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3.00 Credits
This independent study, primarily for scientists and engineers, focuses on developing student computer skills.Students select from study projects such as introduction to computer-aided design, Web page design, and computer programming for technical problem solving.No prerequisites.One or two credits.
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2.00 Credits
This course presents an introduction to computational methods in physics and other sciences.Topics covered are problem solving, modeling, and algorithm design.Problem solving techniques are illustrated through iteration, Monte Carlo, and finite difference techniques.These problem solving techniques are applicable in upper division physics and science courses to solve advanced problems.Languages used in this course may include Basic, Mathematical, and Excel.This course does not count as a core course.Two credits.
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3.00 Credits
This course, intended for students who are not majoring in the physical sciences, covers the particle-wave duality of light and the relationship of light to other electromagnetic waves.Additional topics include polarization, vision, color and the perception of color, optical phenomena in nature and in biological systems, color and light in art, simple optical instruments, sources of light and their spectra, lasers, and holography.Three credits.
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3.00 Credits
Designed for the non-science major, this course examines the functionality of the human body from a physics perspective.The course introduces introductory level physical principles and applies them to various body systems.Topics include the mechanical efficiency of the body and its heat management; fluid pressures; flow processes; forces and muscles; skeleton, bones, and lever systems; lungs and breathing; cardiovascular system; sound, speech, and the hearing system; and optical imaging and the vision system.The course, offered in common vernacular language, emphasizes conceptual understanding.Three credits.
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3.00 Credits
Designed for the non-science major, this course examines the physical principles in the production of sound, with an emphasis on sound produced by musical instruments.Topics include the nature of wave motion as produced by vibrating strings and organ pipes, harmonic content, musical scales and intervals, and the mechanism of the hearing process.The course applies concepts to the construction and characteristics of musical instruments and to the design of auditoriums and concert halls.Three credits.
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3.00 Credits
Designed for the non-science major, this course includes critical discussion and descriptive exposition of the swords and plowshares dilemma, of the concept that science and technology have been used to build up - and tear down - civilization, and of the forces of civilization driving and being driven by the dual nature of our technological heritage.The course begins with the first lever and club and ends with laser surgery and Star-Wars lasers, taking a historical and a thematic approach where appropriate.The course describes, in the simplest terms, the way important real devices (television, telephones, lasers, gas turbines, thermonuclear weapons, etc.) work, examining their illustration of and limitations by scientific principles at a qualitative level.The course also considers the technical future from a past, present, and future perspective, asking: What can, could, didn't, might, and can we not do The course illustrates the moral and ethical implications of science where appropriate.Knowledge of no more than high school algebra is required.Three credits
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3.00 Credits
This course, intended for non-science majors, reviews the scientific field of cosmology, or the nature of the physical universe, from a historical perspective.Beginning with the ancients, the course traces the development of cosmological principles through the Greek and Egyptian era of Aristotle, C.Ptolemy, and others; the 16th and 17th centuries of Copernicus, Galileo, and Newton; and the cosmology of the 20th century based upon Einstein's theories of relativity coupled with several fundamental observations.This leads to an examination of the current model of the universe, which is based upon the Big Bang theory.Three credits.
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3.00 Credits
Designed for students entering the health sciences, this introductory-level course covers classical mechanics of rigid bodies and fluids.Newton's laws of motion, and the conservation of mechanical energy and momentum form the foundations of this course.The course investigates the elastic nature of materials, simple harmonic motion, and basic wave properties as well as the introductory concepts of heat transfer and thermodynamics.The course uses elementary calculus to describe many of its concepts and stresses conceptual understanding and problem-solving skills.Three credits.
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1.00 Credits
Same as PS 15L.One credit.
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3.00 Credits
A continuation of PS 83, this course covers the basic concepts of static electric and magnetic forces and fields, potentials, induction, motors, generators, DC circuits, and capacitance.Students investigate geometric and physical optics along with selected topics in modern physics such as special relativity and the wave-particle concept of matter and use introductory level calculus where appropriate.The course stresses conceptual understanding and problem-solving skills for health science students.Three credits.
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