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Course Criteria
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5.00 Credits
5 credits Corequisite: MTH 251. This calculus-based, three-term sequence provides an introduction to fundamental physics concepts and analysis that are required for engineering and physics majors, and also readily meets any General Physics requirements for other health, mathematics and science majors. These physics courses require a concurrent study of calculus, if calculus hasn't been studied previously. In particular, PH 211 requires MTH 251 concurrently, PH 212 requires MTH 252 concurrently, and PH 213 requires MTH 253 concurrently, if this mathematics was not studies previously. Concurrent study of calculus can be expected to be supported by the experience of these physics courses. These three courses all focus on conceptual understanding, graphical representation, and problem solving. In addition, there is an emphasis on generating and evaluating mathematical models of physical systems. These courses are designed to be taken in sequential order. This first course of the sequence, PH 211, introduces mechanics, including accelerated motion, forces, energy, and momentum of objects with mass in motion.
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5.00 Credits
5 credits Prerequisite: PH 211 and MTH 251 with grades of 'C-' or better; Corequisite: MTH 252. PH 212 introduces rotational motion, fluid pressure and Bernouli's equation, oscillatory motion, and fundamentals of waves and optics. See information about this three term sequence in the PH 211 course description.
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5.00 Credits
5 credits Prerequisite: PH 212 and MTH 252 with grade of 'C-' or better; Corequisite: MTH 253. PH 213 is the last term of the calculus-based General Physics sequence and focuses primarily on electricity and magnetism. See information about this three term sequence under PH 211.
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
1-3 credits A variable credit course based on independent study contracted between an instructor and a student.
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4.00 Credits
4 credits See department for topics.
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4.00 Credits
4 credits Ethics is the study of morality, including an analysis of the concepts of good and evil, right and wrong, justice and injustice, duty, responsibility, character, and successful living. Possible topics include whether morality is relative to culture or to the individual, the relationship between morality and religion, theories about what make particular actions right or wrong, moral skepticism, and eastern perspectives on right action. May be offered through Distance Learning.
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4.00 Credits
4 credits Theories of knowledge, or epistemology, address such issues as the nature of knowledge, how it differs from mere opinion, and whether knowledge comes primarily through the senses, reason, intuition or revelation. Additional topics may include: modern theories about what justifies belief, the role of subjectivity in knowing, and whether there may be different kinds of knowledge or limits to what we can know. May be offered through Distance Learning.
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4.00 Credits
4 credits Theories of reality, or metaphysics, are the study of what is ultimately real. Possible topics include the nature of the self, the relationship between matter and consciousness, free will, the existence of God, death, and the meaning of life. These topics may be approached from the perspective of both Eastern and Western philosophy. May be offered through Distance Learning.
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4.00 Credits
4 credits This course focuses on ethical issues, which affect our daily lives in personal, social, and political spheres. Issues covered will vary by instructor, but may include our duties to animals and the environment; consumerism and materialism; issues in bioethics such as abortion, euthanasia, human cloning and genetic engineering; 'victimless' crimes such as drugs, pornography and prostitution; poverty, both in the U.S. and abroad; war; free speech and other personal liberties; and various forms of discrimination and prejudice. May be offered through Distance Learning.
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4.00 Credits
4 credits This course is aimed at developing practical reasoning skills. Students will learn to analyze and evaluate arguments, detect fallacies, distinguish science from pseudo-science, recognize media bias, and better understand methods of deception employed by advertisers, political organizations and others. A central goal of this course is to develop an attitude of fair-mindedness and intellectual honesty while learning to avoid the pitfalls of defensiveness and rationalization.
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