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PHIL 3072 Philosphy of Rawls (3)
A close examination of some of the key texts in the political philosophy of John Rawls.
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PHIL 3090 Friedrich Nietzsche (3)
See GERM 3090 .
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PHIL 3950 Introduction to Epistemology (3)
Survey of central issues in the theory of knowledge; knowledge as justified true belief; the Gettier problem; induction as a source of justification; a priori knowledge; fallibilist vs. infallibilist and internalist vs externalist conceptions of justification; structure of justification.
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PHIL 4002 Philosophy of Film (3)
Theories of Film.
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PHIL 4003 Contemporary French Philosophy (3)
Major contemporary French philosophers, including Bergson, Sartre, Merleau-Ponty, De Beauvoir, Levinas, Derrida, Foucault, Nancy Ricoeur, Marion, Janicaud; themes such as the rethinking of ethics, the question of humanism and political thought; intellectual movements such as structuralism and post-structuralism, phenomenology, hermeutics and deconstruction, feminism and psychoanalysis.
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PHIL 4010 Symbolic Logic II (3)
Also offered as LING 4010 . Prereq.: PHIL 2010 /LING 2010 or consent of instructor. Syntax and basic model theory of classical first order logic; soundness and completeness.
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PHIL 4011 Topics in Advanced Logic (3)
Also offered as LING 4011 . Prereq.: PHIL 4010 /lLING 4010 or consent of instructor. Topics may include advanced metatheory of symbolic languages, intensional logics and Montague grammar.
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PHIL 4098 Politics and Ethics (3)
See POLI 4098 .
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PHIL 4786 Selected Topics (3)
May be taken for a max. of 6 sem. hrs. when topics vary.
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PHIL 4914 Philosophy of Language (3)
Also offered as LING 4914 . Prereq.: one logic course or consent of instructor. Various theories of meaning, their implications and presuppositions and their relevance to issues in such areas as theory of perception, theory of truth, metaphysics, ethics, philosophy of mind and action.
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PHIL 4922 Plato (3)
Prereq.: PHIL 2033 or equivalent. Topics from Plato’s epistemology and metaphysics.
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PHIL 4924 Aristotle (3)
Prereq.: PHIL 2033 or equivalent. Topics from Aristotle’s Metaphysics, Physics, De Anima and the logical treatises.
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PHIL 4928 Medieval Philosophy (3)
Also offered as REL 4928 . Analysis of key themes, traditions and figures in medieval philosophy.
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PHIL 4933 Locke, Berkeley, Hume (3)
Language, epistemology, ontology, self, God, causation, realism and idealism in the writings of these British empiricists.
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PHIL 4935 Kant (3)
Prereq.: PHIL 2035 or equivalent. Basic topics and arguments of Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason.
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PHIL 4936 19th Century Philosophy (3)
Prereq.: PHIL 2033 and PHIL 2035 or equivalent. 19th century philosophy, with emphasis on German thought; readings in Fichte, Hegel, Marx, Nietzsche, Bergson and others.
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PHIL 4939 Kierkegaard (3)
Also offered as REL 4939 . Study of his works, such as, Either/Or, The Sickness Unto Death, Fear and Trembling, Concluding Unscientific Postscript, Stages on Life‟s Way and The Present Age.
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PHIL 4940 Aesthetics (3)
Meaning and truth in the arts; artistic intention; critical canons.
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PHIL 4941 Philosophy of Mind (3)
Prereq.: PHIL 2033 and PHIL 2035 or equivalent. Recent philosophical treatments of human nature; the mind-body problem; identity of the person in time; the person as rational and volitional; and relation of the person to the world.
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PHIL 4942 Topics in Meta-Ethics (3)
Prereq.: two courses in philosophy or consent of instructor. May be taken for a max. of 6 sem. hrs. of credit when topics vary. Naturalistic fallacy, truth and meaning, realism an objectivity, motivation and practical reasoning, autonomy and justification of ethical theory.
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PHIL 4943 Problems in Ethical Theory (3)
Prereq.: two courses in philosophy or consent of instructor. May be taken for a max. of 6 sem. hrs. of credit when topics vary. Egoism, utilitarianism, deontological systems, intuitionism, moral particularism, virtue ethics, relativism, weakness of will and value theory.
