2013–2014 The Bulletin - USS at Tufts - Tufts University

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department. Approximately fifty courses are
scheduled each academic year, and most courses are
offered fall and spring semesters. Every effort is
made to maintain limited enrollment in all courses,
to provide each student with maximum personal
attention from the instructors.
One-half academic credit is granted for courses
that are skill-oriented, and a total of two such
credits may be applied toward the total for the
degree. Introductory level courses are offered on a
pass-fail basis. Theory classes of one course credit
are applicable toward the degree. No advanced
placement or retroactive credit will be given for any
physical education courses.
Athletics has been an important part of life at
Tufts throughout its history. The athletic program
provides students the opportunity to compete in
both intercollegiate and intramural sports, and also
to engage in general recreation. Tufts fields
seventeen varsity teams for men and women,
supports eight club sports organizations, and offers
several intramural sports programs.
For more detailed information, please visit the
website http://ase.tufts.edu/physed/.
Physics and Astronomy
Professor Roger Tobin, Chair; Experimental condensed
matter physics
Professor Peggy Cebe, Experimental condensed matter
polymer physics
Professor Lawrence H. Ford, Cosmology, general relativity,
astrophysics
Professor Gary R. Goldstein, Theoretical high-energy
physics
Professor Kenneth R. Lang, Astronomy
Professor W. Anthony Mann, Experimental high-energy
physics
Professor Austin Napier, Experimental high-energy physics
Professor William Oliver, Experimental high-energy physics
Professor Krzysztof Sliwa, Experimental high-energy physics
Professor Alexander Vilenkin, L. and J. Bernstein Chair in
Evolutionary Science; Cosmology, general relativity,
astrophysics
Associate Professor José Juan Blanco-Pillado, String
theory, cosmology, topological defects
Associate Professor Hugh Gallagher, Experimental
high-energy physics
Assistant Professor Timothy Atherton, Theoretical
condensed matter physics
Assistant Professor Pierre-Hugues Beauchemin,
Experimental high-energy physics
Assistant Professor Danilo Marchesini, Astronomy/
astrophysics
Assistant Professor Anna Sajina, Astronomy/astrophysics
Assistant Professor Cristian Staii, Experimental condensed
matter physics
Research Professor Kenneth Olum, General relativity and
cosmology, quantum field theory
SECONDARY APPOINTMENTS:
Professor Bruce Boghosian, Mathematics; Quantum
computing, fluid dynamics
Professor David Hammer, Education; Science education
Adjunct Professor Fiorenzo Omenetto, Biomedical
Engineering; Optical physics
Adjunct Senior Lecturer Robert F. Willson, Tufts University
School of Medicine; Astronomy
Research Professor Ronald K. Thornton, Director, Center
for Science and Mathematics Teaching; Science and
mathematics education
The laws of physics are few in number yet appear
to govern all known material phenomena: physical,
chemical, and biological. The science of physics
involves the observation of natural processes and
the formulation from these observations of general
principles that may be tested further or exploited
for useful ends. Majoring in physics can be a
valuable part of a broad education. Students who
combine mastery of the basic laws of physics with
the outlook and flexibility of a liberal education will
be well prepared to take on a variety of specialized
roles. Men and women who majored in physics in
the recent past have successfully entered careers in
physics, as well as in business administration, the
computer industry, law, medicine, dentistry,
meteorology, public health, and teaching.
UNDERGRADUATE
CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS—
COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ArtS
Minimum grade policy:
A minimum GPA of 2.0 in the courses applied to
a major, and no more than one course with a grade
less than C-. This policy applies to all majors
offered by the department for students entering
September 2013 or later.
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