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MUSC 343 - Brass for the General Student
Credit(s): 1
Lecture: 0
Non-Lecture: 3
A continuation of MUSC 243 . (May be repeated for credit.)
Prerequisite(s): Two semesters of MUSC 243 and permission of instructor.
Corequisite(s): Concurrent enrollment in a MUSC 165 - Instrumental Organizations .
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MUSC 344 - Strings for the General Student
Credit(s): 1
Lecture: 0
Non-Lecture: 3
A continuation of MUSC 244 . (May be repeated for credit.)
Prerequisite(s): two semesters of MUSC 244 and permission of instructor.
Corequisite(s): concurrent enrollment in a MUSC 165 - Instrumental Organizations .
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MUSC 345 - Percussion for the General Student
Credit(s): 1
Lecture: 0
Non-Lecture: 3
A continuation of MUSC 245 . (May be repeated for credit.)
Prerequisite(s): Two semesters of MUSC 245 and permission of instructor.
Corequisite(s): Concurrent enrollment in a MUSC 165 - Instrumental Organizations .
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MUSC 346 - Jazz Harmony and Improvisation I
Credit(s): 2
Lecture: 1
Non-Lecture: 2
This course is an introductory study of jazz improvisation and the fundamental elements necessary to develop musical ideas in the jazz idiom. Topics will include the study of form, common patterns, vocabulary and style analysis. Techniques will include transcription, practical application, sight singing and the development of original solo ideas. Principles to be covered will include melodic and harmonic analysis, phrase construction, ear training and solo development. Offered every spring.
Prerequisite(s): MUSC 213
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MUSC 347 - Jazz Harmony and Improvisation II
Credit(s): 2
Lecture: 1
Non-Lecture: 2
A continuation of MUSC 346 , this course is an in-depth study of jazz improvisation and the fundamental elements necessary to develop musical ideas in the jazz idiom. Topics will include the study of form, common patterns, vocabulary and style analysis. Techniques will include transcription, practical application, sight singing and the development of original solo ideas. Principles to be covered will include melodic and harmonic analysis, phrase construction, ear training and solo development. Offered every fall.
Prerequisite(s): MUSC 346 .
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MUSC 350 - Piano for the Performance Option
Credit(s): 2
Lecture: 0
Non-Lecture: 6
A continuation of MUSC 250 . (May be repeated for credit.)
Prerequisite(s): two semesters of MUSC 250 and permission of instructor.
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MUSC 351 - Voice for the Performance Option
Credit(s): 2
Lecture: 1
Non-Lecture: 2
A continuation of MUSC 251 . (May be repeated for credit.)
Prerequisite(s): two semesters of MUSC 251 and permission of instructor.
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MUSC 352 - Woodwinds for the Performance Option
Credit(s): 2
Lecture: 0
Non-Lecture: 6
A continuation of MUSC 252 . (May be repeated for credit.)
Prerequisite(s): two semesters of MUSC 252 and permission of instructor.
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MUSC 353 - Brass for the Performance Option
Credit(s): 2
Lecture: 0
Non-Lecture: 6
A continuation of MUSC 253 . (May be repeated for credit.)
Prerequisite(s): two semesters of MUSC 253 and permission of instructor.
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MUSC 354 - Strings for the Performance Option
Credit(s): 2
Lecture: 0
Non-Lecture: 6
A continuation of MUSC 254 . (May be repeated for credit.)
Prerequisite(s): two semesters of MUSC 254 and permission of instructor.
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MUSC 355 - Percussion for the Performance Option
Credit(s): 2
Lecture: 0
Non-Lecture: 6
A continuation of MUSC 255 . (May be repeated for credit.)
Prerequisite(s): Two semesters of MUSC 255 and permission of instructor.
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MUSC 356 - Composition I
Credit(s): 2
Lecture: 1
Non-Lecture: 2
Individualized study of recent compositional practices, including but not limited to atonality, extended tonality, neo-romanticism and minimalism. Offered every semester.
Prerequisite(s): MUSC 257
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MUSC 357 - Composition II
Credit(s): 2
Lecture: 1
Non-Lecture: 2
Individualized study of contemporary composition techniques, a continuation of MUSC 356 . Offered every semester.
Prerequisite(s): MUSC 356 .
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MUSC 365 - Conducting I
Credit(s): 2
Lecture: 1
Non-Lecture: 2
An introduction to the conductor’s art. Training in the basic patterns and gestures of conducting; special exercises in aural development; score reading and analytical skills for score study; rehearsal techniques. Emphasis will be placed upon choral literature and vocal development. (Attendance at musical performances will be required.) Offered in fall, odd years, if demand is sufficient.
Prerequisite(s): MUSC 190 and two semesters of MUSC 160 or MUSC 165 .
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MUSC 366 - Conducting II
Credit(s): 2
Lecture: 1
Non-Lecture: 2
A continuation of Conducting I with an emphasis on orchestral and wind ensemble conducting techniques, repertory, sight reading and score reading at the piano. While emphasis is placed on these practical aspects of conducting, students will also be expected to demonstrate a working knowledge of all transpositions, instrumental fingerings and ranges. Conducting assignments, resulting in public performance, will be assigned at the beginning of the term. A final “practicum” demonstrating competency in all areas will be expected of each student. In addition, students will be expected to attend specified rehearsals and concerts to observe different rehearsal and conducting techniques. Offered spring, even years.
