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How Electrical Engineering majors can look at the physics
program:
Common to both options:
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Physics requirements
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EE requirements
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Ph 211, 212, 213 General
Physics (with Calculus)
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Ph 211, 212, 213 or 221,
222, 223 General Physics
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Ph 214, 215, 216 Lab for
Ph 211, 212, 213
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Ph 214, 215, 216 Lab
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Ph 311, 312 Introduction
to Modern Physics
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Ph 317, 318
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Ph 314, 315 Methods of
Experimental Physics
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ECE 201, 202, 203, 301,
302
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Ph 321 Current
Electricity
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EE 321
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Ph 322 Computational
Physics
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EAS 101, 102, ECE311,
STATS 460
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Ph 424 Classical
Mechanics I
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Ph 411 (?)
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Physics elective
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ECE Elective: ECE 491 (or
any other physics course)
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Ph 431 Electricity and
Magnetism (elective)
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ECE 331
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Mth 251, 252, 253, 254
Calculus
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Mth 251, 252, 253, 254
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Mth 256 Applied
Differential Equations
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Mth 256 Applied
Differential Equations
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| Mth 343 Linear Algebra |
Mth 343 Applied Linear
Algebra |
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One year of general
chemistry: Ch 221, 222, 223, 227, 228, 229
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Substitute another year
of science or technology (EE electives)
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Standard Option
Physics Requirements
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Standard Option EE Requirements
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Ph 316 Methods of
Experimental Physics I
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Ph 464 (?)
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Ph 425 Classical
Mechanics II or Ph 432 Electricity and Magnetism
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ECE 332
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One year of approved
courses in a related area of science or technology (biology, geology,
additional chemistry, computer science, electrical engineering)
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Substitute another year
of science or technology (EE electives)
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The question marks in the above list indicate a less than ideal fit
between the physics and EE programs, but in some approximation these
courses are acceptable. In fact, these courses are highly
desirable for both the EE and the Physics major. From this analysis,
the following can be deduced. Besides completing the BS in EE, EE
majors need to take two additional courses in physics and one specific
ECE elective to qualify for a BS degree in physics (based on the
Portland State University Bulletin '02/'03).
These include :
Ph 464: Applied Optics
Ph 411: Quantum Mechanics
ECE 415: Fundamentals of semiconductor devices or any Ph elective (any
3 or more credit class, except for: 321, 314, 315)
Administrative detail: You can simply add
physics as your second major in the online registration
procedures. The additional work is minimal, if done over two
years. This should increase your potential.
These courses are of
great importance in high technology and will add considerable value to
your electrical engineering degree. The minimum acceptable grade,
in both Applied Optics and Quantum Mechanics (Ph 464 and 411), is C. If
one or more grades of C- are obtained, you will need to take one more
course, one or more credits, 300-level or above, with a grade of C- or
better.
If for some reason (class
time conflicts and/or other reasons) you can not take one of these
courses (Applied Optics and Quantum Mechanics Ph 464 and 411), you can
substitute any two courses in physics for the course that you
missed. Thus, in this case, you will have to take three
additional courses. Any course of two or more credits will do
(300-level and above).
Download a PDF
version of these requirements.
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a PDF version of the 2004requirements.
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version of the 2003
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