| |
Nursing/Pre-Nursing |
| |
-
NURS 601 - Capstone Semester Hours: 4
This is a project based course utilizing concepts learned from the liberal arts curriculum which include; writing, oral communication,language, science-based knowledge (both physical and social sciences), mathematics, biomedical ethics, culture, and humanity as well as nursing knowledge gained in the completion of the 100 through 400 level nursing courses. In particular, this course requires the nurse to employ research strategies in exploring a clinical based healthcare “problem”, completing a literature review, designing a project to measure or study the problem, and outlining a plan to disseminate information to key stakeholders. A model of continuous Quality Improvement (QI) is emphasized in this course.
Note: Note: Active Licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN) is required for 400-level Nursing courses.
|
| |
-
NURS 620 - Independent Study Semester Hours: 1-4
|
| |
-
NURS 660 - Honors Research Semester Hours: 1-4
Students in the All-College Honors Program register for NS 660 , NS 670 , and NS 680 to complete their neuroscience scholarship experience. Students must have a 3.5 GPA in three or more classes in neuroscience to begin.
|
| |
-
NURS 670 - Honors Research Semester Hours: 1-4
Students in the All-College Honors Program register for NS 660 , NS 670 , and NS 680 to complete their neuroscience scholarship experience. Students must have a 3.5 GPA in three or more classes in neuroscience to begin.
|
| |
-
NURS 680 - Honors Research Semester Hours: 1-4
Students in the All-College Honors Program register for NS 660 , NS 670 , and NS 680 to complete their neuroscience scholarship experience. Students must have a 3.5 GPA in three or more classes in neuroscience to begin.
|
| |
-
NURS 690 - Honors Research Semester Hours: 1-4
Students in the All-College Honors Program register for NS 660 , NS 670 , and NS 680 to complete their neuroscience scholarship experience. Students must have a 3.5 GPA in three or more classes in neuroscience to begin.
|
Peace Studies |
| |
-
PAX 101 - Introduction to Peace Studies Semester Hours: 4
This course will introduce the beginning student to the concept of peacemaking as it relates to a liberal arts education. It will explore the reasons for violence and conflict, from personal to international, and will explore historically and multiculturally the many ways societies have found peaceful alternatives. The relationship between peace and justice will be an important theme.
|
| |
-
PAX 199 - Experimental Course Semester Hours: 1-4
Experimental course.
|
| |
-
PAX 299 - Experimental Course Semester Hours: 1-4
Experimental course.
|
| |
-
PAX 301 - Advanced Peace Studies Seminar Semester Hours: 4
This seminar course is an experientially based, hands-on exploration of ways to work through conflict and to create conditions of sustainable peace. This seminar will incorporate service learning and civic engagement at the local, national, or international level.
Prerequisite: PAX 101 or permission of the instructor.
|
| |
-
PAX 399 - Experimental Course Semester Hours: 1-4
Experimental course.
|
| |
-
PAX 499 - Experimental Course Semester Hours: 1-4
Experimental course.
|
| |
-
PAX 590 - Field Experience/Internship Semester Hours: 1-4
|
| |
-
PAX 620 - Independent Study Semester Hours: 1-4
|
| |
-
PAX 660 - Honors Research Semester Hours: 1-4
Students in the All-College Honors Program register for NS 660 , NS 670 , and NS 680 to complete their neuroscience scholarship experience. Students must have a 3.5 GPA in three or more classes in neuroscience to begin.
|
| |
-
PAX 670 - Honors Research Semester Hours: 1-4
Students in the All-College Honors Program register for NS 660 , NS 670 , and NS 680 to complete their neuroscience scholarship experience. Students must have a 3.5 GPA in three or more classes in neuroscience to begin.
|
| |
-
PAX 680 - Honors Research Semester Hours: 1-4
Students in the All-College Honors Program register for NS 660 , NS 670 , and NS 680 to complete their neuroscience scholarship experience. Students must have a 3.5 GPA in three or more classes in neuroscience to begin.
