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2017-18 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Courses

NOTE: Certain courses and programs require the use and/or handling of hazardous materials or equipment. Students are expected to follow all safety instructions and to take the required safety precautions including, but not limited to, the use of personal protection equipment (PPE) during the course or program to prevent incidences of injury to self or other students.
 

Physical Education
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

  • PHED 2800 - Introduction to Physical Education

    2 credit hours
    Introduces prospective students to the field of physical education. For those interested in teaching/coaching physical activities. Students taken through a broad range of activities in classrooms, gymnasiums, and outdoors.


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  • PHED 3200 - Somatic Movement

    3 credit hours
    An introduction to Somatics offering a diverse spectrum of movement experiences and techniques aimed at studying the unity of mind and body. History, theory, and practice explored to cultivate and promote mental, physical, and emotional health and well-being. Includes Eastern and Western modalities emphasizing Pilates, Yoga, Dance, and Tai Chi.


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  • PHED 3300 - First Aid and Safety Education

    3 credit hours
    (Same as HLTH 3300 .) Deals with first aid measures, accident prevention, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Addresses issues related to drug use/abuse and related acts of violence. Satisfactory completion of the course qualifies the student for Emergency Care and Safety Institute Standard First Aid and CPR certificates.


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  • PHED 3430 - Skill Themes: Games, Gymnastics, and Rhythms

    3 credit hours
    Fundamental areas of educational gymnastics, educational games, and educational/creative dance/rhythms. How movement education relates to an individual child’s personal development–intellectually, emotionally, socially, and physically. Activities suitable for the needs, abilities, and interests of children and developmentally appropriate practices.


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  • PHED 3500 - Physical Education for Early Childhood

    3 credit hours
    Principles, teaching strategies, and curriculum activities for young children. Planning age-appropriate physical activities and designing developmentally appropriate motor skill experiences for young children. Extensive practicum experiences in teaching. Two one-hour lectures and two one-hour labs per week.


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  • PHED 3720 - Fitness Education K-12

    3 credit hours
    Planning, teaching, and participating in individual and group fitness programs for K-12. Offers preparation to administer and interpret assessment of related components with the understanding of physiological principles related to exercise in the K-12 student. Major lifetime wellness activities covered.


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  • PHED 3760 - Teaching Water Safety

    2 credit hours
    (Same as HLTH 3760 .) Prerequisite: Beginning Swimming or pass a swimming assessment (must take before drop/add period ends). Designed to provide knowledge and skills needed for physical educators and recreational leaders to teach water safety.


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  • PHED 3800 - Teaching in Physical Education

    3 credit hours
    Focuses on planning and instruction in the K-12 physical education setting including environmental arrangements, task presentation, content development, and classroom management. Also includes information about history, philosophy, and current trends of the profession of teaching physical education.


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  • PHED 3810 - Directing Intramurals

    2 credit hours
    Opportunity to observe the art of teaching and the act of learning in physical education and health classes at the elementary, middle, and high school levels. Students will use observation tools in public school settings designed to help them recognize the varied responsibilities and skills needed in teaching physical education.


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  • PHED 3850 - Foundations of Physical Education

    3 credit hours
    Lectures, discussion, and reports introduce students to the importance of physical activity and nutritional values as they relate to lifetime wellness. Study of physical education through its history, philosophy, leadership, and organization including related principles from biology, physiology, sociology, and psychology.


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  • PHED 3900 - Adapted Physical Education

    3 credit hours
    For physical education teacher candidates interested in improving the quality of physical education programs for students with disabilities. Includes best practices and approaches to planning and implementing physical education instruction for the inclusion of children and adults with disabilities in the educational, recreational, and physical fitness process and placement in the least restrictive environments and community programs. Addresses the unique needs of future physical education teachers.