Prerequisite(s): MUSC 365
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MUSC 368 - Vocal Pedagogy
Credit(s): 2
Lecture: 1
Non-Lecture: 1
A study of various aspects of the singing process in light of analyzing and solving performance problems that commonly confront the student singer. The areas of study include vocal technique, musicianship, communication, and stage presence, with particular emphasis given to vocal technique. In addition to a one-hour class per week, each student pedagogue will be assigned one male and one female voice student with whom to work individually for a minimum of 1/2 hour each, per week. Offered every spring.
Prerequisite(s): Junior or senior standing; two years of previous major vocal study; and permission of instructor.
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MUSC 375 - Piano Pedagogy
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
An introduction to methods and materials used in teaching piano. Study of traditional theories of teaching and playing developed over three centuries, as well as recent methods of dealing with child and adult, beginning and intermediate, students. Field trips may be scheduled. Offered every spring.
Prerequisite(s): MUSC 189 , MUSC 190 , and demonstrated proficiency at the keyboard; or permission of instructor.
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MUSC 376 - Piano Teaching Practicum
Credit(s): 2
Lecture: 1
Non-Lecture: 2
Students are to observe and assist faculty instructors in group and individual situations in which piano instruction is given on beginning and intermediate levels. Two one-hour sessions of teaching participation and one period devoted to critique and discussion will be required. Students participating will assume the role of tutors only. All grades in the piano courses being taught will be given by faculty instructors.
Prerequisite(s): MUSC 375 .
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MUSC 380 - Musical Theatre Performance II: Characterization & Scene Study
Credit(s): 2
Lecture: 1
Non-Lecture: 2
This course is designed for potential musical theatre artists to continue to integrate and strengthen musical and dramatic skills The emphasis on musical scene study will include research and analysis of selected repertoire, detailed rehearsal skills and techniques, heightened awareness of the transitional moment when spoken word becomes song, and the strengthening of analytic and interpretive abilities through duet and small group repertoire. This course may be repeated once for credit. Offered every spring.
Prerequisite(s): MUSC 280 and permission of instructor
Corequisite(s): MUSC 381
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MUSC 381 - Musical Theatre Performance III: Portfolio & Audition Techniques
Credit(s): 1
Lecture: 0
Non-Lecture: 2
This course is designed for potential musical theatre artists to continue to integrate and strengthen musical and dramatic skills in several audition settings. Emphasis will include detailed musical theatre audition skills and techniques, communication skills in a professional audition, and the completion of an audition portfolio. This course may be repeated once for credit. Offered every spring semester.
Prerequisite(s): MUSC 280 and permission of instructor
Corequisite(s): MUSC 380
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MUSC 393 - Honors Project in Music: (subtitle)
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 0
Non-Lecture: 9
Independent study on a musical project mutually agreed upon by the student and a mentor from the Music Faculty. Enrollment by invitation of the Faculty. To be eligible, students normally will have completed 75 credits with at least a 3.00 cumulative grade point average overall and a 3.50 grade point average in music courses. Offered by individual arrangement.
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MUSC 399 - Directed Study
Credit(s): 1-3
Selected study or research in a field of specialization in music or solo recital under the supervision of a staff member. Offered by individual arrangement.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.
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MUSC 439 - Portfolio Review
Credit(s): 2
Portfolio of written and/or creative work required for all students in the HTCC option. Developed in consultation with the advisor, the portfolio will include samples of student work, both revised and new, as well as a statement of reflection addressing learning goals and outcomes. Students will meet for regular writing and peer review/editing workshops, as well as present work on an ongoing basis over the course of the semester. Offered every semester. Offered by individual appointment.
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MUSC 459 - Senior Recital
Credit(s): 2
Lecture: 0
Non-Lecture: 6
Required of all music majors in the music performance option, to be taken in the senior year in preparation for a 1-hour recital of representative works studied, selected in consultation with the studio teacher, demonstrating knowledge of varied musical styles as well as professional standards of technique, musicality, and interpretation.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.
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NEUR 205 - Neuroscience Technology Laboratory
Credit(s): 1
Lecture: 0
Non-Lecture: 3
Students will review and respond to selected readings, videos, animations, and virtual experiments designed to demonstrate the application of theory and techniques used in Neuroscience. Restricted to Neuroscience majors. Offered every spring.
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): BIOL 116 , BIOL 117 , and (CHEM 116 /CHEM 118 or CHEM 203 /CHEM 204 ).
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NEUR 206 - Neuroscience Practical Laboratory
Credit(s): 2
Lecture: 0
Non-Lecture: 4
Students will participate in weekly laboratory exercises designed to demonstrate the application of theory and techniques used in Neuroscience. Restricted to Neuroscience majors. Offered every Fall.
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): BIOL 116 BIOL 117 , and (CHEM 116 /CHEM 118 or CHEM 203 /CHEM 204 ).
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NEUR 215 - Applications in Neuroscience
Credit(s): 2
Lecture: 0
Non-Lecture: 4
This course requires participating in community service work focused on care and treatment of individuals with neurological disease/dysfunction. Students will also compose a written report and poster-style presentation integrating experiences of their field work with relevant findings from current scientific literature. Restricted to Neuroscience majors. Offered every semester.
