Welcome
Welcome to the Physics webpage for Duke undergraduates. Here
you can learn about available courses, graduation
requirements, how to graduate with distinction,
opportunities for research, how to meet other students and
have fun through Duke's chapter of
the
Society
of Physics Students, and other useful information. You
can click on the titles of the sections below for a broader
view of the physics major, or click on some of the links at
right to get more specific information.
The Physics Department invites all students to take our
courses and to learn about how nature works at a level that
is often deeper and more satisfying than one finds in other
areas of science or in engineering. The Physics faculty and
staff look forward to meeting you, to talking with you
inside and outside of our classrooms, and to collaborating
with you in our research groups.
If you are considering taking a physics course or becoming a
physics major or minor, please read
this
pep talk about why
physics is well worth your time and effort: you will learn
conceptual, experimental, and problem-solving skills that
many employers appreciate as valuable, and get to learn
first hand from courses, labs, and research how exciting
21st-century physics is.
Do you like biology in addition to physics? The Physics Department, in
coordination with the Departments of Biology and Chemistry, also
offers a Biophysics major. Please go to
the
Biophysics webpage to learn more.
Do you feel that you need a PhD just to understand the descriptions of
the physics courses in
the
Duke
Bulletin? Fear not, here
are
non-technical explanations
of what you will learn in the core courses taken by majors and minors,
and how those courses relate to other physics courses and to the
universe.
Here is
a
list
of websites, popular books, videos, and journal articles
related to physics.