|
| |
-
PAX 690 - Honors Research Semester Hours: 1-4
Students in the All-College Honors Program register for NS 660 , NS 670 , and NS 680 to complete their neuroscience scholarship experience. Students must have a 3.5 GPA in three or more classes in neuroscience to begin.
|
Philosophy |
| |
-
PHI 101 - Problems of Philosophy Semester Hours: 4
This course will explore various themes introducing the student to the whole discipline of philosophy, the history of Western philosophy from the pre-Socratics to the contemporary thinkers, and some of the divisions of philosophical thought such as epistemology, ontology, and ethics. Meets Religious and Philosophical Though Intellectual Perspective requirement (RP).
Intellectual Perspective: RP
|
| |
-
PHI 102 - Practical Logic Semester Hours: 4
A systematic introduction to critical thinking. This study of the methods and principles for the evaluation of argument includes formal techniques for reasoning that provides conclusive grounds for the truth of its conclusions. Both traditional (Aristotelian) and modern (Boolean) logic are considered, as is informal logic. Meets Religious and Philosophical Though Intellectual Perspective requirement (RP).
Intellectual Perspective: RP
|
| |
-
PHI 135 - Ancient Greek Justice Semester Hours: 2
This course will be an examination of the philosophical ideas of justice that surfaced in the Golden Age of Greece and will include a travel-abroad component. The emphasis will be on the early establishment of a “people’s court” in which a jury of citizens stands judicial watch, continuing through the development of the Athenian judicial system that tried, convicted, and sentenced Socrates. Focus will be on differentiating the two types of justice that surfaced (shame and guilt), with a view towards understanding the impact that the Socratic idea of justice had on the development of Western culture. Meets Religious and Philosophical Though Intellectual Perspective requirement (RP).
Intellectual Perspective: RP
|
| |
-
PHI 199 - Experimental Course Semester Hours: 1-4
Experimental course.
|
| |
-
PHI 200 - Ancient and Medieval Philosophy Semester Hours: 4
A study of the conceptual history that is Western philosophical thought, starting with its surge within the ancient Greek Ionian civilization (approximately 600 B.C.) and continuing until the end of the Medieval period (around 1400 A.D.). Emphasis will be placed on reading primary sources, in English translation, as a vehicle to understanding first the philosophical method itself; secondly, the philosophical problems that have defined Western philosophy; and thirdly, the developmental nature of philosophical thought. Authors to be discussed may include: the Pre-Socratics, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Augustine, Aquinas, Abelard, Maimonides, Avicenna, Averroes, and others. Meets Religious and Philosophical Though Intellectual Perspective requirement (RP).
Intellectual Perspective: RP
|
| |
-
PHI 202 - Foundations Modern Philosophy Semester Hours: 4
An examination of the philosophical period that began with the philosophy of Rene Descartes, whose impact led to a redirecting of intellectual efforts and still reverberates today. Beginning with his attack on the epistemological methodologies of his contemporaries, this course will trace the impact that Cartesian philosophy had on his contemporaries and the philosophical responses that followed. Included will be an examination of the primary epistemological divisions of the time (rationalism and empiricism), as expressed by the key philosophers of the time period (Descartes, Leibniz, Spinoza, Locke, Berkeley, and Hume), as well as a look at the culminating transitional figure who closes the period (Immanuel Kant). Meets Religious and Philosophical Though Intellectual Perspective requirement (RP).
