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NUR 327 - Experiential Learning:Nursing Care for Adults Experiencing Illness Credits 5
Clinical
Requirements: Co-reqs: NUR 326
Experiential learning component addressing the nursing needs of adults experiencing acute and/or chronic illness in a hospital setting. Learners will apply theoretical knowledge related to illness and its manifestations. Emphasis is placed on developing professional nursing knowledge and skill that promotes the return to health, that guides the adult through the illness experience and that structures environments to support these processes.
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NUR 330 - Community Nursing Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prereqs: NUR 326, 327; Co-req: NUR 331
Prepares the nursing student to promote health and provide care for the community and aggregate, with a special emphasis upon vulnerable populations as the focus of service. The student should gain the ability to identify strategies to promote health of families, groups, and populations in the community. The course uses Healthy People 2020 objectives and leading health indicators that reflect the major national health concerns. Principles of epidemiology, demography, environmental sciences, community organization, and health care political, economic, and legal influences are integrated with nursing concepts and principles to provide the basis for community nursing practice. Community and aggregate strengths and risks are identified. Special emphasis will be placed upon implementation strategies designed to promote the health of populations, guide populations to reduce identified health risks and to shape health policy.
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NUR 331 - Experiential Learning: Community Health Nursing Credits 3
Clinical
Requirements: Prereqs: NUR 326, 327;co-req:NUR 330; Junior Nursing Standing
This experiential learning course prepares nursing students to promote health and provide care for individuals, families, and groups, and populations in the community, with a special emphasis upon vulnerable populations. Principles of epidemiology, demography, environmental sciences, community organization, and health care political, economic, legal influences are integrated with nursing concepts and principles to provide the basis for community nursing practice. Community and aggregate strengths and risks are identified through community health nursing process. Students will implement strategies designed to promote the health of populations, guide populations to reduce identified health risks, and to shape health policy consistent with ANA Scope and Standards of Public Health Nursing Practice (2007) and AACN (2008) The Essentials of Baccalaureate Education for Professional Nursing Practice.
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NUR 334 - Maternity and Women’s Health Nursing Credits 3
Lecture / 2 hours per week
Requirements: Prereqs: NUR 326,327;Co-req:NUR 335; Nursing Majors only
Integration of women-centered theory and practice concepts that focus on the nurse’s role in promoting health for women and beginning families. Variables that place women, the developing child, and the family at risk or that could render a population vulnerable are identified and appropriate therapeutic interventions explored. Common health problems that women experience across the reproductive years are also explored. Learners are introduced to the role of the nurse in women’s health that promotes health, shapes supportive environments, and provides anticipatory guidance. Global issues affecting the health of women and their families will be explored. Within the context of professional values and accountability, ethical and legal issues impacting maternity and women’s health are presented.
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NUR 335 - Experiential Learning: Maternity and Women’s Health Nursing Credits 3
Clinical
Requirements: Prereqs: NUR 326,327; Co-req: NUR 334; Nursing majors only
Application of evidence-based nursing interventions aimed at promoting, guiding, and shaping the health care environment for women, mothers, infants and families builds on previously learned foundational nursing concepts and skills as well as concepts from the social and biological sciences. Within an ethical and legal framework, nursing interventions are designed to reflect professional values, accountability and advocacy. Clinical experiences in both acute care and community settings will offer the learner opportunities to care for women within a family context across the lifespan. Standards of care published by the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) serve as the guide for practice.
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NUR 336 - Child and Family Nursing Credits 3
Lecture / 2 hours per week
Requirements: Prereqs: NUR 326,327; Co-req NUR 337; Nursing Majors Only
Focuses on integrating prior knowledge, using scholarly inquiry, and designing therapeutic nursing interventions to promote health and manage illness in children from infancy through adolescence in partnership with their families. Emphasis is placed on applying knowledge of growth and development and health issues of children to plan and evaluate family centered nursing care that maximizes the health of children in a caring environment. Ethical, legal, cultural and advocacy concepts are explored. The ANA Standards of Care for the Pediatric Nurse (1996) and ANA Maternal Child Health Standards and the objectives of Healthy People 2010 that pertain to children and families provide the framework for constructing evidenced- based contemporary nursing care for children and families.
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NUR 337 - Experiential Learning: Child and Family Nursing Credits 3
Clinical
Requirements: Prereqs: NUR 326,327;Co-req NUR 336
Provides an opportunity for experiential learning designed to develop nursing skills unique to the care of children and families from an individual, family and aggregate perspective. The learner promotes healthy growth and development in children, shapes safe, supportive environments, provides anticipatory guidance to families, uses appropriate community resources, and provides evidenced-based, clinically competent therapeutic interventions for children who are healthy or experiencing an illness. The experiences in this course also foster professional development of accountability and responsibility for learning, identifying ethical and legal dimensions of practice, and integrating nursing care with that of other health care providers.
