An overview of the application of nutritional principles including: malnutrition, life cycle, nutrient megadoses, fiber, exercise, weight control, and food fads. Written reports and project required.
A presentation on the elements that affect nutritional health and well-being of people as they relate to or as they are affected by the community. Topics include food and society, nutritional assessment of the community, and nutrition programs sponsored by governments, industry, and the community.
A study of the principles of biochemistry as it relates to human nutrition. Students will explore the role of nutrients in carbohydrate, lipid, and protein digestion and metabolism. Particular emphasis will be placed on the function of nutrients as defined by their chemistry and interrelationships between nutrient functions and diseases. Students will review and discuss recent journal articles related to the major nutrient classes. Students will also explore recent issues in the basic sciences related to nutrition and nutrient function.
Corequisites: CHEM 3100. An introduction to patients and clients. Medical foods and supplements, disease classification and symptoms, and development of suitable dietary plans for the nutritional support of individuals with certain pathological conditions are studied.
Corequisites: NUTR 4600. This course will address basic mathematical skills and computation techniques in foods and nutrition, as well as prepare students for competency examination and proficiency in presentation skills. Students will be required to research and present current topics in foods and nutrition, including topics in alternative medical nutrition therapy.
Prerequisites: NUTR 4600. Continuation of NUTR 4600 - Clinical Nutrition I (3). This course covers the classification, symptoms, and nutritional management of patients with major disease conditions including diseases of the urinary tract, diabetes, cardiovascular system, and eating disorders.
An examination of nutrition and aging. Course is primarily concerned with the biological aspects of aging, food habits, nutritional requirements, meal planning, and community resources available to the elderly.
Corequisites: NUTR 4600. The field experience is meant to strengthen learning activities in clinical nutrition for students in dietetics. Time will be spent in observation, information interpretation, developing and evaluating diet, preparing reports, nutritional assessment, and learning about the dietetic profession.
Prerequisites: NUTR 2200 or FOOD 2000, or with consent of the instructor. A survey of the philosophy, principles, and methods of nutrition education. Discussions include reliable sources of nutrition information, tools, and skills used in conducting nutrition programs, various aspects of nutrition surveillance, nutrition care, and promotion. Portfolio required.
PADM 3130 - Computer Applications to Public Administration Problems I (3)
This is an introductory course in computer application to such public administration areas as personnel and financial system file maintenance and retrieval, survey and aggregate data analysis, and data transformation systems.
This course is designed to familiarize students with the role of financial administration and budgeting in the determination of governmental policy, administrative planning, control of governmental operations, and intergovernmental relations.
This course examines the administrative aspects of urban problems. It examines the causes, effects, and possible solutions to these problems making use of such techniques as gaming simulation, field research, and interaction with public administrators. The scope of problems considered varies as the urban scene changes. Currently, it includes planning, financing, housing, racism, welfare, poverty, education, crime, transportation, and health care. These problems will be examined in light of such concepts as citizen participation, ethnic politics, and the politics of decision making.
This course examines the role of human resources in public and nonprofit organizations from a strategic perspective. The student will learn human resource functions from recruitment and selection to career development.
PADM 3470 - Public Administration and Public Policy (3)
This course will define the public policy-making process in the United States. The major focus will be on defining specific areas of public policy such as housing, welfare, health education, planning, etc., analyzing those policies and proposing alternative delivery systems. The student will be exposed to the processes of public policy formulation, implementation and evaluation. A working knowledge of aggregate data analysis will be helpful to the student.
This course examines the administrative aspects of policies that cross governmental jurisdiction lines, i.e., local, state, and federal. It focuses upon the cooperation, conflicts, and competition among the various levels of government and how they affect the administration of public programs. The course will include intergovernmental legislative and personnel problems.
PADM 3520 - Urban Planning and Public Administration (3)
This course focuses on planning theory and practice as they relate to urban areas. It will examine the planning process; it will relate planning to various urban problems, housing, education, health, transportation, etc.; it will relate planning to the administrative process; and it will give an overview of the role of planning in national development, i.e., regional planning and other forms of sub-national planning. It will closely examine the relationship between the planner and the administrator in urban areas.
Prerequisites: Minimum 3.2 GPA and permission of the instructor. Students are introduced to public administration research and must plan and begin the senior thesis. One chapter of the senior thesis must be written and approved in this course.
