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Department of Physics
Mr. Glenn Good, Department Chair
e-mail: goodg@obu.edu
OBU Box 3764
Arkadelphia, AR 71998-0001
phone: (870) 245-5532
fax: (870) 245-5241
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Since physics is basic to other disciplines
in the sciences and in engineering, our curriculum is designed to prepare
students for a number of options after graduation. Many of our students
pursue graduate work in physics directed toward employment in research
in government, including laboratories, or teaching. Others work in related
fields, such as Biophysics or Geophysics.
A number of our students go directly to work after receiving the bachelor's
degree. These students benefit greatly from the physics option in engineering.
This option is a value to the student who may be undecided about future
work in engineering or physics or who pursues graduate work. Students undecided
about these options will find our faculty informed and readily available
to assist in making these important decisions.
Through the years, students with an interest in engineering have participated
in the 3-2 engineering program in which the students study at Ouachita
for three years and then in a cooperating engineering school for two years,
receiving a B.S. degree from Ouachita and from the engineering school.
The primary advantage of this program is the acquistion of an engineering
degree plus a degree from a liberal arts institution.
Requirements for a major in Physics
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University Physics I and II
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Introduction to Modern Physics
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Modern Physics Laboratory
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Electricity and Magnetism
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Mechanics
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17 additional hours in physics
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General Chemistry
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Qualitative Analysis
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Calculus I, II, and III
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Differential Equations
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3 additional junior/senior hours in mathematics
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6 hours in computer science
Engineering option (in addition to those above)
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Engineering Graphics
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Statics
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Dynamics
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