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3.00 Credits
The physics of optics using both classical and semi-classical descriptions. The classical and quantum interactions of light with matter. Diffraction of waves and wave packets by obstacles. Fourier transform optics, holography, Fourier transform spectroscopy. Coherence and quantum aspects of light. Geometrical optics. Matrix optics. Crystal optics. Introduction to electro-optics and nonlinear optics. Prerequisite: PH 3234 or equivalent.
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3.00 Credits
A qualified senior physics student or several such students work with a faculty member (and perhaps graduate students as well) on an advanced problem in interdisciplinary physics. In this introductory phase the student( s) and adviser select a suitable theoretical or experimental problem in the subject area and cognizant of resources at hand, make plans for its solution.
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3.00 Credits
Concluding phase of the project; senior physics students or several such students work with a faculty member (and perhaps graduate students as well) to solve an advanced problem in interdisciplinary physics. The conclusion of the project is a written report and an oral presentation made to the supervising faculty.
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3.00 Credits
Senior physics students, in consultation with the instructor, study and prepare presentations, several current research topics in the general area of interdisciplinary physics. Students' performance in this course is based on the mastery of the material chosen and also on the quality of the presentation made to the instructor and the seminar members.
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to the methods and applications of 1st-order symbolic logic, including both sentential logic and predicate logic (up to and including relational predicate logic with identity). The course covers methods of testing arguments for deductive validity and deductive invalidity, as well as methods for identifying tautologies, contradictions and logical equivalences. Prerequisite: none.
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to ancient philosophy in the Western tradition. Works covered include the Pre-Socratic Philosophers, Plato, Aristotle, Seneca, Marcus Aurelius, and the Roman Stoics. The goal of the course is to bring these philosophers into dialogue with each other, highlighting their similarities and differences in an attempt to show their importance in the history of philosophy and their relevance to society today. Prerequisite: none.
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3.00 Credits
An investigation of the concepts, belief systems, and practices of religions. By analyzing central concepts of religion, such as God, faith, revelation, salvation, and the relationships between religion and science and morality and art, both the believer and nonbeliever may achieve a more sophisticated understanding and appreciation of religions. The class addresses such topics as religious experience, faith and reason, arguments for God's existence, the problem of evil, religious language, life and the after-life, and the conflicting claims of different religions. Prerequisite: none.
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3.00 Credits
The social sciences deal specifically with human subjects and institutions rather than the natural world and phenomenon. As opposed to the natural sciences, which are explanatory, the social sciences are interpretive. This interpretive turn raises a number of questions: What exactly is an interpretation? What makes an interpretation correct or better than another interpretation? Are interpretations universal or relative to culture? The class examines the relationship between individuals and societies in order to form a better understanding of who we are, how we should live together, how we investigate societies and social phenomena, what constitutes a personal identity, what constitutes a political identity, what is race, what is gender? Prerequisite: none.
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3.00 Credits
Considers how technology shapes and patterns - and, in turn, how it is shaped and patterned by -human activities from a moral point of view. The focus of this course will be upon the ways in which our technologically textured world changes human life, individually, socially, and culturally - for better or worse. We will consider several views of technology and several ethical theories for evaluating technology. The aim of this course will be to understand the structures of change and transformation, and to develop critical forms of thought so as to be able to understand, evaluate, appreciate, and criticize technological development. Prerequisite: none.
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3.00 Credits
Bioethics is a critical, reflective examination of the impact, effects, and transformations of biotechnology upon human activities. The use of biotechnology is becoming an increasingly important feature of society. Biotechnologies are more than mere things that do nothing in themselves; instead they affect the very ways people act, perceive, and understand. The class examines the relationship between biotechnology and ethics and politics, questioning the limits of what are its just and appropriate uses. Prerequisite: none.
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