Physics
Objectives
An undergraduate degree in physics prepares a student for work in a wide
variety of technical fields or for a career in high school teaching.
The Physics program
also prepares students for graduate work in physics, engineering, materials
science, biophysics, optics, acoustics, atmospheric physics, some aspects
of aviation, quality control, and health physics. In view of the diversity
of
aims the students bring to the study of physics, the requirements for
a bachelor's degree are deliberately set at a minimum. This allows the
faculty freedom to
counsel and direct students toward the science courses most advantageous
for their particular goals. Students should realize that several more
courses in
physics or science may be required to adequately prepare them to achieve
their goals. A student who wishes to major in Physics must be proficient
in the use
of mathematics and have the ability to do abstract thinking.
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