B.S. Combined Major for Computer Science and Physics
For Students Entering in Fall 2013 or Later
Summer 2013
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The College of Computer and Information Science
and the Department of Physics
reserve the right to modify
the curriculum described in this document or the individual courses
as necessary in the future.
Computer Science (41 or 42 SH: 9 @ 4 SH, 5 or 6 @ 1 SH)
Required Computer Science Courses (37 or 38 SH)
Students will take CS 1200 during their first semester.
Students will take CS 1210 in the semester before going on co-op.
CS 1200
CS/IS Overview 1
1
CS 1210
CS/IS Overview 2: Co-op Preparation
1
Freshman level courses with labs or recitations
CS 1800
Discrete Structures
4
CS 1801
Recitation for CS 1800
0
CS 2500
Fundamentals of Computer Science 1
4
CS 2501
Lab for CS 2500
1
CS 2510
Fundamentals of Computer Science 2
4
CS 2511
Lab for CS 2510
1
CS 2800
Logic and Computation
4
CS 2801
Lab for CS 2800
1
Upper level courses
CS 3500
Object-Oriented Design
4
CS 3800
Theory of Computation
4
CS 4500
Software Development
4
CS 4800
Algorithms & Data
4
Senior Seminar
CS 4000
Senior Seminar
1
Computer Science Elective Requirements (4 SH)
CS Elective
4
A CS elective is a 4 SH course that is not already required
and that is in the ranges:
- CS 2600 or higher, except CS 5010
- IS 2000 or higher, except IS 4900
See note below on Capstone.
English (8 SH: 2 @ 4 SH)
ENGW 1111 (ENGL 1111)
College Writing
4
ENGW 3302 (ENGL 3302)
Advanced Writing in the Technical Professions
4
With permission, you may substitute ENGW 3301 for ENGW 3302.
ENGW 3301 (ENGL 3301)
Advanced Writing in the Disciplines
4
Physics (38 SH: 9 @ 4 SH, 2 @ 1 SH)
Required Physics Courses (30 SH)
PHYS 1161
Physics 1
4
PHYS 1162
Lab for PHYS 1161
1
PHYS 1165
Physics 2
4
PHYS 1166
Lab for PHYS 1165
1
PHYS 2303
Modern Physics
4
PHYS 2305
Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics
4
PHYS 2371
Electronics
4
PHYS 2372
Lab for PHYS 2371
0
PHYS 3600
Advanced Physics Laboratory 1
4
PHYS 3602
Electricity and Magnetism
4
Physics Elective Requirements (8 SH)
Physics Elective 1
4
Physics Elective 2
4
Physics Elective: PHYS 3000 or higher.
See note below on Capstone.
Mathematics (20 SH: 5 @ 4 SH)
MATH 1341
Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering
4
MATH 1342
Calculus 2 for Science and Engineering
4
MATH 2321
Calculus 3 for Science and Engineering
4
MATH 2351
Ordinary Differential Equations
4
MATH 4525
Applied Analysis
4
Computing and Social Issues (4 SH: 1 @ 4 SH)
Students learn how computing and social issues intersect.
Choose one.
SOCL 4528
Computers & Society
4
SOCL 3485
Environment, Technology, and Society
4
ANTH 3418
Wired/Unwired: Cybercultures and Technopolitics
4
POLS 3308
Governance and Society in the Cyberage
4
IA 5240
Privacy, Ethics, and Digital Rights
4
General Electives (24 SH: 6 @ 4 SH)
Elective 1: Level 1 Arts/Humanities Core
4
Elective 2: Level 1 Social Sciences Core
4
Elective 3
4
Elective 4
4
Elective 5
4
Elective 6
4
The general electives must be consistent with the policy
on general electives articulated by the College of
Computer and Information Science on the college web site.
NU Core
2 of the general electives must be used to satisfy:
Level 1 Arts/Humanities Core
Level 1 Social Sciences Core
Comparative Cultures Requirement
The Comparative Cultures Requirement must be satisfied. If this is done
by taking a course then this course must be one of the general electives
that is taken in addition to the NU Core Level 1 electives.
Capstone Requirement
Either the CS elective or one of the two Physics electives
must satisfy the Capstone requirement.
Integrative Courses
See all Mathematics courses.
See PHYS 2371 Electronics.