Apr 28, 2024

2018-19 Undergraduate Catalog

2018-19 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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Physical Geography
	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. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	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. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PGEO 4010 - Biogeography 3 credit hours Prerequisites: PGEO 1030 or GEOL 1030 / GEOL 1031 or GEOL 1040 GEOL 1041 . Examines the science of biogeography, geographic principles, and foundations of biogeography. Topics include patterns of biodiversity, ecological biogeography, specialization and extinction forces, and the frontiers of biogeography. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	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. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	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. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	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. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	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. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	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. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	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. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	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. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	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. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	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. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	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. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	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). Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
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.) TBR Common Course: PSCI 1030 Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PSCI 1031 - Topics in Physical Science Lab 0 credit hours Corequisite: PSCI 1030 . TBR Common Course: PSCI 1031 Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	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. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	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. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	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. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	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. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	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. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
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. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PHYS 1110 - Discovering Physics 4 credit hours Prerequisite: MATH 1710 , MATH 1730 , or MATH 1630 . Uncovers the fundamental concepts of physics in a hands-on approach that involves observations, measurements, forming hypotheses, and validation of ideas in groups of students’ peers. Combined lecture/laboratory sessions. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PHYS 1600 - Physics of Music 3 credit hours Prerequisite: MATH 1710 or MATH 1730 or MATH 1910 or consent of instructor. The physics of music, acoustics, and sound for students without prior physics background. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	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. TBR Common Course: PHYS 2010 Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	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. TBR Common Course: PHYS 2011 Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	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. TBR Common Course: PHYS 2020 Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	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. TBR Common Course: PHYS 2021 Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PHYS 2110 - Calculus-Based Physics I 0 credit hours Prerequisite: MATH 1910 with a minimum grade of C (2.0). Corequisite: PHYS 2111 . A calculus-based introduction to mechanics and wave motion. One and one-half hours lecture. TBR Common Course: PHYS 2110 Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PHYS 2111 - Calculus-Based Physics Laboratory I 4 credit hours Prerequisite: MATH 1910 with a minimum grade of C (2.0). Corequisite: PHYS 2110 . Laboratory course to accompany PHYS 2110 . Experiments in mechanics, waves, and thermodynamics. Data reduction, error analysis, and report writing. Two three-hour sessions. TBR Common Course: PHYS 2111 Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	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. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PHYS 2121 - Calculus-Based Physics Laboratory II 4 credit hours Prerequisites: PHYS 2111 ; MATH 1920 with a minimum grade of C (2.0). Required corequisite: PHYS 2120 . A laboratory-based course to accompany PHYS 2120. Includes discussions, group problem solving, and hands-on activities. Two three-hour sessions. TBR Common Course: PHYS 2121 Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	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. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	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. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	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. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	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. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PHYS 3100 - Modern Physics I 3 credit hours Prerequisites: PHYS 2021 or PHYS 2121 and MATH 1920 with a minimum grade of C (2.0). Introduction to the fundamental principles of modern physics (special relativity and quantum mechanics) and their application to atomic physics. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	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. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PHYS 3111 - Modern Physics Laboratory 1 credit hour Prerequisite or corequisite: PHYS 3100 . 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. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	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. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PHYS 3160 - Topics and Methods of Theoretical Physics II 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PHYS 3150 . A continuation of PHYS 3150 . The Schroedinger equation, heat flow, diffusion, the Lagrangian description of motion. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PHYS 3200 - Scientific Modeling and Problem Solving 2 credit hours Prerequisites: PHYS 2021 or PHYS 2121 and MATH 1920 or consent of instructor. Techniques of computational physics as applied to the solution of scientific problems. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PHYS 3300 - Classical Mechanics 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PHYS 3150 (or PHYS 2120 and MATH 3120 ). Mechanics (including statics and dynamics) of particles in three dimensions using vector analysis, motion of rigid bodies, Lagrangian mechanics, and Hamilton’s equations. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	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. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	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. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	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. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	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. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	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. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PHYS 3520 - Optics and Photonics 3 credit hours Prerequisites: PHYS 2021 or PHYS 2121 and MATH 1920 both with a minimum grade of C (2.0). Optical science with applications. Addresses geometrical optics and wave optics with a focus on real world applications from the very large to the nanoscale. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	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. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	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. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PHYS 3610 - Thermodynamics 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PHYS 3110 and PHYS 3150 or consent of instructor. Introduction to statistical physics, kinetic theory, and thermodynamics from a unified microscopic point of view. Selected applications to various systems of interest presented. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PHYS 3800 - Physics Seminar 1 credit hour Prerequisite: PHYS 3100 . Develops and refines inquiry, communication, and presentation skills through exposure to new developments in physics, technical brief writing, and resume and job interview preparations. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PHYS 3900 - Physics Practicum 1 credit hour Prerequisite: PHYS 3100 and consent of instructor. Refines thinking, communication, and interpersonal skills through exposure to on-the-spot technical questions and a laboratory teaching experience as an assistant in an introductory physics laboratory. One hour lecture and two two-and-one-half hour experiences as a teaching assistant to be scheduled with department faculty. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PHYS 3910 - Advanced Physics Laboratory 1 credit hour Prerequisites: PHYS 2021 or PHYS 2120 and PHYS 2121 . The skills, art, and physics important in pursuing independent research. Experiments dealing with mechanical, optical, or thermodynamic principles explored. Report writing, literature research, and the use of analysis tools emphasized. One hour lecture and one three-hour independent study laboratory. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PHYS 3920 - Advanced Physics Laboratory 1 credit hour Prerequisites: PHYS 2021 or PHYS 2120 and PHYS 2121 . The skills, art, and physics important in pursuing independent research. Experiments dealing with mechanical, optical, or thermodynamic principles explored. Report writing, literature research, and the use of analysis tools emphasized. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PHYS 3930 - The Teaching of Physics 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PHYS 3950 . Introduces physics teaching pedagogies resulting from physics education research. Methods studied to include inquiry, discovery, and modeling-based approaches. Seminar meeting will be supplemented with extensive experience as a learning assistant in a hands-on cooperative-learning and/or discovery-learning based introductory physics course. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PHYS 3950 - Reasoning in Physics I: Mechanics 1 credit hour Prerequisites: PHYS 2021 or PHYS 2121 and MATH 1920 . Develops skills of reasoning and articulating physics concepts for improved understanding and performance on physics exams and upper-level courses. Focuses on topics typically covered in the first semester of introductory physics. One one-hour, twenty-five minute lecture per week. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PHYS 3960 - Reasoning in Physics II: Electricity and Magnetism 1 credit hour Prerequisite: PHYS 3950 . Develops skills of reasoning and articulating physics concepts for improved understanding and performance on physics exams and upper-level courses. Focuses on topics typically covered in the second semester of introductory physics. One-hour twenty-five minutes lecture per week. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PHYS 4310 - Electricity and Magnetism 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PHYS 3160 . Topics including electric and magnetic fields, electrostatic potential, and potential energy and fields in matter, discussed in a mathematically rigorous manner. A variety of good applications of mathematical methods in physics. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PHYS 4330 - Electricity and Magnetism II 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PHYS 4310 . Topics include theory of electromagnetic radiation, production and propagation of electromagnetic waves, and the solution of boundary-value problems with applications to optics, wave guides, and lasers. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PHYS 4380 - Quantum Mechanics 3 credit hours Prerequisites: PHYS 3110 and PHYS 3160 . Topics include both one- and three-dimensional solutions to the Schroedinger equation, including the infinite square-well, finite square-well, tunneling, the harmonic oscillator, and the hydrogen atom with a discussion of angular momentum at a mathematically rigorous undergraduate level. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PHYS 4390 - Advanced Quantum Mechanics 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PHYS 4380 . Advanced topics in quantum mechanics, including time-independent and time-dependent perturbation theory, systems of indistinguishable particles, the Aharonov-Bohm effect, Fermi’s Golden Rule, and an introduction to quantum field theory. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PHYS 4600 - Topics in Medical Physics 3 credit hours Prerequisites: PHYS 3110 and PHYS 3160 . Topics in medical physics at an advanced undergraduate level. Possible topics include charged-particle interactions and equilibrium in matter, cavity theory, dosimetry, CTs, and MRIs. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PHYS 4630 - Principles of the Solid State 3 credit hours Prerequisites: PHYS 3110 and PHYS 3150 . Includes crystal structures, lattice dynamics, statistics of conductors and semiconductors, thermal properties, the metallic state, free electron theory, band theory of solids, dielectric and magnetic properties of solids, and the low temperature behavior of matter, particularly solids. Three hours lecture. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PHYS 4740 - Research Methods 3 credit hours (Same as ABAS/BIOL/GEOL/CHEM/MATH 4740.) Prerequisite: YOED 3520 . Provides secondary science and mathematics teacher candidates with the tools that scientists use to solve scientific problems. Students will use these tools in a laboratory setting, communicate findings, and understand how scientists develop new knowledge. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PHYS 4800 - Special Topics in Physics, Special Topics A 3 credit hours Prerequisites: PHYS 3110 and PHYS 3160 ; an extensive physics background and permission of instructor. Detailed study of a selected topic of current interest in physics not normally covered in the regular undergraduate physics curriculum. Possible topics include advanced atomic physics, high-energy physics (nuclear and elementary particles), scattering theory, astrophysics, and general relativity. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PHYS 4810 - Special Topics in Physics, Special Topics B 3 credit hours Prerequisites: PHYS 3110 and PHYS 3160 ; an extensive physics background and permission of instructor. Detailed study of a selected topic of current interest in physics not normally covered in the regular undergraduate physics curriculum. Possible topics include advanced atomic physics, high-energy physics (nuclear and elementary particles), scattering theory, astrophysics, and general relativity. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PHYS 4850 - Physics Research 2 credit hours Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Independent study of a selected research problem in physics. Includes experimental and/or theoretical investigation of an important, yet unexplored, problem. Includes literature research, experiment design/problem formulation and execution, resulting in oral and written presentation of results suitable for submission for publication in a suitable journal. One hour lecture and significant time working with research mentor. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PHYS 4860 - Physics Research 2 credit hours Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Independent study of a selected research problem in physics. Includes experimental and/or theoretical investigation of an important, yet unexplored, problem. Includes literature research, experiment design/problem formulation and execution, resulting in oral and written presentation of results suitable for submission for publication in a suitable journal. One hour lecture and significant additional time working with research mentor. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PHYS 4900 - Physics Senior Thesis 2 credit hours Prerequisites: PHYS 4850 or PHYS 4860 and consent of department chair. Brings undergraduate experience to focus on a specific research problem; chosen with the consent of the thesis committee and with the potential for original discovery or for creative development of a tool or technique applicable to scientific research. Independent pursuit of research objectives outlined in a research proposal results in a written thesis whose approval will include an oral defense. One hour lecture and independent writing of thesis. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
Plant and Soil Science
	PLSO 1101 - Introduction to Ornamental Horticulture 3 credit hours Ornamental horticulture from the scientific basis to commercial operations and management systems. Emphasis on the role of horticulture in everyday living through the introductory study of growing, maintenance, and utilization of plants to benefit people and the environment. Topics include basis of plant science and history, scope, and nature of ornamental horticulture including coverage of such diverse topics as production, craftsmanship, and business management skills. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PLSO 1610 - Elements of Plant Science 3 credit hours Fundamental plant processes; plant tissues, structures, environment, growth, development, reproduction, and propagation. Lecture/Lab. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PLSO 3330 - Field Crop Production 3 credit hours Economic importance, adaptation, origin, and history; botanical characteristics; cultural methods, uses, breeding, and pests of field crops. Lecture/Lab. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PLSO 3340 - Soil 3 credit hours Physical, chemical, and biological properties. Lecture/lab. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PLSO 3350 - Soil Fertility and Fertilizer 3 credit hours Use of fertilizer and liming materials in soil-plant relationships. Lecture/lab. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PLSO 3360 - Irrigation and Drainage 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PLSO 3340 . Comparative evaluation and interpretation of irrigation and drainage systems; water supply development; interrelationships of the environment and plants; scheduling irrigation; examination of economic and legal factors. Lecture/lab. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PLSO 3370 - Soil Analysis 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PLSO 3340 . Analysis of soils in laboratory. Lecture/lab. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PLSO 3600 - Horticulture in Our Lives 3 credit hours Emphasis on the role of horticulture in everyday living, through principles of growing plants in the home, floral design, home landscaping, and gardening. Lecture/lab. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PLSO 3630 - Agroforestry 3 credit hours Culture, conservation, management, and utilization of forest stands. Lecture/lab. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PLSO 3640 - Woody Landscape Plants 3 credit hours Distribution, characteristics, relationships, and adaptation of native and exotic trees shrubs, and vines for landscape use. One-hour lecture and four-hour lab. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PLSO 3660 - Vegetable Gardening 3 credit hours Principles of home and commercial vegetable production; adaptation, culture, fertility, diseases, and insects of vegetables. Lecture/lab. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PLSO 3670 - Fruit Production 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PLSO 1610 or 4 hours of biology. Introduces art and science of fruit production in the United States. Focuses on temperate fruit production, but also includes a general overview of citrus production. Conveys a general understanding of fruit production in the United States including propagation, orchard management, pollination, harvest, cultural practices, pests, and trends in the industry. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PLSO 3850 - Wine Science and Industry 3 credit hours (Same as FERM 3850 .) Prerequisites: PLSO 1610 and CHEM 1020 /CHEM 1021 or CHEM 1120 /CHEM 1121 or PSCI 1030 /PSCI 1031 . The science and marketing of wine, including grape production, fruit processing, and fermentation technologies. Explores wine marketing in Tennessee, the U.S., and the world. Student must be 21 years of age to enroll. Lecture/lab. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PLSO 4200 - Fruit and Vegetable Marketing 3 credit hours (Same as AGBS 4200 .) Prerequisite: BIOL 1030 /BIOL 1031 or CHEM 1010 /CHEM 1011 or CHEM 1020 /CHEM 1021 or CHEM 1110 /CHEM 1111 or CHEM 1120 /CHEM 1121 or PSCI 1030 /PSCI 1031 or approval of instructor. Basic biochemistry of respiration, handling techniques and practices, quality assessment and marketing of fruit and vegetable crops. Both domestic and international marketing of fruit and vegetable products discussed. Examines the economic impact of improper handling on both the local producer and the end user. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PLSO 4300 - Plant Protection 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PLSO 1610 or 4 hours of biology. Principles of protecting crop plants from damage by weeds, insects, diseases, and other biotic factors. Pest control by chemical, cultural, and biological methods with an emphasis on integrated pest management. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PLSO 4310 - Forage Crops 3 credit hours Adaptation, distribution, establishment, management, culture, and utilization of forage legumes and grasses. Lecture/lab. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PLSO 4320 - Plant Physiology 4 credit hours (Same as BIOL 4500.) Prerequisites:BIOL 1110 /BIOL 1111 , BIOL 1120 /BIOL 1121 , CHEM 1020 /CHEM 1021 , PLSO 3340 . Plant mineral nutrition, photosynthesis, growth, development, and metabolism at the cellular and whole plant levels. Three hours lecture and three hours laboratory. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PLSO 4330 - Turf Management 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PLSO 1610 or BIOL 1120 /BIOL 1121 or PLSO 1101 . Establishment and management of turf grasses for lawns, golf courses, and parks. Lecture/lab. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PLSO 4340 - Soil Formation and Remediation 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PLSO 3340 . The relation of climate, plant and animal life, geological formations, and land forms to soil genesis and remediation. Lecture/lab. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PLSO 4350 - Soil Survey and Land Use 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PLSO 3340 or approval of instructor. Soil properties used to determine suitability for land use. Lecture/lab. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PLSO 4370 - Soil and Water Conservation 3 credit hours Principles and practices of soil and water conservation in rural and urban environments. Lecture/lab. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PLSO 4380 - Interior Landscaping 3 credit hours Principles and practices of designing, installing, and maintaining landscapes in malls, public buildings, and other indoor environments. Lecture/lab. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PLSO 4390 - Urban and Sports Turf Soils 3 credit hours Prerequisites: PLSO 3340 and PLSO 4330 . Describe, design, manage, and evaluate urban and sports turf soils. Lecture/lab. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PLSO 4500 - Agroecology 3 credit hours Prerequisites: PLSO 1610 or 4 hours of biology. Theories of agroecology; focuses on sustainable agricultural practices and concepts. The impact of specific agricultural technologies and land use practices on the productivity of agricultural ecosystems, environmental quality, and human health. Examines the environmental science and agronomy of both conventional and alternative sustainable practices including benefits and limitations. Lecture/lab. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PLSO 4610 - Arboriculture 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PLSO 1610 or BIOL 1120 /BIOL 1121 . The culture of trees, shrubs, and vines in the landscape. Planting, transplanting, fertilizing, irrigation, pruning, problem diagnosis, and damage repair included. Lecture/lab. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PLSO 4620 - Greenhouse Management 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PLSO 1610 or BIOL 1120 /BIOL 1121 . Analysis of soils, fertilizers, irrigation techniques, container preparation, ventilation, growth regulation, and carbon dioxide enrichment for greenhouse operation. Two-hour lecture and two-hour lab. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PLSO 4630 - Floriculture 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PLSO 1610 or BIOL 1120 /BIOL 1121 . Propagation and other cultural practices for the production and maintenance of plants and flowers in the home. Two-hour lecture and two-hour lab. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PLSO 4640 - Landscaping 3 credit hours Application of the principles of design, the use of proportionate-sized woody landscape plants, and other practices to produce low-maintenance-cost landscapes. One-hour lecture and four-hour lab. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	PLSO 4660 - Nursery Management 3 credit hours Prerequisite: PLSO 1610 or BIOL 1120 /BIOL 1121 . Principles and practices of nursery management as a business. Nursery administration, financial management, and marketing. Cultural management of field- and container-grown nursery plants. Lecture/lab. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes

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PGEO 3401 - Field Studies in Physical Geography

PGEO 4000 - Climatology and Climate Change

PGEO 4010 - Biogeography

PGEO 4020 - Environmental Issues, Impacts, and Sustainability

PGEO 4280 - Special Topics and Problems in Physical Geography

PGEO 4380 - Cartography

PGEO 4490 - Remote Sensing

PGEO 4510 - Laboratory Problems in Remote Sensing

PGEO 4511 - Advanced Remote Sensing

PGEO 4520 - Image Interpretation

PGEO 4530 - Geographic Information Systems

PGEO 4560 - Intermediate Geographic Information Systems

PGEO 4570 - Advanced Geographic Information Systems

PGEO 4571 - Internship in Physical Geography

PSCI 1030 - Topics in Physical Science

PSCI 1031 - Topics in Physical Science Lab

PSCI 1130 - Contemporary Issues in Science

PSCI 1131 - Activities for Contemporary Issues in Science

PSCI 3890 - Physical Science Instruction Internship

PSCI 4030 - Experimental Physical Science

PSCI 4080 - Problems in Physical Science

PHYS 1010 - Physics Colloquium

PHYS 1110 - Discovering Physics

PHYS 1600 - Physics of Music

PHYS 2010 - Non-Calculus-Based Physics I

PHYS 2011 - Physics Problems Laboratory I

PHYS 2020 - Non-Calculus-Based Physics II

PHYS 2021 - Physics Problems Laboratory II

PHYS 2110 - Calculus-Based Physics I

PHYS 2111 - Calculus-Based Physics Laboratory I

PHYS 2120 - Calculus-Based Physics II

PHYS 2121 - Calculus-Based Physics Laboratory II

PHYS 3000 - Acoustics and Signal Analysis

PHYS 3050 - Directed Study in Physics

PHYS 3070 - Concepts in Modern Physics I

PHYS 3080 - Concepts in Modern Physics II

PHYS 3100 - Modern Physics I

PHYS 3110 - Modern Physics II

PHYS 3111 - Modern Physics Laboratory

PHYS 3150 - Topics and Methods of Theoretical Physics I

PHYS 3160 - Topics and Methods of Theoretical Physics II

PHYS 3200 - Scientific Modeling and Problem Solving

PHYS 3300 - Classical Mechanics

PHYS 3310 - Concepts and Applications of Digital Electronics

PHYS 3330 - Health Physics and Radiation Protection

PHYS 3350 - Concepts and Applications of Analog Electronics

PHYS 3400 - Intermediate Physics

PHYS 3510 - Concepts in Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics

PHYS 3520 - Optics and Photonics

PHYS 3600 - Radiation Oncology Physics

PHYS 3601 - Medical Physics Practicum

PHYS 3610 - Thermodynamics

PHYS 3800 - Physics Seminar

PHYS 3900 - Physics Practicum

PHYS 3910 - Advanced Physics Laboratory

PHYS 3920 - Advanced Physics Laboratory

PHYS 3930 - The Teaching of Physics

PHYS 3950 - Reasoning in Physics I: Mechanics

PHYS 3960 - Reasoning in Physics II: Electricity and Magnetism

PHYS 4310 - Electricity and Magnetism

PHYS 4330 - Electricity and Magnetism II

PHYS 4380 - Quantum Mechanics

PHYS 4390 - Advanced Quantum Mechanics

PHYS 4600 - Topics in Medical Physics

PHYS 4630 - Principles of the Solid State

PHYS 4740 - Research Methods

PHYS 4800 - Special Topics in Physics, Special Topics A

PHYS 4810 - Special Topics in Physics, Special Topics B

PHYS 4850 - Physics Research

PHYS 4860 - Physics Research

PHYS 4900 - Physics Senior Thesis

PLSO 1101 - Introduction to Ornamental Horticulture

PLSO 1610 - Elements of Plant Science

PLSO 3330 - Field Crop Production

PLSO 3340 - Soil

PLSO 3350 - Soil Fertility and Fertilizer

PLSO 3360 - Irrigation and Drainage

PLSO 3370 - Soil Analysis

PLSO 3600 - Horticulture in Our Lives