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4.00 Credits
Topics chosen on the basis of instructor and student interest from areas such as condensed matter, atomic physics, particle physics; astrophysics, nonlinear phenomena, laser physics, and relativity. Course may be repeated. Meets: Four hours lecture. Signature of instructor required for registration. Offering to be determined.
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2.00 - 4.00 Credits
An opportunity for independent work by upper-class students. Individual projects in experimental, theoretical, or computational physics selected in advance of registration and after conferral with and approval by the instructor. Available projects are often related to faculty research interests or to the development of course-support materials, such as new laboratory experiments. Amount of credit established at time of registration. May be repeated for at most eight credits. Signature of instructor required for registration. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor and the department. Offered every semester.
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4.00 Credits
A laboratory course introducing electronic and instrumental techniques important in modern scientific experimentation. Includes DC and AC circuits, test instruments, power supplies, transducers, operational amplifiers, basic digital devices, and circuit simulation with computers. Extensive use of integrated circuits with strong emphasis on applications. Intended to provide background for advanced laboratory work in the sciences. Meets: Two hours lecture, six hours laboratory. Prerequisite: PHYS 12 and MATH 8 . Offered fall semester in odd-numbered years.
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2.00 Credits
A junior-senior seminar meeting weekly to discuss current and/or historical topics in physics. Oral presentations by students on selected readings from such areas as experimental or theoretical research, government science policy, pseudoscience, and physics education. Meets: Two hours seminar. Prerequisite: Physics major with junior or senior standing, or permission of instructor. Offered spring semester in odd-numbered years.
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4.00 Credits
PHYS 2 includes electricity, magnetism, and electrical circuits. Light and optics: lenses, diffraction and interference of light. Introductory topics in modern physics. This is a non-calculus based course. Note that PHYS 2 does not satisfy the prerequisites for upper-level physics courses; students who are or might be interested in further physics courses should take PHYS 11 and 12 instead. Meets: Three hours lecture, one hour recitation, three hours laboratory. Prerequisite: PHYS 1 or equivalent. Corequisite: PHYS 4L. Offered spring semester.
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3.00 Credits
The laboratory correlated with PHYS 1 and 11. Topics in mechanics, heat, and waves. This laboratory work is considered as one component (25%) of the total grade earned in either PHYS 1 or 11. Meets: Three hours laboratory. Corequisite: PHYS 1 or 11. Offered fall semester. PHYS 4L / General Physics Laboratory II () The laboratory correlated with PHYS 2 and 12. Topics in electricity and magnetism, optics, and elements of atomic and nuclear physics. This laboratory work is considered as one component (25%) of the total grade earned in either PHYS 2 or 12. Meets: Three hours laboratory. Corequisite: PHYS 2 or 12. Offered spring semester. PHYS 7 / How Things Work (4) Primarily for non-science majors, the course is a practical introduction to the physics of everyday life, focusing on the operation of objects in our daily environment. Potential objects for study include the roller coaster, musical instruments, automobile, television, laser, and nuclear reactor. Exploration of these devices leads to a conceptual understanding of general physics principles. Meets: Four hours class. Offered fall semester.
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4.00 Credits
The course gives an overview of the entire legal system, the interaction between the different legal and political institutions and some of the more controversial issues in law and politics. There are four main parts of the course. The first part of the course deals with jurisprudence (theories of law); the second part focuses on legal institutions, namely courts, legal education, lawyers and juries; the third part identifies certain key issues and debates that have pervaded the legal lives of U.S. and non U.S. societies; and the fourth section concerns an assessment of the role of law and courts in politics and society. Offered annually.
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4.00 Credits
An intensive investigation of the struggle within our legal system over the interpretation of the Bill of Rights. Reviews relevant cases and resulting opinions. Examines the behavior of the justices as well as issues involving the impact of and compliance with the court's decisions. Offered annually.
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4.00 Credits
An examination of the public policy process in the United States, including agenda setting, program adoption, and program implementation. Emphasizes how national political institutions-Congress, the presidency, the federal judiciary, and the bureaucracy-shape policy outcomes. Offered annually.
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4.00 Credits
An examination of the three major criminal justice institutions-police, courts, and prisons. Emphasizes how our major cities are dealing with the problem of crime as well as the discretionary powers of critical actors within the justice system. Offered annually.
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