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4.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Two years of college preparatory laboratory science, including a course in physics, and one semester of single-variable calculus, or equivalents. Corequisites: MATH 151 - Calculus I or its equivalent. This course is the first semester of a three-semester sequence in introductory calculus-based physics which is required for students majoring in the engineering sciences. It is also highly recommended for transfer students majoring in the physical sciences. Topics include kinematics and dynamics of particles and rigid bodies, Newton's Laws, energy and momentum, rotational motion, equilibrium and elasticity and gravitation.
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4.00 Credits
Prerequisite: PHYS 150 - Engineering Physics I and MATH 151 - Calculus I, or their equivalents. Corequisites: MATH 152 - Calculus II or equivalent. This is the second semester of a three-semester sequence in introductory calculus-based physics, which is required for students majoring in the engineering sciences. Topics include electric and magnetic forces and fields, direct and alternating current circuits and components, and Maxwell's equations.
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4.00 Credits
Prerequisites: PHYS 150 - Engineering Physics I and MATH 151 - Calculus I or their equivalents. Corequisites: MATH 152 - Calculus II or equivalent. This course is the third semester of a three-semester sequence in introductory calculus-based physics, which is required for students majoring in the engineering sciences. It is also highly recommended for transfer students majoring in the physical sciences. Topics include oscilliations and waves, geometric and physical optics, heat and thermodynamics, and fluids, relativity, and topics in modern physics.
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3.00 Credits
As a general introduction to the study of government and politics, the course will first consider the ideas of four major political thinkers and their different views of the nature and purpose of government. Additional topics to be examined include the basic institutions of government, political culture, nationalism and revolution, and the practice of government in Britain, France and Russia.
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3.00 Credits
Examines the American constitutional system in its historical development and contemporary applications. The course will focus on basic institutions such as the President, Congress and the federal judicial system, followed by elections, campaigns, political parties and the Bill of Rights.
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3.00 Credits
Examines the field of international relations from both the general and particular levels of analysis. Subject areas to be considered include the historical and philosophical development of international relations, the various methodological and theoretical perspectives most commonly used in the field presently, as well as foreign policy, national interest, causes of conflict, international law, arms control and international organization.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: GPA of 3.5 or higher. This honors course provides an introduction to the major areas of study within the field of psychology. Human behavior and its determinants will be examined from various viewpoints, with an emphasis on scientific inquiry. Students will be required to read original works by famous figures in psychology. Topics covered include research methods, development, neuroscience, perception, learning, memory, intelligence, personality theories, psychopathology, therapy, and social behavior.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: PSYC 103 - Introduction to Psychology. This course is a general introduction to the field of human social behavior. Its levels of analysis range from intra- individual to large group phenomena. Topics to be covered include methodology and research, attitude formation and change, social perception, affiliation and attraction, prosocial behavior, conformity and obedience, aggression, conflict and competition, group formation, structure and dynamics and collective behavior.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: PSYC 103 - Introduction to Psychology. This course focuses on the research that expands current psychological theory concerning the lives of women, including such topics as theories of women's personality development, individual and societal factors affecting women's achievement and career choices, work and family experiences, and mental health status. Feminist psychologists' criticism of traditional psychology will be examined along with an analysis of psychology's construction of the female. The processes by which both girls and boys develop a sense of gender within our culture will be integrated throughout. 192 RVCC 2008-2009 Catalog ? For updated information, visit www.raritanval.edu
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: PSYC 103 - Introduction to Psychology. This course is designed to explore the various ways psychologists have attempted to answer the questions of why people think, feel, and behave the way they do. To this end, major theories of personality and their applications will be critically examined through an analysis of history and an evaluation of the research that supports the theories.
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