Academic Programs / Science & Technology
Mathematics & Physics
Department of Physics
Dr. Tao Rongjia, Chair
Dr. Zbigniew Dziembowski, Faculty Advisor
215-204-7639
zbig.dziembowski@temple.edu
Department of Mathematics
Dr. Edward Letzter, Chair
Dr. Boris Datskovsky, Director of Undergraduate Studies
215-204-7847
bdats@temple.edu
Bachelor of Science
Summary of Requirements for the Degree
1. University Requirements (123 total s.h.)
- Math 0701 (4 s.h.) and/or English 0701 (4 s.h.), if required by placement testing.
- All Temple students must take a minimum of two writing-intensive courses as part of their major. Following is a list of courses that can be used to satisfy the writing-intensive requirement: Math 3098, Math 4096, Physics 2796* or Physics 4796.
- Students must complete a set of university requirements: General Education (GenEd) or Core.
- New freshmen students starting in the 2009-2010 catalog year are required to complete the General Education Curriculum (25-26 s.h.). See the General Education section of the Undergraduate Bulletin for the GenEd curriculum.
- New transfer students starting in the 2009-2010 catalog year are required to complete the University Core Curriculum requirements (34-35 s.h.) including completion of the library orientation, Temple Information Literacy Tutorial (TILT). See the Core Curriculum section of the Undergraduate Bulletin for the course requirements.
2. College Requirements
- 90 credits within the College of Science & Technology (CST) or the College of Liberal Arts (CLA).
- 45 Upper Level (2000+) credits within the College of Science & Technology (CST) or the College of Liberal Arts (CLA).
3. Major Requirements for Bachelor of Science (76 s.h.)
- Ten (10) Mathematics courses are required (35 s.h.): Mathematics 1041, 1042, 2043, 3031, 3045, 3051, 3098, 3141, 3142 and 4051.
- Eleven (11) Physics courses are required (38 s.h.): Physics 1061 or 2021, 1062 or 2022, 2101, 2501, 2502, 2701 or 2796*, 3101, 3301, 3302, 3701 and 4101.
- One (1) capstone course for the major is required (3 s.h.): Math 4096 or Physics 4796.
*Pending writing-intensive program approval.
Suggested semester by semester plan
| Year 1 - Fall Semester |
| Department |
Course # |
Course Name |
Hours |
RCI |
Mathematics
Mathematics |
1041
1941 |
Calculus I
or
Honors Calculus I |
4
4 |
QB
QB |
| Physics |
1061 |
Elementary Classical Physics I |
4 |
SA |
| General Education / Elective Credits |
|
|
7 |
|
| Subtotal |
|
|
15 |
|
| |
| Year 1 - Spring Semester |
| Department |
Course # |
Course Name |
Hours |
RCI |
Mathematics
Mathematics |
1042
1942 |
Calculus II
or
Honors Calculus II |
4
4 |
|
| Physics |
1062 |
Elementary Classical Physics II |
4 |
SB |
| General Education / Elective Credits |
|
|
8 |
|
| Subtotal |
|
|
16 |
|
| |
| Year 2 - Fall Semester |
| Department |
Course # |
Course Name |
Hours |
RCI |
| Mathematics |
2043 |
Calculus III |
4 |
|
| Mathematics |
3031 |
Introduction to Probability Theory |
3 |
|
| Mathematics |
3045 |
Differential Equations with Linear Algebra |
4 |
|
| General Education / Elective Credits |
|
|
4 |
|
| Subtotal |
|
|
15 |
|
| |
| Year 2 - Spring Semester |
| Department |
Course # |
Course Name |
Hours |
RCI |
| Physics |
2101 |
Classical Mechanics (S) |
3 |
|
| Physics |
2502 |
Mathematical Physics (S) |
4 |
|
| Physics |
2701 or 2796* |
Introduction to Modern Physics (S) |
4 |
WI* |
| General Education / Elective Credits |
|
|
4 |
|
| Subtotal |
|
|
15 |
|
| |
| Year 3 - Fall Semester |
| Department |
Course # |
Course Name |
Hours |
RCI |
| Mathematics |
3141 |
Advanced Calculus I (F) |
3 |
|
| Physics |
3101 |
Analytical Mechanics (F) |
3 |
|
| Physics |
3301 |
Electricity & Magnetism (F) |
4 |
|
| General Education / Elective Credits |
|
|
6 |
|
| Subtotal |
|
|
16 |
|
| |
| Year 3 - Spring Semester |
| Department |
Course # |
Course Name |
Hours |
RCI |
| Mathematics |
3051 |
Theoretical Linear Algebra |
4 |
|
| Mathematics |
3142 |
Advanced Calculus II (S) |
3 |
|
| Physics |
3701 |
Introduction to Quantum Mechanics (S) |
3 |
|
| General Education / Elective Credits |
|
|
6 |
|
| Subtotal |
|
|
16 |
|
| |
| Year 4 - Fall Semester |
| Department |
Course # |
Course Name |
Hours |
RCI |
| Mathematics |
3098 |
Modern Algebra (F) |
3 |
WI |
| Mathematics |
4051 |
Introduction to Functions of a Complex Variable (F) |
3 |
|
| Physics |
2501 |
Computing for Scientists (F) |
3 |
|
| Physics |
4101 |
Thermodynamics & Kinetic Theory (F) |
3 |
|
| General Education / Elective Credits |
|
|
3 |
|
| Subtotal |
|
|
15 |
|
| |
| Year 4 - Spring Semester |
| Department |
Course # |
Course Name |
Hours |
RCI |
Mathematics
Physics |
4096
4796 |
Senior Problem Solving (S)
or
Experimental Physics (S) |
3
3 |
WI
WI |
| Physics |
3302 |
Classical Electromagnetism (S) |
3 |
|
| General Education / Elective Credits |
|
|
9 |
|
| Subtotal |
|
|
15 |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
| Credits in Coursework for B.S. in Math/Physics |
76 |
|
| General Education / Elective Credits |
47 |
|
| Total Credits for B.S. Degree |
123 |
|
(F) - Fall only course.
(S) - Spring only course.
*Pending writing-intensive program approval.
|