Prerequisite(s): Senior standing
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NEUR 310 - Neuroscience Seminar
Credit(s): 1
Lecture: 1
Non-Lecture: 0
A discussion course dealing with a selected area of Neuroscience research and based on current literature. Restricted to Neuroscience majors. Offered every spring.
Prerequisite(s): Senior standing.
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NEUR 399 - Directed Study
Credit(s): 1-4
Students work individually on a research problem in neuroscience under the supervision of a faculty member. A maximum of 4 credits of NEUR 399 may be applied toward the major in Biology. Restricted to Neuroscience majors. Offered by individual arrangement.
Prerequisite(s): Junior standing, permission of instructor and approval of director of the Neuroscience program.
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PHIL 100 - Introduction to Philosophy
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
Encourages critical thinking about fundamental problems that concern existence, knowledge, and value. As a means to this end, several philosophical works are read, discussed, and evaluated. Offered every semester.
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PHIL 108 - Critical Thinking
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
An attempt to employ critical reasoning in a variety of everyday contexts. Standards will be developed to help distinguish fallacies from argumentation, prejudice from evidence, and poppycock from science. The course will have a practical orientation. Not offered on a regular basis.
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PHIL 111 - R/Introduction to Logic
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
General Education Area(s): Mathematics
An introduction to deductive logic, including propositional and predicate logic, Aristotelian logic, problems of definition, informal fallacies, and the elements of linguistic analysis. Offered every semester.
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PHIL 130 - Ethics
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
An introductory course aimed at the improvement of moral reasoning. Analysis and assessment of contemporary examples are stressed. Not offered on a regular basis.
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PHIL 136 - Medicine and Morality
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
A non-technical, introductory-level course which explores basic moral issues in the related fields of medicine and psychology. Issues to be discussed include (1) Should we have socialized medicine? (2) Do we have an unlimited right to reproduce? (3) Should we engage in genetic control? (4) Is abortion moral? (5) Is euthanasia moral? (6) Should we experiment on human beings? (7) Is the notion of mental illness a myth? (8) Can behavior control be justified? (9) Are we free or determined? These questions are approached from various moral perspectives (e.g., egoism, relativism, utilitarianism, existentialism, intuitionism, and Kantianism). Not offered on a regular basis.
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PHIL 201 - Environmental Ethics
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
An inquiry concerning which entities, if any, have rights, whether non-human entities can have rights, and how one could justify claims about non-human rights. The outcome of the inquiry depends on an adequate account of good-in-itself. The course includes a survey of the environmental problems facing this planet. Not offered on a regular basis.
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PHIL 202 - M/World Religions & Contemporary Issues
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
Crosslisted with: PLSC 202 .
General Education Area(s): Other World Civilizations
The insights and teachings of major living religions will be analyzed by a study of their basic texts and teachers: Buddhism, Hinduism, Confucianism, Taoism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Comparison of how their teachings apply to such contemporary issues as war and peace, the environment, gender, race, sexual orientation, and economic justice. Not offered on a regular basis.
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PHIL 203 - Computer Ethics
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
Computers have done more to change the world we live in than any other single development in recent times. These changes have created new moral issues which we must face. By looking both at considered ethical foundations of the past and the new challenges of the present and the future, this course attempts to provide a critical basis for meeting these new issues, which include invasion of privacy, computer crime, professional ethics and responsibility, ownership and stealing of computer technology, the political implications of computer power, and the impact of the use and misuse of computer technology. Not offered on a regular basis.
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PHIL 204 - Philosophy of Woman
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
An examination of the classical Western philosophical views on woman, and the contemporary feminist response. Different theoretical frameworks for feminism are examined: liberal, Marxist, radical, psychoanalytic, socialist, existentialist, postmodern, multicultural and global. Traditional philosophical areas that are addressed in this examination are ethics, politics, epistemology, metaphysics, philosophy of science, law, language, and philosophy of religion. Topics of major concern include oppression, rights, human nature, equality, responsibility, freedom, and moral reform. Not offered on a regular basis.
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PHIL 205 - Ancient Philosophy
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
An examination of the fundamental ideas of Western civilization against the Greek background that produced them. Original texts in translation are read. Selections from the works of such philosophers as Parmenides, Heraclitus, Democritus, Plato, and Aristotle are read, discussed, and evaluated. Offered every fall.
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PHIL 207 - Modern Philosophy
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
An examination of some of the fundamental ideas of philosophy in the modern period. Original texts in translation are read. Selections from the works of such philosophers as Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz, Locke, Berkeley, Hume, and Kant are read, discussed, and evaluated. Offered every spring.
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PHIL 209 - Phenomenology and Existentialism
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
An examination of some of the leading motifs of phenomenology and existentialism. Thinkers and topics to include: Kierkegaard: Impossibility of an existential system; Faith and subjective truth; Teleological suspension of the ethical. Nietzsche: Death of God; Master morality, slave morality, and traditional morality; Will to power and the superman; Overcoming nihilism. Husserl: Critique of psychologism and historicism; Consciousness as intentionality; Grounding of knowledge and action on transcendental subjectivity; Life-world and the sciences. Heidegger: Meaning of Being and human existence; Authentic and inauthentic being towards-death; Human existence, temporality, and history. Sartre: Being, consciousness, and nothingness; Existence precedes essence; Freedom, bad faith, and authenticity; Possibility of an ethics. Offered every other year.
