Department of Physics at UF

Undergraduate research gives students first hand experience in what real research is like. The enrollment in our undergraduate physics program is at a ten-year high in spite of a national trend to the contrary. There are many reasons for this increased enrollment. The Physics department enforces a uniformly high quality of teaching and advising for our majors.

Degrees Offered

The Department of Physics offers both a Bachelors of Science (BS) and Bachelors of Arts (BA) degree in physics, as well as a physics minor. The BS degree is intended for those students who wish to pursue advanced degrees in physics and related science and engineering disciplines. Every year our best undergraduate physics majors go to the top graduate schools in the country. Visit Degrees for more information.

Undergraduate Activities

Research Experience for Undergraduates Program (REU)

Undergraduate Physics Newsletter

Society of Physics Students

Tutoring

The Tutoring Lab is open for Summer 2008 in NPB 1215, Monday - Friday, 12pm - 4pm. Tutoring covers 2005, 2048, 2049, 2053 & 2054.

Academic Learning Compact

Academic Learning Compacts identify the skills students should acquire if they follow their major's prescribed course of study. These skills, known collectively as Student Learning Outcomes, describe the core learning expectations that UF is required to assess for each baccalaureate degree program.
ALC Home

ALC Physics BA

ALC Physics BS

As explained on the registrar's web site from the two links above, the UF Physics department has created its own field test in Physics. This field test is taken from third party test banks and reviewed by Physics faculty. The questions are multiple choice and included in 5 courses which every Physics major must take in Mechanics, Electromagnetism, Thermal Physics, Quantum Mechanics and Experimental Physics.

When a student graduates the Physics department totals that student's score on each component of the UF Physics field test and computes an overall percentage (number correct/total number of questions). For review of the Physics program we expect the score averaged over all students to be greater than 70%, and an individual student is said to have passed the ALC with a score greater than 50%. Note that one's score on the UF Physics field test does not effect graduation and is only used for review of our program.

Advising for Spring 2008

Advisor	Hours	Room	Phone	Email
Hershfield, Selman	Mon 2-3pm Fri 3-4pm	2138 NPB	392.9387	selman@phys.ufl.edu
Acosta, Darin	Mon & Wed 3-4pm	2035 NPB	846.3144	acosta@phys.ufl.edu
Lee, Yoonseok	Tues 2-4pm	2233 NPB	392.6689	yoonslee@phys.ufl.edu
Biswas, Amlan	Thurs 2-4pm	2255 NPB	392.8592	amlan@phys.ufl.edu
Matcheva, Katia	Mon 11-12pm Wed 2-3pm	2073 NPB	392.0286	katia@phys.ufl.edu

Undergraduate Links

Degrees Offered

Publications

All files are PDF

Contacts

Undergrad Coordinator Selman Hershfield

Undergraduate
Chris Scanlon
Office: 1210A NPB
Phone: 352.392.8818
scanlon@phys.ufl.edu

Mailing Address
P.O. Box 118440
Department of Physics
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 32611-8440