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Physics: What YOU Will Learn

As a physics major at the University of Nebraska, students will: 1) Study matter, energy, and their interactions through courses in physics, math, and chemistry. 2) Choose from four tracks (professional, optics and lasers, materials physics, computational physics) based on their interests for graduate study or employment. 3) Develop strong analytical skills useful for a wide range of careers including engineering, science, technology, and business. Recent graduates have become engineers, researchers, and innovators. 4) Learn in state-of-the-art research facilities like the Extreme Light Laboratory and student observatories, allowing them to study topics like lasers, astrophysics, nanomaterials, and particle physics

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Physics: What YOU Will Learn

As a physics major at the University of Nebraska, students will: 1) Study matter, energy, and their interactions through courses in physics, math, and chemistry. 2) Choose from four tracks (professional, optics and lasers, materials physics, computational physics) based on their interests for graduate study or employment. 3) Develop strong analytical skills useful for a wide range of careers including engineering, science, technology, and business. Recent graduates have become engineers, researchers, and innovators. 4) Learn in state-of-the-art research facilities like the Extreme Light Laboratory and student observatories, allowing them to study topics like lasers, astrophysics, nanomaterials, and particle physics

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PHYSICS

What YOU will learn:


As a physics major at Nebraska, you will study matter and energy and their interactions. Physics is not just a body of knowledge it is
a set of approaches that will allow you to solve all kinds of problems. Physics seeks to describe the most basic features of a system and
the underlying general rules that govern them. These rules are powerful tools for understanding that system and similar ones that you
may encounter later.
The core curriculum includes courses in physics, math and chemistry; as well as four tracks to choose from based on your interest:



Professional Track for graduate study or employment in physics or a related scientific or engineering discipline
Optics and Lasers Track for graduate study or employment in optical or laser physics or related engineering disciplines
Materials Physics Track for graduate study or employment in materials physics or related discipline
Computational Physics Track for graduate study or employment in computational physics or related disciplines.

Career opportunities YOU will have:


Because the study of physics develops such strong analytical skills, physicists go into a wide variety of careers such as engineering,
law, medicine, computer science and information technology, optical and laser science, and materials science. Many physicists work in
government or industrial laboratories, but some start their own businesses. Recent Nebraska graduates include:




Applications Programmer, Holland Computing Center


Astronomical Instrument Technician, University of Texas
Lead Innovator, Nanonation
Process Engineer, Garmin
Researcher, University of Nebraska

Why NEBRASKA for Physics?


The Department of Physics and Astronomy at UNL features state-of-the-art research and teaching facilities. The Extreme Light
Laboratory houses Diocles, one of the most powerful lasers in the world. At the on-campus Student Observatory and Behlen
Observatory in Mead, Nebraska, you can study astrophysical phenomena such as quasars and pulsating stars.
At Nebraska you can study nanoscale magnetic materials, perform experiments to stop light, research matter waves and unusual
behavior of chiral molecules, and study the fundamental constituents of the matter that makes up our universe at some of the worlds
highest-energy particle accelerator laboratories.

Great stories start HERE!


Think about how far we have come in the last 100 years alone. You can attribute most of those technological advancements to physics.
Having a basic understanding of the universe at its most basic level will open windows that were previously thought to be walls.
- Erik

Ken Bloom | Associate Professor


258E Jorgensen Hall | 402-472-6093 | [email protected]
physics.unl.edu | cas.unl.edu

PHYSICS
1

MATH 106: Analytic Geometry & Calculus I (ACE 3)

PHYS 211: General Physics I (CDR B)

PHYS 221: General Physics I Lab (CDR BL)

Language Requirement - 201 Level (CDR E)

PHYS 213: General Physics III

PHYS 223: General Physics III Lab

CHEM 113: Fundamentals of Chemistry I

CDR A

FIFTH Semester

Total Hours

Physics Track Requirement

ACE 6

CDR C

Elective/Minor/Secondary Major/Pre-Professional

SEVENTH Semester

PHYS 222: General Physics II Lab

Language Requirement - 202 Level (CDR E)

ACE 1

Physics Track Requirement

ACE 9

CDR D

Elective/Minor/Secondary Major/Pre-Professional

15

MATH 221: Differential Equations

PHYS 231: Electrical & Electronic Circuits

PHYS 311: Mechanics

ACE 2

ACE 5

Total Hours

15

PHYS 451: Electromagnetic Theory

PHYS 461: Quantum Mechanics

Physics Track Requirement

ACE 8

Elective/Minor/Secondary Major/Pre-Professional

Total Hours

15

Physics Track Requirement

Total Hours

PHYS 212: General Physics II (ACE 4)

16

PHYS 431: Thermal Physics

Total Hours

Total Hours

FOURTH Semester

MATH 208: Analytic Geometry & Calculus III

HOURS

MATH 107: Analytic Geometry & Calculus II (CDR F)

14

SIXTH Semester

THIRD Semester

Total Hours

COURSE NAME

SECOND Semester

HOURS

EIGHTH Semester

FIRST Semester

COURSE NAME
PHYS 201: Modern Topics in Physics & Astronomy

15

Physics Track Elective (ACE 10)

Physics Track Elective

ACE 7

Elective/Minor/Secondary Major/Pre-Professional

Elective/Minor/Secondary Major/Pre-Professional

15

DISCLAIMER: This document represents a sample 4-year plan for degree completion with a major of interest in the College of Arts and Sciences.
Actual course selection and sequence may vary and should be discussed individually with an Academic Adviser at the college and department level.

Ken Bloom | Associate Professor


258E Jorgensen Hall | 402-472-6093 | [email protected]
physics.unl.edu | cas.unl.edu

Total Hours

15

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