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PHIL 214 - M/Chinese Philosophy
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
General Education Area(s): Other World Civilizations
This course will provide a chronological survey of Chinese philosophy. Chinese philosophy has often been characterized as ‘humanism.’ But this humanism has its cosmological roots. This course will begin with the basic cosmological view of the ancient Chinese, and then investigate how different humanistic approaches under the same cosmological view could emerge. Three main schools of thought to be covered are: Confucianism, Taoism and Chinese Buddhism. The course will conclude with some contemporary articles on Chinese philosophy, and investigate how Chinese philosophy can develop from this stage on. This course has no prerequisites and assumes no background in philosophy or in Chinese language and culture. Not offered on a regular basis.
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PHIL 215 - M/Eastern Philosophy
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
General Education Area(s): Other World Civilizations
An introduction to some of the central texts and viewpoints of the Eastern philosophical tradition. The views explored will be Hindu, Buddhist, Taoist, and Confucian. The approach will be primarily philosophical, not historical. The goal will be to understand and critically evaluate the main metaphysical, epistemological, and ethical ideas lying at the center of each tradition. The issues explored will include the status and nature of the self, the possibility of some ultimate undefinable immanent reality, the metaphysical status of space-time-matter-causality, the relation between opposites such as good and evil, and the nature of the good life. Offered every other year.
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PHIL 216 - Reasoning and the Law
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
An introduction to critical reasoning skills that is narrowly focused on the specific needs of undergraduate prelaw students, and an analysis of original material in the legal field. Topics covered include basics of recognizing arguments, informal methods and techniques for evaluating arguments, techniques for writing argumentatively, the nature of the law and fundamentals of the legal context, the distinction between descriptive and normative legal reasoning, how lawyers reason, how judges reason, and detailed analysis of several important cases. Offered every fall.
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PHIL 217 - Problems in the Philosophy of Law
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
A systematic exploration of the foundations of law. Major topics include the nature of law and the criteria for a legal system, competing legal theories, the relation between legality and morality, competing theories concerning criminal justice and the justification of punishment. Offered once a year.
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PHIL 218 - Philosophy of Religion
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
An examination of selected problems in the philosophy of religion. Topics include classical and contemporary arguments for and against the existence of God, existentialist approaches to religion, science and religion, the meaningfulness of theological language, miracles, freedom, death, and immortality. Not offered on a regular basis.
Prerequisite(s): one course in philosophy.
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PHIL 219 - Social and Political Philosophy
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
This course will consider some of the foundational issues we face in our search for the best group-living arrangements. Such issues will include, but not be limited to, the conflict between individual liberty and social equality, the criteria for just distribution of wealth, and the proper role and form of government. We will consider how questions about these issues have been addressed historically by philosophers since Plato and Aristotle. We will also explore how contemporary political works by Rawls, Nozick, and others might help us understand and try to solve our own political and social problems. Offered every year.
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PHIL 222 - Philosophy and Religion in Ancient Mediterranean
Credit(s): 2
Lecture: 2
Non-Lecture: 0
A survey of the religious culture and the philosophical tradition of the ancient Mediterranean. The course is intended to be part of the summer Mediterranean Roots Program in Greece and Italy and is to be given together with the Humanities I course. It could be given during a regular semester also, if demand is sufficient.
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PHIL 225 - Philosophy of the Arts
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
An inquiry into the concepts of art and good art. Could soundless “music,” “Don Giovanni,” “Brillo Boxes,” the Sistine ceiling, Rambo III, and Macbeth possibly fall under one concept? Who is to say that the Beatles are better than Bach, or that Warhol is worse than Watteau .. or have we asked the wrong question? Not offered on a regular basis.
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PHIL 226 - Philosophy and Literature
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
This course will begin by looking at Plato’s reasons for finding an “ancient quarrel between philosophy and poetry” and Aristotle’s response. This will lead to a discussion of what is, or should be, the effect of imaginative literature. More specifically-and this will be the course’s central focus-we will consider whether literature can make a contribution to our ethical knowledge in a way that philosophy does not. Inevitably this will bring up questions about the cognitive and evaluative nature of emotion. We will look, too, at two plays by Sartre to see what, if anything, they add to his purely philosophical writings. Finally, we will consider briefly whether it is possible for a work of literature to be aesthetically excellent yet morally suspect. Offered every other spring.
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PHIL 235 - Philosophy of Biology
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
This course will examine philosophical problems raised by evolutionary theory, genetics and taxonomy. Questions to be addressed include: (a) Is biological theory reducible to chemistry and physics? (b) What is a species? Is there a single, correct way to classify organisms? (c) At what level does selection operate: individual organisms, groups, or “selfish genes”? (d) Does altruism exist in nature? (e) Can the evolutionary model usefully be applied outside of biology? In particular, is sociobiology a promising field of research, or merely an excuse for injustice? (f) Can there be such a thing as “scientific creationism”? Not offered on a regular basis.
Prerequisite(s): One course in biology or in philosophy.