PADM 4130 - Computer Applications to Public Administration Problems II (3)
Prerequisites: PADM 3130. This is an advanced course in computer application, which deals with the study of advanced computer techniques including multivariate analysis, index, and scale applications to public administration systems and research using several computer routines.
PADM 4230 - Administration and Organizational Theory (3)
Prerequisites: PADM 2400. This is an advanced course in public administration designed to strengthen the student’s understanding of the theory and practice of administrative organizations.
Prerequisites: PADM 3400, PADM 3460, PADM 3470, PADM 3490, PADM 4230, and senior status. This course is designed to provide students with an opportunity to synthesize the various aspects of the public administration program. Students will be expected to draw on all of their experiences, lecture courses, internship and directed readings, and to address the issues and problems in the field of public administration.
PADM 4300 - Public Administration Internship I (3)
Prerequisites: PADM 2400, PADM 3130, PADM 3400, PADM 3460, PADM 3470, and senior status. This internship is a highly structured course designed to help the student integrate theoretical, textbook knowledge with the real world of public administration. The nature of this internship is experiential, and the student is under close supervision by the internship director and trained agency personnel, while working on clearly defined projects.
PADM 4310 - Public Administration Internship II (3)
Prerequisites: PADM 4300. This course is a continuation of PADM 4300, in which the student will complete additional hours in a public or nonprofit agency. A final paper describing the internship experience is required.
PADM 4620 - Special Topics in Public Administration (3)
This course involves an investigation of in-depth, research-based analyses of on temporary topical areas in public administration not covered in other courses. It is designed to address the emerging issues related to the discipline.
Prerequisites: Junior or senior status. This course includes independent readings and research under the supervision of an instructor. The course may be repeated twice as different topics or readings are selected for examination.
PETE 2460 - Professional Development in Physical Education (1)
Prerequisites: None. The course will provide the opportunity for students to consult professional literature, colleagues, and other resources; conduct research and projects; and participate in other professional activities to develop student professionalism.
PETE 3740 - Youth Sport/Coaching Certification (1)
Prerequisites: Physical Education students in teaching track. The course is designed to acquaint student candidates in physical education and sports with the qualities and attributes of a good leader in coaching, to positively influence coaching behaviors, and to prepare students for the national coaching certification.
Prerequisites: KIN 2000, PEDU 3100, or permission of instructor. An advanced study of skills and techniques of teaching football, basketball, and soccer. Instructional unit planning for each sport will be required.
Prerequisites: KIN 2000, PEDU 3100, or permission of instructor. An advanced study of skills and techniques of teaching track and field, volleyball, and baseball/softball. Instructional unit planning for each sport will be required.
Pre- or Co-requisite: KIN 2000 - Introduction to Kinesiology - ( 3 ) . Is a course designed to teach skill development performance, and analyses in individual, dual and team sports. In addition, PETE 3770 provides an intermediate level of study in the areas of instructional planning, peer understanding game rules and regulations. Lastly, obtaining field experience in the areas of physical education teaching and youth sports coaching (and becoming certified) are elements of this course.
PETE 4400 - Methods and Materials for Teaching Elementary Physical Education (3)
Prerequisites: PEDU 3750, PEDU 3760, PEDU 4020, Admission to TEP. An interdisciplinary course examining methods/materials of teaching elementary school physical education. Movement education concepts and game approach, observation and analysis, and journal writing during early clinical experience.
Prerequisites: KIN 2000, KIN 3000 or consent of instructor. The study of the changes in motor behavior over the lifespan, the processes that underlie these changes, and the factors that affect them.
PETE 4600 - Methods and Material in Secondary Physical Education (3)
Prerequisites: PEDU 3750, PEDU 3760, PEDU 4020, Admission to TEP. Lecture/laboratory experiences designed for teacher licensure majors to demonstrate both knowledge and skill in their teaching and learning theory. The study of various methods will include planning, management, feedback and analysis, and assessment and evaluation of the teaching-learning process.