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PHIL 4945 Problems in Political Philosophy (3)
Prereq.: PHIL 1000 or PHIL 2020 or PHIL 3052 or equivalent. Freedom, obligation, authority, justice, law, the state and revolution.
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PHIL 4947 Topics in Philosophy of Law (3)
Applied issues in philosophy of law, including philosophical analysis of Supreme Court rulings.
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PHIL 4948 Phenomenology (3)
Prereq.: PHIL 2035 or equivalent. Contemporary phenomenology; readings in Husserl.
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PHIL 4949 Topics in Philosophy of Gender (3)
Prereq.: permission of instructor. May be taken for a max. of 6 sem. hrs. of credit when topics vary.
Philosophical analysis of issues of sex, gender, sexuality, or feminism.
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PHIL 4951 Philosophy of Science (3)
Prereq.: consent of instructor. Philosophical issues related to concept formation and theory construction in the natural, behavioral and social sciences.
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PHIL 4952 Topics in Metaphysics (3)
May be taken for a max. of 6 sem. hrs. of credit when topics vary. Topics include ontology, modalities, universals, truth, causation, reductionism, identity (physical and personal), realism and the meaning of life.
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PHIL 4953 Contemporary Analytic Philosophy (3)
Prereq.: one logic course and either PHIL 2035 or PHIL 4933 . Topics from leading philosophers in such contemporary movements as logical empiricism, formalism and ordinary language analysis, including readings from Moore, Russell, Wittgenstein, Carnap, Goodman, Ryle, Strawson and Quine.
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PHIL 4954 Recent Speculative Philosophy (3)
Prereq.: Two other philosophy courses or consent of instructor. Theories of being and knowing in recent absolute idealism, process philosophy and phenomenological existentialism.
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PHIL 4955 Philosophy of Biology (3)
Philosophical issues raised by evolutionary theory and the life sciences.
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PHIL 4972 Kant’s Moral Philosophy (3)
Study of selected Kant’s works in moral philosophy such as, Groundwork of the Metaphysic of Morals, Metaphysics of Morals, Critique of Practical Reason and Anthropology From A Pragmatic Point of View.
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PHIL 4991 Independent Reading and Research (1-3)
Prereq.: written consent of instructor and department. May be taken for a max. of 6 hrs. of credit when topics vary. Total credit earned as a graduate student in PHIL 4991 and PHIL 7991 combined may not exceed 9 hrs.
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PHIL 7901 Seminar in Contemporary Analytic Philosophy (3)
Philosophy of language, metaphysics, realism, anti-realism and philosophy of logic and mathematics.
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PHIL 7903 Seminar in Continental Philosophy (3)
Major figures and/or movements in continental philosophy.
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PHIL 7905 Seminar in History of Philosophy (3)
May be taken for a max. of 9 hrs. of credit when topics vary. Study of a major philosopher or school of philosophy.
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PHIL 7910 Seminar (3)
Prereq.: May be offered as LING 7910 when topic is appropriate. May be taken for a max. of 6 hrs. of credit when topics vary.
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PHIL 7991 Independent Reading and Research (1-6)
Prereq.: written consent of instructor and departmental director of graduate studies. Total credit earned as a graduate student in PHIL 4991 and PHIL 7991 combined may not exceed 9 sem. hrs.
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PHIL 8000 Thesis Research (1-12 per sem.)
“S”/”U”grading.
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PHSC 1001 Physical Science (3)
[LCCN: CPHY 1023, Physical Science I] This is a General Education course. Prereq.: MATH 1021 . Credit will not be given for both this course and any other college-level physics course. First half of a two-semester survey course in the physical sciences; topics in the first semester are taken primarily from the field of physics.
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PHSC 1002 Physical Science (3)
[LCCN: CPHY 1033, Physical Science II] This is a General Education course. Prereq.: PHSC 1001 . Credit will not be given for both this course and any other college-level astronomy course. Second half of a two-semester survey course in the physical sciences; topics in the second semester are taken primarily from the fields of astronomy, chemistry and geology.
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PHSC 1021 Physical Science with Laboratory (3)
Prereq.: MATH 1021 or MATH 1029 . Credit will not be given for this course and PHSC 1001 . 2 hrs. lecture; 2 hrs. lab. Exposition of physical science concepts through laboratory investigations; topics such as nature of matter, forces and motion, electricity and magnetism and sound.