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PHIL 237 - Ethical Issues in Business
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
This course will introduce students to the central role of ethics in the conduct of business organizations and the people who administer them. Students will learn to identify ethical issues in business and to analyze them from the perspective of several philosophical moral traditions. We will consider ethical issues concerning both the overall economic system and the specific business areas of management, accounting, finance, and marketing. Students will be required to perform analyses of both philosophical readings and recent case-studies from the business world. Offered every semester.
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PHIL 240 - Philosophy of Science
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
This course will examine the nature of science. What makes the difference between scientific theories and nonscientific ones? Is there a special kind of reasoning for science, or just a special subject matter? Does science have a greater claim to knowledge? What are the limits of science? Can religion and morality be turned into sciences, or is there a fundamental gap of some sort between these different realms? We will consider these questions both naively and in terms of a set of philosophical theories of science that have been developed over the past century. We will also examine a variety of long-standing conceptual problems in particular sciences, including mathematics. Finally, we will look at the important consequences of science in today’s society, in particular the pressing issue of “junk science.” Not offered on a regular basis.
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PHIL 305 - Philosophy of Education
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
Crosslisted with: EDUC 305 .
This course will familiarize students with past and present theories and issues in the philosophy of education. Students will consider why humans educate themselves and their children; what they think constitutes reality; what knowledge is worth having and how humans beings acquire it; what constitutes the good life and how human beings organize society to promote it; and how education can encourage people to reflect on what it means to live ethically. The course will allow philosophy students to apply their knowledge of the discipline to an important realm of practical problems and provide education students an opportunity to think both critically and creatively about educational practice. Not offered on a regular basis.
Prerequisite(s): PHIL 100 or INTD 203 .
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PHIL 311 - Philosophical Logic
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
Philosophical logic is the effort to represent aspects of valid reasoning with formal systems that can be applied to a variety of questions in philosophy. A comprehensive logic would account for all forms of rational inference in a single, manageable package, but instead, we have a variety of partial and competing systems aimed at various specific topics, including necessity and possibility, vagueness, degree, comparison, time, value, and knowledge, as well as non-standard alternatives to the classical logic of subjects and predicates. In this course, we will discuss the project of philosophical logic, survey (to varying depths) a broad range of theories in the field with applications, and look for general conclusions. Offered every other fall.
Prerequisite(s): PHIL 111
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PHIL 317 - Philosophy of Mind
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
An examination of schema for viewing human nature. Topics include the mind-body controversy, minds as machines, behaviorism, materialist explanations of mind, personal identity, perception, dreaming, and the problem of choice. Offered every three semesters.
Prerequisite(s): One philosophy course.
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PHIL 330 - Ethical Theory
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
An examination of classical and contemporary philosophical works addressed to the problems of intrinsic value, right conduct, good character, free will and responsibility, and moral knowledge. Offered every spring.
Prerequisite(s): One philosophy course.
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PHIL 340 - Theory of Knowledge
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
An examination of fundamental epistemological concepts, including those of knowledge, necessary truth, universals, rational belief, and perception. Offered every spring.
Prerequisite(s): Two courses in philosophy.
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PHIL 355 - Metaphysics
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
An analysis of major metaphysical concepts, including those of infinite extent, continuity and infinite divisibility, space, time, substance, property, relation, universals, identity and individuation, change, necessity, and independence. Offered every fall.
Prerequisite(s): PHIL 111 and one other course in philosophy.
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PHIL 375 - Philosophy of Language
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
An examination of contemporary and recent views concerning the nature of language and the ways in which language is conceived as bearing on philosophical problems. Topics covered include theories of reference and meaning, truth, analyticity, opacity, proper names, definite descriptions, demonstratives, the possibility of translation, semantic representation, the nature of propositions. Offered every three semesters.
Prerequisite(s): PHIL 111 and one other course in philosophy.
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PHIL 393 - Honors Thesis
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
Students with a serious interest in pursuing philosophy are advised to write a thesis: a lengthy, original essay on a special philosophical issue. To receive Philosophy Honors recognition at graduation, the student must complete the thesis with a grade of at least A-. Offered by individual arrangement.
Prerequisite(s): 18 credits of philosophy with 3.50 gpa in philosophy courses.
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PHIL 397 - Seminar: Major Problems
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
For advanced students. Focuses on a single philosophical problem, or a pair of problems (e.g., infinity, freedom and determinism, analyticity, induction). Topic varies from term to term, and student presentations comprise a significant portion of the course. Students can repeat multiple times. Offered alternately with PHIL 398 ; one seminar will be offered each semester.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.
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PHIL 398 - Seminar: Major Philosophers
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
For advanced students. Focuses on a single philosopher, or a pair of philosophers (e.g., Plato, Aristotle, Spinoza, Locke and Leibniz, Hume, Wittgenstein). Philosopher studied varies from term to term, and student presentations comprise a significant part of the course. Students can repeat multiple times. Offered alternately with PHIL 397 ; one seminar will be offered each semester.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.
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PHIL 399 - Directed Study
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
Intensive reading in a philosopher or philosophical problem, under the supervision of a member of the staff. (Available at all levels.) Offered by individual arrangement.
