Minor in Physics Teaching
(26 hours*)
The physics teaching minor is intended for students who are pursuing secondary education licensure through the David O. McKay School of Education.
Program Requirements
Complete the following:
MATH 112 : Calculus 1.
(4:5:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | Honors also. |
| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer |
| PREREQUISITE: | Math 110 and 111 or equivalent. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Differential and integral calculus: limits; continuity; the derivative and applications; extrema; the definite integral; fundamental theorem of calculus; L'Hopital's rule. |
: Honors Calculus 1.
MATH 113 : Calculus 2.
(4:5:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | Honors also. |
| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer |
| PREREQUISITE: | Math 112 or equivalent. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Techniques and applications of integration; sequences, series, convergence tests, power series; parametric equations; polar coordinates. |
PHSCS 123 : Principles of Physics 2.
(3:3:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Spring |
| PREREQUISITE: | PHSCS 121 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Waves, thermal physics, optics, special relativity, and introduction to modern physics. Weekly lab. |
PHSCS 145 : Experimental Methods in Physics.
(1:0:3)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter; Summer |
| PREREQUISITE: | PHSCS 121 & PHSCS 140 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Introduction to physical measurement and analysis, optics, sensors, actuators, and computer-based data acquisition. |
PHSCS 220 : Principles of Physics 3.
(3:3:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Summer |
| PREREQUISITE: | Phscs 121 or equivalent; Math 113 or equivalent. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Electricity and magnetism. Weekly lab. |
PHSCS 222 : Modern Physics.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | PHSCS 121 & PHSCS 123 & PHSCS 220 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Quantum physics, atoms, molecules, condensed matter, nuclei, elementary particles, and selected topics in contemporary physics. |
PHSCS 240 : Design, Fabrication, and Use of Scientific Apparatus.
(2:0:6)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | PHSCS 123 & PHSCS 145 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Machining, computer interfacing, controls, and vacuum systems. |
*Hours include courses that may fulfill university core requirements.