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Physics Concentration Requirements Physics is the scientific study of the 'fundamental principles governing the behavior of matter and the interaction of matter and energy. Mathematics Is used to describe fundamental physical principles, the behavior of matter, and the interactions of matter and energy. As the most fundamental of sciences, physics provides a foundaUon 'for other scientific fields as well as the underpinnings of modern teclinology. The Physics department is unique because of the breadth of Its faculty expertise and research, and the relatively intimate size of its classes above the Introductory level. Physics concentrators may choose to pursue either the A.B. or the more intensive Sc.B. degree. Course work on either path covers a broad base of topics (for example, electrlclty and magnetism, classical and quantum mechanics, thermodynamics, and statistical mechanics). The Sc.B. degree requires additional advanced topics as well as a senior thesis project.
Standard concentration for the A.B. degree
Select one of the following Series: 2
PHYS 0070 Anatytlcal Mechanics & PHYS 0160 and Introduction to Relativity and Quantum Physics
PHYS 0030 Basic Physics & PHYS 0040 and Basic Physics
PHYS 0050 Foundations of Mechanics & PHYS 0060 and Foundations of Electromagnetism and Modern
Physics
PHYS 0470 Electricity and Magnetism
PHYS 0500 Advanced Classical Mechanics
PHYS 0560 Experiments in Modern Physics
PHYS 1410 Quantum Mechanics A
PHYS 1530 Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics
One additional 1000-level course or a mathematics course beyond the introductory level.
Total Credits 8
Standard program for the Sc.B. degree Prerequisites:
Select one of the following series: 2
PHYS 0070 Analytical Mechanics & PHYS 0160 and Introduction to Relativity and Quantum Physics
PHYS 0050 Foundations of Mechanics & PHYS 0060 and Foundations of Electromagnetism and Modem
Physics
Select one of the following:
MATH 0190 Advanced Placement Calculus (Physics/ Engineering)
Or MATH 0090, MATH 0100
Program:
PHYS 0470
PHYS 0500
PHYS 0560
PHYS 1410
PHYS 1420
PHYS 1510
PHYS 1530
Electricity and Magnetism
Advanced Classical Mechanics
Experiments in Modern Physics
Quantum Mechanics A
Quantum Mechanics B
Advanced Electromagnetic Theory
Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics
PHYS 1560 Modern Physics Laboratory
PHYS 1980 Undergraduate Research in Physics
One additional 1000 or 2000 level Physics course or upper level course in related fields of science chosen by the student with agreement of his or her advisor.
Four Mathematics courses beyond MATH 0190 or 0090, 0100
including choices from Applied Mathematics 1
PHYS 1990 Senior Conference Course 2
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Total Credits 18
In addition, courses in computer programming are recommended. 2 A senior thesis is required. This is to be prepared in connection with
PHYS 1990 under the direction of a faculty supervisor. The topic may be in a related department or of interdisciplinary nature. In any event, a dissertation must be submitted.
Honors Candidates for honors in physics will be expected to pursue a more rigorous and extensive program than those me.rely concentrating In the subject. In addition they will be required to begin an honors thesis during the seventh semester and to complete ii (as part of PHYS 1990) during the eighth semester. Honors candidates are also expected to take a special oral examination on the thesis at the end of the eighth semester. Further details about the program may be obtained from the chair of the department or the departmental honors advisor.
Astrophysics Track for the Sc.B. degree Prerequisites:
Select one of the following Series:
PHYS 0070 Analytical Mechanics & PHYS 0160 and Introduction to Relativity and Quantum Physics
PHYS 0050 Foundations of Mechanics & PHYS 0060 and Foundations of Electromagnetism and Modem
Physics
PHYS 0270 Introduction to Astronomy
Select one of the following Series:
MATH 0170 Advanced Placement Calculus & MATH 0180 and Intermediate Calculus
MATH 0190 Advanced Placement Calculus (Physics/ & MATH 0200 Engineering)
and Intermediate Calculus (Physics/Engineering)
MATH 0350 Honors Calculus (or equivalent)
PHYS 0470 Electricity and Magnetism
Program:
MATH 0520 Linear Algebra
or MATH 0540 Honors Linear Algebra
or PHYS 0720 Methods of Mathematical Physics
Select one of the following Math courses:
APMA 0330 Methods of Applied Mathematics I, II
APMA 0340 Methods of Applied Mathematics I, II
APMA 0350 Applied Ordinary Differential Equations
APMA 0360 Methods of Applied Mathematics I, II
MATH 1110 Ordinary Differential Equations
MATH 1120 Partial Differential Equations
PHYS 0500 Advanced Classical Mechanics
PHYS 0560
PHYS 1410
Experiments in Modern Physics
Quantum Mechanics A
PHYS 1530 Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics
Three of the following:
PHYS 1100 Introduction to General Relativity
PHYS 1250 Stellar Structure and the Interstellar Medium
PHYS 1270 Extragalactic Astronomy and High-Energy Astrophysics
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or MATH 0160 Intermediate Calculus
or MATH 0350 Honors Calculus
MATH 0170 Advanced Placement Calculus & MATH 0180 and Intermediate Calculus
Select three additional higher-level math, applied math, or mathematical physics (PHYS 0720) courses.