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PHSC 1022 Physical Science with Laboratory (3)
Prereq.: MATH 1021 or MATH 1029 . Credit will not be given for this course and PHSC 1001 . 2 hrs. lecture; 2 hrs. lab. Exposition of physical science concepts through laboratory investigations; topics such as changes in matter, light and color, energy and observational astronomy.
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Physics Prerequisites - All prerequisites in physics courses should be rigidly observed.
Corequisites - A student may not continue in a course after dropping a corequisite course prior to the last day of the midsemester examination period.
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PHYS 1201 General Physics for Physics Majors (4)
This is a General Education course. Prereq.: credit or registration in MATH 1550 or MATH 1551 .
Primarily for students intending to major in physics. Credit will not be given for this course and PHYS 2001 , PHYS 2110 , PHYS 2112 . 4 hrs. lecture/demonstration. Fundamentals of classical physics and some concepts of modern physics; calculus and vector analysis introduced and used in development of subject matter.
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PHYS 1202 General Physics for Physics Majors (4)
This is a General Education course. Prereq.: PHYS 1201 and credit or registration in MATH 1552 or MATH 1553 .
Primarily for students intending to major in physics. Credit will not be given for this course and PHYS 2002 or PHYS 2113 . 4 hrs. lecture/demonstration. Fundamentals of classical physics and some concepts of modern physics; calculus and vector analysis introduced and used in development of subject matter.
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PHYS 1208 General Physics Laboratory for Physics Majors (1)
Prereq.: credit or registration in PHYS 1201 . Credit will not be given for this course and PHYS 2108 . Laboratory to accompany PHYS 1201 .
3 hrs. lab.
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PHYS 1209 General Physics Laboratory for Physics Majors (1)
Prereq.: credit or registration in PHYS 1202 . Credit will not be given for this course and PHYS 2109 . Laboratory to accompany PHYS 1202 . 3 hrs. lab.
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PHYS 2001 General Physics I (3)
[LCCN: CPHY 2113, 2114, Physics I (Algebra/Trig Based)] This is a General Education course. Prereq.: MATH 1022 or MATH 1023 or MATH 1550 or MATH 1551 . Credit will not be given for this course and PHYS 1201 , PHYS 2110 , PHYS 2112 . Mechanics, heat, sound, light, electricity and magnetism; topics in modern physics.
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PHYS 2002 General Physics II (3)
[LCCN: CPHY 2123, 2124, Physics II (Algebra/Trig Based)] This is a General Education course. Prereq.: PHYS 2001 and MATH 1022 or MATH 1023 or MATH 1550 or MATH 1551 . Credit will not be given for this course and PHYS 1202 or PHYS 2112 , PHYS 2113 . 3 hrs. lecture/demonstration. Mechanics, heat, sound, light, electricity and magnetism; topics in modern physics.
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PHYS 2108 Introductory Physics Laboratory (1)
[LCCN: CPHY 2111, 2114, 2131, Physics I Lab (Algebra/Trig Based), (Calculus Based)] Prereq.: credit or registration in PHYS 2001 or PHYS 2110 . Credit will not be given for both this course and PHYS 1208 . Laboratory to accompany PHYS 2001 or PHYS 2110 .
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PHYS 2109 General Physics Laboratory (1)
[LCCN: CPHY 2121, 2124, 2141, Physics II Lab (Algebra/Trig Based), (Calculus Based] Prereq.: PHYS 2108 and credit or registration in PHYS 2002 or PHYS 2113 . Credit will not be given for both this course and PHYS 1209 . Laboratory to accompany PHYS 2002 and PHYS 2113 . Electricity, magnetism, geometrical and physical optics and other topics in modern physics.
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PHYS 2110 Particle Mechanics (3)
[LCCN: CPHY 2133, Physics I (Calculus Based)] This is a General Education course. Credit will not be given for this course and PHYS 2001 and PHYS 1201 . Prereq.: grade of “C” or better in MATH 1550 ; credit or registration in MATH 1552 or MATH 1553 . Vectors, forces and motion, Newton’s Laws, conservation of energy and momentum, rotational kinematics and dynamics, equilibrium and elasticity, oscillations.
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PHYS 2112 Fluids, Thermodynamics, Waves, and Modern Physics (3)
[LCCN: CPHY 2143, Physics II (Calculus Based)] This is a General Education course. Credit will not be given for this course and PHYS 2001 and PHYS 1201 . Prereq.: grade of “C” or better in PHYS 2110 and MATH 1552 or MATH 1553 . Fluids, oscillations and waves, thermodynamics, modern physics.