Intellectual Perspective: RP
|
| |
-
PHI 206 - 19th and 20th Century Philosophy Semester Hours: 4
This course will be an overview of several philosophical traditions in the 19th and 20th centuries. These may include phenomenology, Romanticism, transcendentalism, pragmatism, existentialism, analytic philosophy and postmodernism. After a brief sketch of Western philosophy from antiquity through the middle ages and into modernity, the course will explore the varying themes that follow in the wake of Kant and Hegel. Thinkers that may be addressed include but are not limited to Emerson, Thoreau, Marx, Peirce, James, Nietzsche, Russell, Moore, Wittgenstein, Dewey, Husserl, Heidegger, Sartre, Beauvoir, Merleau-Ponty, Foucault, Derrida, Kristeva, Putnam, Rorty, Dennett, West, and Nussbaum. At the end of the course, consideration will be given to the contemporary state of world philosophy.
|
| |
-
PHI 212 - Philosophy of Science Semester Hours: 4
An introduction to critical thinking as approached through philosophical problems concerning science. What is science? What is theory? How are theories verified or confirmed? The course includes inductive reasoning, the history and logic of scientific discovery, and how society and human perspectives affect scientific claims. Meets Religious and Philosophical Though Intellectual Perspective requirement (RP).
Intellectual Perspective: RP
|
| |
-
PHI 218 - Philosophy of Mind Semester Hours: 4
The philosophy of mind is one of the most rapidly developing and vigorous areas in contemporary philosophy. New techniques in neuroscientific imaging are providing a steady flow of data requiring philosophical analysis and interpretation. Guided reading will be supplemented by historical primary sources and articles on neuropsychology. Since it is highly desirable that both philosophy majors and students of neuropsychology be given the opportunity to study philosophy of mind, this course will normally be offered as part of a cluster with PSY 262 : Neuropsychology of Mind. Meets Religious and Philosophical Though Intellectual Perspective requirement (RP).
Intellectual Perspective: RP
|
| |
-
PHI 222 - Philosophy of Religion Semester Hours: 4
Philosophical studies of various specific topics, such as philosophy of science, of religion, of the mind, etc. More than one course in this sequence may be taken for credit, as long as each course has a different number, indicating different content.
Cross-Listed: IFS 178
Intellectual Perspective: RP
|
| |
-
PHI 230 - Environmental Ethics Semester Hours: 4
Beginning with an examination of the nature of ethics in general, this course will explore a variety of theoretical positions on subjects such as the philosophy of nature, animal rights, deep ecology, eco-feminism, and global justice. One guiding theme will be the difference between the “anthropocentric” and an “eco-centric” attitude. Meets Religious and Philosophical Thought Intellectual Perspective requirement
Intellectual Perspective: RP
|
| |
-
PHI 240 - Biomedical Ethics Semester Hours: 4
This course will deal with fundamental moral issues that surface in regard to the medical community and to practices therein, beginning with an examination of the theoretical foundation for making moral choices. Initial focus will be on the divergent religious and philosophical positions that have been put forward to justify medical moral choices. Included will be an examination of both consequentialist and non-consequentialist positions, including Divine Command Theory, Utilitarianism, Kant’s categorical position, Buddhist compassion, and others. Once students are grounded in these differing theoretical perspectives, we will examine specific issues from alternative perspectives, giving students an opportunity to compare and contrast divergent positions. Meets Religious and Philosophical Though Intellectual Perspective requirement (RP).
Intellectual Perspective: RP
|
| |
-
PHI 250 - Business Ethics Semester Hours: 4
This course will be a study of the ethical issues and problems that surface in our contemporary business environment. We will begin with an examination of the theoretical grounds upon which more decision making is based, looking at human conduct in relationship to what we ought to do. From this theoretical foundation, we will proceed to examine concrete ethical business practices, using case studies as a means to grasp the ethical issues of conducting modern business. Possible topics include corporate responsibilities (to shareholders, to the general population, and to the environment), product safety and liability, sexual harassment in the workplace, distribution of wealth.
Intellectual Perspective: RP
|
| |
-
PHI 260 - Technology and Data Ethics Semester Hours: 4
Beginning with an examination of the nature of ethics in general, this course will explore a variety of theoretical positions on subjects
such as the philosophy of information, technology, and data. One guiding theme of the course will be the consequences of
technoscience on human being, from the individual to global society. Meets Religious and Philosophical Thought Intellectual Perspective
requirement.