3 MATH 0190 Advanced Placement Calculus (Physics/ & MATH 0200 Engineering)
CSCI 0040 Introduction to Scientific Computing and Problem
or CSCI 0150
or CSCI 0170
or CSCI 0190
ENGN 0510
or PHYS 0470
ENGN 1560
Solving
Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming and Computer Science
Computer Science: An Integrated Introduction
Accelerated Introduction to Computer Science
Electricity and Magnetism
Electricity and Magnetism
Applied Electromagnetics
or PHYS 1510 Advanced Electromagnetic Theory
PHYS 0500 Advanced Classical Mechanics
or ENGN 1370
PHYS 1410
PHYS 1420
PHYS 1530
or ENGN 0720
ENGN 1620
CHEM 0330
or ENGN 0310
or ENGN 0810
or PHYS 1600
ENGN 0410
or ENGN 1690
or PHYS 0560
PHYS 1560
or ENGN 1590
Advanced Engineering Mechanics
Quantum Mechanics A
Quantum Mechanics B
Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics
Thermodynamics
Analysis and Design of Electronic Circuits
Equilibrium, Rate, and Structure
Mechanics of Solids and Structures
Fluid Mechanics
Computational Physics
Materials Science
Photonics and Applications
Experiments in Modern Physics
Modern Physics Laboratory
Introduction to Semiconductors and Semiconductor Electronics
or an approved 2000-level engineering or physics course.
A thesis under the supervision of a physics or engineering faculty member:
PHYS 1990 Senior Conference Course
or ENGN 1970 Independent Studies in Engineering
or ENGN 1971 Independent Study in Engineering
* Students are also encouraged to take courses dealing with the philosophical, ethical, or political aspects of science and technology.
Total Credits 19
Astronomy Concentration Requirements Along with Greek, Latin, and Mathematics, Astronomy counts as one of the oldest continuously taught subjects in the Brown curriculum. It is the study of the properties of stars, galaxies, and the Universe, and as such combines elements from the disciplines of both Physics and Planetary Geology. Students pursuing this concentration complete introductory coursework in classical mechanics, relativity, and astrophysics, along with mathematics and elecromagnetism. They go on to complete courses in stellar and extragalactic astrophysics as well as cosmology. Facilities available to concentrators include the historic Ladd Observatory.
Standard concentration for the A.B. degree
Eleven or twelve courses are required (depending on the satisfaction of prerequisites).