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  • PHED 4001 - Pedagogy of Physical Education Practicum

    1 credit hour
    Corequisite: PHED 4000 . Provides teacher candidates with practicum experiences with peers and youth in physical education. Students will have an opportunity to apply and develop the skills and knowledge gained in PHED 4000 .


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  • PHED 4340 - Fitness Education for the Adult

    3 credit hours
    (Same as HLTH 4340 /REC 4340 .) Planning, teaching, and participating in individual and group fitness programs for the adult. Offers preparation for administering and interpreting assessments of related components with understanding of physiological principles related to exercise in the adult. Major lifetime wellness activities covered.


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  • PHED 4400 - Motor Behavior

    3 credit hours
    Processes related to the learning, control, and coordination of movement. Principles in motor learning, motor development, and motor control addressed in relation to movement and skill acquisition. Examines the major behavioral and control processes underlying the learning and performance of motor skills.


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  • PHED 4470 - Educational Rhythms for Teachers

    2 credit hours
    Educational rhythms for teaching physical education. Rhythmic skills, progressive movement, and creative physical activities explored and utilized for the student’s understanding of educational rhythms. Explores educational rhythms as an academic discipline as well as an art form and as a lifelong social/recreational activity.


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  • PHED 4600 - Technology Applications

    1 credit hour
    Prerequisite: An introductory course in computer literacy or equivalent with instructor permission; corequisite: PHED 4601 . Understanding and competency using a variety of technology applications related to the profession. Students required to enroll in corresponding lab during the same semester.


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  • PHED 4710 - Authentic Assessment in Teaching Physical Education

    3 credit hours
    Authentic assessment techniques used in teaching physical education. Matching appropriate assessment to different types of assessment instruments and to the objectives of the physical education curriculum. Computer applications related to assessment in physical education used.


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  • PHED 4780 - Curriculum in Physical Education

    3 credit hours
    For physical education teacher candidates interested in improving the quality of physical education programs for students with and without disabilities. Reviews best practices and approaches to planning and implementing instruction, as well as the curriculum models of physical education. Addresses unique needs of future physical education teachers.


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  • PHED 4801 - Teaching Elementary Physical Education Practicum

    3 credit hours
    Practicum experiences in teaching physical education to children with special emphasis on lesson planning, management, assessment, task presentation, and content development.


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  • PHED 4900 - Secondary Physical Education Teaching Methods

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: Admission to teacher education program; PHED 3900 , PHED 4000 , PHED 4001 , PHED 4710 , and PHED 4780  all with minimum grade of C. Opportunity to observe the art of teaching and the act of learning in physical education classes at the secondary level. Advanced study and practice of effective teaching and learning theory in secondary physical education related to classroom, gymnasium, and field situations.


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  • PHED 4901 - Teaching Secondary Physical Education Practicum

    3 credit hours
    Practicum experiences in teaching physical education to middle and high school learners with special emphasis on lesson planning, management, assessment, task presentation, and content development.


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  • PHED 4910 - Applied Kinesiology and Biomechanics

    3 credit hours
    Study of the analysis of human movement based on the anatomical, physiological, and mechanical principles of human activities. Laboratory experiences included.


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  • PHED 4920 - Independent Study

    1 to 3 credit hours
    (Same as ATHT 4920 /EXSC 4920 /HLTH 4920 /LSTS 4920 .) Independent study topics based on a study plan prepared in cooperation with a faculty supervisor. Culminates in a formal paper and/or comprehensive examination. Application forms must be completed and approved prior to enrollment. A maximum of three credit hours may be applied toward degree.


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  • PHED 4930 - Teaching Territory Games

    3 credit hours
    Games and skills associated with a variety of territory games. Includes basketball, soccer, flag football, lacrosse, field hockey, etc. Emphasis on planning and applying developmentally appropriate activities for all learners.


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  • PHED 4940 - Teaching Net and Wall Games

    2 credit hours
    Games and skills associated with a variety of net/wall games, including volleyball, tennis, badminton, table tennis, racquetball, etc. Emphasis placed on planning and applying developmentally appropriate activities for all learners.