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PHYS 2113 Fields: Gravity, Electricity, and Magnetism (3)
[LCCN: CPHY 2153, Physics III (Calculus Based)] This is a General Education course. Credit will not be given for this course and PHYS 2002 and PHYS 1202 . Prereq.: grade of “C” or better in PHYS 2110 and MATH 1552 or MATH 1553 . Gravitation and electromagnetism, gravitational fields, electric and magnetic fields, currents and circuits, induction, Maxwell’s Equations.
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PHYS 2203 Introductory Modern Physics (3)
Prereq.: PHYS 1202 or PHYS 2112 , PHYS 2113 . Elementary modern physics; special relativity, wave/particle duality, quantum mechanics, hydrogen atom, many-electron atoms, nuclear structure elementary particles, solid state, astrophysics and cosmology.
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PHYS 2207 Introductory Modern Physics Laboratory (1)
Prereq.: PHYS 1209 . Coreq.: PHYS 2203 . For physics majors only. Laboratory to accompany PHYS 2203 .
3 hrs. lab.
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PHYS 2221 Introduction to Mechanics (3)
Prereq.: MATH 2057 ; PHYS 1202 or both PHYS 2112 and PHYS 2113 .
Basic concepts of mechanics with emphasis on corresponding mathematical techniques.
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PHYS 2231 Electricity and Magnetism (3)
Prereq.: PHYS 2221 or CHEM 4581 and credit or registration in MATH 2065 or MATH 2090 . Electricity and magnetism; static and quasistatic electromagnetic fields in vacua and in dielectric and magnetic media.
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PHYS 2401 Introduction to Concepts in Physics (3)
[LCCN: CPHY 1013, Introduction to Concepts in Physics] This is a General Education course. Prereq.: MATH 1021 or an ACT math score of at least 25. Primarily for students in liberal arts and education. Historical evolution and underlying philosophy of principles of physics; provides appreciation of physics; does not develop technical skill.
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PHYS 2411 Computational Science I (3)
Prereq.: CSC 1253 or equivalent and one of the following three choices: PHYS 2221 ; or MATH 2057 and PHYS 1202 or both PHYS 2112 and PHYS 2113 ; or CHEM 4581 and credit or registration in MATH 2065 (or MATH 2090 ). 2 hrs. lecture; 2 hrs. lab. Introduction to symbolic manipulation and numerical techniques used to analyze or simulate a broad range of physical systems.
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PHYS 2995 Undergraduate Seminar (1)
Prereq.: consent of instructor and department chair. May be repeated for a max. of 6 hrs. of credit. Individual reading in current areas of physics, topics in professional development and presentation of undergraduate research.
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PHYS 3098 Instrumentation Electronics for Scientists (3)
Prereq.: PHYS 1202 or both PHYS 2112 and PHYS 2113 ; PHYS 2207 ; CSC 1253 or equivalent. For physics majors only. 2 hrs. lecture; 3 hrs. lab. Basic electronic technology and circuits used in scientific instrumentation; circuit analysis, discrete components, operational amplifiers, digital electronics and microcontrollers.
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PHYS 4005 Science Research Methods (3)
See BIOL 4005 .
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PHYS 4112 Intermediate Mathematical Physics (3)
Prereq.: PHYS 2221 or CHEM 4581 and credit or registration in MATH 2065 or MATH 2090 . Mathematical methods of physics, with application to selected problems.
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PHYS 4123 Intermediate Mechanics (3)
Prereq.: PHYS 2221 and MATH 2057 . Lagrangian mechanics; central force motion; rigid body dynamics; small oscillations.
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PHYS 4125 Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics (3)
Prereq.: PHYS 2203 or CHEM 3491 ; PHYS 2221 or CHEM 4581 ; credit or registration in MATH 2065 or MATH 2090 . Basic physical concepts and methods appropriate for description of systems involving many particles; unified view point of thermodynamics, statistical mechanics and kinetic theory.
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PHYS 4132 Electromagnetism and Electromagnetic Waves (3)
Prereq.: PHYS 2231 . Continuation of PHYS 2231 . Emphasis on electromagnetic waves and radiation.
