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BS Computational Physics Program

List of General Education Courses

Sr. No	Course Code	Course Title	Cr. Hrs.	Pre-requisites	Category
1	HU-124	Islamic Studies and Ethics	2-0-2	--	GE
2	BA-152	Introduction to Management	2-0-2	--	GE
3	HU-xxx	Pakistan Studies	2-0-2	--	GE
	PY-115	Introduction to Psychology	2-0-2	--	GE
5	CS-181	Applications of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)	2-0-2	--	GE
5	CS-181 L	Applications of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Lab	0-1-1	--	GE
6	MA-116	Single Variable Calculus	3-0-3	--	GE (QR-I)
7	EL-170	Functional English	3-0-3	--	GE
8	HU-405	Ideology and Constitution of Pakistan	2-0-2	--	GE
9	BA-353	Entrepreneurship	2-0-2	--	GE
10	MA-105	Multivariable Calculus	3-0-3	MA-116	GE (QR-II)
11	EL-271	Expository Writing	3-0-3	EL-170	GE
12	PH-112	Introduction to Environmental Sciences	3-0-3	--	GE (NS)
13	HU-411	Civics and Community Engagement	2-0-2	--	GE
Total Cr. Hrs.			31-1-32

List of Interdisciplinary Courses

Sr. No	Course Code	Course Title	Cr. Hrs.	Pre-requisites	Category
1	CS-112	Object Oriented Programming	3-0-3	--	ID-1
1	CS-112L	Object Oriented Programming Lab	0-1-1	--	ID-1
2	MA-215	Ordinary Differential Equations	3-0-3	MA-105	ID-2
3	CS-217	Applied Data structures	2-0-2	--	ID-3
3	CS-217L	Applied Data structures Lab	0-1-1	--	ID-3
4	AI-332	Machine Learning	2-0-2	--	ID-4
4	AI-332L	Machine Learning Lab	0-1-1	--	ID-4
Total Cr. Hrs.			10-3-13

List of Major Courses

Sr. No	Course Code	Course Title	Cr. Hrs.	Pre-requisites	Category
1	PH-120	Mechanics	3-0-3	--	Major-1
1	PH-121L	Mechanics Lab	0-1-1	--	Major-1
2	PH-121	Electricity and Magnetism	3-0-3	--	Major-2
2	PH-121L	Electricity and Magnetism Lab	0-1-1	--	Major-2
3	CP-281	Introduction to Stochastic Processes	3-0-3	--	Major-3
4	CP-222	Contemporary Physics	3-0-3	--	Major-4
5	CP-270	Numerical Linear Algebra	3-0-3	--	Major-5
6	PH-223	Classical Mechanics	3-0-3	MA-215	Major-6
7	CP-251	Electromagnetism	3-0-3	--	Major-7
8	CP-260	AI for Physics	2-0-2	--	Major-8
8	CP-260L	AI for Physics Lab	0-1-1	--	Major-8
9	CP-261	Scientific Computing in Physics	2-0-2	--	Major-9
9	CP-261L	Scientific Computing in Physics Lab	0-2-2	--	Major-9
10	PH-324	Quantum Mechanics I	3-0-3	CP-222	Major-10
11	PH-371	Methods of Mathematical Physics	3-0-3	MA-215	Major-11
12	CP-372	Finite Element Method	3-0-3	--	Major-12
13	CP-382	Thermal and Statistical Physics	3-0-3	--	Major-13
14	CP-362	Modelling and Simulation in Physics	2-0-2	--	Major-14
14	CP-362L	Modelling and Simulation in Physics Lab	0-2-2	--	Major-14
15	PH-325	Quantum Mechanics II	3-0-3	PH-324	Major-15
16	CP-3xx	Elective I	3-0-3		Major-16
17	CP-341	Solid State Physics	3-0-3	--	Major-17
18	CP-352	Nuclear and Particle Physics	3-0-3	--	Major-18
19	CP-453	Theory of Relativity	2-0-2	--	Major-19
20	PH-442	Atomic and Molecular Physics	3-0-3	PH-324	Major-20
21	CP-483	Computational Intelligence	2-0-2	--	Major-21
21	CP-483L	Computational Intelligence Lab	0-2-2	--	Major-21
22	CP-498	Capstone Project-I	3-0-3	--	Major-23
23	CP-4xx	Elective II	3-0-3		Major-24
24	CP-426	Quantum Computing	3-0-3	--	Major-25
25	CP-499	Capstone Project-II	3-0-3	CP-498	Major-26
26	CP-4xx	Elective III	3-0-3		Major-27
27	CP-xxx	Elective IV	3-0-3		Major-28
28	CP-490	Internship	3-0-3	--	Field Experience
Total Cr. Hrs.			78-09-87