PFIN 4110 - Survey of Personal Financial Planning (3)
Pre- or Co-requisite: Permission of Department. The course provides a basic introduction to the practices of financial planning. This course surveys the five essential components of financial planning, namely, tax planning, retirement planning, estate planning, insurance and taxes. Topics include budgeting, emergency fund regulation of financial institutions, cash flows and risk management, CFP financial planning standards and types of property titling.
PFIN 4120 - Retirement Planning and Estate Planning (3)
Pre- or Co-requisite: Permission of Department. An introduction to fundamentals of the estate planning process, this course includes holding title property, property transfer, tax consequences, probate, will and will substitutes, lifetime gifts, generation skipping transfer tax, powers of appointment of trustee and executor and various tools/techniques used in implementing an effective estate plan. This course provides a fundamental working knowledge of the principles of developing a durable retirement income for those facing or already in retirement assets; build generational wealth; and create an income stream for retirement that you want.
PFIN 4130 - Personal Financial Planning Capstone (3)
Pre- or Co-requisite: Permission of department. Professional issues in financial planning including ethical considerations, regulation, and certification requirements.Topics include analyzing personal financial situations and evaluating client’s financial objectives, needs, and values, applying financial planning strategies to create client’s financial plan, providing rationale for the various approaches to the financial planning process, wealth and risk management strategies.
(Fall, Spring) An investigation of the methods and goals of philosophy as a distinctive mode of inquiry. The primary goals of the course are to enable the student to gain an understanding of what is involved in the philosophical search for truth and to provide the student with an opportunity to develop the capacity for philosophical thinking.
An introduction to basic rules and principles of critical thinking through an examination of the nature and structure of different kinds of argument. The goal of the course is to enhance the student’s ability to think clearly and rationally.
PHIL 2110 - History of Philosophy I: Ancient and Medieval Philosophy (3)
A historical survey of philosophy from classical antiquity through the Medieval period with special attention given to the philosophies of Plato, Aristotle, and Aquinas.
PHIL 2120 - History of Philosophy II: Modern Philosophy (3)
A historical investigation of major philosophers of the 17th and 18th centuries, with special emphasis on Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz, Locke, and Berkeley.
(Fall, Spring) A study of deductive arguments, problems with ordinary language, logical fallacies, modern symbolic logic, inductive logic, and scientific method.
Examination of philosophical problems related to understanding the nature of the mind, such as the mind-body problem, the nature of self-knowledge, the criterion of the mental, the problem of consciousness, the problem of other minds, the problem of personal identity, and the analysis of particular psychological concepts such as desire, belief and intention.
A comparison of the major religions of the world, including Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism. The course examines the views of each religion concerning the concept of deity, human nature, the meaning and purpose of life, and the conditions of salvation/enlightenment.
Examination of theories of knowledge, including problems concerning the analysis of knowledge and belief, skepticism, foundations of knowledge, epistemic justification, social epistemology, reasoning, theories of truth, testimony, memory, and perceptual knowledge.
An analysis of central concepts in the logic of political obligation, justice, and law. The course explores the place of legal judgment in the context of value judgment in general.
A study of philosophical literature dealing with basic aspects and dimensions of human existence. The primary purpose of the course is to provide a philosophical investigation of the “human condition.”
An analysis of fundamental concepts of art, such as beauty, form, and aesthetic pleasure, together with an examination of some of the major philosophies of art.
Prerequisites: Permission of instructor. An intensive, comprehensive investigation of a particular philosopher, school of philosophy, or philosophical issue.
Prerequisites: CHEM 3120/CHEM 3320 - Organic Chemistry I & II and Lab,CHEM 4500/CHEM 4520 - Biochemistry and Lab or with the consent of the instructor. This course will expand on the basic concepts covered in CHEM 4520. Student will deepen their knowledge of and hands-on experience with cloning, bacterial expressing, enzyme purification, and assay development. The student will perform a semester-long project that involves amplification of a gene using PCR, cloning the PCR product, expressing the protein in E. coli, purifying the protein, and developing and optimizing an assay to measure enzyme activity. The purification will employ a state-of-the-art purification system from GE Healthcare, the AKTA System, which is specifically designed for protein purification. Hands-on practical experience will be gained in molecular biology, general biochemical techniques, and fundamental enzymology. Time: 3 lab hours twice a week.