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NUR 340 - Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prereqs: NUR 326, 327; Co-req: NUR 341
Introduces learners to the theoretical concepts that promote health in persons with brain disorders. Nursing interventions that support and promote the mental health of individuals, groups and communities toward health and shape therapeutic environments will be identified and explored. Curent ANA Scope and Standards of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing practice will guide the planning and evaluation of expected outcomes of care.
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NUR 341 - Experiential Learning:Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Credits 3
Clinical
Requirements: Prereqs: NUR 326, 327; Co-req: NUR 340; Junior Nursing Standing
Complements the theoretical concepts presented in NUR 340. Various mental health sites in the area will be selected for placement. Students will observe and practice diverse interventions that promote persons mental health, guide them in their mental health care, and help shape a therapeutic environment. Clinical settings which treat individuals, families and groups with severe and persistent mental illness will be selected. Current ANA Scope and Standards of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing practice in a multidisciplinary team will guide the planning and evaluation of expected outcomes of care.
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NUR 396 - Directed Study Credits variable; 1.00 to 6.00
Independent Study
Requirements: Prerequisite: Nursing major; At least Freshman standing;
Study under the supervision of a faculty member in an area covered in a regular course not currently being offered. Conditions and hours to be arranged.
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NUR 408 - Transition to Professional Practice Credits 3
Lecture / 2 hours per week
Requirements: Prereq: Senior Nursing Standing
Exploration of historical, socioeconomic, and political forces that influence the profession of nursing and the health care delivery system. Leadership and team building skills are identified and developed to shape professional nursing practice that promotes health and facilitates the learner’s transition to professional nursing practice. Application of principles of safety and quality in healthcare systems are addressed. Guided by the ANA Scope & Standards of Practice (2004 ed.).
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NUR 409 - Leadership in Nursing Credits 3
Lecture
Requirements: Prerequisite: RN Standing
Theories and concepts associated with leadership and organizational skills are discussed as they pertain to the role of the professional nurse in the healthcare environment. Knowledge and skills associated with functioning as a leader of care as well as a ;member of the healthcare team are identified, including strategies to enhance personal and professional effectiveness. Contemporary health care issues are discussed related to quality and patient safety and the role of the nurse as leader in effecting improved patient outcomes individually and in teams. Course development was guided by the AACN Essentials of Baccalaureate Education for Professional Nursing Practice (2008).
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NUR 450 - Nursing of Adults Experiencing Complex Health Problems Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Co-reqs: NUR 451 and 455; Senior Nursing Standing
Focuses on nursing care of adult clients experiencing complex health problems, those with unpredictable outcomes, consistent with the ANA (2004) Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice. Therapeutic interventions address the nurse’s leadership role of promoting health, guiding the person, and shaping the health environment through advocacy, multidisciplinary collaboration, evaluation of outcomes and effective management of resources. Socio-environmental factors influencing the person, nurse and health care decisions are analyzed.
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NUR 451 - Experiential Learning: Complex Health Problems Credits 2
Practicum
Requirements: Co-Requisite: NUR 450, 455; Senior Standing
The clinical management role of the professional nurse in the nursing care of older adults. Nursing practice occurs in skilled nursing facilities and other settings that provide students with the opportunity for clinical decision making, health promotion, health teaching, and referral within the long-term care system. Long-term care system regulatory processes, public policy, legal and ethical issues, and socioeconomic and cultural variables will be considered as they affect client outcomes. Cross-listed as GRT 440/441
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NUR 452 - Nursing Care of Persons with Chronic Illness Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: NUR 214, 301, 302, 306, 322;
This course focuses on the nurse’s role in guiding persons with chronic illness and their families through the health care experience. The course builds upon the RN student’s knowledge from nursing theory, clinical practice, and research that supports a holistic perspective of the experience of chronic illness. Selected concepts of chronic illness such as quality of life, altered mobility, sexuality, body image, stigma, social isolation, compliance and chronic pain are the foundation knowledge for promoting health within the chronic illness experience. The challenges placed on chronically ill adults and their families in negotiating for care within the health delivery system are explored as they relate to patient outcomes. ANA (2010) Scope and Standards of Practice guides nursing care as well as the AACN 2008 Baccalaureate Essentials.
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NUR 455 - Experiential Learning: Senior Mentorship Credits 3Satisfies University Studies requirement: Capstone Study
Practicum
Requirements: Co-reqs: NUR 450 and 451; Senior Nursing Standing
Provides students with repeated opportunities to critically analyze and apply knowledge and skills learned previously in the program to the care of persons, families, and communities under the supervision of a nurse-preceptor. The students’ role consists of promoting health, guiding persons and families through the health care experience, and shaping the health environment to maximize health in a practice setting of the student’s choice. The practice setting may be maternal-child health, community health, psychiatric-mental health, sub-acute, long term care, or home care. In the acute care areas, medical, surgical, intensive or other critical areas may be selected. The concentrated clinical practicum supports the socialization and professional development of students while maximizing clinical competence. Students identify personal learning needs and objectives prior to the experience.
