Physics at Texas State 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 2417Pre-Calculus Mathematicsopens 29 courses (4 directly)
• MATH 2471Calculus I.opens 27 courses (5 directly)
• MATH 2472Calculus II.opens 18 courses (3 directly)
• MATH 2473Integral Calculus with Multivariables and Seriesopens 17 courses (2 directly)
• PHYS 2326Electricity and Magnetismopens 15 courses (8 directly)
• PHYS 2335Waves and Heatopens 13 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 51 PHYS and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 41 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.

• 8 courses deep, ending at PHYS 4315

  1. MATH 1315College Algebra
  2. MATH 2417Pre-Calculus Mathematics
  3. MATH 2471Calculus I.
  4. MATH 2472Calculus II.
  5. MATH 2393Calculus III.
  6. PHYS 3320Introduction to Mathematical Physics
  7. PHYS 4310Electromagnetic Field Theory I.
  8. PHYS 4315Electromagnetic Field Theory II.

• 6 courses deep, ending at PHYS 2150

  1. MATH 1315College Algebra
  2. MATH 2417Pre-Calculus Mathematics
  3. MATH 2471Calculus I.

• 6 courses deep, ending at PHYS 3315

  1. MATH 1315College Algebra
  2. MATH 2417Pre-Calculus Mathematics
  3. MATH 2471Calculus I.

• 5 courses deep, ending at PHYS 1325

  1. MATH 1315College Algebra
  2. MATH 2417Pre-Calculus Mathematics
  3. MATH 2321Calculus for Life Sciences I.

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

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