Prerequisites: BIOL 1202 - Principles of Biology: Molecules and Cells (4). This course is an integrated, in-depth study of the anatomy and physiology of the human body, including cells, tissues, integument, skeletal, muscular, and nervous systems and sense organs. Also, emphasis on cardiovascular, lymphatic, respiratory, digestive, endocrine, excretory, and reproductive systems and human development.
PHRM 1110 - Seminar I: Overview of the Drug Industry (1)
This course will provide an overview of the pharmaceutical industry with emphasis on the key processes of drug discovery, development, and approval. Topics will include drug target validation, lead optimization, drug development in preclinical and clinical studies, and drug manufacturing. There are six 1-credit-hour seminar courses to be taken in each semester of the freshman, sophomore, and junior years.
This course will give students a fundamental understanding of the regulatory framework governing the development and approval of pharmaceutical products. The course will cover the organizational structure and powers of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the distinctive regulatory requirements for approval of new biologics, drugs, dietary supplements, and medical devices. There are six 1-credit-hour seminar courses to be taken in each semester of the freshman, sophomore, and junior years.
This is a one-credit course for students who have enrolled in Bachelors of Sciences in Pharmaceutical Sciences program. This is an entry level course for freshmen or sophomores to acquire some of the basic laboratory skill in a wet lab. The students will be introduced to Pharmaceutical Sciences and trained in laboratory biosafety. The students are expected to learn how to use pipet, to balance and weigh chemicals, to calculate and make solutions, to measure pH and calibrate pH meters, to use centrifuges and to make graphs and statistical analyses using Excel and GraphPad software.
PHRM 1140 - Introduction to Pharmaceutical Sciences (1)
This is a 1-credit course for students who have enrolled in Bachelors of Sciences in Pharmaceutical Sciences program. This undergraduate level course is designed to introduce Pharmaceutical Sciences students to their Pharmaceutical Sciences faculty and the faculty’s respective research interests/areas of expertise. Students will be acquainted with the scientific content that encompasses the Pharmaceutical Sciences field and the necessary skills and training required to work as a scientist in biopharmaceutical development and production.
PHRM 2110 - Seminar III: Introduction to GMP I (1)
This course will introduce students to the current good manufacturing practices (CGMPs) used in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. Specifically, this course will address the requirements, procedures, and practices expected of manufacturers in order to produce safe, pure, potent, efficacious product. The course will introduce students to the U.S. laws, regulations, and relevant guidance governing biopharmaceutical manufacturing. There are six 1-credit-hour seminar courses to be taken in each semester of the freshman, sophomore, and junior years.
PHRM 2120 - Seminar IV: Good Manufacturing Practice II (1)
This course will build on the student’s understanding of Good Manufacturing Practice in the pharmaceutical industry developed in Seminar III: Good Manufacturing Practice I (PHRM 2110). The course will cover the practical application of current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMPs) in various manufacturing environments. The student will gain an understanding of quality tools and data analysis techniques. There are six 1-credit-hour seminar courses to be taken in each semester of the freshman, sophomore, and junior years.
Prerequisites: PHRM 1000 or BIOL 1610 or BIOL 1620, or permission by the course instructor. The course will focus on the basic principles of biophysics, biochemistry and physiology related to drug action and interaction, distribution, metabolism and toxicity. The course also incorporates in-depth studies of the principles of neuropharmacology and cardiovascular pharmacology, as well as case studies of anti-inflammatory, antibacterial and anti-cancer drugs.
This course will cover the basic aspects of intellectual property and patent law that are relevant to research scientists working in the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and biomanufacturing industries. There are six 1-credit-hour seminar courses to be taken in each semester of the freshman, sophomore, and junior years.
The goal of this course is to teach the dynamics of teamwork from the recorder to the team leader, and how to be a team player in any organization, including in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry. Topics that will be covered in this course include 1) introduction to the organizational structure of a biotechnology/ pharmaceutical company, 2) organization of cross-functional teams and projects, 3) steps in team development and the role of each team member in this process, 4) skills necessary to become an effective team member, 5) indispensable qualities of a good collaborator, 6) how to become an effective manager, 7) overview of the evaluation process, and 8) introduction to Six Sigma. Students will also learn key terms used in the process of drug discovery and development. There are six 1-credit-hour seminar courses to be taken in each semester of the freshman, sophomore, and junior years.