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PHYS 102 - N/Science of Sound
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
General Education Area(s): Natural Sciences
The production, transmission, recording, and sensation of sound are presented in a lecture-demonstration format. Examples of mechanical vibrations, mechanisms of hearing and speech, perception of loudness, high-fidelity sound systems, musical instruments, and wave form analysis are included. The mathematics used is limited to elementary algebra. Cannot be counted towards the physics major. Not open to students with prior credit for physics courses numbered PHYS 113 or higher without department approval. Offered every fall.
Corequisite(s): PHYS 103 .
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PHYS 103 - N/Science of Sound Laboratory
Credit(s): 1
Lecture: 0
Non-Lecture: 2
General Education Area(s): Natural Sciences
A laboratory course to complement Science of Sound. Experiments studying vibration, sound analysis, and standing waves will use devices such as tone generators, oscilloscopes, sound level meters, and audio equipment. Cannot be counted towards the physics major. Not open to students with prior credit for physics courses numbered PHYS 113 or higher without department approval. Offered every fall.
Corequisite(s): PHYS 102 .
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PHYS 106 - N/The Nature of Light and Color
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
General Education Area(s): Natural Sciences
The evolution of our understanding of the nature of light will be presented, from Newton’s corpuscles to Maxwell’s electromagnetic waves to the modern view of wave-particle duality. Along the way, many optical phenomena will be investigated in lecture demonstrations and in the laboratory, including lenses, prisms, rainbows, photography, interference, diffraction, the photoelectric effect, and atomic spectra. Simple algebra, trigonometry and geometry will be employed. Cannot be counted toward the physics major. (Not open to students with prior credit for physics courses numbered PHYS 113 or higher without department approval.) Offered every spring.
Corequisite(s): PHYS 107 .
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PHYS 107 - N/The Nature of Light and Color Laboratory
Credit(s): 1
Lecture: 0
Non-Lecture: 2
General Education Area(s): Natural Sciences
An introductory laboratory experience to help students understand light and color. Many optical phenomena will be investigated in laboratory activities including lenses, vision and perception, interference, diffraction, the photoelectric effect, and atomic spectra. Cannot be counted toward the physics major. (Not open to students with prior credit for physics courses numbered PHYS 113 or higher without department approval.) Offered every spring.
Corequisite(s): PHYS 106 .
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PHYS 108 - The Way Things Work
Credit(s): 1
Lecture: 1/2
Non-Lecture: 1
A look at what is going on inside some of the tools and toys of modern life. The principles involved in a variety of things will be explored in discussion/hands-on sessions. Intended for non-science majors who are curious about how their world operates. The underlying science will be discussed in non-mathematical, lay language. Cannot be counted toward the physics major. Not offered on a regular basis.
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PHYS 113 - General Physics I
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
An introduction to the concepts and laws of physics with applications to biological systems; course includes mechanics, thermodynamics, wave properties, and sound. Offered every fall.
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): PHYS 114 .
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PHYS 114 - N/Physics I Lab
Credit(s): 1
Lecture: 0
Non-Lecture: 2
General Education Area(s): Natural Sciences
A lab course to complement General Physics I and Analytical Physics I lectures. Experiments in kinematics, projectile motion, Newton’s laws, momentum, and energy conservation will be performed. Offered every fall.
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): PHYS 113 or PHYS 123 .
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PHYS 115 - General Physics II
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
Continuation of General Physics I: Electricity, magnetism, light, and atomic and nuclear phenomena. Offered every spring.
Prerequisite(s): PHYS 113 /PHYS 114 .
Corequisite(s): PHYS 116 .
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PHYS 116 - Physics II Lab
Credit(s): 1
Lecture: 0
Non-Lecture: 2
A lab course to complement General Physics II and Analytical Physics II lectures. Experiments in waves, electricity and magnetism, circuits, and optics will be performed. Offered every spring.
Prerequisite(s): PHYS 113 /PHYS 114 .
Corequisite(s): PHYS 115 or PHYS 125 .
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PHYS 120 - Physics First Year Experience
Credit(s): 1
Lecture: 1
Non-Lecture: 0
An introductory course for entering students considering a career in physics or engineering. Through presentations, discussions and investigations the question “What is Physics?” will be examined. Study methods and time utilization for success in physics will also be addressed. Cannot be counted toward the physics major. Graded on S/U basis. Not offered on a regular basis.
Prerequisite(s): No prerequisite.
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PHYS 123 - Analytical Physics I
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
An analytical, calculus-based treatment of kinematics, Newton’s laws, kinetic and potential energy, friction, linear momentum, angular momentum, rotational dynamics, gravitational physics, and simple harmonic motion. Notes: Both PHYS 123 and either PHYS 114 or PHYS 124 must be passed to receive core credit. A student may not receive credit for both PHYS 113 and PHYS 123. Offered every fall.
Corequisite(s): PHYS 114 or PHYS 124 .
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): MATH 221 .
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PHYS 124 - N/Analytical Physics I Laboratory
Credit(s): 1
Lecture: 0
Non-Lecture: 3
General Education Area(s): Natural Sciences
An experimental course developing laboratory and analytical skills in physics. Includes experiments in kinematics, Newton’s laws, uncertainty analysis, momentum and energy conservation, and projectile motion. Note that this course is required for the physics major. Offered every fall.