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NUR 456 - Senior Mentorship Recitation Credits 1
Recitation
Requirements: Co-req: NUR 455
Administrative guidance, support, and orientation associated with senior mentorship.
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NUR 485 - Environmental Health Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
The interaction of the environment and human health, from the perspective of an ecological framework. Physical, psychological, and psychosocial health responses to environmental toxins and infectious agents will be a central theme. Previous endeavors to maintain and improve the environment through the legislative process, public policy and regulation will be studied by examining case studies. The effects of war on the environment and public health will also be studied. (Only the 485 level carries general Education credit.) Cross-listed with NUR 585
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NUR 495 - Independent Study Credits variable; 1.00 to 6.00
Independent Study
Requirements: Prerequisite:Upper-division standing; permission of instructor, department chairperson and college dean
Study under the supervision of a faculty member in an area not otherwise part of the discipline’s course offerings. Conditions and hours to be arranged.
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NUR 496 - Directed Study Credits variable; 1.00 to 6.00
Independent Study
Requirements: Prerequisite: Nursing major; At least Freshman standing;
Study under the supervision of a faculty member in an area covered in a regular course not currently being offered. Conditions and hours to be arranged.
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PHL 101 - Intro to Philosophy Credits 3Satisfies University Studies requirement: Human Questions & Contexts
Lecture / 3 hours per week
An introduction to philosophy as the persistent and methodical attempt to think clearly about universal problems of human life, such as ways of knowing and studies in value.
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PHL 104 - Identities: Gender, Race, Sexuality Credits 3Satisfies University Studies requirement: Nature of US Society
Lecture / 3 hours per week
A cross-disciplinary course in Women’ s Studies and Social Philosophy which examines the concepts and intersections of Gender, Race, and Sexuality. The course examines whether these identities exist as natural “facts” or are socially constructed, while also questioning how we are to understand individuals who do not fit - or refuse to fit - into these categories. Cross-listed with WGS 104
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PHL 110 - Principles of Critical Thinking Credits 3Satisfies University Studies requirement: Human Questions & Contexts
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Introduction to the methods and principles used to distinguish correct from incorrect reasoning. The course aims at imparting skill in identifying fallacies in reasoning and in using elementary formal techniques to analyze natural language arguments. Topics include moral reasoning, scientific reasoning, the nature of meaning, and the various uses of language.
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PHL 196 - Directed Study Credits variable; 1.00 to 6.00
Independent Study
Study under the supervision of a faculty member in an area covered in a regular course not currently being offered. Conditions and hours to be arranged.
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PHL 200 - Special Topics In Philosophy Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Offered as needed to present current topics in the field or other material of interest. The specific topic is stated when the course is scheduled. May be repeated with change of content. Cross-listed with BLS 210
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PHL 215 - Introduction to Ethics Credits 3Satisfies University Studies requirement: Human Questions & Contexts
Lecture / 3 hours per week
A critical examination of normative theories of obligation and value. It includes philosophical examination of some moral problems including but not limited to: abortion, euthanasia, death penalty, gender and sexual orientation equality, pornography and censorship, violence, and economic injustice. Numerous ethical theories will be discussed, including but not limited to: Cultural Relativism, Ethical Subjectivism, Ethical Egoism, Divine Command Theory, Utilitarianism, Rights Theories, Kantianism, Social Contract Theory, and Feminist Ethics.
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PHL 221 - Hist West Phil:Ancient Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
A study of philosophy from its origin with the pre-Socratics to the middle ages. The major portion of the course will be devoted to the philosophies of Plato and Aristotle.
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PHL 222 - Hist West Phil:Modern Credits 3Satisfies University Studies requirement: Human Questions & Contexts
Lecture / 3 hours per week
A study of the major philosophical movements (rationalism, empiricism and critical philosophy) in the 17th and 18th centuries. Philosophers studied include Descartes, Spinoza, Leibnitz, Locke, Berkeley, Hume, Kant. In addition to these major philosophers, consideration will also be given to the work of Rousseau, Pascal, Malebranche, the French Enlightenment.
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PHL 230 - Global Philosophies Credits 3Satisfies University Studies requirement: Nature of Global Society
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Topics in Global Philosophies, including comparative surveys and thematic studies of different traditions and culturally focused approaches to global wisdom traditions. The specific topic is stated when the course is scheduled. May be repeated with change of content.
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PHL 235 - Symbolic Logic Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
A study of the formal techniques of sentential and predicate logic. The course aims at imparting skill in applying logic to natural language arguments and in recognizing and constructing correct deductions and refutations. Philosophical issues pertaining to the application of logic to natural language as well as elementary results of metalogic are discussed.
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PHL 236 - The Ideal State Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
In-depth study of Plato’s Republic that will introduce students to basic philosophical issues in most all the areas of philosophical inquiry. As we follow the conversation depicted in the dialogue, we encounter many important questions about ethics, the nature of the state, and the nature of knowledge and reality. Questions for exploration in this course are: Why is justice better than injustice? Will being just make one happy? What characterizes a citizen, a leader? How does gender affect social and political roles? What is truly real – and how do we know it? Plato’s views will be explored and critically examined.