Pre- or Co-requisite: MATH 1200. This course consists of lectures and computer laboratory activities. It will cover all the basic aspects of pharmaceutical data sciences. These include, but not limited to, data storage & retrieval, file format and databases, basic statistics, data visualization, multivariate data analysis, clustering, classification, regression, and computer scripting to handle big data. Emphasis will be placed on hands-on activities. No prerequisite in computer science and statistics is required.
PHRM 4010 - Special Topics in Laboratory Research I (3-6)
Prerequisites: Junior standing and permission of faculty member. This is the first course in a two-part sequence designed to introduce students to advanced laboratory techniques and project based laboratory research. Topics researched by participants are determined by faculty members based on the research focus of their laboratory.
PHRM 4020 - Special Topics in Laboratory Research-II (3-6)
Prerequisites: Junior standing and permission of faculty member. This is the second course in a two-part sequence designed to provide an opportunity for students to establish or advance their understanding of scientific research through guided exploration of defined projects of interest in the laboratory of a faculty member. Topics will be determined by faculty members on the basis of research focus of their laboratory.
Prerequisites: BIOL 2200 - Molecular Biology of Cells I (3) and concurrent or completed one semester of Biochemistry, or with the consent of the instructor. An introduction to immunology and virology. This course is an introduction to basic concepts in immunology and virology. Topics covered include innate and adaptive immunity, the molecular structure antibodies, mechanisms leading to the generation of antibodies, cell-mediated immunity and vaccines. For the virology part of the course, topics covered will include virus classification and structure, viral replication and modes of infection.
PHRM 4110 - Bioprocessing and Cell Culture Lecture (3)
Prerequisites: BIOL 2200 - Molecular Biology of Cells I (3) or consent of the instructor. This course teaches the skills needed to work as a scientist in biotechnology production. Students will grow and monitor bacterial and mammalian cells on a laboratory scale that emulates the large-scale production used in industry. Students will become familiar with the cleaning, sterilization, aseptic inoculation, and operation and monitoring of fermenters and bioreactors. Students will then recover and purify proteins produced by those cell cultures using centrifugation, ultra-filtration, and chromatography techniques. The course emphasizes the use of current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP), and students gain experience following standard operating procedures.
This course teaches the skills needed to work as a scientist in biotechnology production. Students will grow and monitor bacterial and mammalian cells on a laboratory scale that emulates the large-scale production used in industry. Students will become familiar with the cleaning, sterilization, aseptic inoculation, and operation and monitoring of fermenters and bioreactors. Students will then recover and purify proteins produced by those cell cultures using centrifugation, ultra-filtration, and chromatography techniques. The course emphasizes the use of current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP), and students gain experience following standard operating procedures.
Prerequisites: CHEM 4500/CHEM 4520 – Biochemistry & Lab, or with the consent of the instructor. This course teaches the skills needed for employment in a research and development entity in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. There will be an overview of the drug discovery process followed by detailed review of assay methods applicable to early phase small-molecule discovery and upstream biologics development. Students will become familiar with different assays employed in the industries as screening tools and learn how to choose relevant assays to determine desired endpoints. Detailed review of protocols to enable, develop, and validate robust assays for target screening, potency and efficacy determinations, selectivity, and specificity will be presented.
Prerequisites: CHEM 3120/CHEM 3320 – Organic Chemistry II Lecture and Lab or with the consent of the instructor. Interdisciplinary knowledge is becoming increasingly essential to the modern scientist. Bioanalytical chemistry is an interdisciplinary field in which analytical methods and instruments are used to solve problems of interest in biology or biochemistry. The goal of this course will be to educate students in analytical methodologies used to separate and characterize compounds in biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies. This course will provide students the opportunity to learn mass spectrometry of small molecules and biomolecules, LC/MS, separation techniques (gel filtration chromatography, high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), spectroscopic techniques (UV-VIS) absorption, technology.
Interdisciplinary knowledge is becoming increasingly essential to the modern scientist. Bioanalytical chemistry is an interdisciplinary field in which analytical methods and instruments are used to solve problems of interest in biology or biochemistry. The goal of this course will be to educate students in analytical methodologies used to separate and characterize compounds in biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies. This course will provide students the opportunity to learn mass spectrometry of small molecules and biomolecules, LC/MS, separation techniques (gel filtration chromatography, high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), spectroscopic techniques (UV-VIS) absorption, technology.