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): PHYS 123 .
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PHYS 125 - Analytical Physics II
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
An analytical, calculus-based treatment of charge, electrostatic and magnetostatic fields, simple applications of Maxwell’s equations, Lenz’s law, basic electrical circuits, mechanical and electromagnetic waves, and geometric optics. Offered every spring.
Prerequisite(s): PHYS 123 .
Corequisite(s): PHYS 126 or PHYS 116 .
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): MATH 222 or MATH 228 .
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PHYS 126 - Analytical Physics II Laboratory
Credit(s): 1
Lecture: 0
Non-Lecture: 3
An experimental course developing laboratory and analytical skills in physics. Includes experiments in electric fields, Ohm’s law, use of the oscilloscope, and electric circuits. Note that this course is required for the physics major. Offered every spring.
Prerequisite(s): PHYS 124 .
Corequisite(s): PHYS 125 .
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PHYS 206 - Scientific Graphics
Credit(s): 1
Lecture: 1
Non-Lecture: 0
An introduction to producing graphics for use in scientific presentations and for image analysis. Topics may include freehand sketching, isometric drawings and other projections, 3-view machinist’s drawings, dimensioning and tolerancing, threads, vector graphics and layering in Office, color models, creating raster images (photographs), editing raster images using GIMP, analysis of raster images with ImageJ, animations in PowerPoint, animations and plotting in Mathematica, using “design mode” in Excel, and fundamentals of CAD. Offered not on a regular basis.
Prerequisite(s): PHYS 126
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PHYS 223 - Analytical Physics III
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
This course will include classical physics and some modern physics topics. The analysis of phenomena such as eletromagnetic waves, their interference and diffraction, electromagnetic radiation, blackbody radiation, and interactions of photons with matter, special relativity and gravity will be highlighted. Other topics covered in this course may include geometric optics, thermodynamics, and fluids. Offered every fall.
Prerequisite(s): PHYS 125 .
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PHYS 224 - Analytical Physics IV
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
This course will include elementary quantum theory, Schrodinger’s equation, wave properties of matter, Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle, atomic structure and the Bohr atom. Special topics may include a survey of material from different subfields of physics such as cosmology, solid state physics, nuclear physics, etc. Offered every spring.
Prerequisite(s): PHYS 223 , MATH 223 .
Corequisite(s): PHYS 228 .
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PHYS 226 - Optics and Modern Physics Laboratory
Credit(s): 1
Lecture: 0
Non-Lecture: 3
Devoted to the understanding of experiments in Optics, Atomic Physics, and Nuclear Physics. Typical experiments would cover composite lens systems, interference effects, e/m, emission spectra, and radioactive decay. Offered every fall.
Prerequisite(s): PHYS 126 .
Corequisite(s): PHYS 223 or permission of instructor.
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PHYS 228 - Mathematical Methods in Physics
Credit(s): 2
Lecture: 2
Non-Lecture: 0
This course is an introduction to the application of various mathematical tools to specific problems in physics. Methods will include complex numbers, coordinate transformations, vector calculus, matrices, Fourier transforms, series solutions, and probability. This course will also include numerical methods using software including spreadsheets and symbolic mathematical manipulators. Offered every spring.
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): PHYS 224 .
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PHYS 230 - Digital Electronics
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 2
Non-Lecture: 2
An introduction to digital electronics. The concepts studied are different number systems (e.g. binary and hexadecimal), Boolean algebra, complex logic decisions using simple logic statements, minimizing complex logic systems, logic gates, combinational networks, flip-flops, counters, and registers. Offered every spring.
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PHYS 311 - Classical Mechanics
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
The dynamics of a particle subject to various types of forces: forced and damped harmonic oscillations; conservative forces; vector algebra; kinematics in more than one dimension; multiple-particle systems. Offered every fall.
Prerequisite(s): PHYS 224 , PHYS 228 and MATH 326 .
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PHYS 313 - Applied Mechanics
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
This course begins with analysis of static rigid bodies in equilibrium, centroids, distributed forces, internal forces, and structures. Subsequent topics include stress and strain, torsion, bending, shear, combined and eccentric loading, failure criteria, and 3D stress tensors. Offered every fall.
Prerequisite(s): PHYS 228 or permission of department. Note: B.A. students may not receive degree credit for both PHYS 313 and PHYS 332 .
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PHYS 314 - Fluid Mechanics
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
This course is an introduction to the topic, and includes an examination of the relevant properties of fluids (density, viscosity, pressure, velocity), common analysis techniques (control systems, control volumes, stream functions, dimensional analysis, non-dimensional parameterization), mathematical modeling (integral and differential forms of mass conservation, momentum conservation, and energy conservation; Bernoulli’s equation), and applications. Offered spring, odd years.
Prerequisite(s): PHYS 311 .
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PHYS 321 - Atomic and Nuclear Physics
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
Elementary aspects of quantum physics; application of relativity and quantum physics to the interaction of photons and electrons, to atomic structure, and to nuclear structure and nuclear interactions. Offered spring, even years.
Prerequisite(s): PHYS 352 , MATH 326 .