Semester wise breakdown

Semester I

Sr. No	Course Code	Course Title	Cr. Hrs.	Pre-requisites	Category
1	PH-120	Mechanics	3-0-3	--	Major-1
1	PH-121L	Mechanics Lab	0-1-1	--	Major-1
2	HU-xxx	Pakistan Studies	2-0-2	--	GE
3	HU-124	Islamic Studies and Ethics	2-0-2	--	GE
4	HU-411	Civics and Community Engagement	2-0-2	--	GE
5	PY-115	Introduction to Psychology	2-0-2	--	GE
6	CS-181	Applications of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)	2-0-2	--	GE
6	CS-181 L	Applications of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Lab	0-1-1	--	GE
7	MA-116	Single Variable Calculus	3-0-3	--	GE (QR-I)
Total Contact Hours			22
Total Credit Hours			16-2-18

Semester II

Sr. No	Course Code	Course Title	Cr. Hrs.	Pre-requisites	Category
1	PH-121	Electricity and Magnetism	3-0-3	--	Major-2
1	PH-121L	Electricity and Magnetism Lab	0-1-1	--	Major-2
2	EL-170	Functional English	3-0-3	--	GE
3	BA-152	Introduction to Management	2-0-2	--	GE
4	HU-405	Ideology and Constitution of Pakistan	2-0-2	--	GE
5	CS-112	Object Oriented Programming	3-0-3	--	ID-1
5	CS-112L	Object Oriented Programming Lab	0-1-1	--
6	MA-105	Multivariable Calculus	3-0-3	MA-116	GE (QR-II)
Total Contact Hours			22
Total Credit Hours			16-2-18

Semester III

Sr. No	Course Code	Course Title	Cr. Hrs.	Pre-requisites	Category
1	CP-281	Introduction to Stochastic Processes	3-0-3	--	Major-3
2	CP-222	Contemporary Physics	3-0-3	--	Major-4
3	CP-270	Numerical Linear Algebra	3-0-3	--	Major-5
4	EL-271	Expository Writing	3-0-3	EL-170	GE
5	CS-217	Applied Data Structures	2-0-2	--	ID-2
5	CS-217L	Applied Data Structures Lab	0-1-1	--	ID-2
6	MA-215	Ordinary Differential Equations	3-0-3	MA-105	ID-3
Total Contact Hours			20
Total Credit Hours			17-1-18

Semester IV

Sr. No	Course Code	Course Title	Cr. Hrs.	Pre-requisites	Category
1	PH-223	Classical Mechanics	3-0-3	MA-215	Major-6
2	CP-251	Electromagnetism	3-0-3	--	Major-7
3	CP-260	AI for Physics	2-0-2	--	Major-8
3	CP-260L	AI for Physics Lab	0-1-1	--	Major-8
4	CP-261	Scientific Computing in Physics	2-0-2	--	Major-9
4	CP-261L	Scientific Computing in Physics Lab	0-2-2	--	Major-9
5	PH-112	Introduction to Environmental Sciences	3-0-3	--	GE (NS)
6	BA-353	Entrepreneurship	2-0-2	--	GE
Total Contact Hours			24
Total Credit Hours			15-3-18

General Education Cr. Hrs. 31-1-32 Major Courses Cr. Hrs. 26-4-30 Interdisciplinary Courses Cr. Hrs. 8-2-10 Associate degree Cr. Hrs. 65-7-72

Sr. No	Course Code	Course Title	Cr. Hrs.	Pre-requisites	Category
1	CP-490	Internship	3-0-3	--	Field Experience

