物理学是对自然定律的研究，它描述了我们在周围看到的宇宙以及能量与物质之间的关系。这包括从最小的亚原子粒子到宇宙本身演化的各个尺度的自然研究。物理研究不仅仅是对基础科学知识的追求。这是一种思考问题的方式的发展，无论是学习质子内部是什么，还是如何利用生物学，化学或地质学的知识来解决有趣的实际问题。在该专业中，学生将沉浸在一个课程中，该课程将全面的课堂课程与在我们实验室的研究实验室工作的丰富实践经验相结合。学生有机会在校园内以及在国家和国际设施上进行核物理和天文学的研究，并在校园内使用材料，计算物理和非线性动力
Physics is the study of the laws of nature that describe the universe we see around us and the relationship of energy and matter. This includes the study of nature on every scale from the smallest subatomic particles to the evolution of the universe itself. The study of physics is more than the pursuit of basic scientific knowledge. It is the development of a way of thinking about problems whether learning what is inside a proton or how to use knowledge from biology, chemistry or geology to solve an interesting practical problem. In this major, students will be immersed in a program that integrates a comprehensive classroom curriculum with extensive hands-on experience working in research laboratories with our faculty. Students have opportunities to work both on campus and at national and international facilities to conduct research in nuclear physics and astronomy, and use state-of-the-art equipment on campus in materials, computational physics and non-linear dynamics.