The University of Western Ontario : MAJOR IN ASTROPHYSICS




Academic Calendar 2009 FACULTIES FACULTY OF SCIENCE, including BMSc PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY MAJOR IN ASTROPHYSICS

MAJOR IN ASTROPHYSICS

Admission Requirements

Completion of first-year requirements, including the following courses each with a mark of at least 60%:

Physics 1020 or 1024 or 1026, or Physics 1028A/B and 1029A/B;
(Calculus 1000A/B or 1100A/B) and (Calculus 1501A/B (preferred) or Calculus 1301A/B), or Applied Mathematics 1413.

Students must complete Linear Algebra 1600A/B with a minimum mark of 55% by the end of term one in year 2.

Module

6.0 courses:

1.5 courses: Astronomy 2201A/B, 2801A/B, 3302A/B, or the former Astronomy 221a/b, 222a/b.
1.0 course: Calculus 2502A/B (preferred) or Calculus 2302A/B, 2503A/B (preferred) or Calculus 2303A/B.
0.5 course: Differential Equations 2402A.
2.0 courses: Physics 2101A/B, 2102A/B, 2900E.
1.0 course from: Applied Mathematics 2813B, Physics 3900F/G/Z, 3926F/G.

Students must also complete Physics 2950Y, 3950Y (non-credit seminar courses).

Note: A minimum mark of 85% is required in Calculus 1301A/B to take Calculus 2502A/B.

Academic Calendar 2009 FACULTIES FACULTY OF SCIENCE, including BMSc PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY MAJOR IN ASTROPHYSICS