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			This page gives information on the course structure for [[lower division undergraduate physics]], primarily comprising:

			* [[Classical mechanics]]
			* [[Electricity and magnetism]]

			The information on this page has been conducted based on a broad survey of college physics programs, Quora answers about physics majors, and other sources of personal and anecdotal evidence.

	==Some example university course structures==		==Some example university course structures==

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==Some example university course structures==

Examples of some universities are below. This list is intended only to give a general idea of how different physics departments structure their lower division physics requirements. ''It is not intended as a substitute to gathering information about a specific university's policy''. Information here is not kept up to date.

'''THE TABLE BELOW IS FOR MATHEMATICS, NEEDS TO BE EDITED TO A PHYSICS TABLE'''

{| class="sortable" border="1"
! University !! Quarter or semester system? !! Regular single-variable sequence !! Regular sequence for multivariable calculus and linear algebra !!Honors route
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| [http://www.math.princeton.edu/undergraduate/overview-lower-division-courses Princeton University] ||Semester || 103-104 (optionally take 102 instead of the sequence) || 201-202 (multivariable calculus and linear algebra for scientists) or 175 (multivariable calculus and linear algebra for social scientists) || No honors substitute for 103-104 (but it can be placed out of) 203-204 is an "honors" replacement of 201-202, targeting at physicists and applied math people; 214-215 is the recommended option for people interested in theoretical mathematics (See [http://www.math.princeton.edu/undergraduate/placement/using-bc-calculus-scores here])
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| University of Chicago ([http://www.math.uchicago.edu/undergraduate/common_sequences.pdf here], [http://collegecatalog.uchicago.edu/thecollege/mathematics/ here]) || Quarter || 151, 152, 153 || 195, 196 (social science majors) 200, 201 (physical science majors) || Single-variable calculus: 161-163 (Honors Calculus) (placement through on-campus placement test) Multivariable calculus and linear algebra: take a bridge course (Math 199), then the analysis sequence.
|-
| Stanford University ([http://explorecourses.stanford.edu/CourseSearch/search?view=catalog&catalog=&page=0&q=MATH&filter-catalognumber-MATH=on here] and [http://math.stanford.edu/undergrad/50seq.html here]) || Quarter || 19-21, 41-42 || 51, 52, 53 (encouraged starting point for people with AP AB 5 or BC 4 or 5 credit)|| Honors version 51H-53H available for 51-53 sequence (placement into honors version requires instructor consent or AP BC 5)
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| [http://math.harvard.edu/undergrad/index.html Harvard University] || Semester || 1a and 1b || 18 (social sciences) 19a and 19b (life sciences) 21a and 21b (physical sciences) || No specifically demarcated honors versions, though mathematics majors generally take 21a and 21b.
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| [http://math.mit.edu/academics/classes.php Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)] || Semester || 18.01 || 18.02 (multivariable calculus), 18.03 (differential equations), 18.04 (linear algebra) || 18.024, the "Calculus with Theory" course
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| University of California, Berkeley ([http://math.berkeley.edu/programs/undergraduate/minoring-mathematics here], [http://math.berkeley.edu/courses/choosing/honors-courses here]) || Semester || 1A and 1B || 53 and 54 || Honors versions of the courses 1B onward. However, these are offered sporadically, and there is no predefined guideline on how these differ from the regular sequence.
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| University of Michigan ([http://www.lsa.umich.edu/math/undergrad/coursesforfreshmen here], [http://www.lsa.umich.edu/math/undergrad/coursesforfreshmen/infinstandardcalcsequence here], and [http://www.lsa.umich.edu/math/undergrad/coursesforfreshmen here]) || Semester || 115 and 116 || 215, 217, 316 || 185, 186 (there are also other options)
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