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4.00 Credits
In-depth instruction in both the independent and the cooperative aspects of philosophical research and writing. Each student undertakes an approved research project and produces a substantial philosophical paper. Open only to, and required of, senior philosophy majors.
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4.00 Credits
Independent Study For Departmental Honors
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4.00 Credits
Recent independent studies in philosophy include Nietzsche, moral education, Rawls' theory of justice, existentialism, euthanasia, Plato's ethics, and philosophical aesthetics.
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4.00 Credits
This course provides students with practical experience in laboratory teaching. Students in this course will be paired with a faculty mentor and will help supervise labs, deliver pre-lab lectures and assist in ordering chemicals, supplies, and equipment, and in preparing laboratory experiments. Students will complete a project that integrates the physical science education literature, classroom instruction materials, laboratory safety and proper storage and disposal of materials and equipment used. Open to junior physics and/or astronomy majors pursuing certification in education, with consent of the instructor. Non-credit course. Cross-listed as ASTR 000.
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4.00 Credits
A physicist's definition of work, energy, and power. The various energy sources available for use, such as fossil fuels, nuclear fission and fusion, hydro, solar, wind, and geothermal. The advantages and disadvantages of each energy-conversion method, including availability, efficiency, and environmental effects. Present areas of energy research and possible future developments. Projections of possible future energy demands. Exercises and experiments in energy collection, conversion, and utilization. May or summer term only.
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to several major concepts of physics which have developed over the past several centuries, relating them to their broad implications. The emphasis is on a descriptive rather than a mathematical discussion of topics which range from early Greek concepts of science to present day methods and techniques used to describe the physical universe. Many distinctions and similarities between science and other areas of human endeavor will be studied to demonstrate the beauty, simplicity, harmony, and grandeur of some of the basic laws which govern the universe. Three hours of lecture and two hours of laboratory per week. Alternate years.
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5.00 Credits
A mathematically rigorous introduction to physics designed for majors in the natural sciences and mathematics. Topics include classical mechanics, thermodynamics, and mechanical waves. Five hours of lecture and recitation and one three-hour laboratory per week. Either MATH 128 as a co-requisite or both MATH 109 and MATH 127 as prerequisites. This course is intended for freshman and sophomore majors in the natural sciences and students intending to pursue health professions, and any majors in the mathematical sciences.
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5.00 Credits
A mathematically rigorous introduction to physics designed for majors in the natural sciences and mathematics. Topics include electromagnetism, optics, and quantum physics. Five hours of lecture and recitation and one three-hour laboratory per week. Prerequisite: PHYS 225 and either MATH 128 or both MATH 109 and MATH 127. This course is intended for freshman and sophomore majors in the natural sciences and students intending to pursue health professions, and any majors in the mathematical sciences.
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4.00 Credits
An analytical approach to classical mechanics. Topics include: kinematics and dynamics of single particles and systems of particles, gravitation and other central forces, moving reference frames, and Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formulations of mechanics. Four hours of lecture and three hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisites: MATH 129 and a grade of C or better in PHYS 225.
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