Prerequisites
PHYS 0070 Analytical Mechanics
PHYS 0160 Introduction to Relativity and Quantum Physics 1
PHYS 0270 Introduction to Astronomy
Select one of the following Series: 1-2
and Intermediate Calculus (Physics/Engineering)
MATH 0350 Honors Calculus (or equivalent)
PHYS 0470 Electricity and Magnetism
Program
Select one of the following mathematics courses:
MATH 0520 Linear Algebra
MATH 0540 Honors Linear Algebra
PHYS 0720 Methods of Mathematical Physics
APMA 0330 Methods of Applied Mathematics I, II
APMA 0340 Methods of Applied Mathematics I, II
Select two of the following astrophysics courses:
PHYS 1100 Introduction to General Relativity
PHYS 1250 Stellar Structure and the Interstellar Medium
PHYS 1270 Extragalactic Astronomy and High-Energy Astrophysics
PHYS 1280 Introduction to Cosmology
Three additional 1000- or 2000-level courses in physics or a related field, suggestions:
APMA 1670 Statistical Analysis of Time Series
ENGN 1860 Advanced Fluid Mechanics
GEOL 0810
GEOL 1710
GEOL 1810
MATH 1060
PHYS 0500
PHYS 0560
PHYS 1410
PHYS 1510
PHYS 1530
PHYS 1560
Total Credits
Planetary Geology
Remote Sensing of Earth and Planetary Surfaces
Physics of Planetary Evolution
Differential Geometry
Advanced Classical Mechanics
Experiments in Modern Physics
Quantum Mechanics A
Advanced Electromagnetic Theory
Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics
Modern Physics Laboratory
PHYS 0050 and PHYS 0060 can be taken in lieu of PHYS 0160
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2 0 1 8Senior Thesis
Avkhadiev, Artur“Treading Geodesic Pathways through the Configu-ration Space of a Linear Polymer”Advisor: Professor Stratt (Chemistry)
Butler, Jack“Mapping Dark Matter in the Galaxy Clusters of the Northern Hemisphere”Advisor: Professor Dell’Antonio
Canaras, Zoe“Constraining Sensitivity to the EoR Power Spec-trum”Advisor: Professor Pober
Cheng, RebeccaStudying and characterizing potential scale depen-dence of the sheet resistance of thin silver filmsAdvisor: Professor Valles
Coleman, Evan“Maximal Chaos in Black Holes”Advisor: Professor Jevicki
Dallas, Emanuel “2D BEC”Advisor: Professor Kosterlitz
Dick, Nathaniel“Exploring the Inhomogeneous Distribution of Matter Due to Perturbations in the Early Universe”Advisor: Professor Koushiappas
Greer, Cory“A search for dwarf candidates in wide-field sur-veys”Advisor: Professor Dell’Antonio
Hartig, Kara“Langmuir Turbulence in the Ocean Surface Boundary Layer: Towards a Sub-grid Statistical Climate Process Model”Advisor:Professor Marston
Herrera, Kairy“Investigations on Superfluid Dark Matter”Advisor: Professor Alexander
Hirsch, Alexander“A Python Environment for Wide-angle Ener-gy-momentum Spectroscopy AnalysisAdvisor: Professor Zia (Engineering)
Isik, Oliver“Detecting John Cunningham Virus Translocations through Solid-State Nanopores”Advisor: Professor Stein
Kang, Lucas“Adinkras From Ordered Quartets of BC4 Coxeter Group Elements and Regarding Another Gadget’s 1,358,954,496 Matrix Elements.”Advisor: Professor Gates
Ortega, Marlene“Methods for the distinction of hadronically decay-ing boosted W±/Z bosons”Advisor: Professor Narain
Marmor, Andrew“Dynamical Friction....black holes “Advisor: Professor Koushiappas
*Please note that honors with links are available on our website at https://www.brown.edu/academics/physics/honors-senior-theses
Dudak, Matthew“Incorporating Computation in Introductory High School Physics”Advisor: Professor Targan & Professor Silva-Pimen-tel (Education)
Miller, Michelle“Recovering the Physics of the Epoch of Reioniza-tion using Semi-Analytic 21CMMC Code”Advisor: Professor Pober
Quigley, Keegan“Physical Amplification of Chemical Colorimetric Sensing and a Transfer Matrix Analysis”Advisor: Professor Xu (Engineering)
Sridhar Narayanan, Adarsh“Using Machine Learning to Variationally Optimize Fermionic Wave Functions”Advisor: Professor Rubinstein (Chemistry)
Stern, Nicholas“Dark Matter Directionality: Effect of Nuclear Re-coil Direction Relative to Applied Electric Field on Ionization Yield in the LUX Detector”Advisor: Professor Gaitskell
Storer, Dara“Analysis of the Best-Fit Sky Model Produced Through Redundant Calibration of the MWA”Advisor: Professor Pober
Tan, Matthew“Linearity of the Hamamatsu R11410 Photomulti-pler Tube in cryogenic temperatures for the LUX-ZEPLIN experiment”Advisor: Professor Gaitskell
*Please note that honors with links are available on our website at https://www.brown.edu/academics/physics/honors-senior-theses
Yaruss, Emily“Determining Dark Matter Distribution Through Gravitational Lensing in Low-Redshift Galaxy Clusters in the Southern Hemisphere”Advisor: Professor Dell’Antonio
2 0 1 8Senior Thesis