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3.00 Credits
3 HOURS, 3 CREDITS Th is course will explore in depth one of the basic philosophic movements or conceptual themes that characterize modernity such as individualism, natural rights, freedom\liberty, utilitarianism, the Enlightenment, secularization, or existentialism. Th e course will analyze the metaphysical as well as the political presuppositions of the selected theme in relation to its historical context. (Th e course instructor will choose the semester’s theme.) Prerequisites: ENG 102 or ENG 201, and PHI 231 or permission of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
3 HOURS, 3 CREDITS Representations of ideal societies have played an important part in discussions of justice since Plato’s Republic, Th is course will focus on some of the classical utopian (and dystopian) texts as well as on representative contemporary literary eff orts in the utopian tradition. We will also examine some of the philosophical, literary, and historiographical analyses of utopian thought and of the social phenomena associated with it. Prerequisites: ENG 102 or ENG 201, and PHI 231 or permission of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
3 HOURS, 3 CREDITS Th is is an advanced senior-level seminar focusing on one of a set of specifi c topics or issues to be chosen by the instructor off ering this section of the course — concerning the philosophical concept of justice. Topics can be either theoretical and applied, and may include, but are not limited to, any of the following: an advanced survey of contemporary philosophical theories of justice; the textual analysis of one philosophic classic on justice, e.g., John Rawls’ Th eory of Justice; the philosophy of punishment and retribution; justice — distributive and compensatory; the impact of race, gender, and class on the contemporary philosophical analysis of justice. Prerequisites: ENG 102 or ENG 201, PHI 231, and one 300-level philosophy or political theory course, or permission of the section instructor.
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6.00 Credits
6 HOURS: 2 HOURS LECTURE, 1 HOUR RECITATION, 3 HOURS LABORATORY; OR EQUIVALENT Topics include kinematics, vectors, forces, Newton’s law of motion, weight, gravitational fi eld, free fall, non-uniformly accelerated motion, momentum and impulse, kinetic and potential energy, heat and thermodynamics, illumination and photometry, refl ection of light, refraction. Prerequisite: Sequential Mathematics Level III or Trigonometry.
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6.00 Credits
6 HOURS: 2 HOURS LECTURE, 1 HOUR RECITATION, 3 HOURS LABORATORY; 4 CREDITS Topics covered include electrostatics, electric fi elds and electric potential, current electricity, magnetic fi eld, electromagnetic induction, the waveparticle duality, photons and matter waves, physics of the atom, nuclear physics. Prerequisite: PHY 101
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6.00 Credits
6 HOURS: 2 HOURS LECTURE, 1 HOUR RECITATION, 3 HOURS LABORATORY; 4 CREDITS Th is is the fi rst semester of a two-semester introductory course sequence, which is designed to provide the student with a general knowledge of the principles, concepts and theories of classical and modern physics. Th is calculus-based course is designed for students with a science or engineering background and for forensic science majors. Th e topics covered this semester will pertain to geometric optics, mechanics, and heat and thermodynamics. Prerequisite: ENG 101, MAT 241 Co-requisite: MAT 242
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6.00 Credits
6 HOURS: 2 HOURS LECTURE, 1 HOUR RECITATION, 3 HOURS LABORATORY; 4 CREDITS Th is is the second semester of a two-semester introductory course sequence that is designed to provide the student with a general knowledge of the principles, concepts, and theories of classical and modern physics. Th is calculus-based course is designed for students with a science or engineering background and for forensic science majors. Th e topics covered this semester will pertain to fl uid mechanics, vibrations and wave motion, electricity and magnetism, and physical optics. Prerequisites: PHY 203, MAT 242, and ENG 101
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3.00 Credits
3 HOURS, 3 CREDITS A study of the emergence of a national culture and folklore. Th e Taino, Spanish and African contributions to the Puerto Rican personality and character. Emphasis on the impact of the culture of the United States on Puerto Rico and the resulting confl icts. Th e search for a Puerto Rican identity in the United States.
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3.00 Credits
3 HOURS, 3 CREDITS U.S. economic and political relations with Latin American countries during the 19th and 20th centuries. U.S. reactions to reform and revolutionary movements. Th e ideological framework of U.S. foreign policy. Prerequisites: ENG 101, and GOV 101 or permission of the section instructor.
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3.00 Credits
3 HOURS, 3 CREDITS A broad history of Puerto Rico from its beginnings to the present. Major emphasis will be given to the political, economic and social developments, with some attention to cultural themes.
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