Prerequisites: PHRM 2130 or permission by instructor This course offers a comprehensive understand the detection and evaluation of adverse drug reactions as it applies to the safety of medicines and protecting patients. This course explores the principles and practice of pharmacovigilance it’s application in the surveillance of a wide range of medicinal products. Students will learn about adverse drug reactions throughout a drug’s life cycle from toxicology and clinical trials through to pharmacovigilance,and risk management. This course Will also cover the safety of bio therapeutics and vaccines and includes new chapters on pharmacogenetics, proactive risk management, societal considerations,and the safety of drugs used in oncology and herbal medicines. Discussions will include a look at the history of drug safety in the United States and globally and learn about blockbuster drugs that were taken off the market due to public safety concerns.
PHRM 4270 - Introduction to Pharmaceutical Technical Writing (3)
The anticipation of this course is that students will understand the process and steps involved in writing scientific papers, review articles, reports, patent applications, and standard operating procedures to succeed in today’s competitive Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology environment. The course includes online modules, discussions, and complex writing assignments. Furthermore, the students are required to search the literature to extract useful information and to complete a review paper and an opinion.
PHYS 1000 - Physics with Application to Environmental Topics (3)
A course designed to present the basic concept of physics in their application to the study of the environment. (Two hours lecture and two hours laboratory per week)
An introduction to the field of astronomy. This course will acquaint the student with the methods and tools of modern astronomy. The historical development of astronomical models is briefly reviewed. The student will study the population of stars in the universe, their evolution, and the processes responsible for it. They will study in some detail our galaxy, the solar system, and the planets. Current cosmological theories will be reviewed. (Three hours lecture per week)
A study of the process by which scientists acquire, analyze, and organize information. The student is challenged to observe carefully, to experiment, to analyze critically, and to synthesize results into an analytical (i.e. mathematical) formalism. The student thus learns by actively exploring the physical world rather than merely reading about it. Practice of the scientific method is emphasized more than coverage of a definite body of knowledge. (Two lecture and two laboratory hours per week)
PHYS 1410 - Introduction to Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (3)
A course that gives students a relatively broad background in the field of nanoscience and nanotechnology. The course does not have a traditional lecture-practice class format but rather has the form of seminars with inclusion of visual presentations and specifically designed labs. The course will give the students an overview of the nanoscience, which is each day more and more important in all science disciplines and technology. It consists of the two parts: Nanoscience Background, and Nanoscience Applications and Instrumentation.
Prerequisites: MATH 1100 and MATH 1200 with a grade of “C” or better. An introduction to the principles of physics for students majoring in the life sciences. Topics covered include: kinematics in one- and two-dimensions, vectors, particle dynamics, energy, rotational and oscillatory motion, fluids, and sound and waves. (Three hours lecture and two hours laboratory per week)
Prerequisites: PHYS 2110. A continuation of PHYS 2110. Topics covered include electricity and magnetism, heat, and thermodynamics. (Three hours lecture and two hours laboratory per week)
Pre- or Co-requisite: MATH 2010 or permission of instructor. This course focuses on the study of the fundamental concepts in mechanics and their use in analyzing physical systems. Topics covered: one-dimensional kinematics, vectors, kinematics in two and three dimensions, Newton’s Laws, particle dynamics, gravitation, rotational kinematics and dynamics, and statics. (Three hours lecture and one recitation hour per week)
Prerequisites: PHYS 2305. Pre- or Co-requisite: MATH 2020 or permission of instructor. Continuation of PHYS 2305 that includes the study of electricity and magnetism. Topics covered: electric fields, Gauss’s law, electric potential, capacitors, dielectrics, electric circuits, magnetic fields, Ampere’s law, Faraday’s law, inductance, magnetic materials, AC Circuits and Maxwell’s Equations. Recitation (Three hours lecture and one recitation hours per week.)
Prerequisites: PHYS 2305. Pre- or Co-requisite: MATH 2020, or permission of instructor. Continuation of Physics 2305. Topics covered include: simple harmonic oscillation, mechanical waves, sound, geometrical optics, refraction, wave interference, diffraction, the kinetic theory of gases, and the first and second laws of thermodynamics. Recitation (Three hours lecture and one recitation hours per week.)
