Bachelor Degree in Physics (BS) at Case Western Reserve University |
Case Western Reserve University
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Case Western Reserve University is a Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above Research Universities (very high research activity) with 9,844 students in Cleveland, OH.
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This school offers the following degree levels:
Bachelor degree, Certificates/Postbaccalaureate Certificate, Masters degree, Doctor's degree, First-Professional degree |
| Also, students of this school are eligible for federal aid such as Pell Grants and Direct Loans from the US Department of Education. |
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Case Western Reserve University
Bachelor degree
Physics (BS)
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The B.S. degree physics is traditionally taken by students interested in a career in physics research in government or industry, or in college- and university-level teaching and research. Nationally, about half of all B.S.-physics students go on to graduate school, either in physics, engineering or another professional area. At CWRU, about 80% of our B.S. majors continue their studies after graduation. The others choose to take immediate employment in a variety of technical fields in industry and government. CWRU physics majors have been remarkably successful at winning prestigious National Science Foundation graduate fellowships and at being admitted to the best research universities, medical and other professional schools.
The courses taken by our BS majors provide a comprehensive foundation in physics. Starting (preferably) in the first semester, intoductory mechanics and introductory electromagnetism include both lecture and laboratory components. In the second year, the physics major takes lecture courses in modern physics, classical mechanics, and mathematical physics and computing, as well as laboratory courses in electronics and in instrumentation.
In the junior year, the B.S. physics major will have lecture courses in quantum mechanics, statistical mechanics / thermodynamics, and advanced electricity and magnetism. A fall semester laboratory includes a selection of experiments from classical and modern physics. A spring semester laboratory concludes the formal training in experimental physics by providing students an opportunity to conduct state-of-the-art experiments using research quality equipment.
In their senior year, students take a required second course in advanced electricity and magnetism and may choose from a variety of upper-level physics courses in areas such as condensed matter physics, optics, quantum electronics, nuclear and particle physics, cosmology and general relativity. An important component of the senior year is the two semester senior project. Each student works on an independent experimental or theoretical research project leading to a paper and a public presentation in the styles expected by the American Physical Society, the premier professional society of physicists.
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