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  • PHED 4960 - Advanced Teaching in Physical Education

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites:PHED 4800 , PHED 4801 , PHED 4900 , and PHED 4901  (each with grade of B or better). Corequisite: YOED 4020 . A supervised, field-based experience taken the semester prior to Residency II (student teaching). Teacher candidates will spend one full school day a week engaged in research-based best practices under the collaborative supervision of highly effective mentor teachers and university faculty. Seminars constructed around effective teaching skills and a variety of co-teaching models.


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  • PHED 4990 - Seminar in Teaching Physical Education

    1 credit hour
    Prerequisites:  , PHED 4801 ,  , and PHED 4901 . A comprehensive review of the organization and management of physical education, presenting students with skills and strategies for becoming effective beginning teachers. Crucial issues and trends affecting the fields of physical education, including issues of advocacy, legal liability, alternative teaching strategies, ethics and professionalism, diversity, classroom management, and career planning.


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Physical Geography
  

  • PGEO 1030 - Physical Geography

    4 credit hours
    The physical earth as the home of humans. The global earth in space, tools of the discipline, the atmosphere, the hydrosphere, and the biosphere. Field trips may be required. Three hours lecture and two hours laboratory per week.


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  • PGEO 3000 - Maps and Mapping

    3 credit hours
    Introduces the art of making maps. Examines the cartographic process of effective symbolization, generalization, and interpretive processes that produce effective visualization of geographic data.


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  • PGEO 3401 - Field Studies in Physical Geography

    4 credit hours
    Supervised study in some geographical area, preceded by classroom preview and concluded by a time of evaluation. Emphasis on natural and cultural elements of the environment with special attention directed toward the pattern of human occupancy. For fees and specific credit, consult the instructor.


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  • PGEO 4000 - Climatology and Climate Change

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: PGEO 1030  or GEOL 1030 /GEOL 1031  or GEOL 1040 /GEOL 1041 . Non-mathematical introduction to the causes and patterns of global climates and in-depth analysis of climate change, including paleoclimatology and recent global cooling and warming trends, their natural and human-induced causes, potential future trends, human and environmental adaptation, and mitigation including geoengineering.


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  • PGEO 4020 - Environmental Issues, Impacts, and Sustainability

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: PGEO 1030  or GEOL 1030  GEOL 1031  or GEOL 1040  GEOL 1041 . Examines the geographic aspects of how locations affect such modern issues of air and water pollution, hazardous waste, climate change, and food production. Provides an overview of the modern environmental concerns, their causes, consequences, and factors needing to be examined in order to gain an understanding of these problems.


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  • PGEO 4280 - Special Topics and Problems in Physical Geography

    1 to 6 credit hours
    Prerequisite: Permission of department. Research participation or guided readings in a particular area or topic appropriate to the student’s interest and professional objectives.


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  • PGEO 4380 - Cartography

    4 credit hours
    General knowledge of the field including familiarity with the techniques and tools of professional cartography and graphics. Selected lectures, class discussions, and a series of map construction assignments. Three hours lecture and two hours laboratory per week.


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  • PGEO 4490 - Remote Sensing

    4 credit hours
    The various aspects of remote sensing such as radar, satellite imagery, and infrared data. Use of data in preparation of maps and application to land use and environmental problems examined. Three hours lecture and two hours laboratory per week.


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  • PGEO 4510 - Laboratory Problems in Remote Sensing

    4 credit hours
    Prerequisite: PGEO 4490 . Computer processing of selected satellite imagery. Laboratory will provide practical experience through design, execution, and completion of an applied remote sensing project.


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  • PGEO 4511 - Advanced Remote Sensing

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: PGEO 4490 . Advanced topics in remote sensing including, but not limited to, active sensors (LiDAR and RADAR), hyperspectral, and spectroscopy. Three hours lecture/laboratory per week.


