Appendix A

Description of course equivalencies between the institutional members of the

Texas Electronic Coalition for Physics


Institutional Abbreviations


Tarleton State University (TSU), Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (TAMUCC), Texas A&M International University (TAMIU), Texas A&M University-Kingsville (TAMUK), West Texas A&M University (WTAMU)



TECP Course

Credit

Hours

Pre-requisites (Co-requisites)*

TSU Course #

TAMUCC

Course #

TAMIU

Course #

TAMUK

Course #

WTAMU

Course #

Classical Mechanics

3

University Physics II

( Calculus III or Differential Equations )

PHYS 331-3

PHYS 3311.001

PHYS 3315

PHYS 3313

PHYS 3330

Electromagnetic Field Theory

3

University Physics II ( Calculus III or Differential Equations )

PHYS 332-3

PHYS 3490:301

PHYS 3320

PHYS 3323

PHYS 3340

Thermodynamics

3

University Physics II, Calculus III

PHYS 333-3

PHYS 3490:302

PHYS 3325

PHYS 3333

PHYS 3320

Modern Physics I

3

University Physics II

( Calculus III or Differential Equations )

PHYS 334-3

PHYS 3312.001

PHYS 3310

PHYS 3343

PHYS 3310

Advanced Physics

Laboratory

1

Modern Physics I

PHYS 486-1

PHYS 3490:303

PHYS 4399

PHYS 3110

PHYS 3450

Mathematical Methods of Physics

3

Calculus III or Differential Equations

PHYS 430-3

PHYS 3490:304

PHYS 4315

PHYS 4303

PHYS 4340

Computational Physics

3

University Physics II

(Calculus III or Differential Equations and Introduction to Programming)

PHYS 486-3

PHYS 3490:305

PHYS 4399

PHYS 4383

PHYS 4350

Optics

3

Electromagnetic Field Theory


PHYS 432-3

PHYS 3490:306

PHYS 3305

PHYS 4323

PHYS 4330

Modern Physics II

3

Modern Physics I

PHYS 434-3

PHYS 3490:307

PHYS 4310

PHYS 4343

PHYS 4310

Quantum Physics

3

Modern Physics I , Calculus III and Differential Equations or Linear Algebra

PHYS 435-3

PHYS 3490:308

PHYS 4305

PHYS 4353

PHYS 4320

Solid State Physics

3

Modern Physics I

PHYS 436-3

PHYS 3490:309

PHYS 4399

PHYS 4390

PHYS 4370

Nuclear Physics

3

Modern Physics I

PHYS 437-3

PHYS 3490:310

PHYS 4399

PHYS 4460

PHYS 4360

* The co-requisites are enclosed within parenthesis.