Intellectual Perspective: RP
|
| |
-
PHI 299 - Experimental Course Semester Hours: 1-4
Experimental course.
|
| |
-
PHI 399 - Experimental Course Semester Hours: 1-4
Experimental course.
|
| |
-
PHI 401 - Advanced Topics in Philosophy Semester Hours: 4
A thorough investigation of restricted areas of study in philosophy. One philosopher, one area, one idea or term, or one branch of philosophy will be selected and explored in detail. Different areas of content will receive different course numbers and a student may take more than one 400-level course as long as they have different numbers, indicating different content.
|
| |
-
PHI 410 - Advanced Topics Semester Hours: 1-4
A thorough investigation of restricted areas of study in philosophy. One philosopher, one area, one idea or term, or one branch of philosophy will be selected and explored in detail. Different areas of content will receive different course numbers and a student may take more than one 400-level course as long as they have different numbers, indicating different content.
|
| |
-
PHI 499 - Experimental Course Semester Hours: 1-4
Experimental course.
|
| |
-
PHI 520 - Travel Semester Hours: 2
Travel Course
|
| |
-
PHI 590 - Field Experience/Internship Semester Hours: 1-4
Prerequisite: consent of the instructor and the department chair.
|
| |
-
PHI 601 - Capstone Semester Hours: 4
The capstone in philosophy will prepare majors for the challenges of doing philosophy in multiple fields (including not just the profession but also in civic engagement with other professions). Under the guidance of their adviser, senior students will produce a polished research project on a selected topic, using an appropriate style and format. Students will attempt to make available the results of this research in a suitable manner, such as a journal publication, a conference presentation or poster, etc. This course is required of all senior philosophy majors who are not doing an Honors Project in philosophy.
|
| |
-
PHI 620 - Independent Study Semester Hours: 1-4
Advanced study under guidance of a staff member in a special area selected by the student.
Prerequisite: four relevant courses in philosophy and approval of the department chair.
|
| |
-
PHI 660 - Honors Research Semester Hours: 1-4
Philosophy majors enrolled in the All-College Honors Program will fulfill all the requirements of the Philosophy Capstone (PHI 601 ).
|
| |
-
PHI 670 - Honors Research Semester Hours: 1-4
Philosophy majors enrolled in the All-College Honors Program will fulfill all the requirements of the Philosophy Capstone (PHI 601 ).
|
| |
-
PHI 680 - Honors Research Semester Hours: 1-4
Philosophy majors enrolled in the All-College Honors Program will fulfill all the requirements of the Philosophy Capstone (PHI 601 ).
|
| |
-
PHI 690 - Honors Research Semester Hours: 1-4
Philosophy majors enrolled in the All-College Honors Program will fulfill all the requirements of the Philosophy Capstone (PHI 601 ).
|
Physical Education |
| |
-
PE 114 - Folk Dance Semester Hours: 1
This course is designed to acquaint students with folk dance forms of the world, including American, European, Asian, African, and Middle Eastern dance. Locomotor and non-locomotor movement, as well as rhythmic and stylistic components of dance steps, will be explored. The student will gain insight and knowledge of dance as it relates to ones’ own personal well-being and life experiences, as well as the relationship of dance to contemporary society and the world in general.
|
| |
-
PE 115 - Kickboxing Aerobics Semester Hours: 1
This course will increase cardiovascular endurance and muscle tone through Tae-Bo style aerobic kickboxing. Tae-Bo blends martial art skills, dance and boxing to create a workout that is designed to build strength while burning calories.
|
| |
-
PE 116 - Strength Training Semester Hours: 1
This course will develop an awareness of the importance and value of physical fitness in everyday life. Various fitness activities and strength training exercises will be introduced. Nutrition and the importance of frequent exercise will also be discussed.
|
| |
-
PE 130 - Bowling Semester Hours: 1
This course will provide students with the knowledge of the rules, basic bowling fundamentals, scoring, and the various techniques used in the different approaches, deliveries, and on how to use and control the bowling ball.
