Physics

Number of Concentrators: 138.

1951 Commencement Honors: cum, 7; magna, 2; summa, 6.

If you enjoy mathematics, you will enjoy Physics. If you are only a casual scientist, you should give Jefferson, Lyman, and Crufts Halls the widest berth possible.

Department Chairman Otto Oldenburg warns those who are just "interested in science" to stay away, or they will find themselves over their heads. Those who feel that they will be weak in the abstract quantitative thinking required in advanced courses might be better off in the Chemistry Department.

For those who merely concentrate in Physics, six courses are required. These are Mathematics 1 and 2, Physics 11 (or Physics 1 and 10), two courses in Physics more advanced than 10 or 11, and one course in Physics or a related field. Related fields include Chemistry, Applied Science, Mathematics, and Astronomy.

But almost nobody in Physics "merely concentrates." The department advises all who plan to enter physics as a profession, either in teaching or in research, to