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 Physics And Electrical Engineering Double Major

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​​​​​Minimum GPA = 3.0

Only one additional year with the same average load to obtain a BSc second degree


General Requirements

​ ​EE Requirements (general):​​​ PHYSICS  (general +math): ​Combinded Courses

Couse

Hrs

 

Couse

Hrs

Couse

Hrs

ENGL 101

3

Intro to Academic Discourse

ENGL 101

3

ENGL 101

3

ENGL 102

3

 Intro to Report Writing

ENGL 102

3

ENGL 102

3

ENGL 214

3

 Academic & Professional Communication

ENGL 214

3

ENGL 214

3

Math 101

4

Calculus I

Math 101

4

Math 101

4

Math 102

4

Calculus II

Math 102

4

Math 102

4

Math 201

3

Calculus III

Math 201

3

Math 201

3

Math 202

3

 Differential Equations

Math 202

3

Math 202

3

Math 302

3

Engineering Mathematics

Math xxx

3

Math 302

3

 

 

Math xxx

3

 

 

Chem 101

4

General Chemistry I

Chem 101

4

Chem 101

4

 

 

General Chemistry II

Chem 102

4

Chem 102

4

PE 101

1

Physical Education I

PE 101

1

PE 101

1

PE 102

1

Physical Education II

PE 102

1

PE 102

1

IAS 101

2

Practical Grammar

IAS 101

2

IAS 101

2

IAS 111

2

Belief and its Consequences

IAS 111

2

IAS 111

2

IAS 201

2

Writing for Professional Needs

IAS 201

2

IAS 201

2

IAS 212

2

Professional Ethics

IAS 212

2

IAS 212

2

IAS 301

2

Oral Communication Skills

IAS 301

2

IAS 301

2

IAS 322

2

Human Rights in Islam

IAS 322

2

IAS 322

2

GS xxx

3

IAS 4xx

2

GS xxx

3

GS xxx

3

GS xxx

3

GS xxx

3

SE 307

3

Engineering Economics

 

 

SE 307

3

Phys 101

4

General Physics I

Phys 101

4

Phys 101

4

Phys 102

4

General Physics II

Phys 102

4

Phys 102

4

ICS 103

3

Computer Programming in C

ICS 103

3

ICS 103

3

Total=

64

Total=

67

Total=

68

​

​Notes:

EE: Math.302  = Physics:  Physics.Math xxx being MATH 302

EE: EE 315 (core)  = Physics: Math xxx being STAT 315 equivalent

EE: SE 307  remains a requirement by EE department

PHYS IAS 4xx =  EE requirement of GS xxx

Physics: Chem 102 is still required by the physics program


Core Requirements

EE Core (48-) Physics Core: Combinded Courses
​

Couse

Hrs

Couse

Hrs

Couse

Hrs

​​

EE 200

4

digital logic circuits

PHYS 211

3

Optics

PHYS 211

3

EE 202

3

Electric Circuits I

PHYS 212

4

Modern Physics

PHYS 212

4

EE 213

3

Electric Circuits II

PHYS 301

3

Classical mechanics

PHYS 301

3

EE 203

4

Electronics I

PHYS 303

3

Experimental physics I

 

0

EE 303

4

Electronics II

PHYS 304

2

Experimental physics II

PHYS 304

2

EE 206

2

Elec.  Systems and Computations

PHYS 403

2

Senior Lab

PHYS 403

2

EE 207

3

Signals and Systems

PHYS 305

3

Electricity & Mag I

PHYS 305

3

EE 311

2

EE Design

PHYS 306

3

Electricity & Mag II

PHYS 306

3

EE 315

3

Prob methods in EE

PHYS 401

3

Quantum Mechanics I

PHYS 401

3

EE 340

4

Electromagnetics

PHYS 402

4

Quantum Mechanics II

PHYS 402

3

EE 360

4

Electric Energy Engr

PHYS 430

3

Thermal/Stat Physics

PHYS 430

4

30

EE 370

4

Communication Engr

 

