If you are a majoring in physics and you have never
talked to me, please do so.
Dr. Brian Thoms
457 Science Annex
404-651-2953
Opportunities for Future Teachers
There are opportunities
for those who plan or are considering becoming teachers including a new
concentration in Education and an accelerated BS/MAT program. Please see me to discuss them.
Welcome Fall 2012 Freshman
Physics Majors
E-mail (bthoms@gsu.edu) or come talk to me (457
Science Annex) soon. I can help you get
on and keep on the right path!
Requirement for Fall 2012 Freshman: Phys1000: Gateway to Physics.
New Freshman
take this physics course in your first semester!
This is a 2 credit hour
course that will introduce you to how physics and astronomy
connects to the world around us, what physicists and
astronomers do, and research here at GSU.
It will be taught Monday
from 5:00 to 6:50 PM.
Welcome New Transfer Physics Majors
E-mail or come talk to me
soon. I can help you get on and keep on
the right path!
Physics B.S. requirements
Note that to graduate you
have to meet the requirements of a particular edition of the catalog.
Typically, it’s the
catalog for the academic year that you entered GSU.
You can find out what
catalog year you are under by viewing your academic evaluation in GoSolar.
You can change to the
newest catalog but you can’t go backwards.
|
2010-2011 Catalog |
2011-2012 Catalog |
2012-2013 Catalog |
Applying for Graduation
Juniors and Seniors, remember that you must apply for graduation 2
semesters before your graduation date.
Course Schedule and Descriptions
To help you plan your
future semesters, I have prepared a two year
Expected Schedule of
Courses Appropriate to Physics Majors
Notice that most 3000 and
4000 level physics courses are taught once per year
and alternate between day and evening time slots from
year to year.
This schedule is our best
estimate and is subject to change.
We don’t have control of
when the math courses are taught,
but the time slots listed are what they tell us they are
planning to do.
Course Descriptions
for Physics Courses
Course
Descriptions for Astronomy Courses
Course Descriptions
for Math Courses
Physics Majors Can Get Prerequisite for Math3435
Waived
Math Courses: Physics
majors are allowed to take Math3435 and some other upper division math courses
without taking Math3000.
See the undergraduate advisor for details.
Important Information if you are on an older catalog
Upper Division Lab
Courses: The laboratory courses changed beginning Fall
2009.
All the one credit hour
lab courses (Phys3901, 3902, 4010, 4020, 4030, 4040, 4050, 4060 and Astr4010)
are no longer be offered.
A new three credit hour courses called Advanced Physics Laboratory
(Phys300)
is offered each fall.
Students under older catalogs who have not completed their
lab requirements should discuss them with the
undergraduate advisor.
Research requirement:
Students under the 2009/2010 catalog or later will be required to take a new
three credit hour course called Research Project (Phys4900)
which will be offered each spring.
Senior Research (Phys4950)
will remain available to those on earlier catalogs or for extending research
beyond the Research Project course.
Learn about the Society of Physics Majors and Sigma Pi
Sigma Honor Society.
GSU
Chapter of Society of Physics Students
GSU Chapter of Sigma Pi
Sigma Honor Society
Learn more about research at GSU and around the world.
GSU Dept. of
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium Schedule
If
you have problems accessing this information, please send me an e-mail.
E-mail:
bthoms@gsu.edu
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