S.88-52

FOR INFORMATION

SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

MEMORANDUM

To:

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Senate ?

From:

J.W.G. Ivany

Chair, SOAP

Subject:

Chemical Physics Program -

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Date: ?

November 17, 1988

Curriculum Changes

Acting under delegated authority, SCUS approved the curriculum changes as set forth in

S.88-52 to the Chemical Physics Program.

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CALENDAR CHANGES

i)

The Chemical Physics Calendar entry should be prefaced with the

statement:

Computing skills such as those obtained in CMPT 102 are

expected of students entering second year Physics courses.

Rationale:

Computing skill equivalent to CMPT 102 is presently expected

of second year students by the Physics Department. Students

in the Chemistry Major and Chemistry Honors programs must take

CMPT 102 before graduating.

ii)

The Chemical Physics Calendar entry for Upper Division Required

- Courses for both the Major and Honors should be changed to read:

PHYS 325-3 Relativity and Electromagnetism

OR

PHYS 324-3 Electromagnetics

Rationale:

Students were required to take PHYS 325 when it was the

only 300 level course in electromagnetism offered.

While the emphasis given in PHYS 324 is different from

that in PHYS 325, either course provides sufficient

background for the Chemical Physics student.

Information: -

At the moment students in Physics Honors and

Mathematical Physics Honors are required to take

PHYS

325, students in Applied Physics Major are required

to take PHYS 324 and students in Physics Major may take

either.

iii)

The calendar entry for the Chemical Physics Major Program, Upper

Division Required Courses should be changed to read:

PHYS

465-3 ?

Solid State Physics

OR

PHYS 455-3 Laser Physics

Rationale:

The present requirement that the Major student must take

Solid State Physics was set before Laser Physics was

offered by the Physics Department. Permitting the

student to take either will maintain a core program

beneficial to the needs of the student, yet recognize

the diversity of Chemical Physics. The option will also

give the student some scheduling flexibility in their

Upper Division courses.