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  • PGEO 4520 - Image Interpretation

    4 credit hours
    Principles, methods, and techniques of image interpretation, including maps, satellite data, and aerial photos. Three hours lecture and two hours laboratory per week.


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  • PGEO 4530 - Geographic Information Systems

    3 credit hours
    Lecture and laboratory work relative to computer-manipulated geographic data base. Laboratory work will involve experience in practical application of a geographic information system (GIS) to problem solving.


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  • PGEO 4560 - Intermediate Geographic Information Systems

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: PGEO 4530 . Lecture and laboratory work related to the principles and applications of geographic information (GIS). Continued training in GIS analysis including raster analysis, spatial analysis, network analysis, and geocoding. Examines data management including data editing and geodatabase design and creation. Other topics include resource management, demographic, and civic applications.


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  • PGEO 4570 - Advanced Geographic Information Systems

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: PGEO 4560 ; coursework in statistics and computer programming recommended. Advanced course in spatial analysis. Using spatial statistics, Visual Basic programming, and databases to solve problems involving proximity, density, clustering, the cost of travel paths, etc. Other major topics include environmental modeling and error analysis.


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  • PGEO 4571 - Internship in Physical Geography

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Permission of department; major or minor in geography. Practical experience for students in a professional setting relating to geographic work. Counted as a free elective, not part of major or minor requirements. After completion of one internship, 4571 or GEOG 4572 , the other may be taken (total of 6 credits).


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Physical Science
  

  • PSCI 1030 - Topics in Physical Science

    4 credit hours
    Corequisite: PSCI 1031 . Language, development, structure, and role of physical science (physics, chemistry, astronomy, and geology) as it relates to the knowledge and activities of the educated person. For nonscience majors. Three hours lecture and one two-hour laboratory. (A General Education course [Nat Sci]. Does not count toward any major or minor.)


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  • PSCI 1130 - Contemporary Issues in Science

    0 credit hours
    Corequisite: PSCI 1131 . Lecture emphasizing the application of basic concepts in science to topics of contemporary interest to the general citizenry. Covers basic science related to selected topics. Specific topics will vary. For nonscience majors. Does not count toward any major or minor.
     


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  • PSCI 1131 - Activities for Contemporary Issues in Science

    4 credit hours
    Corequisite: PSCI 1130 . Laboratory and activity emphasizing the application of basic concepts in science to topics of contemporary interest to the general citizenry. Includes laboratory activities, group-oriented problem-solving using computers and class discussion of selected contemporary issues in science. Two two-hour laboratory sessions. For nonscience majors. Does not count toward any major or minor.
     


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  • PSCI 3890 - Physical Science Instruction Internship

    1 to 3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: Successful completion of the target course (PSCI 1030 /PSCI 1031 ) or one semester of chemistry and one semester of physics and permission of instructor. Opportunity to refine thinking, communication, and interpersonal skills through exposure to on-the-spot technical questions and a laboratory teaching experience as an assistant in an introductory physical science laboratory. Course credits will not count toward a major or minor in Chemistry or General Science. May be repeated for up to three credits.


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  • PSCI 4030 - Experimental Physical Science

    4 credit hours
    Prerequisite: PSCI 1030 /PSCI 1031 . Basic concepts, laws, and principles of astronomy, chemistry, geology, and physics with particular emphasis on the utilization of equipment available or easily improvised in actual school situations to illustrate these concepts, laws, and principles.


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  • PSCI 4080 - Problems in Physical Science

    4 credit hours
    Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. A problem from chemistry, physics, or other physical science appropriate to the student’s background and interest. A formal written report must be submitted and approved by the instructor to receive credit for this course.


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Physics
  

  • PHYS 1010 - Physics Colloquium

    1 credit hour
    Introduces new physics and astronomy students to the physics major. Topics include degree requirements, faculty resources, research opportunities, and career options. Half of the meetings will involve one hour lectures during class, and half will involve attending talks, some of which may occur outside the scheduled class meeting time.