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PHYS 332 - Electric Circuit Analysis
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
An introduction to the analysis and modeling of electric circuits. Includes the study of DC and AC circuit components, network theorems, phasor diagrams, frequency response and resonance, linear and non-linear systems, and electrical instrumentation. Offered spring, even years.
Prerequisite(s): PHYS 224 , PHYS 228 , MATH 326 . Note: B.A. students cannot receive credit for both PHYS 313 and PHYS 332.
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PHYS 335 - Intermediate Electricity and Magnetism I
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
Electrostatic fields in vacuum and in matter; magnetic fields of steady currents; induced electric fields; magnetic materials; Maxwell’s equations; electromagnetic field of a moving charge. Offered every fall.
Prerequisite(s): PHYS 224 , PHYS 228 , MATH 326 .
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PHYS 336 - Intermediate Electricity and Magnetism II
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
This course constitutes a continuation of PHYS 335 - Intermediate Electricity and Magnetism I . Material to be covered will include solutions of Maxwell’s equations; investigation of electric and magnetic fields in domains not treated in the previous course, such as the propagation of electromagnetic waves in conducting and non-conducting media; electromagnetic radiation; wave guides; special theory of relativity and relativistic electrodynamics. Offered spring, even years.
Prerequisite(s): PHYS 335 .
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PHYS 341 - Seminar in Physics
Credit(s): 1
Lecture: 1
Non-Lecture: 0
Scientific presentations are made by students enrolled and invited guests. Each student is expected to attend each scheduled meeting and to make at least one oral presentation on a topic approved by the instructor. Students must also write critiques of presentations.
Prerequisite(s): PHYS 362
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PHYS 342 - Advanced Physics Problem Solving
Credit(s): 1
Lecture: 1
Non-Lecture: 0
This course is designed to help senior physics majors synthesize the fundamental concepts learned in the various facets of physics program. An emphasis is placed on applying a variety of problem solving techniques to examples drawn from across the physics disciplines. This course should help students prepare for physics graduate school admissions exams as well as for the first year of graduate coursework. Cannot be counted towards Physics major. (Half semester course.) Offered every fall.
Prerequisite(s): PHYS 311 or PHYS 335 or PHYS 352 .
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PHYS 344 - Statistical Thermodynamics
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
An introduction , covering the connection between the physics of single particles and the bulk behavior of materials; the quantitative study of entropy, heat, temperature, the Carnot cycle, free energy, thermodynamic potential, phase equilibria, and the laws of thermodynamics. Thermodynamic systems, such as ideal gases and free electrons in metals, are considered. Offered every spring.
Prerequisite(s): PHYS 224 , PHYS 228 and MATH 326 .
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PHYS 352 - Quantum Mechanics I
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
An introductory course in the theory of non-relativistic quantum mechanics in its currently accepted form. Experiments resulting in the mathematical formulation of quantum theory are discussed. Hilbert space vectors, operator algebra, and the postulates of quantum mechanics lead to proofs of the compatibility theorem and the uncertainty principle. The states of a particle, as determined by Schroedinger’s Equation, are studied in several situations. Offered every fall.
Prerequisite(s): PHYS 224 , PHYS 228 , MATH 326 .
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PHYS 353 - Quantum Mechanics II
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
This course will cover advanced topics in Quantum Mechanics as well as applications and approximations to real physical problems. The Dirac description of quantum mechanics will be used extensively in this course as well as the functional forms described by Schroedinger. One, two and three dimensional bound state problems will be studied in addition to scattering theory. Approximation methods, such as time dependent perturbation theory, Hartree-Fock method, variational method and the Born approximation, will be used to solve physical problems to first and second order. Systems of more than one particle will be briefly studied. Offered spring, odd years.
Prerequisite(s): PHYS 352 .
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PHYS 362 - Intermediate Laboratory
Credit(s): 2
Lecture: 0
Non-Lecture: 6
Devoted to the understanding of some of the classic experiments in physics. Experiments are from all fields of physics, but particular attention is given to experiments which complement courses being taken concurrently.
Prerequisite(s): PHYS 226 .
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PHYS 363 - Instrumentation and Interfacing
Credit(s): 2
Lecture: 0
Non-Lecture: 6
An introduction to electronic interfacing of equipment in the modern laboratory, with an emphasis on computer control of instrumentation. Includes hands-on experience with several standard interfacing protocols. Following an introduction to standard interface software, students will design and construct experimental projects that demonstrate computer control of measurement, analysis, decision making, and control. Note: Students may not count both PHYS 363 and PHYS 372 towards the minimum 37 credits in physics.
Prerequisite(s): PHYS 362 and 3 credits of computer science.
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PHYS 372 - Undergraduate Research
Credit(s): 2
Lecture: 0
Non-Lecture: 6
Designed to introduce the student to research techniques in physics, astronomy, or engineering. With faculty supervision, each student will complete a significant project which requires originality and broadens knowledge. Note: Students may not count both PHYS 363 and PHYS 372 towards the minimum 37 credits in physics.
Prerequisite(s): PHYS 362 and prior approval of department.
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PHYS 381 - Introduction to Astrophysics
Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
An introduction to the field of astrophysics. Particular emphasis will be placed on the structure and evolution of stars and on the origin and expansion of the universe. Offered spring, odd years.
Prerequisite(s): PHYS 224 , PHYS 228 , MATH 326 .
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