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3.00 Credits
This course is designed to acquaint the students with the continental rationalists Descartes, Leibniz and Spinoza. It contrasts their assumptions and methods with those of the British rationalists Locke, Berkley and Hume. The course concludes with attempts by Kant and by the American pragmatists to synthesize these divergent views. Class hrs. 3.
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3.00 Credits
This course is an introduction to the principles and methods of logical thinking. Topics included are language and logic, formal and informal logic, logical fallacies, critical thinking and an introduction to symbolic logic. Class hrs. 3.
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3.00 Credits
See Honors for course description.
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5.00 Credits
Engineering Physics I
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0.00 Credits
An introduction to principles of Mechanics, Oscillations, and Acoustic Waves. Topics included are: Kinematics and Dynamics, Work, Energy, Momentum, Hydrostatics, Hydrodynamics, Elasticity, Simple Harmonic Oscillator, Elastic Waves, Superposition Principle, Interference and qualitative discussions of special relativity. Laboratory exercises are performed on the topics covered. Class hrs. 5; Lab hrs. 2. Prerequisite: MATH 115 Precalculus. Corequisite: MATH 121 Calculus I. Offered fall semester.
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5.00 Credits
Engineering Physics II
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0.00 Credits
An introduction to the principles of thermodynamics, kinetic theory of gases, electricity, magnetism, and optics. Topics included are: temperature, thermal expansion, calorimetry, heat transfer, laws of thermodynamics, electrostatics, Coulomb's Law, electric field, Gauss's Law, electricpotential, capacitance, dielectrics, current resistance, and electromotive force, direct current circuits, magnetic field, inductance, alternating currents, electromagnetic waves, an introduction to the principles of geometrical and physical optics, quantum mechanics and atomic physics. Class hrs. 5; Lab hrs. 2. Prerequisite: PHYSC 101B Engineering Physics I. Corequisite: MATH 122 Calculus II. Offered spring semester.
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3.00 Credits
Tech Physics I
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0.00 Credits
A study of mechanics, based on Newton's Laws and the concepts of energy and momentum, with an emphasis on basic calculating skills. Class hrs. 3; Lab hrs. 2. Prerequisites: MATH 115A Tech Math and MATH 110A College Algebra with Trigonometry, or equivalent. Offered fall and spring semesters.
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3.00 Credits
Tech Physics II
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