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PHL 238 - Existentialism and Phenomenology Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Survey of two significant and related movements within philosophy. Historical background may be provided, and the course will cover important existential themes, such as those regarding the self, authenticity, responsibility and choice, anxiety, perspectivism, the meaning of death and of god - to name a few. Phenomenology and its method of inquiry may be explored as well as famous artistic works that incorporate existentialist ideas.
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PHL 243 - Intro Asian Philosophy Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Major themes in Asian philosophy. Readings include works on: Hinduism, Buddhism, Zen, Taoism and Confucius. The course focuses on common topics and problems in much of Asian philosophy - the nature of the self and the mind, the nature of reality, how understanding mind and nature promotes an ethical life in some sense. Supplemental readings on the topic of Chinese medical theory, chi gung and martial arts may also be explored. The course might also examine Taoist inspired art. Comparisons are made to Western philosophers and their positions on these topics.
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PHL 250 - Philosophy & Feminism Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Philosophical examination of the legal, economic, and ideological constraints on women (and other marginalized groups) in the context of the way these constraints play out in the real lives of women, as well as strategies to remove these constraints. The course will cover such issues as affirmative action, sex tourism, and the fashion/beauty complex.
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PHL 296 - Directed Study Credits variable; 1.00 to 6.00
Independent Study
Study under the supervision of a faculty member in an area covered in a regular course not currently being offered. Conditions and hours to be arranged.
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PHL 298 - Experience Program Credits variable; 1.00 to 6.00
Practicum / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: At least Sophomore standing, GPA 2.0 or greater. Permission of the instructor, department chair, and college dean.
Work experience at an elective level supervised for academic credit by a faculty member in an appropriate academic field. Conditions and hours to be arranged. Graded CR/NC. For specific procedures and regulations, see section of catalogue on Other Learning Experiences.
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PHL 300 - Spec Top in Philosophy Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: Semester course in Philosophy or permission of instructor
Offered as needed to present current topics in the field or other material of interest. The specific topic is stated when the course is scheduled. May be repeated with change of content.
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PHL 301 - Theory of Knowledge Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: Semester course in Philosophy or permission of instructor
An analysis of the scope and structure of knowledge and its relation to other human activities.
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PHL 303 - Metaphysics Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: Semester course in Philosophy or permission of instructor
A study of the nature of existence and of the kinds of things that exist; an investigation into the ultimate constituents of reality. Topics may include: universals and particulars, the reality of everyday objects, causation, the nature of time, substances, and the debate between realism and anti-realism. Examines challenges to the possibility of metaphysics as a coherent enterprise, and what the appropriate methodology of metaphysics should be.
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PHL 304 - Philosophy of Mind Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: Semester course in Philosophy or permission of instructor
An advanced study of the nature of the mind, and of the relationship between the mind and the brain. If the mind is something distinct from the brain, how is it able to cause bodily movement? Topics include various theories of the mental: dualism, materialism, functionalism, and behaviorism. Also examined are problems of mental causation, cognitive content, intentionality, and explanatory reduction.
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PHL 305 - Theories of Truth Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: Semester course in Philosophy or permission of instructor
A study of attempts to provide an adequate philosophical analysis of our pre-theoretical institutions about truth. Despite the centrality of truth throughout the history of philosophy, and its apparent role as a goal of inquiry in other disciplines, a debate continues regarding the nature of truth. The four major types of truth theories - correspondence, coherence, pragmatic, and minimalist - will be examined, as well as theories that are not subsumable under the previous headings. The contemporary debate is studied in relation to its historical predecessors. A central theme of the course is whether or not we need a robust account of truth instead of a minimalist account.
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PHL 307 - Ecofeminism:Philosophy & Practice Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Study of ecofeminism as systems of oppressions based on race, class, gender, sexuality, and ethnicity that stem from a cultural ideology that enables the oppression of nature. The course explores ecofeminist theories, literature, and practice, including ecofeminist ethics, and the applications of ecofeminism to the lives of individual men and women, as well as cultural institutions and organizations. Cross listed as WMS 307. Cross-listed with WGS 307
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PHL 311 - Philosophy of Language Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: Semester course in Philosophy or permission of instructor
An examination of how language relates to the world and to thought. Topics will include the nature of meaning, truth, metaphor, and linguistic competence; speech act theory; and the relationship between syntax, semantics, and pragmatics. Applications of formal logic to the understanding of language are also explored. Readings will include literature from both philosophy and psycholinguistics.
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PHL 315 - Ethics II Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: Semester course in Philosophy or permission of instructor
An examination of advanced issues in ethics. Material covered will include a wide range of both theoretical and applied issues.
