1. http://www.lab-initio.com/250dpi/nz166.jpg Dark Matter…what they are afraid to tell you in class…

2. Today’s agenda:agenda SPS membership. Individual form. Bulk form.Individual formBulk form B.S. Physics requirements (courses not renumbered).requirements Assignment #4: see Pam in the department office and get your picture taken. If you don’t want your picture taken, let her know. Non-majors, no need to get picture taken. (Assignment 1 was definition of Physics, assignment 2 was email syllabus, assignment 3 is attend an SPS meeting.) This week’s colloquium.colloquium Thoughts about careers. Starts on slide 9.slide 9 Did you turn in Assignment #2 (syllabus)?

3. First Semester Chem 1310General Chem4 Chem 1390General Chem1 Chem 1100Lab Safety1 Engl 1120Exposition3 Math 1208Calc I5 Phys 1101Intro to Phys1 15 Second Semester Chem 1320General Chem3 Chem 1510General Chem2 History3 Math 1221Calc II5 Phys 1111*Physics I4 Phys 1119*Lab1 *or Phys 1135 (4)18 First Semester Engl 1160Writing3 Math 2222Calc III4 Phys 2111*Physics II4 Phys 2119*Lab1 Comp Sci3 Elective3 *or Phys 2135 (4)18 Second Semester Math 3304Diff Eq3 Phys 2311Modern Phys I3 Phys 2129Intermediate Lab3 Phys 2401Theoretical Phys3 Elective3 15 Freshman Year Sophomore Year

4. First Semester Phys 3201Mechanics3 Phys 3119Adv Lab I2 Phys 3311Modern Phys II3 Math/Stat Elective3 Electives6 17 Second Semester Phys 3211E&M I3 Phys 3129Adv Lab II2 Math/Stat Elective3 Electives9 17 First Semester Phys 4211E&M II3 Phys 4301Quantum3 PhysicsElective3 Electives6 15 Second Semester Phys 4311Thermo3 HumanitiesElective*3 PhysicsElective3 Electives6 *300 level (3000???)15 Junior Year Senior Year

5. Some courses run once a year. Others run every other year or on demand (e.g. Relativity). Fall courses: 3311 (Modern II), 3201 (Mechanics), 4211 (E&M II), 4301 (Quantum), 4323 (Solid State, not FS2015) 4203 (General Relativity) is offered this semester (FS2015) Spring courses: 2311 (Modern I), 2401 (Theoretical), 2129 (Intermediate Lab), 3211 (E&M I), 4311 (Thermo). Don’t graduate a year late because of one course! https://itweb.mst.edu/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/regis/view_catalogs.pl?mode=old_to_new

6. Total Hours: 128 Required:82 Electives: Math/Stat6 (208/322/325/351 recommended) Physics6 (305, 323, 337, 357, 371 or 381) Social Studies 6 Humanities9 (3 lit.; 3 300-level, e.g. Phil 345) Free19 Total46 (18 elective hours at jr/sr level) What should you do with your electives? If you plan on getting a teaching certificate, look at this.this

7. What do you want to do after you graduate? Look here and here.here graphic from “http://www.aip.org/statistics/ trends/highlite/bachplus5/ bachplus5.htm” the above link is no longer active, but you can view a wealth of statistics here: http://www.aip.org/statistics/ “nearly 90 percent of all physicists are hidden physicists”