|
| |
-
PE 176 - Golf Semester Hours: 1
This course will provide students with a basic knowledge and understanding of the rules, regulations, etiquette, basic fundamentals and strategies of the game of golf.
|
| |
-
PE 201 - Beginning Swimming Semester Hours: 1
This course is designed for the non-swimmer who has little to no basic swimming skills and/or for those who may have a fear of the water.
|
| |
-
PE 202 - Swim II Semester Hours: 1
This course is designed for the beginner swimmer who already has the basic skills of floating, treading water, front crawl, and who has no fear of the water. These skills will be built upon and more advanced skills will be taught.
|
| |
-
PE 204 - Lifeguard Training Semester Hours: 1
This course will allow students the opportunity to earn American Red Cross Certification for Lifeguard Training in a swimming pool. Included are certifications in American Red Cross CPR for the Professional Rescuer/AED and First Aid. Students will be challenged to improve skill sets needed to make appropriate decisions about the care to provide in an aquatic and medical emergency.
|
| |
-
PE 206 - Aquatic Fitness Semester Hours: 1
This course is designed for the advanced swimmer who already has the basic skills of all four competitive strokes, and who has no fear of the water. These skills will be built upon and more advanced skills will be taught.
|
| |
-
PE 207 - Aquatic Games Semester Hours: 1
This course is designed for students with all levels of swimming ability, who want to participate in various games that will be played in the aquatic environment.
|
| |
-
PE 215 - Scuba Semester Hours: 1
Open Water Diver Course is designed to certify the student for a safe and enjoyable participation in the sport of SCUBA diving. Learning about the equipment, diving theory and procedures will take place in the classroom. Practicing skills for snorkeling and diving, as well as physical conditioning will take place in the pool.
|
| |
-
PE 220 - Ice Skating Semester Hours: 1
This course follows the USFS Basic Skills Adult curriculum. Students learn the basic skills of ice skating and will progress on an individual basis.
|
| |
-
PE 221 - Badminton Semester Hours: 1
This course will provide students with the knowledge of the rules, basic shot skills, and fundamental strategies involved in the game of badminton including both singles and doubles.
|
| |
-
PE 223 - Beginning Racquetball Semester Hours: 1
The goal of this course is to provide the student with enough knowledge and skill to enjoy playing racquetball at the recreational level. Stroke fundamentals, serves, and the rules of the game (singles, doubles and cutthroat) will be taught.
|
| |
-
PE 229 - Canoeing Semester Hours: 1
This course is designed to provide the basic knowledge and feel for small watercraft. The basic power and steering strokes and general balance needed in a canoe will be taught, along with how to port, power, steer (J-stroke, L-stroke, and rudder), change positions in the water, and race.
|
| |
-
PE 238 - Tennis Semester Hours: 1
This course is designed to provide students with a basic knowledge and understanding of the rules, regulations, etiquette, basic fundamentals and strategies of the game of tennis through lecture and demonstration, video, and practice activities. Students will be grouped according to skill level, when possible, for practice and competition.
|
| |
-
PE 240 - Volleyball Semester Hours: 1
This course is designed to develop/teach basic skills and knowledge in the game of volleyball. Students will learn fundament skills and rules in order to enhance their knowledge, performance, and understanding for the game of volleyball.
|
| |
-
PE 243 - Karate Semester Hours: 1
This course will introduce the student to the basics of an Okinawan Karate, Shorin-ryu. This will include beginning techniques such as basic blocks, strikes and kicks, as well as traditional combinations used for defense. Classes will consist of a short exercise period, followed by instruction in Shorin-ryu.
|
| |
-
PE 245 - Pickleball Semester Hours: 1
This course is designed to provide students with a basic knowledge and understanding of the rules, regulations, basic fundamentals and strategies of the court game of pickle-ball. Students will be introduced to the rules, regulations, basic fundamentals and strategies of pickle-ball through demonstration and practice activities. Students will be grouped according to skill level, when possible, for practice and singles and doubles competition.
