Physics at University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Intro sequences

The shortest canonical route from each entry point to a gateway course.

• 1. PHYS 1402VHonors Physics II
  2. PHYS 2503HHonors Physics III
• 1. PHYS 1501VHonors Intro. Mechanics
  2. PHYS 1502VHonors Intro. Electr. and Mag.

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 1272Calculus IIopens 60 courses (2.3 directly)
• PHYS 1302WPhysics for Sci and Engr IIopens 54 courses (2 directly)
• PHYS 2503Intro Physics: Sci & Eng IIIopens 49 courses (4 directly)
• PHYS 1502VHonors Intro. Electr. and Mag.opens 49 courses (0.5 directly)
• PHYS 2503HHonors Physics IIIopens 48 courses (2 directly)
• PHYS 2601Quantum Physicsopens 45 courses (8 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 87 PHYS and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 75 more PHYS courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.

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.

• 13 courses deep, ending at PHYS 8013

  1. PHYS 3041Math Methods for Physicists
  2. PHYS 2601Quantum Physics
  3. PHYS 4101Quantum Mechanics
  4. PHYS 5001Quantum Mechanics I
  5. PHYS 5002Quantum Mechanics II
  6. PHYS 8001Adv Quant Mech
  7. PHYS 8011Quant Field Thy I
  8. PHYS 8012Quant Field Thy II
  9. PHYS 8013Spec Top Quant Fld

• 13 courses deep, ending at PHYS 8950

  1. PHYS 3041Math Methods for Physicists
  2. PHYS 2601Quantum Physics
  3. PHYS 4101Quantum Mechanics

• 12 courses deep, ending at PHYS 8750

  1. PHYS 3041Math Methods for Physicists
  2. PHYS 2601Quantum Physics
  3. PHYS 4101Quantum Mechanics

• 12 courses deep, ending at PHYS 8850

  1. PHYS 3041Math Methods for Physicists
  2. PHYS 2601Quantum Physics
  3. PHYS 4101Quantum Mechanics

Grade medians

Professors

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Clubs & organizations

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