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PHYS 4135 Modern Optics (3)
Prereq.: PHYS 2221 and MATH 2065 or MATH 2090 ; or CHEM 4581 and MATH 2065 or MATH 2090 . Review of geometrical optics and optical instruments, scalar diffraction theory, spatial filtering and holography, Gaussian beam optics, optical resonators, lasers and optical properties of materials.
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PHYS 4141 Introduction to Quantum Mechanics (3)
Prereq.: PHYS 2221 and credit or registration in MATH 2065 or MATH 2090 ; or CHEM 4581 and credit or registration in MATH 2065 or MATH 2090 . Elementary principles of quantum mechanics, including Schrodinger equation, one-dimensional problems, harmonic oscillator, angular momentum, perturbation theory, matrix mechanics and spin.
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PHYS 4142 Introduction to Quantum Mechanics (3)
Prereq.: PHYS 4141 . Elementary principles of quantum mechanics, including Schrodinger equation, one-dimensional problems, harmonic oscillator, angular momentum, perturbation theory, matrix mechanics and spin.
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PHYS 4261 Introduction to Solid-State Physics (3)
Prereq.: PHYS 2203 or PHYS 4141 . Properties of the crystalline state and the free-electron; band theories of metals, insulators and semiconductors.
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PHYS 4271 Subatomic Physics (3)
Prereq.: PHYS 2203 or PHYS 4141 . Nuclear and particle properties, abundance and stability of nuclei, strong, weak and electromagnetic forces, nuclear instrumentation, particle accelerators and detectors, nuclear reactions and particle and nuclear astrophysics.
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PHYS 4398 Undergraduate Research (1-3)
Prereq.: consent of instructor and department chair. May be taken for a max. of 6 sem. hrs. credit. Recommended for students who will take PHYS 4399 . Research project conducted under supervision of individually selected faculty member.
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PHYS 4399 Senior Thesis (3)
Prereq.: consent of instructor and department chair. Students should consider taking PHYS 4398 as preparation for this course. Individual research project conducted and reported under supervision of individually selected faculty member.
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PHYS 4750 Special Topics in Physics (3)
Prereq.: consent of instructor. May be taken for a max. of 6 sem. hrs. credit if topics vary.
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PHYS 4991 Special Problems in Physics (1-3)
Prereq.: thorough knowledge of the fundamentals of physics and mathematics, demonstrated ability in science and consent of instructor and department chair. May be taken for a max. of 6 sem. hrs. credit. Individual reading and theoretical and/or experimental work on advanced problems in physics.
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PHYS 4995 Undergraduate Senior Seminar (1)
Prereq.: consent of instructor and department chair. For junior and senior students. May not be taken concurrently with PHYS 2995 . May be repeated for a max. of 4 hrs. of credit. Individual reading in current topics, professional development, presentations of research articles and student research projects.
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PHYS 6121 Classical Physics for Teachers (3)
Prereq.: PHYS 2002 or both PHYS 2112 and PHYS 2113 . For high school and junior college teachers; part of the MNS degree program. Application of conservation principles to development of classical physics.
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PHYS 6198 Laboratory Methods for Teachers (3)
Prereq.: PHYS 2002 or both PHYS 2112 and PHYS 2113 . May be taken for a max. of 9 hrs. of credit. For high school and junior college teachers; part of the MNS degree program. 1 hr. lecture; 6 hrs. lab. Analysis of laboratory experiments in current high school physics curricula; selected experiments in modern physics.
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PHYS 6991 Seminar in Current Developments in Physics Curriculum Materials (1-3)
Prereq.: PHYS 2002 or both PHYS 2112 and PHYS 2113 . For high school and junior college teachers; part of the MNS degree program. May be taken for a max. of 6 sem. hrs. credit.
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PHYS 7211 Mathematical Methods of Theoretical Physics (3)
Prereq.: PHYS 4112 or equivalent. Advanced topics in mathematical methods of theoretical physics; mathematical foundations of quantum mechanics.
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PHYS 7212 Mathematical Methods of Theoretical Physics (3)
Prereq.: PHYS 7211 . Advanced topics in mathematical methods of theoretical physics; mathematical foundations of quantum mechanics.
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PHYS 7221 Classical Mechanics (3)
Su Study of particle mechanics and rigid body mechanics using the methods of Lagrange’s equations, Hamilton’s equations, canonical transformations and Hamilton-Jacobi theory.
