Physics Liberal Program - Core Science Component (B.Sc.)
45 credits · Faculty of Science · 2026-2027 catalogue
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Program Prerequisites
Required Courses (36 credits)
- MATH 222 Calculus 3 (3 credits) · Offered: Summer, Fall, Winter
- MATH 223 Linear Algebra (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
- MATH 314 Advanced Calculus (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
- MATH 315 Ordinary Differential Equations (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
- PHYS 230 Dynamics of Simple Systems (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- PHYS 232 Heat and Waves (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- PHYS 241 Signal Processing (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- PHYS 257 Experimental Methods 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- PHYS 258 Experimental Methods 2 (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- PHYS 333 Thermal and Statistical Physics (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- PHYS 340 Majors Electricity and Magnetism (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- PHYS 346 Majors Quantum Physics (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
Complementary Courses (9 credits)
9 credits selected from:
- PHYS 328 Electronics (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- PHYS 331 Topics in Classical Mechanics (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- PHYS 339 Measurements Laboratory in General Physics (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- PHYS 342 Majors Electromagnetic Waves (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- PHYS 434 Optics (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- PHYS 447 Majors Quantum Physics 2 (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
Quebec students must have completed the DEC with appropriate science and mathematics courses.
Quebec students must have completed the DEC with appropriate science and mathematics courses.
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- MATH 133 Linear Algebra and Geometry (3 credits) · Offered: Summer, Fall, Winter
- MATH 140 Calculus 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Summer, Fall, Winter
- MATH 141 Calculus 2 (4 credits) · Offered: Summer, Fall, Winter
- MATH 150 Calculus A (4 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- MATH 151 Calculus B (4 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
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