 

EE 200

4

EE 380

4

Control Engr I

EE 202

3

EE 390

4

Digital System Engr

EE 213

3

Total=

48

Total=

33

EE 203

4

EE 303

4

Notes:

EE 206

2

EE 207

3

Physics: PHYS.303  =  EE 200 + EE 202 + EE 203

EE 311

2

EE 315

3

EE:  EE 340 = PHYS 305 + PHYS 306

 

0

EE 360

4

EE 370

4

EE 380

4

EE 390

4

44

Total=

74

​
​

 
Training/Research

EE  (3):

 

​

Physics (3)

​

Combinded Courses

 

​

 

 

 

 

 

EE 411

3

 

EE 399

0

Summer training

PHYS 399

2

EE 399

0

3

EE 411

3

Senior project/seminar

PHYS 409

1

PHYS 409

1

1

 

 

 

 

 

Total=

4

 

​

Notes:

Physics:  PHYS 399  =  EE 399

PHYS.409 is still required although the seminar presentation could be a EE411 topic

Electives

EE  (16):

Physics (21)

Combinded Courses

​

EE 4xx

3

EE Elective I

PHYS xxx

12

PHYS xxx

9

9

EE 4xx

3

EE Elective II

Technical

9

EE xxx

9

9

EE 4xx

3

EE Elective III

 

 

 

 

EE 4xx

3

EE Elective IV

 

 

 

 

XXXX xxx

3

Technical elective

 

 

 

 

XXXX 2xx

3

Science Elective

 

 

 

 

Total=

18

​

Notes:

Physics: 9 credits of technical electives = EE 360 + EE 370 + EE 380

EE: 3 credits of science electives XXXX 2xx = PHYS 211

EE: 3 credits of technical electives = PHYS 401

PHYSICS: 6 credit math electives were added to the general requirements group

The double major student is higly encourged to take PHYS 203 and/or PHYS 432 as a physics elective to bridge the two fields

Phys 203

Phys 432

​ Physics dept agrees to drop one 3hrs physics elective for the double major student

EE department agrees to drop one 3hrs PHYS 4xx elective for the double major student


Summary

EE

Physics

Double

64

67

68

 

8

48

33

74

44

30

18

21

18

9

9

3

3

4

3

1

133

124

164

56

48

​


An EE majoring student needs to take  31 extra credits (164-133= 31 = 16 +15).

The extra load is equivalent to one additional academic year

EE

Physics

Double

Total   credits

133

124

164

Years of study

4

4

5

avg load per term

16.625

15.5

16.4

​
Double Major in Physics & EE Curriculum

​COURSE

TITLE

LT

LB

CR

COURSE

TITLE

LT

LB

CR

Prepatory Year

 

ENGL 001

Preparatory English I

3

4

4

CHEM102

Preparatory English II

3

4

4

ENGL 101

Intro. to Acad. Discourse

3

0

3

ENGL 102

Intro. to Report Writing

3

0

3

MATH 101

Calcalus I

4

0

4

Math 102

Calculus II

4

0

4

EE =

PE 101

Physical Education I

0

2

1

PE 102

Physical Education II

0

2

1

0

PHYS 101

General Physics I

3

3

4

PHYS 102

General Physics II

3

3

4

PHYS=

IAS 111

Belief and its Consequences

2

0

2

IAS 101

Practical Grammar

2

0

2

3

 

 

15

9

18

0

0

15

9

18

36

​

First Year (Freshman)

CHEM101

General Chemistry I

3

4

4

CHEM102

General Chemistry I

3

4

4

 

ENGL 101

Intro. to Acad. Discourse

3

0

3

ENGL 102

Intro. to Report Writing

3

0

3

 