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PHL 317 - Ethics & Hlth Care Prof Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: Junior Standing in Medical Laboratory Science, Philosophy, Nursing
An examination of the ethical aspects of the health care professions and the impact of ethical issues on the professional’s life. Topics include: responsibility, conscience, professional codes of ethics, privacy, informed consent, access to health care, loss and death. Cross-listed with AGH 317, GRT 317
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PHL 322 - The British Empiricists Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Central philosophical issues, both historical and critical, in the writings of Locke, Berkeley, and Hume. Topics include a selection from: innate ideas; substances and essences, personal identity; abstract ideas; theory of language; perception; materialism and idealism; induction; causation; or skepticism. The course may also include some discussion of other early modern empiricists, such as Hobbes or Reid.
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PHL 324 - The Continental Rationalists Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: Semester course in Philosophy or permission of instructor
Central philosophical issues, both historical and critical, in the writings of Descartes, Spinoza, Malebranche, and Leibniz. Topics include a selection from: theories of ideas; perception; substances and essences; qualities; human freedom; knowledge and skepticism; or proofs of God.
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PHL 325 - Philosophy of Religion Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: Semester course in Philosophy or permission of instructor
Analytical and constructive study of central concepts and essential manifestations of religion. Both historical and contemporary readings are required.
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PHL 326 - Philosophy of Law Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: Semester course in Philosophy or permission of instructor
Approaches to the philosophy of law. The course addresses questions like, What gives meaning to law? How is the law interpreted, or how are judicial interpretations justified? What is the relationship between law and morality, or law and culture or custom? The course examines a number of state and Supreme Court opinions (on issues like free speech and expressive liberties, reproductive issues, obscenity, legal ethics, jury nullification, and hate crime legislation) with a critical eye toward their philosophical or juridical soundness. This course is valuable for those considering careers in law, public affairs or politics.
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PHL 333 - Plato Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: Semester course in Philosophy or permission of instructor
Examination of Plato’s dialogues, exploring important ethical, epistemological, metaphysical and social views articulated within them, such as the unity of the virtues, weakness of the will, the theory of the Forms, the theory of recollection, the just individual and the just state, platonic love, to name a few. Important dialogues will be covered and critically examined. Questions concerning the dramatic and literary qualities of Plato’s philosophical work may also be addressed.
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PHL 334 - Aristotle Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: Semester course in Philosophy or permission of instructor
Examination of the writings of Aristotle, a student of Plato, examining his systematic approach to philosophy. Aristotle’s contributions to the development of logic, his view of the soul, the divine, and literary criticism (poetics), may be addressed in addition to his important views regarding metaphysics, ethics and the study of the natural world. Questions regarding the coherence and consistency of Aristotle’s system may be addressed as well as the relation between his thought and Plato’s.
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PHL 336 - Medieval Philosophy Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: Semester course in Philosophy or permission of instructor
Examination of a period of philosophy that was both a continuation of the Ancient Greek tradition and a precursor of Modern philosophy. This course will cover philosophy from Christian, Islamic and Jewish traditions, examining both the questions that characterized medieval philosophical inquiry and also distinctive literary forms through which philosophers presented their arguments.
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PHL 340 - Philosophy of Happiness Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: Semester course in Philosophy or permission of instructor
Exploration of historical and contemporary concepts of happiness, as well as causes of happiness. This course examines the nature of happiness, surveying philosophical perspectives on happiness, as well as the likely causes of happiness, utilizing current scientific studies on happiness to help inform the philosophical theories discussed. Insights from positive psychology may also be explored.
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PHL 341 - Philosophy of the Good Life Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Exploration of the nature of the good life. This course surveys historical and contemporary concepts of well-being as well as how these concepts relate to theories of happiness and theories of morality. The relationship between well-being and political and economic policy will also be examined from both a philosophical and scientific perspective.
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PHL 350 - Selfhood and Personal Identity Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: Semester course in Philosophy or permission of instructor
Philosophical theories of personal identity and selfhood. Topics covered include the Soul, Memory, Somatic, Psychological Continuity, or Narrative theories of personal identity; skepticism about personal identity; problems related to future selves; the unity of consciousness; or non-Western theories of personal identity.
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PHL 359 - Heidegger & Continental Philosophy Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: Semester course in Philosophy or permission of instructor
Detailed study of Heidegger’s hermeneutic phenomenology, investigated as a response to a historical view of subjectivity initiated by Descartes and continued by Kant and Husserl. More broadly, the course examines Heidegger’s view that his philosophy was a corrective to the tradition of Western metaphysics. Heidegger’s influence on Derrida, Merleau-Ponty, and Gadamer, among others, is examined. The implications of Heideggers thinking in relation to theories of human cognition and the possibility of artificial intelligence is also explored.
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PHL 360 - Mind, Meditation, and Phenomenology Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: Semester course in Philosophy or permission of instructor
Study of the intentional structures of meditative states and experiences. The course aims to familiarize students with phenomenological theories of intentionality. A variety of meditative traditions are surveyed in terms of both techniques and outcomes. The debate between constructivists, who believe meditative experiences are always mediated by culture, concepts, and expectations, and perennialists, who deny that all meditative experiences are mediated, is examined.