Semester V

Sr. No	Course Code	Course Title	Cr. Hrs.	Pre-requisites	Category
1	PH-324	Quantum Mechanics I	3-0-3	CP-222	Major-10
2	PH-371	Methods of Mathematical Physics	3-0-3	MA-215	Major-11
3	CP-372	Finite Element Method	3-0-3	--	Major-12
4	CP-382	Thermal and Statistical Physics	3-0-3	--	Major-13
5	CP-362	Modelling and Simulation in Physics	2-0-2	--	Major-14
5	CP-362L	Modelling and Simulation in Physics Lab	0-2-2	--	Major-14
Total Contact Hours			20
Total Credit Hours			14-2-16

Semester VI

Sr. No	Course Code	Course Title	Cr. Hrs.	Pre-requisites	Category
1	PH-325	Quantum Mechanics II	3-0-3	PH-324	Major-15
2	AI-332	Machine Learning	2-0-2	--	ID-4
2	AI-332L	Machine Learning Lab	0-1-1	--	ID-4
3	CP-xxx	Elective I	3-0-3		Major-16
4	CP-341	Solid State Physics	3-0-3	--	Major-17
5	CP-352	Nuclear and Particle Physics	3-0-3	--	Major-18
Total Contact Hours			17
Total Credit Hours			14-1-15

Semester VII

Sr. No	Course Code	Course Title	Cr. Hrs.	Pre-requisites	Category
1	CP-483	Computational Intelligence	2-0-2	--	Major-19
1	CP-483L	Computational Intelligence Lab	0-2-2	--	Major-19
2	PH-442	Atomic and Molecular Physics	3-0-3	PH-324	Major-20
3	CP-453	Theory of Relativity	2-0-2	--	Major-21
4	CP-498	Capstone Project-I	3-0-3	--	Major-22
5	CP-xxx	Elective II	3-0-3		Major-23
Total Contact Hours			19
Total Credit Hours			13-2-15

Semester VIII

Sr. No	Course Code	Course Title	Cr. Hrs.	Pre-requisites	Category
1	CP-426	Quantum Computing	3-0-3	--	Major-24
2	CP-499	Capstone Project-II	3-0-3	CP-498	Major-26
3	CP-xxx	Elective III	3-0-3		Major-27
4	CP-xxx	Elective IV	3-0-3		Major-28
Total Contact Hours			12
Total Credit Hours			12-0-12

Total Credit Hours for Complete Program: 120–13–133

List of Elective Courses According to Streams

Stream 1: Environmental Climate

Sr. No	Course Code	Course Title	Cr. Hrs.	Pre-requisites	Category
1	CP-411	Atmospheric Dynamics and Computational Fluid Mechanics	3-0-3	--	Electives
2	CP-412	Radiative Transfer and Remote Sensing in Climate Science	3-0-3	--	Elective

Stream 2: Quantum Mechanics

Sr. No	Course Code	Course Title	Cr. Hrs.	Pre-requisites	Category
1	CP-427	Quantum Information	3-0-3	--	Elective

Stream 3: Geosciences

Sr. No	Course Code	Course Title	Cr. Hrs.	Pre-requisites	Category
1	CP-331	Geomagnetism	3-0-3	--	Elective
2	CP-432	Seismic Data Processing	3-0-3	--	Elective
3	CP-433	Signal Analysis in Geophysics	3-0-3	--	Elective

Stream 4: Condensed Matter Physics

Sr. No	Course Code	Course Title	Cr. Hrs.	Pre-requisites	Category
1	CP-443	Many Body Physics	3-0-3	--	Elective
2	CP-444	Nanoscience	3-0-3	--	Elective
3	CP-445	Computational Condensed Matter Physics	3-0-3	--	Elective

Stream 5: Astrophysics

Sr. No	Course Code	Course Title	Cr. Hrs.	Pre-requisites	Category
1	CP-354	Astrophysics	3-0-3	--	Elective
2	CP-455	Cosmology	3-0-3	--	Elective
3	CP-456	Radiation Process in Astrophysics	3-0-3	--	Elective
4	CP-457	Computational Astrophysics	3-0-3	--	Elective

Stream 6: Computational Physics

Sr. No	Course Code	Course Title	Cr. Hrs.	Pre-requisites	Category
1	CP-363	Scientific Image Analysis	3-0-3	--	Elective
2	CP-464	Physics Informed Machine Learning	3-0-3	--	Elective
3	CP-465	Information Retrieval	3-0-3	--	Electives
4	CP-466	Bioinformatics	3-0-3	--	Electives
5	CP-467	Real Time Simulation	3-0-3	--	Electives