|
| |
-
PE 255 - CPR/AED Semester Hours: 1
This course will provide the knowledge and skills necessary to help sustain life and minimize the consequences or injury or sudden illness until advanced medical help arrives. After taking this course, one will receive American Red Cross certification in adult, child, and infant CPR/AED and First Aid.
|
| |
-
PE 281 - Indoor Rock Climbing Semester Hours: 1
This course is designed to help students learn the fundamentals of indoor rock climbing principles, become familiar with safety concerns, equipment and techniques of belaying and lowering climbers to safety and to learn how to use the indoor rock climbing wall creatively and holistically.
|
Physical Education for Education Majors |
| |
-
PED 301 - Early Childhood Movement Semester Hours: 1
This course introduces the student to the factors influencing the changes in the development and learning of motor skills from infancy - Grade 4. Practical laboratory activities are utilized to illustrate basic concepts of motor development and motor learning.
|
| |
-
PED 302 - Adapted Physical Education Semester Hours: 1
This course is designed to provide perspectives for teachers and special educators in the field of physical education. The student will gain an understanding of working in an adapted physical education setting. The student will learn to facilitate and enable learning in the least restrictive environment.
|
Physics |
| |
-
PHY 141 - Foundations of Physics I Semester Hours: 4
The first semester of an introductory study of physics (mechanics, heat, electricity, magnetism, waves, light and modern physics) without calculus. Basic principles used in both semesters are introduced in the first semester. Some emphasis will be given to applications of physics to biological systems. A laboratory is included. Meets Scientific Discovery Intellectual Perspective requirement (SD).
Prerequisite: a good background in high school mathematics including algebra and trigonometry.
Intellectual Perspective: SD
Lab Included: LB
When Offered: Offered Fall Semester.
|
| |
-
PHY 142 - Foundations of Physics II Semester Hours: 4
The second semester of an introductory study of physics (mechanics, heat, electricity, magnetism, waves, light and modern physics) without calculus. Some emphasis will be given to applications of physics to biological systems. A laboratory is included.
Prerequisite: PHY 141 or PHY 151 .
Lab Included: LB
When Offered: Offered Spring Semester.
|
| |
-
PHY 151 - Principles of Physics I Semester Hours: 4
The first semester of an introductory study of physics (mechanics, heat, electricity, magnetism, waves, light and modern physics). Basic principles used in both semesters are introduced in the first semester. Some basic concepts of calculus may be introduced as needed. A laboratory is included. Meets Scientific Discovery Intellectual Perspective requirement (SD).
Corequisite: MTH 131 or MTH 150 or higher.
Intellectual Perspective: SD
Lab Included: LB
When Offered: Offered Fall Semester.
|
| |
-
PHY 152 - Principles of Physics II Semester Hours: 4
The second semester of an introductory study of physics (mechanics, heat, electricity, magnetism, waves, light and modern physics). Calculus methods will be used. A laboratory is included.
Prerequisite: PHY 151 .
Lab Included: LB
When Offered: Offered Spring Semester.
|
| |
-
PHY 199 - Experimental Course Semester Hours: 1-4
Experimental course.
|
| |
-
PHY 241 - Nonlinear Dynamics Semester Hours: 4
In most physics classes, the meat of the course is in developing general laws (e.g. Newton’s laws) and then applying them to a physical process (e.g. a block sliding down an inclined plane) to create a mathematical model of that process. With these models, a bit of mathematical machinery, and a set of initial conditions, one can set out to predict the future. This is a different kind of class. The situations a student will analyze in this course are often not predictable even in principle. Here the student will frequently take the mathematical model as a given. The task is to develop tools to understand the kinds of behavior that are possible in that model, the kinds of behavior that are typical of that model, and how these various kinds of behavior relate to each other. This shift in approach is a necessary one when moving from linear to nonlinear systems.
Prerequisite: PHY 152 .