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PHYS 7225 Statistical Mechanics (3)
Principles of classical and quantum statistics, with application to special problems.
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PHYS 7231 Classical Electrodynamics (3)
Problems in electrostatics and magnetostatics; Maxwell’s equations, electromagnetic waves, wave guides, and antennas; relativistic electrodynamics and radiation from moving charges.
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PHYS 7232 Classical Electrodynamics (3)
Prereq.: PHYS 7231 is prerequisite for 7232. Problems in electrostatics and magnetostatics; Maxwell’s equations, electromagnetic waves, wave guides, and antennas; relativistic electrodynamics and radiation from moving charges.
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PHYS 7241 Quantum Mechanics (3)
Prereq.: PHYS 4142 or equivalent. Basic concepts of nonrelativistic quantum mechanics, operators and matrices, intrinsic and orbital angular momenta, perturbation theory, atomic structure, second quantization and scattering theory.
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PHYS 7242 Quantum Mechanics (3)
Prereq.: PHYS 7241 . Basic concepts of nonrelativistic quantum mechanics, operators and matrices, intrinsic and orbital angular momenta, perturbation theory, atomic structure, second quantization and scattering theory.
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PHYS 7336 General Relativity (3)
General tensor analysis; postulates of general relativity, field equations, equations of motion, interior and exterior Schwarzchild solutions; cosmology.
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PHYS 7343 Advanced Quantum Mechanics (3)
Prereq.: PHYS 7242 . The Lorentz group, relativistic wave equations, introduction to quantum field theory.
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PHYS 7353 Atomic and Optical Physics I (3)
Prereq.: PHYS 7242 Applications of quantum mechanics to atomic systems and their interaction with radiation; spectral levels, photo-absorption and collisions with charged particles.
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PHYS 7354 Atomic and Optical Physics II (3)
Prereq.: PHYS 7353 . Applications of quantum mechanics to atomic systems and their interaction with radiation; spectral levels, photo-absorption and collisions with charged particles.
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PHYS 7360 Low-Temperature Physics (3)
Properties of matter at temperatures near absolute zero; methods of producing low temperatures; superfluidity of liquid helium, superconductivity, magnetic effects and adiabatic demagnetization.
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PHYS 7363 Condensed Matter Physics (3)
Prereq.: PHYS 7225 and PHYS 7242 . Application of quantum mechanics and statistical mechanics to condensed matter; lattice vibrations, energy bands in crystals, transport properties, collective excitations, ferromagnetism and superconductivity; theory of Fermi and Bose quantum fluids, phase transitions and critical phenomena.
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PHYS 7364 Condensed Matter Physics (3)
Prereq.: PHYS 7363 . Application of quantum mechanics and statistical mechanics to condensed matter; lattice vibrations, energy bands in crystals, transport properties, collective excitations, ferromagnetism and superconductivity; theory of Fermi and Bose quantum fluids, phase transitions and critical phenomena.
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PHYS 7373 Nuclear Physics (3)
Prereq.: PHYS 4271 and PHYS 7241 . Applications of quantum mechanics to the two-nucleon system, to a system of many nucleons and to nuclear reactions, with comparisons between theory and experimental results.
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PHYS 7383 High Energy Particle Physics (3)
Prereq.: PHYS 7231 and PHYS 7242 . Strong electromagnetic and weak interactions of hadrons and leptons, including symmetries and selection rules; quantum chromodynamics and electroweak theory; accelerator and nonaccelerator experiments including cosmic rays and high energy astrophysics.
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PHYS 7398 Graduate Laboratory (3)
1 hr. lecture; 6 hrs. lab. Practical experience in modern experimental physics laboratory techniques.
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PHYS 7411 Computational Physics (3)
Prereq.: PHYS 7211 . Basic numerical techniques for solution of mathematical equations, including coupled linear algebraic and differential equations and numerical simulation techniques; emphasis on application to physical problems.
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PHYS 7412 Computational Physics (3)
Prereq.: PHYS 7411 . Basic numerical techniques for solution of mathematical equations, including coupled linear algebraic and differential equations and numerical simulation techniques; emphasis on application to physical problems.
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PHYS 7463 Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics (3)
Prereq.: PHYS 7242 . Density functional theory of electronic structure, mean field and renormalization group theory of phase transitions; linear response theory; quantum transport, Landau theory of Fermi liquids; systems of strongly interacting electrons, superconductivity.
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