Physics at Marquette University

Gateway courses

Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate PHYS coursework.

• MATH 1455Calculus 2opens 24 courses (3.1 directly)
• MATH 1451Integral Calculusopens 22 courses (3 directly)
• PHYS 1013HHonors Classical and Modern Physics with Calculus 1opens 21 courses (1.3 directly)
• PHYS 1003General Physics with Introductory Calculus 1opens 20 courses (2 directly)
• PHYS 1013Classical and Modern Physics with Calculus 1opens 20 courses (1.3 directly)
• PHYS 1004General Physics with Introductory Calculus 2opens 18 courses (4.7 directly)

The map

Intro tiers at the top, advanced work below; arrows point from a prerequisite to the course it unlocks. Courses from other departments appear where they gate PHYS work. Click any course to see what it requires and unlocks without leaving this page; hovering lights up its neighbors. The lists on this page carry the same courses in text form.

Showing the 39 PHYS and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 29 more PHYS courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.

Concentration routes

The concentrations and majors that build on PHYS, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.

Tracks

Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.

The longest ladders

The deepest prerequisite chains in PHYS. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.

• 7 courses deep, ending at PHYS 4057

  1. MATH 1450Calculus 1
  2. MATH 1451Integral Calculus
  3. MATH 2450Multivariable Calculus
  4. MATH 3450Differential Equations
  5. PHYS 2500Oscillations and Waves with Laboratory
  6. PHYS 3056Contemporary Physics Lab 1
  7. PHYS 4057Contemporary Physics Lab 2

• 6 courses deep, ending at PHYS 4071

  1. MATH 1450Calculus 1
  2. MATH 1451Integral Calculus
  3. MATH 2450Multivariable Calculus

• 5 courses deep, ending at PHYS 2953

  1. MATH 1450Calculus 1
  2. MATH 1455Calculus 2
  3. MATH 2440Calculus 3

• 5 courses deep, ending at PHYS 3022

  1. MATH 1450Calculus 1
  2. MATH 1455Calculus 2
  3. PHYS 1004General Physics with Introductory Calculus 2

Grade medians

Professors

No section schedule with instructor names for PHYS yet.

Clubs & organizations

No clubs or organizations on record under PHYS yet.

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Department events

Physics does not run a page here yet. When it does, its events show up here and on the Marquette campus feed.