When Offered: Offered on a rotating basis.
|
| |
-
PHY 299 - Experimental Course Semester Hours: 1-4
Experimental course.
|
| |
-
PHY 311 - Thermal Physics Semester Hours: 4
A study of the behavior of systems containing large numbers of particles. The course emphasizes the analysis of model systems using statistical mechanics. From that analysis, the thermodynamic behavior of real systems can be understood.
Prerequisite: PHY 152 ;
Corequisite: MTH 250 .
When Offered: Offered Fall Semester, alternate years.
|
| |
-
PHY 313 - Modern Physics Semester Hours: 4
Modern Physics offers a broad introduction to the major developments in physics in the 20th century. Topics covered include special relativity, wave-particle duality, quantum mechanics, statistical mechanics, solid state physics, nuclear physics, elementary particle physics, and other specialized topics.
Prerequisite: PHY 152 .
When Offered: Offered Fall Semester, alternate years.
|
| |
-
PHY 321 - Experimental Physics I Semester Hours: 2
Experiments from many fields such as optics, nuclear, and atomic physics. Fundamental experimental techniques will be introduced. Computer automation methods are emphasized.
Prerequisite: PHY 152 .
When Offered: Offered Fall/Spring semesters, alternate years.
|
| |
-
PHY 322 - Experimental Physics II Semester Hours: 2
Experiments from many fields such as optics, nuclear, and atomic physics. Fundamental experimental techniques will be introduced. Computer automation methods are emphasized.
Prerequisite: PHY 152 .
When Offered: Offered Fall/Spring semesters, alternate years.
|
| |
-
PHY 331 - Computational Physics I Semester Hours: 2
This course will stress the application of mathematics to physical processes. The emphasis will be on analytical approaches to problem solving. The topics discussed include: series expansions, complex numbers, linear algebra, partial derivatives, multiple integrals, vector analysis, Fourier series, ordinary differential equations, partial differential equations, special functions, and probability.
Prerequisite: PHY 152 ;
Corequisite: MTH 250 .
When Offered: Offered Fall Semester, alternate years.
|
| |
-
PHY 332 - Computational Physics II Semester Hours: 2
As not every problem of interest can be solved analytically, Computational Physics 2 will stress a numerical approach to analyzing physical processes. The topics discussed in this course include translating analytical expressions into expressions that can be calculated by a computer, representing the data from numerical calculations in meaningful ways, finding numerical solutions to physically relevant ordinary differential equations (ODEs) and partial differential equations (PDEs), and simulating random processes.
Prerequisite: PHY 331 .
When Offered: Offered Spring Semester, alternate years.
|
| |
-
PHY 351 - Mechanics Semester Hours: 4
Physics 151 provided students an introduction to mechanics using the formalism of either Newton’s laws or one of the conservation laws (momentum and energy). This course will deepen the sophistication with which students approach mechanics. Some of this will come from learning to apply mathematical tools such as series expansion, vector calculus, differential equations, symbolic solvers, and numerical integration while solving problems. This sophistication will also come from analyzing motion when an observer’s frame of reference is accelerating (non-inertial reference frames) and the motion of rotating objects. A student in this course will master an entirely different formulation of mechanics, one that will generalize into the framework for understanding quantum mechanics (Lagrangian and Hamiltonian mechanics).
Prerequisite: PHY 152 ;
Corequisite: MTH 250 .
When Offered: Offered Spring Semester, alternate years.
|
| |
-
PHY 352 - Electromagnetic Theory Semester Hours: 4
A study of the foundations of classical electromagnetic theory, including electric and magnetic fields, potential theory, Maxwell’s equations, and electromagnetic waves. Vector methods are used extensively.
Prerequisite: PHY 152 , MTH 250 .
When Offered: Offered Spring Semester, alternate years.
|
| |
-
PHY 399 - Experimental Course Semester Hours: 1-4
Experimental course.
|
| |
-
PHY 401 - Quantum Mechanics Semester Hours: 4
The theory of quantum mechanics is discussed and studied in detail. Applications are made primarily to atomic structure.
Prerequisite: PHY 313 .
