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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; workshop, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): none. An astronomy course for nonscience students. The excitement of an evolving and sometimes violent universe of stars and galaxies is explored in a descriptive manner. Here, the union of modern and ancient observations with astrophysical laws will provide a sophisticated but by no means complete picture of the universe. Special topics such as Astrology and Extraterrestrial Life will be discussed.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; workshop, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): none. An astronomy course for non-science students. The nearest star, our Sun, and its solar system of planets, moons, asteroids, and comets are presented in a descriptive manner. A historical astronomy of the solar system is traced from ancient concepts to modern space exploration. Special topics such as UFOs and colonization of space are discussed.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; screening, 1 hour; term paper, 1 hour; extra reading, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): none. Covers the physics underlying various science fiction stories, books, television shows, and films. Provides a perspective for interpreting the (often misleading) information presented in the popular media, and highlights those aspects that are good science.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): none. An introduction to various medical, biological, and commercial aspects of physical DNA science.
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1.00 Credits
Laboratory, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): PHYS 002A (may be taken concurrently). Illustrates the experimental foundations of physics presented in PHYS 002A. Covers the basic principles of classical mechanics. Laboratory is helpful, but not required, for PHYS 002A.
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1.00 Credits
Laboratory, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): PHYS 002A with a grade of "C-" or better, PHYS 02LA, PHYS 002B (PHYS 002Bmay be taken concurrently). Illustrates the experimental foundations of physics presented in PHYS 002B. Covers the basic principles of fluid and rotational mechanics, temperature, heat, and electromagnetism. Laboratory is helpful, but not required, for PHYS 002B.
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1.00 Credits
Laboratory, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): PHYS 002B with a grade of "C-" or better, PHYS 02LB, PHYS 002C (PHYS 002Cmay be taken concurrently). Illustrates the experimental foundations of physics presented in PHYS 002C. Covers the basic principles of oscillations, waves, optics, and radioactivity. Laboratory is helpful, but not required, for PHYS 002C.
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2.00 Credits
Seminar, 1 hour; discussion, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): none. General introduction to frontiers of physics research. Introduces the outstanding issues in physics research, along with work of UC Riverside faculty. Tours of the research labs. Graded Satisfactory (S) or No Credit (NC).
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5.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour; laboratory, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): MATH 008B with a grade of "C-" or better or MATH009A with a grade of "C-" or better or MATH 09HAwith a grade of "C-" or better; MATH 009B or MATH09HB (MATH 009B or MATH 09HB may be taken concurrently). Designed for engineering and physical sciences students. Covers topics in classical mechanics including Newton's laws of motion in one, two, and three dimensions; friction; circular motion; work, energy, and conservation of energy; the dynamics of particle systems; collisions; rigid-body motion; torque; and angular momentum. Laboratories provide exercises illustrating the experimental foundations of physical principles and selected applications. Credit is awarded for only one of PHYS 002A or PHYS 040A.
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5.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour; laboratory, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): MATH 009C or MATH 09HC (may be taken concurrently); a grade of "C-" or better in PHYS 040A.Designed for engineering and physical sciences students. Covers topics in mechanics and thermodynamics including elasticity; oscillations; gravitation; fluids; mechanical waves and sound; temperature, heat, and the laws of thermodynamics; and the kinetic theory of gases. Laboratories provide exercises illustrating the experimental foundations of physical principles and selected applications. Credit is awarded for only one of PHYS 002B or PHYS 040B.
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