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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: PE325; Senior standing (or permission of the Department). The seminar provides students with an opportunity to do advanced research in a political science area of particular interest to them. Students write a senior thesis after a directed study of the research literature and the problems associated with it. The course is a "capstone" experience in research, writing,argumentation,and exploration of the field of Political Science.
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4.00 Credits
An introduction to the broad fields of physics: mechanics, heat, wave motion, optics, electromagnetism and modern physics. Three hours lecture and two hours laboratory per week. Prerequisite for PS101: high school algebra; prerequisite for PS102: PS101.
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4.00 Credits
An introduction to astronomy that emphasizes the observational foundations for modern theories. Topics include the life cycles of stars and galaxies and their classification, and the structure, history and future of the universe. Three hours lecture and one two-hour lab per week. Satisfies a University distributive science requirement. No prerequisites.
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4.00 Credits
An introduction to the physics of sound and music from a primarily conceptual standpoint with a minimum of mathematics. Topics covered include the production, propagation, and reception of sound (physical acoustics), and the physics of musical instruments (musical acoustics). Satisfies a University distributive requirement in science. Three hours of lecture and two hours of laboratory per week. No prerequisites.
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5.00 Credits
Calculus-based introductory physics for physics, pre-engineering, mathematics and other science majors. Includes mechanics, waves, heat, optics, and electromagnetism. Four hours lecture and two hours laboratory per week. Corequisite for PS201: MS201. Prerequisite for PS202: PS201; Corequisite for PS202: MS202.
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3.00 Credits
This course further develops the basic principles of electricity and magnetism introduced in University Physics by harnessing symmetry arguments and vector calculus for derivations and problem solving. Topics include electric fields and potentials, capacitance and dielectrics, magnetic flux and magnetic materials, and electromagnetic induction. Prerequisites: PS202; and PS335 or permission of instructor.
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4.00 Credits
This course covers basic optical theory, examining both geometric optics (the ray model) and physical optics (wave theory). Many of the optical phenomena and instruments discussed in the lectures are examined in the laboratory. Topics include thin lenses, thick lenses via matrix methods, optical instruments, interference and interferometers, polarization, diffraction, lasers, holography, Fourier optics, and non-linear optics. Prerequisite: PS202.
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3.00 Credits
A study of experimental techniques and apparatus. Topics include an introduction to laboratory software, statistical analysis of data, error analysis, cryogenics, vacuum techniques, radiation safety and detection, and signal processing. One lecture and two three-hour laboratory periods per week. Prerequisite: PS341.
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3.00 Credits
This course revisits the Newtonian mechanics learned in University Physics, but it harnesses more sophisticated mathematical tools that allow a much richer set of physical problems and phenomena to be studied. Topics include Newton's laws, dynamics of particles, statics of rigid bodies, noninertial reference frames, and gravitation and central forces. Corequisite: PS335 or permission of the instructor. Prerequisite: PS201.
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4.00 Credits
This is an introductory course in laboratory electronics covering both analogue and digital circuits. Many of the circuits discussed in the lectures are built and tested in the laboratory. Topics include A.C. circuits, transistor circuits, amplifiers, and linear and digital integrated circuits. Prerequisite: PS202.
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