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  • 3.00 Credits

    Includes the study of language as symbols, the analysis of arguments, emotive and non-emotive language, the proper use of dedution and induction, logical fallacies, syllogisms, Venn diagrams, and truth-tables.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Investigates the theory and practice of ethics and morality. In-depth study of various theoretical perspectives-both Western and Eastern-will precede a study of ethical issues. The issues studied will include those of life and death, equality and discrimination, economic justice and globalization, medical and business ethics, environmental and animal rights, and violence, terrorism and war.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Provides ananalytical and comparative survey of the major living religions of the world: religions of India (proto-Hinduism, Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism and Sikhism), religions of the Far East (Confucianism, Taoism, East Asian Buddhism and Shinto) and religions of the Middle East (Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Christianity and Islam) with emphasis on their cultus, mythologies and ethical beliefs.
  • 4.00 Credits

    Provides, for the nonscience student, a base from which to view in a more conceptual rather than from primarily a mathematical way and to see that surprisingly few relation- ships make up the rules of nature. For the science student, it can lay the foundation for further students in physics.
  • 4.00 Credits

    This course is for allied health students and non-science majors. Basic areas of study are mechanics, properties of materials, heat, waves, and electricity with practical applications to everyday life and the human body. Mathematical techniques are developed as needed, and occasionally computers are used to obtain data.
  • 4.00 Credits

    Primarily for technical students requiring one semester of physics and for students to meet a general science require- ment, this course provides the student with basic concepts of physics. Major areas of study are mechanics, properties of matter, and heat, with selected topics on waves and electricity and magnetism. Applications to everyday life, the automobile, aircraft, chemical technology, and/or heating and air conditioning are cited. Computers are frequently used in lab for data acquisition and analysis.
  • 4.00 Credits

    A noncalculus-based survey of classical mechanics and heat for students. Topics studied include rectilinear motion; vectors and projectile motion; Newton's law of motion; work and energy; impulse, momentum, and collisions; circular motion and rotational dynamics; temperature; calorimetry; heat transfer; kinetic theory of gases; and thermodynamics. Computers are frequently used in lab for data acquisition and analysis.
  • 4.00 Credits

    This continuation of the algebra-based physics sequence includes major topics of wave motion; sound; reflection and refraction of light, mirrors, thin lenses, and optical instruments; interference and diffraction; electric fields; potential difference, current, resistance, and capacitance; DC and AC circuits; magnetic fields and forces; electro- magnetic induction; and nuclear decay and half-life. Computers are frequently used for data acquisition and analysis.
  • 4.00 Credits

    This calculus-based physics course provides an in-depth study of mechanics and heat. Major topics in mechanics are measurement, vectors, friction, equilibrium of a particle and a rigid body, description of motion in a straight line and in a plane, Newton's laws of motion and universal gravitation, work and energy, and momentum. Major topics in heat are temperature and expansion, heat measurements, heat transfer, thermodynamics, and kinetic molecular theory. The laboratory supports the theory and emphasizes experimental techniques and error analysis. Computers are used extensively in the laboratory for data acquisition and analysis.
  • 4.00 Credits

    This continuation of the calculus-based physics sequence includes an in-depth study of electricity and magnetism, waves, sound, and light, and selected topics in modern physics. Major topics studied in electricity and magnetism are Coulomb's Law; electric field and potential; capacitance; electric current, resistance, and electromotive force; direct current circuits and instruments; magnetic fields and forces; induce emf; inductance; alternating current circuits; and electromagnetic waves. The study of waves and sound includes the mathematical description of waves and acoustical phenomena. The study of light includes both geometric and physical optics. Special topics in modern physics include quanta, the nucleus, and nuclear decay and transformations. The laboratory supports the theory and provides a great range in experimental techniques. Computers are used for data acquisition and analysis when appropriate.
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