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  • PHYS 2010 - Non-Calculus-Based Physics I

    0 credit hours
    Prerequisite: MATH 1710  with a minimum grade of C (2.0) or MATH 1730  or MATH 1910 . Required corequisite: PHYS 2011 . Web-based discussion class to be taken in conjunction with cooperative-learning based problems lab PHYS 2011 . Classical mechanics traditionally covered in a first-semester college physics course. Kinematics, forces, momentum, angular motion, calorimetry, and sound waves. Class time used for discussion of the Web-lecture material and for the administration of exams.


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  • PHYS 2011 - Physics Problems Laboratory I

    4 credit hours
    Prerequisite: MATH 1710  with a minimum grade of C (2.0) or MATH 1730  or MATH 1910 . Required corequisite: PHYS 2010 . Group-oriented problems course taken in conjunction with the Web-based discussion class PHYS 2010 . Students work in groups with the topics presented in the PHYS 2010  discussion class. Covers kinematics, forces, momentum, angular motion, calorimetry, and sound waves. Skills associated with the development of experimental investigations including graphical analysis and estimation of uncertainties emphasized. Two two-and-one-half-hour laboratory sessions.


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  • PHYS 2020 - Non-Calculus-Based Physics II

    0 credit hours
    Prerequisite: PHYS 2011 . Required corequisite: PHYS 2021 . Web-based discussion class taken in conjunction with the cooperative-learning based problems lab PHYS 2021 . Fundamentals of optics, modern physics, and electronics traditionally covered in a second-semester college physics course. Reflection and refraction, vision, diffraction effects, quantum mechanics, atomic and nuclear physics, and analog and digital electronics. Scheduled class time is used for discussions of the Web-lecture material and for the administration of exams.


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  • PHYS 2021 - Physics Problems Laboratory II

    4 credit hours
    Prerequisite: PHYS 2011 . Required corequisite: PHYS 2020 . Group-oriented problems course to be taken in conjunction with the Web-based discussion class PHYS 2020 . Students work in groups with the topics presented in the PHYS 2020  discussion class. Optics, modern physics, and electronics traditionally covered in a second-semester college physics course. Reflection and refraction, vision, diffraction effects, quantum mechanics, atomic and nuclear physics, and analog and digital electronics. The skills associated with the development of experimental investigations including graphical analysis and estimation of uncertainties emphasized. Two two-and-one-half-hour laboratory sessions.


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  • PHYS 2120 - Calculus-Based Physics II

    0 credit hours
    Prerequisites: PHYS 2111 ; MATH 1920  with a minimum grade of C (2.0). Required corequisite: PHYS 2121 . A lecture course that supplements the discussion in PHYS 2121. Topics include a microscopic view of electrical force and field, polarization, electric circuits, magnetic force and field, electric potential, symmetries of fields, Maxwell’s equations, electromagnetic radiation, optics, and wave phenomena. One and one-half hours lecture.


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  • PHYS 3000 - Acoustics and Signal Analysis

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: PHYS 1600  and MATH 1910 . Detailed overview of acoustics including an introduction to digital signals and their analysis. Application areas include architectural, musical, and environmental acoustics. Intended for students interested in the technical side of the music industry.


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  • PHYS 3050 - Directed Study in Physics

    1 to 4 credit hours
    Prerequisites: PHYS 2021  or PHYS 2120  and approval of department chair. Individualized intensive study of a specific topic in physics not normally covered to the extent desired in the standard curriculum. Arrangements must be made with an approved faculty member prior to registration.


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  • PHYS 3070 - Concepts in Modern Physics I

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: PHYS 2021  or PHYS 2121  and MATH 1920 . Introduction to the concepts of twentieth-century physics. Discusses fundamental concepts of modern physics including relativity, atomic physics, wave optics, and quantum mechanics. Not intended to prepare students for graduate school in physics.


