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Course Criteria
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1.00 Credits
An examination of traditional and contemporary treatments of problems and issues concerning the nature of mind. Problem areas likely to be included are the distinction between mind and body, personal identity, other minds, the nature of belief, desire, emotion, will, and action. Spring semester, even years.
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3.00 Credits
Fall and Spring semesters.
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1.00 Credits
This course provides an intensive examination of the works of one of the great philosophers. Topics will be announced by the department. Offerings may include courses on Plato, Aristotle, Descartes, Spinoza, Hume, and Kant. Either PHI-370 or 371 is offered each fall.
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1.00 Credits
An intensive study of some problems or author in philosophy. The student is expected to demonstrate an ability for independent thinking, study, and research. Either PHI-370 or 371 is offered each fall .
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1.00 Credits
This seminar provides senior majors with an opportunity to reflect on the meaning of their philosophical training by addressing the question of how the theories and traditions of Western culture can be embodied in a reflective conception of how to live a worthwhile human life. Students will discuss their research regularly with the class and defend thesis paper orally. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. WRITD, Spring semester.
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1.00 Credits
This course provides a one-semester introduction to both classical and modern physics, and is intended for students with majors outside the natural sciences. Topics of study include mechanics, heat, thermodynamics, wave phenomena, sound, light, electricity, magnetism, relativity, quantum theory, and atomic and nuclear physics. These will be developed historically, and emphasis will be placed on topics which relate to current social issues. The approach will be quantitative, involving extensive use of algebra, but no calculus is required. Four lectures and one 2-hour lab weekly. Does not count toward Physics major. Offered occasionally.
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1.00 Credits
Designed for non-science students, this course covers two basic and related topics. The first acquaints the student with the methods of observational astronomy and the use of small astronomical telescopes. The second topic is concerned with the astrophysical evidence which forms the basis of cosmological theories of the nature and origin of the solar system, galaxies, and the universe. Included are discussions of intelligent life in the universe, general relativity, space travel, quasars, and pulsars. Lecture and laboratory. Does not count toward the Physics major. NASP, Offered annually.
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1.00 Credits
An exploration of the physical principles of sound and its production and reproduction as music. The course will use the science and technology of sound reproduction as a vehicle for studying basic principles of acoustics, electricity and magnetism, waves, and telecommunications. The laboratory involves the use of stereo music equipment and scientific instrumentation in demonstrating and measuring acoustical phenomena. Lecture and laboratory. Does not count toward Physics major. NASP. Offered occasionally.
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1.00 Credits
This course will focus on the following topics and their applications in chemistry and life sciences: kinematics, dynamics, conservation laws of mechanics, fluids, heat and transport phenomena, thermodynamics, simple harmonic motion, traveling waves, and sound. Lectures, demonstrations, and recitations. Prerequisite: concurrent enrollment in PHY-121. Fall semester.
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0.25 Credits
The course will consist of one two-hour lab session each week. Experiments will explore phenomena in the following areas: kinematics, dynamics, conservation laws of mechanics, fluids, heat and transport phenomena, thermodynamics, simple harmonic motion, traveling waves, and sound. Prerequisite: concurrent enrollment in PHY-120 or PHY-122. Fall semester.
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