for graduation.

PHIL 39276: This course fulfills a Northwest Core requirement as well as a requirement of the major, but the number of credit hours may be counted only once toward the total number of credit hours required for graduation.

Nanoscale Physics Emphasis Required Courses (21 hours)

CSIS 44141Computer Programming I

3

MATH 17121Calculus II

5

PHYS 25350Introduction to Quantum Mechanics

3

PHYS 25352Modern Physics

3

PHYS 25420Advanced Physics Laboratory

1

PHYS 25430Optics

3

PHYS 25450Computational Physics

3

Nanoscale Physics Emphasis Elective Courses (6 hours)

Choose 6 hours from the following courses:

MATH 17321Calculus III

4

MATH 17361Differential Equations

3

CHEM 24135Laboratory Safety

2

CHEM 24552Advanced Inorganic Chemistry

3

CHEM 24555Inorganic Synthesis Laboratory

1

PHYS 25479Undergraduate Research

1 to 3

PHYS 25330Electricity and Magnetism I

3

PHYS 25332Electronics

3

PHYS 25333Electronics Laboratory

1

PHYS 25360Quantum Mechanics

3

Free electives as needed to reach minimum 120 graduation hours

Free electives are to be used to reach the minimum number of credit hours required for graduation.