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3.00 Credits
An examination of the basic issues in scientific methodology, including discussion of the concepts of verification, confirmation, scientific explanation, and the data-theory relationship. Material for this course is relevant to a wide variety of sciences; primarily physics, biology, and psychology. Prerequisite: 3 semester hours of philosophy or permission of instructor. Given on demand. 3 semester hours
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3.00 Credits
An examination of fundamental philosophical questions about art. What is art? Are artistic standards objective? What is the significance of art? Problems and examples from painting, sculpture, literature, music, poetry, and architecture are discussed. Some familiarity with at least one of the arts is necessary. Prerequisite: 3 semester hours of philosophy or permission of instructor. Given spring semester. 3 semester hours
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3.00 Credits
This honors course considers a range of classic aesthetic theories, and a number of central problems in aesthetics. Among the issues discussed are the definition of art, the nature of aesthetic value and evaluation, the relationship between art and morality, and questions of style and form. The major aesthetic theories discussed are Formalism, Mimetic theory, and Expressionism. Various works of art, including examples from poetry, film, music, architecture, painting, sculpture, and photography will be used in discussing these theories and problems. This course satisfies the distribution requirements for humanities. 3 semester hours
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed for nonscience majors. The course provides an overview of the whole universe. Astronomy topics include understanding the planets, the Sun, stars and stellar evolution, the Milky Way, galaxies, and cosmology. The history of astronomy, telescopes, and the nature of light and gravity are also covered. Students are expected to have basic math and calculator skills. Evening observation sessions using the Widener Observatory are a required part of the course. No prerequisites. 3 hours lecture. 1 hour observing. 3 semester hours
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed to provide a descriptive survey of weather and climate for nonscience majors. Subjects include composition and structure of the atmosphere, solar and terrestrial radiation, temperature, atmospheric stability, forms of condensation and precipitation, pressure and wind systems, severe weather (thunderstorms, tornadoes, and hurricanes), weather analysis and forecasting methods, air pollution, the changing climate, world climates, and optical phenomena in the atmosphere. The laboratory component PHYS 119 is a separate course. Credit will not be granted for both this course and ENVR/PHYS 209 Meteorology. No prerequisites. 3 hours lecture. 3 semester hours
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1.00 Credits
This course covers the concepts of electric charge, current, voltage, power, heat, and the basic principles of digital circuits. In the lab, simple circuits such as gates, flip-flops, and counters are assembled and tested. 1 hour lecture. 2 hours lab. 2 semester hours
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3.00 Credits
This laboratory course is designed to complement PHYS 108. Lab exercises include identifying moon features, optics, understanding star properties, spectral analysis, classification of galaxies, etc. The laboratories are mostly pen and paper exercises to be completed in class. This course fulfills the College of Arts and Sciences science laboratory requirement. Corequisite: PHYS 108. 2 hours laboratory. 1 semester hour
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3.00 Credits
This laboratory course is designed to complement PHYS 109. Students engage in exercises that involve analyses of daily weather cycles, employing instruments to determine atmospheric temperature and humidity, learning about the forms of condensation and precipitation, studies of global pressure and wind systems, analyses of surface and upper-air weather maps, understanding the nature of air pollution, and classification of world climates. This course fulfills the College of Arts and Sciences science laboratory requirement. Corequisite: PHYS 109. 2 hours laboratory. 1 semester hour
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3.00 Credits
An introductory course for students who do not plan to major in science. The central ideas, principles, and relationships of physics are applied to the study of the natural universe and the human environment. Many of the concepts discussed are investigated through activities. The concepts presented are developed and supported with minimal mathematics. Concepts discussed can include mechanics, properties of matter, heat, sound, electricity and magnetism, light quantum mechanics, and atomic and nuclear physics. 3 semester hours
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3.00 Credits
An introductory course which describes the basic physical principles of sound production, propagation, and perception and applies these principles toward an understanding of music. Topics include oscillations, wave motion, sound intensity, the ear and hearing, elemental ingredients of music, musical instruments, scales, and harmony. The course is designed for the musician and nonmusician alike and assumes no previous background in music, physics, or college mathematics. PHYS 132 is not a corequisite. 3 semester hours
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