MIT Course Catalog: Course 8

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Bachelor of Science in Physics/Course 8

General Institute Requirements (GIRs)	Subjects
Science Requirement	6
Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences Requirement	8
Restricted Electives in Science and Technology (REST) Requirement [can be satisfied by 8.03 or 8.04, and 18.03 or 18.034 in the Departmental Program]	2
Laboratory Requirement [satisfied by 8.13 or equivalent in the Departmental Program]	1
Total GIR Subjects Required for SB Degree	17
Communication Requirement
The program includes a Communication Requirement of 4 subjects: 2 subjects designated as Communication Intensive in Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (CI-H); and 2 subjects designated as Communication Intensive in the Major (CI-M).
PLUS Departmental Program	Units
Subject names below are followed by credit units, and by prerequisites, if any (corequisites are indicated in italics).
Required Subjects	81-138
8.03 Physics III, 12, REST; Physics II (GIR), Calculus II (GIR)
18.03 Differential Equations, 12, REST; Calculus II (GIR) or 18.034 Differential Equations, 12, REST; Calculus II (GIR)
8.04 Quantum Physics I, 12, REST; 8.03, 18.03
8.044 Statistical Physics I, 12; 8.03, 18.03
Physics: Flexible Option
One of the following subjects:
8.21 Physics of Energy, 12; Physics II (GIR), Calculus II (GIR), Chemistry (GIR)
8.223 Classical Mechanics II, 6; Physics I (GIR), Calculus II (GIR)
One of the following subjects:
8.05 Quantum Physics II, 12; 8.04
8.20 Introduction to Special Relativity, 9, REST; Physics I (GIR), Calculus I (GIR)
8.033 Relativity, 12; Physics I (GIR), Calculus II (GIR)
One of the following experimental experiences:
8.13 Experimental Physics I, 18, LAB, CI-M; 8.04 A laboratory subject of similar intensity in another department An experimental research project or senior thesis An experimentally oriented summer externship
Physics: Focused Option
8.033 Relativity, 12; Physics I (GIR), Calculus II (GIR)
8.05 Quantum Physics II, 12; 8.04
8.06 Quantum Physics III, 12, CI-M; 8.05
8.13 Experimental Physics I, 18, LAB, CI-M; 8.04
8.14 Experimental Physics II, 18, LAB; 8.05, 8.13
8.223 Classical Mechanics II, 6; Physics I (GIR), Calculus II (GIR)
8.ThU Thesis (12 units)⁽¹⁾
Restricted Electives	36-48
*Physics: Flexible Option*
At least one subject in the Department of Physics in addition to those listed above (12 units)⁽²⁾
Three subjects forming one intellectually coherent unit in some area, not necessarily physics, subject to the approval of the department (36 units)
*Physics: Focused Option*
One subject in the Department of Mathematics beyond 18.03 (12 units)
Two subjects in the Department of Physics in addition to those listed above,⁽²⁾ including at least one of the following: 8.07, 8.08, and 8.09 (24 units)
Departmental Program Units That Also Satisfy the GIRs	(24-36)
Unrestricted Electives	48-87
Total Units Beyond the GIRs Required for SB Degree	180-186
No subject can be counted both as part of the 17-subject GIRs and as part of the 180-186 units required beyond the GIRs. Every subject in the student's departmental program will count toward one or the other, but not both.
Notes
*Alternate prerequisites and corequisites are listed in the subject description.
⁽¹⁾ A thesis of 12 units is required. Not more than 30 units of thesis credit may be included in the minimum of 180 units beyond the General Institute Requirements required for the SB degree.
⁽²⁾ Subject descriptions identify subjects that cannot be used for this purpose.
For an explanation of credit units, or hours, please refer to the online help in the MIT Subject Listing & Schedule, http://student.mit.edu/catalog/index.cgi.

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