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PHYSICS MAJOR PROGRAM
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MOTION: ?
"That Senate approve the proposed Physics
Major Program, as set forth in Paper S.72-58,
effective immediately."
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MEMORANDUM
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The Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies approved the submission
of the Faculty of Science relating to changes in the requirements
for the B.Sc. degree for a major in Physics, as set forth in SCUS 72-6,
and recommends approval to Senate.
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The enclosed document, embodying changes in the requirements
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the B. So. degree for a Major in Physics, has been found
acceptable to the Faculty
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Science at its meeting
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the Senate Corinittee on dergrnih.iat6 Studiee and Senate.
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Subjed ............ NEW .. PHYSICS ... MAJOR..PROGR.AM........................
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In order that the Physics Department may better serve the University
by offering educational programs pertinent to a wider variety of professional
goals of students, it is desirable to modify the requirements of its Major
program. Flexibility is desirable where possible in the courses required
for the Physics Major, so that other pertinent courses may more easily be
included in student curricula.
In order to make our Physics programs more flexible we have reduced the
number of specifically required courses in upper levels Physics and Mathematics
without reducing at all the total number of upper-level course hours required.
In
practice, this has resulted in the removal from the present Physics
curriculum the following required courses: Physics 421-4 and 431-4, plus
Math 241-2, 414-4 and 422-4. The effect of this is a liberalization of the
program with no decrease in standard of course content required of the
graduate of the program. He is still required to complete as many upper-level
units in
Physics as were formerly required and he may select his additional
units at upper levels from the broad offerings of the University. In practice
these too will usually be selected from Mathematics and Physics courses, but
other combinations are now more accessible to the student.
The specific course requirements of our Major program still make it
slightly higher in level than the comparable U.B.C. program. For this reason
we believe our graduates will still receive the relatively enthusiastic
treatment from employers in Canada which they have had in the past.
J.
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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
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The Physics Department recommends that the enclosed document, embodying
changes in the requirements for the B.Sc. degree with a Major in Physics,
be adopted by
the Faculty of Science.
The document is already in a
form suitable for inclusion in the Undergraduate Calendar.
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PHYSICS MAJORS
A student
intending to pursue postgraduate studies in Physics is advised
to undertake the Physics Honors program. A student intending to stop at
the B.Sc. or to enrol in postgraduate studies in a physics-related discip-
line is
advised to undertake a Physics Majors program, as detailed below,
selecting his elective courses in consultation with the Physics Department
in such a manner that they contribute to the intended discipline.
Required Courses for Physics Majors:
Levels 1 & 2
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Physics 201-2, 202-2, 233-2
Mathematics 151-3, 152-3, 232-3
Chemistry 104-3, 105-3
Levels 3 & 4
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Physics 203-2, 204-2, 205-2,
206-2, 234-2, 235-2
Mathematics 253-4, 352-2
Levels
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Physics 331-3, 332-3, 341-4,
& 8
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351-4, 381-4, 382-4
Mathematics 311-4
In addition to the courses listed above, the student must elect sufficient
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unspecified
courses to complete a minimum of 120 semester hours. Of these
unspecified courses a minimum of 16 semester hours must be selected from
courses numbered 300 and above, of which 8 semester hours must be in Physics
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Examples of coherent electives are given below. These are meant to be
illustrative
of the flexibility possible within the Physics Major.
A student who wants a traditional physics major program should elect:
Physics 412-4, 431-4
47 semester hours of electives of which at least
8 semester hours must be selected from Mathematics
and Physics courses numbered 300 and above.
A student who wishes to combine his physics major program with extensive
chemistry electives should elect:
Physics 412-4, 431-4
Chemistry 115-2, 117-2, 232-3, 251-3, 256-2, 261-3,
331-3, 336-2, 361-3
24 semester hours of electives, among which could
appear, for example, Chemistry 362-3, 366-2, 462-3,
and other Physics, Chemistry, or Mathematics courses.
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A student planning to go Into a postgraduate degree program in Biophysics
should elect:
Physics 412-4, 431-4
Biological. Sciences
201-3, 202-3, 203-3, 481
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and
either
305-3
or
315-3
Chemistry
115-2, 117-2,251-3, 252-3, 256-2, 421-3,
426-3
14 semester hours of electives. If time permits, it
would be valuable to include Chemistry
261-3, 422-3
and
426-2.
In that case the other
six
semester
hours must be taken outside the Science Faculty
course offerings.
A student intending to pursue a career as an experimental or technological
assistant In industrial physics should elect:
Physics
431-4, 461-4
Two of: Physics
411-4, 412-4, 421-4, 432-4, 471-4
Mathematics
106-3
36
semester hours of electives, with Mathematics
406-4
strongly recommended
A student who wishes to work in the administration of a technologically
based industry, or who plans to enter an M.B.A. program at another univer-
sity should elect:
Two Physics courses numbered
400
or above
Mathematics
106-3
18 semester hours of Commerce courses numbered
300
and above
26
semester hours of electives Including the Commerce
prerequisites
for the above courses.
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