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PHL 365 - Buddhism Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: Semester course in Philosophy or permission of instructor
Basic Buddhist concepts, the historical origin and subsequent development of Buddhism, and Buddhist philosophy. This course will cover important Buddhist themes, such as the nature of suffering and happiness, Buddhist ethical principles, mindfulness and ignorance, dependent origination and impermanence, conventional and ultimate reality, the emptiness of persons, and karma, rebirth, and nirvana. Meditation may also be practiced. Cross-listed with REL 365
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PHL 371 - History of Contemporary Analytic & Continental Philosophy Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: Semester course in Philosophy or permission of instructor
Examines the historical development of major trends in contemporary Anglo-American or analytic philosophy and continental European philosophy. topics include the formal approaches of Frege and Russell, logical positivism, ordinary language philosophy, hermeneutics, and phenomenology. Attention will be given to areas of dialogue between traditions and to similarities of content often overlooked due to methodological and stylistic differences.
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PHL 396 - Directed Study Credits variable; 1.00 to 6.00
Independent Study
Study under the supervision of a faculty member in an area covered in a regular course not currently being offered. Conditions and hours to be arranged.
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PHL 399 - Intermediate Writing in Philosophy Credits 3Satisfies University Studies requirement: Intermediate Writing
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Intensive study of writing within philosophy, focusing on developing student facility with primary and secondary sources, critical analysis, and utilizing traditional library and internet research methods, with emphasis on technical writing skills for the discipline. Course topics may vary by semester.
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PHL 409 - Seminar Credits 3Satisfies University Studies requirement: Capstone Study
Seminar / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: Majors or Minors in Philosophy or permission of instructor
Intensive study of (1) major philosophers, such as Plato, Aristotle, Kant, Quine, and Wittgenstein, or (2) philosophers related by a common theme in development, such as Aquinas, Scotus, Ockham, or Locke, Berkeley, Hume, or Descartes, Spinoza, Leibnitz, or (3) current philosophical work. May be repeated with change of content.
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PHL 420 - Directed Honors Thesis Credits 3
Independent Study
Departmental guidance for a thesis developing out of the primary and continuing interest of the student.
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PHL 495 - Independent Study Credits variable; 1.00 to 6.00
Independent Study
Requirements: Prerequisite: Philosophy majors; Upper-division standing; permission of instructor, department chairperson and college dean
Study under the supervision of a faculty member in an area not otherwise part of the discipline’s course offerings. Conditions and hours to be arranged.
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PHL 496 - Directed Study Credits variable; 1.00 to 6.00
Independent Study
Study under the supervision of a faculty member in an area covered in a regular course not currently being offered. Conditions and hours to be arranged.
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PHP 101 - Pre-Health Professions Seminar Credits 1
Seminar
Requirements: Prerequisite: All students will be required to engage in service learning which may require off-campus travel. Permission of Instructor.
Career decision making models employed by students interested in entering selected health care professions. This course is intended for students planning to apply to an accredited graduate professional program or those who may transfer to similar undergraduate programs not offered as a major at UMD.
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PHY 101 - Introduction to Physics I Credits 3Satisfies University Studies requirement: Science of Natural World
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: PreReq: MTH 101 (148) or MTH 131 (150) or MTH 111 (151) or MTH 113 (153)
An introductory course in physics covering mechanics, heat, and thermodynamics. Emphasis is on fundamentals and their application to practical problems. Non-calculus presentation.
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PHY 102 - Introduction to Physics II Credits 3Satisfies University Studies requirement: Science of Natural World
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: PHY 101 or permission of instructor; Corequisite: MTH 102 recommended
Continuation of PHY 101. The topics covered include heat and thermodynamics, vibrations, optics, electricity and magnetism. Non-calculus presentation.
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PHY 103 - General Physics Lab I Credits 1
Laboratory / 2 hours per week
Requirements: PreReq: MTH 101 (148) or MTH 131 (150) or MTH 111 (151) or MTH 113 (153)
A laboratory course that accompanies PHY 101. An introduction to experimental techniques. Experiments in mechanics.
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PHY 104 - General Physics Lab II Credits 1
Laboratory / 2 hours per week
Requirements: Corequisite: PHY 102 or permission of instructor
A laboratory course that accompanies PHY 102. Experiments provide students with a solid understanding of basic DC circuit concepts and an introduction to AC circuits.
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PHY 109 - Freshman Seminar I Credits 3Satisfies University Studies requirement: Learning through Engagement
Seminar / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Pre-Req: Freshman Only
Seminar on fundamental topics and new discoveries in physics. Also an introduction to the physics major program and faculty research.
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PHY 110 - Freshman Seminar II Credits 1
Seminar / 3 hours per week
Continuation of PHY 109.