When Offered: Offered Fall Semester, alternate years.
|
| |
-
PHY 402 - Astrophysics Semester Hours: 4
Astrophysics is an all-purpose overview of astronomy and cosmology at a quantitative level accessible to the junior or senior undergraduate science major. The student will be introduced to advanced topics at the forefront of current research. This may include extrasolar planets and low-mass stars, the interstellar medium, galactic evolution, gravitational waves, and the expansion of the universe. In preparation for these advanced topics, introductory and intermediate astrophysical foundations will also be established. This may include the study of celestial coordinate systems, planetary mechanics and geology, radiative processes, stellar structure and evolution, and general relativity.
Prerequisite: PHY 142 or PHY 152 ; MTH 152 ; and junior or senior standing.
When Offered: Offered Fall Semester, alternate years.
|
| |
-
PHY 499 - Experimental Course Semester Hours: 1-4
Experimental course.
|
| |
-
PHY 590 - Field Experience/Internship Semester Hours: 1-4
|
| |
-
PHY 601 - Capstone I Semester Hours: 2
A study of selected topics or problems that require the integration of previous physics and related experiences. The seminar will involve individual and/or group work culminating in an appropriate presentation. Additionally, each student will do preliminary background research to develop a proposal for his/her senior capstone project.
When Offered: Offered Fall Semester.
|
| |
-
PHY 602 - Capstone II Semester Hours: 2
A focused student project which has been approved by the physics faculty. The project culminates in written and oral presentations.
When Offered: Offered Spring Semester.
|
| |
-
PHY 610 - Advanced Topics Semester Hours: 1-4
Interests of students are considered in selecting particular topics.
Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
When Offered: Offered on demand.
|
| |
-
PHY 620 - Independent Study Semester Hours: 1-4
|
| |
-
PHY 660 - Honors Research Semester Hours: 1-4
Prerequisite: Honors status and departmental approval.
|
| |
-
PHY 670 - Honors Research Semester Hours: 1-4
Prerequisite: Honors status and departmental approval.
|
| |
-
PHY 680 - Honors Research Semester Hours: 1-4
Prerequisite: Honors status and departmental approval.
|
| |
-
PHY 690 - Honors Research Semester Hours: 1-4
Prerequisite: Honors status and departmental approval.
|
Political Science |
| |
-
PS 101 - Introduction to Politics Semester Hours: 4
An introduction to the discipline of political science. The aim of the course is to introduce students to the scope and nature of political science, the fundamental problems of political life in the contemporary world, and the main types of political systems around the world. Special attention is paid to the challenges facing democracy as a political system in the coming decades. Meets Social Thought and Tradition Intellectual Perspective requirement (ST).
Intellectual Perspective: ST
|
| |
-
PS 102 - American Politics Semester Hours: 4
A critical introduction to the institutions, processes, powers, and limitations of the American national government. Special attention is given to an examination of the role of the citizen in American government and to the nature of democracy in America. Proposals for the reform of American government are also examined. Meets Social Thought and Tradition Intellectual Perspective requirement (ST).
Intellectual Perspective: ST
|
| |
-
PS 103 - Democratic Theory and Practice Semester Hours: 4
An introductory examination of several of the basic problems of political life. The issues considered include the nature and function of order, authority, law, justice, freedom, equality and progress. Meets Religious and Philosophical Though Intellectual Perspective requirement (RP).
Intellectual Perspective: RP
|
| |
-
PS 104 - International Relations Semester Hours: 4
A study of politics among states and other actors who affect global relations. Once establishing a background in the concepts used to analyze world politics, students will use these concepts to explore the Cold War era, the end of that system, and several pertinent international issues in the areas of security, economics, and the environment. Meets Social Thought and Tradition Intellectual Perspective requirement (ST).
Intellectual Perspective: ST
|
| |
Page: 1 <- Back 10 … 7
| 8
| 9
| 10
| 11
| 12
| 13
| 14
| 15
| 16
| 17
|
Print this Page