Physics, BS (Boston)

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Introductory Physics

From the catalog

Physics 1

Complete one of the following:

• One of:
  • All of:
    • PHYS 1151 — Physics for Engineering 1
    • PHYS 1152 — Lab for PHYS 1151
    • PHYS 1153 — Interactive Learning Seminar for PHYS 1151
  • All of:
    • PHYS 1161 — Physics 1
    • PHYS 1162 — Lab for PHYS 1161
  • All of:
    • PHYS 1191 — Foundations of Theoretical Physics
    • PHYS 1192 — Lab for PHYS 1191

• From the catalog

  Physics 2

  Complete one of the following:

• One of:
  • All of:
    • PHYS 1155 — Physics for Engineering 2
    • PHYS 1156 — Lab for PHYS 1155
    • PHYS 1157 — Interactive Learning Seminar for PHYS 1155
  • All of:
    • PHYS 1165 — Physics 2
    • PHYS 1166 — Lab for PHYS 1165

Intermediate Physics

• PHYS 2303 — Modern Physics
• All of:
  • PHYS 2371 — Electronics
  • PHYS 2372 — Lab for PHYS 2371

Advanced Physics

• PHYS 3600 — Advanced Physics Laboratory
• PHYS 3601 — Classical Dynamics
• PHYS 3602 — Electricity and Magnetism 1
• PHYS 3603 — Electricity and Magnetism 2
• PHYS 4115 — Quantum Mechanics
• PHYS 4305 — Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics

Elective Course

From the catalog

Complete one of the following:

PHYS 3500 to PHYS 7999

• One of:
  • MATH 4606 — Mathematical and Computational Methods for Physics
  • Any PHYS course numbered 3500–7999

Senior Capstone

• PHYS 5318 — Principles of Experimental Physics

Introduction to College

• INSC 1000 — Science at Northeastern

Experiential Learning Introduction

• EESC 2000 — Professional Development for Co-op

Writing Requirements

• One of:
  • ENGW 1111 — First-Year Writing
  • ENGW 1102 — First-Year Writing for Multilingual Writers
• One of:
  • ENGW 3307 — Advanced Writing in the Sciences
  • ENGW 3315 — Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines

Mathematics

• MATH 1341 — Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering
• MATH 1342 — Calculus 2 for Science and Engineering
• MATH 2321 — Calculus 3 for Science and Engineering
• MATH 2331 — Linear Algebra
• MATH 2341 — Differential Equations and Linear Algebra for Engineering
• MATH 3081 — Probability and Statistics

Computational Methods

• One of:
  • GE 1111 — Engineering Problem Solving and Computation
  • PHYS 1211 — Computational Problem Solving in Physics

Chemistry

• All of:
  • CHEM 1211 — General Chemistry 1
  • CHEM 1212 — Lab for CHEM 1211

Technical Electives

From the catalog

Complete 8 semester hours from the following:

BIOL 2301 to BIOL 5999

CHEM 2311 to CHEM 5999

CHME 2001 to CHME 4699

CIVE 2001 to CIVE 4699

CS 2990 to CS 4900

EECE 2001 to EECE 5999

ENVR 2300 to ENVR 5999

IE 2001 to IE 4699

MATH 2321 to MATH 5999

ME 2001 to ME 4699

PHYS 2303 to PHYS 7999

• Choose 8 semester hours from:
  • Any BIOL course numbered 2301–5999
  • Any CHEM course numbered 2311–5999
  • Any CHME course numbered 2001–4699
  • Any CIVE course numbered 2001–4699
  • Any CS course numbered 2990–4900
  • Any EECE course numbered 2001–5999
  • Any ENVR course numbered 2300–5999
  • Any IE course numbered 2001–4699
  • MATH 2280 — Statistics and Software
  • Any MATH course numbered 2321–5999
  • Any ME course numbered 2001–4699
  • Any PHYS course numbered 2303–7999

Concentrations

Astrophysics Concentration (Optional)

• PHYS 1111 — Introduction to Astronomy

• From the catalog

  The following courses may be counted toward major electives, if they are listed as applicable options in the approved curriculum.

  Complete two of the following:

• Choose 8 semester hours from:
  • PHYS 3111 — Astrophysical Processes: Decoding the Universe
  • PHYS 4111 — Multimessenger Astrophysics
  • PHYS 4112 — Principles of Radio Astronomy

• From the catalog

  Complete one of the following:

• One of:
  • One of:
    • PHYS 5117 — Advanced Astrophysics Topics
    • PHYS 5118 — General Relativity and Cosmology

Substitutions

Possible equivalents for this program — dashed means a suggestion, not a rule, and every substitution needs your advisor's approval:

• ENGW 1102 ↔ ENGW 1111 (tier C)
• ENGW 3307 ↔ ENGW 3315 (tier C)

What the tiers mean

Parsed from the catalog by NU Map; the structured machine copy is in this college's JSON for the 2027 catalog, under physics-bs-boston, and the official page is the authority.