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PHYS 110 Announcements
Today: curriculum and resources
Next week: – academic advising for spring registration – Teaching option
Two weeks:
– Careers
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How to succeed
Studying/group study “getting it” versus memorizing it Excelled in HS but…
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How to Succeed in Physics (and College)
1. Take responsibility 2. Take responsibility 3. Take responsibility 4. Study regularly 1 hour for 6 days >> 6 hours for 1 day
5. Get help!! 20 minutes w/ TA/instructor >> banging head
6. When you wonder why your roommate or neighbor never studies, don’t forget that he/she won’t be here next year.
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Resources Big campus – lots of resources Do you have a problem or concern?
There is somebody here who can help and wants to help!
Studying
– Office hours, CARE, tutors
Stress? Test anxiety? – Counseling Center
Scheduling? Planning your future? – Academic advisors. (Merissa et al.)
Careers? – Career Center, Engineering Career Services, Physics
Department
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Class of 2011
About 55 grads, where did they go? – 50% grad school in physics
Schools: Stanford, Cornell, Princeton, Harvard, Caltech, Illinois, Northwestern, Michigan, Indiana, Washington, MIT, Colorado, University of California, University of Chicago, Wisconsin, Florida, Penn State, Carnegie Mellon, Maryland.
Fields: Atomic and molecular optics, biophysics, high energy physics, astrophysics, condensed matter physics, quantum computing, nuclear physics, nanotechnology.
– 20% grad school in other field(CS, EE, NuclE, MatSE, Math)
– 20% industry Software engineer (CISCO Systems), manufacturing systems (Intel), information
technology (Simplex Investments, Accenture Consulting), finance (Belvedere Trading Company), public policy.
– 5% teaching – 5% military (service or teaching)
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Class of 2012
Grad school in Physics: Stanford, Princeton, Ohio State, Virginia, Notre Dame, MIT, Cornell, Michigan, Michigan State, Indiana.
Grad school in other fields: economics, applied physics, architectural acoustics, biomedical engineering, secondary education, law school, neuroscience, astronomy and materials science
Jobs: software firms, the Department of Defense, IBM, Google, and HRL Labs
About 60 grads, where did they go?
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Class of 2013
Total number of graduates: 60 Physics grad school: Minnesota, Maryland, Michigan, MIT, Princeton, Case-
Western, Ohio University, UIUC, U Chicago, Virginia, Johns Hopkins Other grad school: MatSE, Finance, Applied Stats, Law, Geophysics, ECE,
Journalism, CS, Math, Nucl Eng Jobs: Viasat, Studio 222, IMC Finance, EPIC (2), Inservice Engineering,
Creat-a-Soft, U-Line distributor, Qualcomm, Google, Twitch LLC, HS teaching (3), software startup, Jump Trading, Green Line, Olenick & Associates
Several people “looking” taking a “gap year” or staying here for a year of research.
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Undergraduate Degree Programs
Engineering Physics – Offered through Engineering College
LAS
– Science and Letters Physics – LAS Specialized Physics – Physics Teaching Option
Includes secondary education minor (and teaching certification)
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Degree Requirements
“Core” Physics Courses “Core” Math courses
(+2 courses = math minor) Supporting courses (Chem, CS) General Education requirements Elective Options Free electives
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Core physics courses
PHYS 211, 212, 213, 214(Intro sequence) PHYS 225 Relativity & Math Applications PHYS 325 Classical Mechanics I PHYS 435 Electromagnetic Fields I PHYS 485/6 Quantum Mechanics
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Core math courses
MATH 220/221 Calculus I MATH 231 Calculus II MATH 241 Calculus III MATH 285 Differential Equations
Comments:
– MATH 415 Linear Algebra is required in some programs.
– Many of you will take much more math than this.
– These courses put you close to a math minor.
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Flexible core Choose 3: PHYS 326 Classical Mechanics II PHYS 402 Light PHYS 427 Thermal & Statistical Physics PHYS 436 Electromagnetic Fields II PHYS 487 Quantum Mechanics II With at least 1 from: PHYS 401 Classical Physics Lab PHYS 403 Modern Physics Lab PHYS 404 Electronic Circuits PHYS 406 Acoustical Physics of Music
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Introductory Courses Introductory sequence (3 semesters)
– PHYS 211 – Mechanics – PHYS 212 -- Electricity and Magnetism – PHYS 213 -- Thermal Physics (half-semester) – PHYS 214 -- Waves and Quantum Physics (half-semester) – PHYS 225 – Relativity and Math Methods
Notes:
– Courses have calculus prerequisites – Take Phys 225 the same semester you take Phys 212 – Phys 213 and 214 are two half-semester courses (for
practical purposes, it’s a single four hour course)
What if you change your mind? – Calculus and Phys 211-214 are required for most engineering
majors.
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Introductory Courses Introductory sequence (3 semesters)
– PHYS 211 – Mechanics – PHYS 212 -- Electricity and Magnetism – PHYS 213 -- Thermal Physics (half-semester) – PHYS 214 -- Waves and Quantum Physics (half-semester)
Course format:
– Lecture, discussion (interactive problem-solving), labs – Lectures are highly interactive using iClickers
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Elective Options
Allows students to tailor curriculum to their needs and interests.
Examples: – Professional Physics (this is the grad school track) – Astrophysics – Biophysics – Bioengineering – Computational Physics – Materials Science – Physical Electronics – Earth Science – Science Writing – Pre-law – Pre-med – User defined
New options coming: •Nuclear physics •Energy/sustainability •Management •Atmospheric science •…
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Recent user defined options – Electrical Engineering Technical Option – Geology/Geophysics – Pre-Optometry – Mathematical Physics – Prep for Grad School in Library Science – Economics – Acoustic Engineering – Atmospheric Sciences – Acoustics – Biomedical Engineering – Nuclear Physics – Sustainable Technology Commercialization
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Teaching Option
Offered through Liberal Arts and Sciences in conjunction with the College of Education
Must complete a secondary education minor
Apply to Science and Letters Physics (then tell us you are interested in teaching option after admission)
Contact advisor Prof. Mats Selen ([email protected])
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Academic Advising
Every major is assigned an advisor and a faculty mentor – Advisor is the expert on
courses/programs/graduation requirements – Mentor is the faculty member, expert on
research/areas of study/careers
Required to meet academic advisor and mentor until PHYS 325 is taken
We are working on some new programs to further aid the mentoring process.
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PHYS 199REL The Relevance of Physics New course spring 2012 For Physics majors only Discuss the societal relevance of physics…
– Energy, space travel, nuclear power, weapons, electricity, light, radiation, climate
…and the relevance to physics majors – Careers, funding, education
Project-based – Career project, poster project, position
papers, videos. In class discussion & debate
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PHYS 199REL The Relevance of Physics
Projects Careers in physics (not research, faculty)
– In class presentation Team poster project Position paper on some alternative energy
technology Interview a faculty member and report on
research in physics (team) – In class presentation
Video (team)
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Example video from PHYS 199REL http://courses.physics.illinois.edu/phys199rel/sp2012/project5team1final2.wmv
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PHYS 199 RES
Spring course for physics majors.
Title: Undergraduate Research
Topics: Research areas, off campus research, how to find research
Seminar course, 1 hour
Meets Monday 4pm.
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