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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: three credit hours in philosophy or permission of department. Repeatable to 9 credits if content differs. Examination of a particular topic or problem in philosophy of cognitive studies.
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3.00 - 6.00 Credits
Prerequisite: permission of department. Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs. An intensive examination of a philosophical topic or topics.
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: eligibility for placement in MATH140 or MATH220. Not open to students who have completed PHYS111. For non-science students who are interested in the evolution of scientific thought and its present day significance. Historical, philosophic, experimental and theoretical aspects of physics are presented. Topics in mechanics, relativity, electricity and magnetism, and nuclear physics are covered.
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3.00 Credits
CORE Distributive Studies Physical Science Laboratory Course only when taken concurrently with PHYS103. Prerequisite: Placement in MATH110 or higher. Credit not applicable towards the minimum requirements for a major in physics and astronomy. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: PHYS102 and PHYS499C. A study of the physical basis of sound, acoustical properties of sound, the human ear and voice, reproduction of sound, electronic music, acoustical properties of auditoriums, and other selected topics.
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1.00 Credits
Two hours of laboratory per week. CORE Distributive Studies Physical Sciences Laboratory Course only when taken concurrently with PHYS 102. Pre- or corequisite: PHYS102. Credit not applicable towards the minimum requirements for a major in physics and astronomy. Optional laboratory to accompany PHYS 102. Laboratory experiments, including the velocity of sound, sound quality and wave shape, traveling and standing waves, fourier synthesis and analysis, musical synthesizer, psychoacoustics, and audio equipment.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Placement in MATH110 or higher. This is a course with a non-mathematical emphasis designed to study the basics of mechanical, electrical, and optical devices that are commonly found in the world around us. The general approach would be to look inside things to observe how they work.
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3.00 Credits
This marquee course will consider the global energy crisis from a scientific perspective. Topics include basic laws of energy and thermodynamics, their effects on energy production and distribution, greenhouse gas, global warming and policy options for decision makers. This course is aimed at the non-science major.
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3.00 Credits
CORE Distributive Studies Physical Sciences Laboratory Course only when taken with PHYS 107. Credit not applicable towards the minimum requirements for a major in physics and astronomy. Intended for the general student, this course will cover topics in optics which require minimal use of mathematics. Principles of optics, lenses, cameras, lasers and holography, physics of the eye, color vision and various visual phenomena such as rainbows.
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1.00 Credits
Two hours of laboratory per week. CORE Distributive Studies Physical Sciences Laboratory Course only when taken with PHYS 106. Pre- or corequisite: PHYS106. Credit not applicable towards the minimum requirements for a major in physics and astronomy. Optional laboratory to accompany PHYS106. Laboratory experiments include geometrical optics (lenses, cameras, eye), optical instruments (telescope, binoculars), photography, perception, color phenomena, and wave phenomena.
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3.00 Credits
A survey course in general physics emphasizing the role that physics plays in science, technology, and society today. The course is concept oriented and minimal use of mathematics is made. Intended for the general student; does not satisfy the requirements of the professional schools.
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