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PHY 111 - Physics for Science and Engineering I Credits 4Satisfies University Studies requirement: Science of Natural World
Lecture / 6 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: MTH 111 (151) or MTH 113 (153); Corequisite: MTH 114 (154)
Calculus-based introduction to the concepts of classical mechanics, emphasizing problem solving and covering the same topics as PHY 113. Topics include 1- and 2-dimensional kinematics and dynamics; Newton’s Laws of Motion; work, energy and momentum; and rotational motion and angular momentum. Many of these topics are further explored in laboratory experiments. This course may be repeated as PHY 113.
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PHY 112 - Physics for Science & Engineering II Credits 4Satisfies University Studies requirement: Science of Natural World
Lecture / 6 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: PHY 111 or PHY 113; Coreq: MTH 213
A calculus-based introduction to the concepts of electricity and magnetism, which covers the same topics as PHY 114. Topics include electric and magnetic fields, electric potential, capacitance and inductance, elementary circuits, and electromagnetic oscillations. Laboratory experiments provide students with an understanding of basic DC circuit concepts and an introduction to AC circuits. This course may be repeated as PHY 114.
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PHY 113 - Classical Physics I Credits 4
Lecture / 6 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: MTH 151 or MTH 153, or permission of instructor
Calculus-based introduction to classical mechanics, emphasizing problem solving. Topics include 1- and 2-dimensional kinematics and dynamics; Newton’s Laws of Motion; work, energy and momentum; and rotational motion and angular momentum. Many of these topics are further explored in laboratory experiments.
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PHY 114 - Classical Physics II Credits 4Satisfies University Studies requirement: Science of Natural World
Lecture / 6 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: PHY 111 or PHY 113; MTH 112 or MTH 114 or permission of instructor
A calculus-based introduction to the concepts of electricity and magnetism. Study of electric and magnetic fields, electric potential, capacitance and inductance, elementary circuits, and electromagnetic oscillations. Laboratory experiments provide students with a solid understanding of basic DC circuit concepts and an introduction to AC circuits.
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PHY 115 - Intro Classical Physics Credits 3Satisfies University Studies requirement: Science in Engaged Community Science of Natural World
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: MTH 151 or MTH 153
This course treats topics in classical physics from the areas of waves, optics, and thermodynamics. Two oral presentations with technical write-ups are required.
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PHY 120 - Principles of Engineering & Technology Credits 3
Lecture
A laboratory-based course that develops scientific reasoning skills by the study of basic physical concepts. Students study properties of matter (mass, volume, density, etc.). This course is for students accepted to the university into the START Program.
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PHY 121 - Principles of Engineering & Technology Credits 3
Lecture
Requirements: Prerequisite: PHY 120
Continuation of PHY 120. Students study properties of motion (position, velocity, acceleration, etc.). This course is for students accepted to the university into the special START Program.
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PHY 151 - Intro Astronomy Credits 3Satisfies University Studies requirement: Science of Natural World
Lecture / 3 hours per week
An introduction to astronomy that describes the advancement of astronomical knowledge and surveys the contents, properties, and physical processes of the universe. Simple mathematics will be used. Evening observing sessions at the UMass Dartmouth Observatory will be offered. The course is designed for non-science majors.
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PHY 161 - Science Tech & Society I Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Interaction of science and technology with the individual and contemporary society. Topics include forensic physics, including how science and technology are used in today’s judicial system.
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PHY 162 - Sci,Tech&Soc II:Environment Credits 3Satisfies University Studies requirement: Science in Engaged Community
Lecture / 3 hours per week
This course studies current environmental issues and their relations to technological choices. For example, air and water quality are examined in relation to the use of various renewable and non-renewable energy resources. The course is non-mathematical and satisfies 3 credits of the Natural Science requirement.
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PHY 171 - Planet Earth I Credits 3Satisfies University Studies requirement: Science of Natural World
Lecture / 3 hours per week
A course for non-science majors covering Earth’s origin and history; composition and structure of its interior, crust, oceans, and atmosphere; plate tectonics and sea floor spreading; seismology, volcanism and earthquakes; Earth’s magnetism; forces shaping Earth’s surface, faults and folds, erosion, sedimentation and weathering; and Earth’s materials, such as soil, minerals and ores, and igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks.
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PHY 172 - Planet Earth II Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Continuation of PHY 171, focusing on Earth’s resources: rare and abundant metals and their uses, history of life on Earth, the fossil record; energy and fossil fuels; nuclear energy sources, uranium, plutonium, and deuterium; water and its distribution, rate of use, and pollution; atmospheric-oceanic circulation and heat balance; weather and climate; humanity as agent of change on Earth.
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PHY 182 - Intro to the Weather Credits 3Satisfies University Studies requirement: Science of Natural World
Lecture / 3 hours per week
The fundamentals of atmospheric science. Basic physical principles which affect the general circulation of the atmosphere and their relation to the day-to-day sequence of weather events are discussed. As part of the course, students generate short-term forecasts using real time information available by computer from the internet.
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PHY 183 - Intro Global Climate Chg Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Using basic physical principles, this course concentrates on the science of climate change: what we know about it and the processes involved, and how we assess the underlying evidence of its causes. The course is aimed to meet the increasing need for citizens of the world to be scientifically literate about this issue.