MATH 101

Calcalus I

4

0

4

Math 102

Calculus II

4

0

4

EE =

PE 101

Physical Education I

0

2

1

PE 102

Physical Education II

0

2

1

0

PHYS 101

General Physics I

3

3

4

PHYS 102

General Physics II

3

3

4

PHYS=

IAS 111

Belief and its Consequences

2

0

2

IAS 101

Practical Grammar

2

0

2

8

 

 

15

9

18

0

0

15

9

18

36

​

Second Year (Sophomore)

EE 200

Digital Logic Circuit Design

3

3

4

EE 203

Electronics I

3

3

4

 

EE 202

Electric Circuits I

3

0

3

PHYS 203

Electrical and Magnetic Properties of Materials

3

0

3

 

Math 201

Calculus III

3

0

3

Math 202

Elementary Diff Equations

3

0

3

EE =

PHYS 211

Optics

2

3

3

PHYS 212

Modern Physics

3

3

4

12

ENGL 214

Academic & Prof. Rep.

3

0

3

ICS 103

Computer Programming in C

2

3

3

PHYS=

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

14

6

16

0

0

14

9

17

33

Third Year (Junior)

Math 302

App. Math. For Eng.

3

0

3

Math 321

Introduction to Numerical Computing

3

0

3

 

EE 303

Electronics II

3

3

4

IAS 212

Professional Ethics

2

0

2

 

EE 213

Electric Circuits II

2

3

3

EE 360

Elec. Eng.

3

3

4

EE =

EE 380

Control Engineering

3

3

4

EE 207

Signals & Systems

3

0

3

18

PHYS 305

Electricity & Magnetism I

3

0

3

PHYS 306

Electricity and Magnetism II

3

0

3

PHYS=

 

 

 

 

 

IAS 201

Writing for Prof. Needs

2

0

2

6

 

 

14

9

17

 

 

16

3

17

34

Summer Session

 

 

 

 

EE 399

Summer Training

0

0

0

0

​Fourth Year ( Senior)

IAS 301

Oral Communications Skills

2

0

2

IAS 322

Human Rights in Islam

2

0

2

 

PHYS 403

Senior Physics lab

0

6

2

PHYS 401

Quantum Mech. & Application I

3

0

3

 

PHYS 301

Classical Mechanics I

3

0

3

PHYS 304

Experimental Physics II

1

3

2

EE =

PHYS 430

Thermal & Stat. Physics

4

0

4

EE 315

Probabilistic Methods in EE

3

0

3

11

EE 390

Digital Systems Eng.

3

3

4

PHYS xxx

Phys Elective I

3

0

3

PHYS=

 

 

 

 

 

EE 370

Communication Eng.

3

3

4

16

 

 

12

9

15

 

 

15

6

17

32

Fifth Year

IAS 4xx

IAS Elective

2

0

2

GS/CIM

Elective

3

0

3

 

EE 411

Senior Design Project

1

6

3

EE 4xx

EE ElectiveI

3

3

4

 

EE 4xx

Elective IV

3

0

3

EE xxx

Technical Elective

3

0

3

EE =

PHYS 402

Quantum Mech. App. II

3

0

3

PHYS xxx

Physics Elective IV

3

0

3

13

PHYS xxx

Physics Elective III

3

0

3

PHYS 409

Physics Seminar

1

0

1

PHYS=

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

12

6

14

 

 

12

3

14

28

​

Total

163

​

equalized average =

32.6

true average =

32.6

28

36

​​​Guidelines for selecting course flow:

Take a reasonable load (4-5) technical coures with one light course

The course number is related to level and thus avoid jumping

(e.g. taking 4xx when you are in 2-level / Sophomore)

Distribute Humanity courses over semesters as they are not too demanding

Taking summer sessions could reduce the load in the regular semesters

In double major case, try to make the two majors run in parallel

avoid level discrepancy (being senior in one and sophomore in another)


Be professional in both departments: A Scientest and an Engineer


Best wishes, JH

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