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4.00 Credits
Reason Th e historical origins of the science of computation. Th e implications of the nature of information-processing for understanding the mindbody relation. Examines the possible social, economic, and educational consequences of the computer revolution. Group 3T. 4 cr.
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4.00 Credits
Focuses on historical and contemporary philosophies of nature and their eff ects on human interaction with the environment. Issues include obligations to future generations and to animals, plants, and ecosystems; moral limits on consumption and reproduction; and the existence of objects of intrinsic value. Specifi c topics may include species loss and biological diversity, population growth, changes in the atmosphere, energy use, and sustainable development. Group 3T. 4 cr.
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8.40 Credits
Readings from existential philosophy and literature. Selections may be drawn from the works of Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Sartre, Camus, de Beauvoir, Buber, Bultman, Merleau-Ponty, Tillich, Kafka, and others. Group 8. 4 cr.
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8.00 Credits
For students who are adequately prepared to do independent, advanced philosophical work; extensive reading and writing. Before registering, students must formulate a project and secure the consent of a department member who will supervise the work. Conferences and/or written work as required by the supervisor. May be repeated to a total of 8 credits. Writing intensive. 1-8 cr.
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3.00 Credits
Introductory course emphasizing motion, forces, energy, momentum, rotation, and oscillations. Recommended for the student specializing in science and engineering. Students in the Honors section must be co-enrolled in MATH 425H so that strong connections can be made between math and physics. 407H students work in groups in every class meeting. Prereq: thorough knowledge of algebra, geometry, and trigonometry; May not receive credit for both PHYS 401 and 407. Pre- or Coreq: MATH 425. Special fee. Lab. Group 3P. 0/4 cr.
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3.00 Credits
Introductory course emphasizing waves, sound, heat, electricity and magnetism. Recommended for students specializing in science and engineering. Students in the Honors section must be co-enrolled in MATH 426H so that strong connections can be made between math and physics. 408H students work in groups in every class meeting. Prereq: PHYS 407. May not receive credit for both PHYS 402 and 408. Pre- or Coreq: MATH 426. Special fee. Lab. Group 3P. 0/4 cr.
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8.40 Credits
Introduces the nature of politics and political institutions. Emphasizes political behavior and continuing issues of modern politics, such as power, authority, legitimacy, freedom, and order. Group 8. 4 cr.
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7.40 Credits
Government Power and competition in American politics focusing on voters and elections; public opinion and the media; interest groups and political institutions?the President, Congress, and the Courts. Examines critical political issues from the founding of the nation to the present. Group 7. 4 cr.
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8.40 Credits
Introduces the ways in which law operates in modern society: its forms, functions, underlying values, and the consequences of its application in particular regimes. Topics include the psychological bases for legal obligation, the evolution of particular legal doctrines, the philosophical underpinnings of legal responsibility, the relationship of law to social structures, the relationship of law to morality, the nature of legal reasoning, and critiques of law. Group 8. 4 cr.
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7.40 Credits
Role and powers of Congress as national lawmaker and check on the executive branch: committee structure, concepts of representation, legislative oversight and party cleavage, federal budget control, and foreign policy involvement. Group 7. 4 cr.
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