在将近一个世纪的时间里，特拉华大学的物理与天文学计划提供了世界一流的本科物理教育，可满足STEM教育的目标。我们的毕业生参加了各种物理科学和工程学的研究生课程，进入医学院，在工业中找到工作并在全国各地的高中任教。物理学家和天文学家对我们的物理世界的基本特性进行了研究，并对其现象有了定量的了解。该企业为快速持续的技术发展奠定了深厚而优雅的基础。同时，随着研究范围从亚原子到超银河，物理学和天文学对我们如何看待宇宙及其在宇宙中的位置产生了深远的影响。然而，仍然存在许多难题，每天都会提出新的问题，因此发现和解释的
For almost a century, the University of Delaware's Physics and Astronomy program has provided a world class undergraduate physics education that meets the goals of STEM education. Our graduates join a variety of physical science and engineering graduate programs, enter medical school, find employment in industry and teach in high schools all over the country.<br><br>Students who successfully complete the Physics Bachelor of Arts degree program will be able to:<br>Core Concepts: Demonstrate a mastery of the foundational knowledge and skills of core aspects of Physics, including Classical Mechanics, Electrodynamics, Waves, Thermodynamics, and Quantum Mechanics. In addition, the graduates will have demonstrated proficiency in Mathematics and Computer science.<br>Critical Thinking Skills: Demonstrate the ability to critically evaluate data, identify key scientific questions in Physics as well as an applied specialty, and communicate the approach and results clearly. In addition, students will be able to utilize and apply complex mathematical methods to describe the physical world around them.<br>Research Skills: Demonstrate working knowledge of the experimental, calculational, and analytic tools required for professional employment in physics related fields. This includes demonstrating scientific thinking, the ability to acquire the technical skills necessary to be involved with scientific research, and the ability to develop and employ analytical skills that enable rigorous qualitative and quantitative scientific data evaluation.<br>Scientific Communication Skills: Employ methods of effective communication within the scientific community, including written and oral presentation skills required to effectively share scientific information, as well as developing scientific team skills necessary for working collaboratively in a variety of STEM fields.