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APPLIED PHYSICS PROGRAM: FIRST AND SECOND YEARS
SEMESTER I SEMESTER II SEMESTER III SEMESTER IV
MATHEMATICS 1
PHYSICS
(three tracks, choose one)
CHEMISTRY/
BIOLOGY
(choose one course)
ENGLISH
COMPOSITION
(three tracks, choose one)
REQUIRED
NONTECHNICAL
ELECTIVES
MATH V1101 (3) MATH V1102 (3) MATH V1201 (3) MATH V1202 (3)
and ODE (3) 2
C1401 (3) C1402 (3) C1403 (3) C1494 (3)
C1601 (3.5) C1602 (3.5) C2601 (3.5) Lab C2699 (3)
C2801 (4.5) C2802 (4.5) Lab W3081 (2)
CHEM C1403 (3), or higher or
BIOL W2001 (4) or BIOL C2005 (4), or higher
C1010 (3)
Z1003 (0) C1010 (3)
Z0006 (0) Z1003 (0) C1010 (3)
HUMA C1001, COCI C1101, HUMA C1002, COCI C1102,
or Global Core (3–4) or Global Core (3–4)
HUMA W1121 or ECON W1105 (4) and
W1123 (3) W1155 recitation (0)
REQUIRED
TECH ELECTIVES
COMPUTER
SCIENCE
PHYSICAL
EDUCATION
GATEWAY LAB
(3) Student’s choice, see list of first- and second-year technical electives (professional-level courses; see pages 12–13)
A computer language of the student’s choice at the 1000 level or higher
C1001 (1) C1002 (1)
E1102 (4) either semester
1 With the permission of the faculty adviser, students with advanced standing may start the calculus sequence at a higher level.
2 Applied physics majors should satisfy their ODE requirement with the Mathematics Department (ordinarily MATH E1210).
Students who take APMA E2101 prior to declaring their major in applied physics may use this course to satisfy their ODE requirement.
more concerned with the formulation of
problems and the nature of solutions.
Compared with the computer scientist,
he or she is more concerned with the
accuracy of approximations and the
interpretation of results. Needless to say,
even in this age of specialization, the
work of mathematicians, scientists, and
engineers frequently overlaps. Applied
mathematics, by its very nature, has
occupied a central position in this interplay
and has remained a field of fascination
and excitement for active minds.
Materials Science and Engineering
Program
See page 169.
Plasma Physics
This academic program is designed to
emphasize preparation for professional
careers in plasma research, controlled
fusion, and space research. This includes
basic training in relevant areas of applied
physics, with emphasis on plasma
physics and related areas leading to
extensive experimental and theoretical
research in the Columbia University
Plasma Physics Laboratory. Specific
course requirements for the plasma
physics doctoral program are APPH
E4018, E4200, E4300, E6101, E6102,
and E9142 or E9143, or equivalents
taken at another university.
Optical and Laser Physics
This academic program involves a basic
training in relevant areas of applied physics
with emphasis in quantum mechanics,
quantum electronics, and related areas
of specialization. Some active areas of
research in which the student may concentrate
are laser modification of surfaces,
the free-electron laser, optical diagnostics
of film processing, inelastic light
scattering in nano-materials, nonlinear
optics, ultrafast optoelectronics photonic
switching, optical physics of surfaces,
and photon integrated circuits. Specific
course requirements for the optical and
laser physics doctoral program are set
with the academic adviser.
Solid-State Physics
This academic program encompasses
the study of the electrical, optical, magnetic,
thermal, high-pressure, and ultrafast
dynamical properties of solids, with
an aim to understanding them in terms
of the atomic and electronic structure.
The program emphasizes the formation,
processing, and properties of thin films,
low-dimensional structures—such as
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