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  • PHYS 3080 - Concepts in Modern Physics II

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: PHYS 3070  or PHYS 3100 . Introduction to the concepts of twentieth-century physics. Discusses the fundamental concepts of modern physics including molecular physics, statistical distributions, solid state physics, and nuclear particle physics. Not intended to prepare students for graduate school in physics.


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  • PHYS 3110 - Modern Physics II

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: PHYS 3100 . Survey of major topics including molecular physics, statistical physics, solid state physics and solid state devices, nuclear models, nuclear decay and reaction, and elementary particle physics.


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  • PHYS 3111 - Modern Physics Laboratory

    1 credit hour
    Prerequisite or corequisite:  PHYS 3110 . Concepts and ideas which formed the basis for an understanding of the atom and atomic phenomena. One hour lecture and one three-hour independent study laboratory.


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  • PHYS 3150 - Topics and Methods of Theoretical Physics I

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: PHYS 2021  or PHYS 2121  and MATH 1920  with a minimum grade of C (2.0). Theoretical techniques used for problem solving in physics. Reference frames and coordinate systems, approximation techniques, solution of electrical circuits and mechanical systems, simple harmonic motion and wave motion, Maxwell’s equations.


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  • PHYS 3310 - Concepts and Applications of Digital Electronics

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: PHYS 2021  or PHYS 2121  or ET 3610 . Investigates applications of modern digital technology. Fundamentals of logic gates and programmable devices examined along with contemporary integrated circuits for use in data acquisition and the control of scientific experiments. Sound cards, alarm systems, and laboratory measurement circuits typify projects constructed in the hands-on laboratory. Two hours lecture and one three-hour laboratory.


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  • PHYS 3330 - Health Physics and Radiation Protection

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: PHYS 2021  or PHYS 2120 . Radiation protection methods, dosimetry techniques, and survey instruments. Practical knowledge of the methodology for paramedical personnel, industrial workers, and others who deal with radioisotopes and X-ray equipment. Two hours lecture and one three-hour laboratory.


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  • PHYS 3350 - Concepts and Applications of Analog Electronics

    4 credit hours
    Prerequisite: PHYS 2021  or PHYS 2121  or  ET 3610 . Introduction to contemporary analog electronics utilizing integrated circuits to treat traditional circuits, power supplies, operational amplifiers, comparators, and multivibrators. Conversion of analog to digital signal for interfacing to microcomputers. Emphasis on practical applications. Three hours lecture and one three-hour laboratory.


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  • PHYS 3400 - Intermediate Physics

    3 credit hours
     Prerequisite: PHYS 2021  or PHYS 2121  and MATH 1920 . Provides an intermediated treatment of the principles of thermodynamics, electromagnetics, and oscillatory behavior with applications. Course is not intended for physics majors participating in the Professional Physics concentration. Three hours lecture.


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  • PHYS 3510 - Concepts in Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: PHYS 3080  or PHYS 3110 . Introduction to the concepts of thermodynamics and statistical mechanics. Discusses the fundamentals of thermodynamics from both the macroscopic and microscopic points of view including entropy, enthalpy, heat engines, Helmholtz and Gibbs free energy, the partition function, and quantum statistics. Not intended to prepare students for graduate school in physics.


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  • PHYS 3600 - Radiation Oncology Physics

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: MATH 1910  and a one-year introductory sequence in physics. Introduction to  field of radiation oncology physics, including a discussion of fundamental physics and techniques associated with the diagnosis and treatment of cancer using electromagnetic radiation and particle beams. Includes experiences in a radiation oncology clinic and interactions with practicing medical physicists.


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  • PHYS 3601 - Medical Physics Practicum

    1 credit hour
    Prerequisite or corequisite: PHYS 3600 . Real-world/clinical applications of concepts and theory from PHYS 3600 , especially those associated with detectors and dosimetry. May include hands-on activities at the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center.


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