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PHY 196 - Directed Study Credits variable; 1.00 to 6.00
Independent Study
Study under the supervision of a faculty member in an area covered in a regular course not currently being offered. Conditions and hours to be arranged.
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PHY 212 - Physic IV:Modern Physics Credits 3
Lecture
Introduction to modern physics: relativity, atomic and nuclear physics. Part of a four semester calculus-based sequence in the elements of physics. PHY 222 to be taken concurrently.
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PHY 213 - Applied Modern Physics Credits 3
Lecture / 4 hours per week
Requirements: Prereq: PHY 112 or 114
A first course in modern physics designed for engineering and physics students. It deals with light waves, diffraction, interference, and basic matter waves with an introduction to the Schringer equation. Basic atomic and nuclear physics is also introduced.
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PHY 225 - Introductory Experimental Physics I Credits 3Satisfies University Studies requirement: Intermediate Writing
Lecture / 4 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: ENL 101, ENL 102 & PHY 113; or Permission of Instructor
Introduction to measurement and analysis techniques in experimental physics. Skills developed include laboratory note taking and reporting, equipment calibration, error estimation and the use of apparatus such as multimeters and oscilloscopes. The lectures introduce the theory of error analysis and propagation, data interpretation and presentation, and scientific ethics.
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PHY 227 - Intro Experiment Phys II Credits 1
Laboratory / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: PHY 225; Corequisite: PHY 213
Continuation of PHY 225 with emphasis of development of measurement skills and data analysis abilities.
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PHY 234 - Intrm Math Physics Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Pre-reqs: PHY 112 or PHY 114; MTH 213 or MTH 211
The development of the mathematical and computational tools needed for solving more advanced physics problems. Series and complex numbers, complex roots and powers, linearity, special matrices, partial differentiation with change of variables, vector fields and physics of div, grad and curl. Analytical solutions and computer simulations are emphasized.
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PHY 251 - Intermediate Astronomy Credits 3Satisfies University Studies requirement: Science of Natural World
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Pre-req: PHY 251 or permission of instructor
Underlying physical processes that determine the appearance and behavior of astronomical objects, such as planets, stars, galaxies, and the universe itself will be emphasized. The technology of modern astronomical observation will also be discussed. Simple mathematics, including algebra and power-of-ten notation, will be used. Observations of celestial objects will be made at the university observatory.
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PHY 252 - Elementary Astrophysics Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Pre-req: PHY 112 or 114 or permission of instructor
Broad introduction to astrophysics, exploring basic topics and modern developments in the field, such as telescopes, the electromagnetic spectrum, and physical properties of stars, as well as the evolution of stars from stellar nurseries to stellar death. Other subjects might include cosmology, celestial mechanics, the structure of the solar system, and the planets. Observations of celestial objects will be made at the university observatory. The course is designed for students in technical majors such as physics, engineering, and mathematics.
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PHY 296 - Directed Study Credits variable; 1.00 to 6.00
Independent Study
Study under the supervision of a faculty member in an area covered in a regular course not currently being offered. Conditions and hours to be arranged.
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PHY 298 - Experience Program Credits variable; 1.00 to 6.00
Practicum
Requirements: Prerequisite: At least Sophomore standing, GPA 2.0 or greater. Permission of the instructor, department chair, and college dean.
Work experience at an elective level supervised for academic credit by a faculty member in an appropriate academic field. Conditions and hours to be arranged. Graded CR/NC. For specific procedures and regulations, see section of catalogue on Other Learning Experiences.
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PHY 300 - Undergraduate Seminar I Credits 3
Seminar / 3 hours per week
A seminar conducted at the sophomore-junior level on topics in contemporary physics, astrophysics and related topics.
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PHY 313 - Mechanics Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prereqs: PHY 115, 234 and MTH 211 or 213; or permission of instructor
Mechanics of particle systems including central force motion and two body scattering, accelerating coordinate systems, rigid body kinematics and dynamics, coupled oscillators, small vibrations and normal modes, introduction to Lagrangian methods. Analytical and numerical approaches towards problem solving emphasized.
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PHY 322 - Elec Device & Circuit II Credits 3
Lecture / 5 hours per week
Requirements: Pre-reqs: PHY 112 or 114; PHY 225; MTH 211 or 213; or permission of instructor
An activities-based introduction to basic DC and AC analog electronics and circuit theory in which students build, test, and troubleshoot a variety of electronic circuits involving discrete components and integrated circuits. Measurement techniques using the multimeter and oscilloscope will be covered. The course fulfills one semester of the two-semester upper-class laboratory requirement for physics major.
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PHY 341 - Mod Phys & Quant Mech I Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: PHY 213 & PHY 234 or permission or instructor
Experimental evidence leading to the development of modern physics, Bohr-Sommerfeld theory of the hydrogen atom. Special relativity, introduction to the Schringer equation with analytical and numerical solutions to simple one-dimensional bound and scattering problems, operators, uncertainty and superposition principles.
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