The physical option is meant to provide a thorough background in the subject areas involved in the computational and integrative biology major (CIB), with a stronger emphasis on biophysics.

Course Requirements:

50:750:131,133 Elements of Physics I and Lab (4)

50:750:132,134 Elements of Physics II and Lab (4)

50:160:115,125 Chemical Principles I and Lab (4)

50:160:116,126 Chemical Principles II and Lab (4)

50:120:101,107 General Biology I and Lab (4)

50:120:102,108 General Biology II and Lab (4)

50:640:121 Unified Calculus I (4)

50:640:122 Unified Calculus II (4)

50:198:111 Programming Fundamentals and Software Lab (4)

50:198:113 Object-Oriented Programming (3)

50:121:400-401 Capstone Course I,II (4)

Electives (28-29 credits):

50:750:232, 238 Modern Physics plus lab (4 credits)

50:750:362 Biophysics (3 credits)

50:160:335,339 Organic Chemistry I and Lab (5)

50:750:351 Thermal Physics (3 credits)

50:750:309 Analytical Mechanics (3 credits) or 50:750:301 Electromagnetic Theory (3 credits) or 50:750:413 Elements of Quantum Mechanics (3 credits)

50:120:305,306 Molecular Biology plus lab (4 credits) or 50:115:403, 407 General Biochemistry I plus lab (4 credits)

50:640:468,469 Mathematical Methods for Scientists I,II (6 credits) or 50:640:221 Unified Calculus III (4) and 50:640:314 Elementary Differential Equations (3) (7 credits)

Recommended Electives:

It is recommended that students pick a total of 22 credits from the list below.

50:750:390 Computational Physics (3)

50:750:309 Analytical Mechanics (3)

50:750:301 Electromagnetic Theory (3)

50:750:302 Electromagnetic Waves and Optics (3)

50:750:413 Elements of Quantum Mechanics (3)

50:750:406 Condensed Matter and Material Physics (3)

50:750:464 Mathematical Physics (3)

50:750:363 Molecular Liquids (3)

50:120:305,306 Molecular Biology plus lab (3,4)

50:115:403,407 General Biochemistry I plus lab (3,4)

50:115:404,408 General Biochemistry II plus lab (3,4)

50:160:336,340 Organic Chemistry II plus lab (5)

50:120:330,331 General Microbiology plus lab (3,4)

50:120:312 Molecular Evolution (3)

50:198:481 Numerical Methods (3)

50:640:356 Theory of Numbers (3)

50:640:357 Computational Mathematics (3)

56:121:550 Bioinformatics (3)

56:121:562 Cell Membranes (3)

50:120:307,308 Genetics plus lab (3+1)

50:960:452 Introduction to Biostatistics (3)

50:160:343 Structure and Bonding (3)

Courses to Fill Elective (nongeneral education) Requirements:

Any 300- or 400-level courses from biology, chemistry, computer science, mathematics, or physics