This page shows prerequisites for courses of interest to physics majors and minors. For a listing of prerequisites for other courses, visit the course descriptions on the Programs tab at the left.
Disclaimer: This page is unofficial, offered for convenience of students. Official prerequisites are kept current in the undergraduate catalog. This page was last updated 8/24/2017.
Course |
Prereq |
Coreq |
MAT161 | MAT163 | |
MAT162 | MAT161, MAT163 | MAT164 |
MAT263 | MAT162, MAT164 | MAT264 |
MAT315 | MAT263, MAT264 | |
PHY111 | MAT161*, MAT163* | |
PHY112 | PHY111 | MAT162*, MAT164* |
PHY213 | PHY112 | MAT263*, MAT264* |
PHY305 | CHE112, PHY213 | |
PHY306 | PHY305 | |
PHY310 | PHY111 | |
PHY320 | MAT263 | |
PHY324 | PHY213, MAT263 | |
PHY410 | PHY305 or equiv | |
PHY425 | PHY310, PHY320 or equiv | |
PHY435 | PHY305, PHY310, PHY320 or equiv | |
PHY440 | PHY310 or equiv and PHY320 or equiv | |
PHY441 | PHY440 |
* In Fall 2017, the university's registration software requires that you take corequisites during the same semester (e.g. the software requires that PHY111, MAT161 and MAT163 all be taken together). If you've already taken the required math for a physics course you want to take, consult your advisor and/or physics instructor to obtain an over-ride.
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