PHYS 2410 - Fundamentals of Physics Laboratory I (1)
Pre- or Co-requisite: PHYS 2305. First semester physics laboratory course for students majoring in science. Students will develop laboratory skills, and be introduced to statistical methods of data analysis. This course will familiarize students with the principles of mechanics, kinematics and statics through hands on experimentation. Experiments will include the study of projectile motion, acceleration, gravitational force, friction, conservation of energy and momentum and rotational motion. (Two hours laboratory per week)
PHYS 2420 - Fundamentals of Physics Laboratory II (1)
Prerequisites: PHYS 2410. Pre- or Co-requisite: PHYS 2310. The goal of this course is to use hands-on experimentation to familiarize students with the principles of electromagnetic theory and the techniques used to measure electromagnetic properties. Experiments will involve the study of electric forces, fields and potentials, DC and AC electrical circuits, magnetic fields, and magnetic induction. (Two hours laboratory per week)
A basic overview of the key concepts of biophysics, especially molecular biophysics, by applying physical principles, methods, and techniques to the study of biophysical phenomena. Lectures stress the elementary behavior of ions, proteins, and nucleic acids in the biological membranes, biopolymers, muscular movement, and nervous systems. The course objectives will be accomplished through lectures and discussion of selected topics in class, through laboratory studies, group exercises, and by assigned parts of text.
Prerequisites: PHYS 2320; MATH 2030. A presentation of the classical theory of electricity and magnetism. Topics include: electrostatics, magnetostatics, fields of moving charges, and Maxwell’s equations. (Three hours lecture per week)
A brief review of PHYS 3060 (Electricity and Magnetism I), including a review of Maxwell’s Equations, followed by a study of energy and momentum of electromagnetic fields; plane waves (boundary conditions, absorption and dispersion, and wave-guides); potential formulation; gauge transformation; moving fields and retardation effects; dipole radiation; radiation reaction; relativity; relativistic dynamics; field tensor. Many of the concepts studied in this course, such as electromagnetic waves and radiation fields, will become important guides for practicing experimental physics. A clear understanding of field theory, gauge transformations, and relativity will create a foundation for pursuing theoretical physics. (Three lecture hours per week)
Prerequisites: PHYS 2310 and PHYS 2420, or permission of the instructor. An introduction to the fundamental principles of electronic components and devices and their applications to instrumentation in the physical sciences and engineering. Topics covered include: analog circuit design and analysis, measurement instruments and techniques, and an introduction to digital logic. (Two hours lecture and two hours laboratory per week.)
Prerequisites: PHYS 2320 and MATH 2030. A presentation of the classical theory of mechanics. Topics include: particle dynamics, central forces, dynamics of a system, oscillations, motion of rigid bodies, and LaGrange Equations. (Three hours lectures per week)
Continuation of PHYS 3110 (Mechanics I). A presentation of the classical theory of mechanics. Topics include: particle dynamics, central forces, dynamics of a system, oscillations, motion of rigid bodies, LaGrange and Hamiltonian equations, coupled oscillations, and Special Relativity. The students will learn to analyze the motion of 1-dim linear and (some) non-linear systems, to implement 2-dim and 3-dim vector calculus operations on simple mechanical system, to analyze motion under a central force, to analyze collisions in a center of mass system, to analyze rigid body motion, to apply Lagrangian and Hamiltonian equations, and to analyze small oscillations and wave propagation in simple continuum systems. (Three lecture hours per week)
PHYS 3200 - Data Acquisition, Control and Analysis (3)
An introduction to the computerization of data acquisition, instrumentation control, and the manipulation and analysis of signals. (One hour lecture and four hours laboratory per week)
Prerequisites: PHYS 2420. Pre- or Co-requisite: PHYS 3310 or permission of instructor. A study of optics and the experimental basis for modern physics. Fundamental constants of atomic physics will be measured. (Four hours laboratory per week)
Prerequisites: PHYS 3210 or permission of instructor. This is an advanced laboratory course that focuses on electromagnetic radiation and its interaction with solids. The goal of this course is to introduce students to the principles and experimental techniques at the forefront of materials research through hands on experimentation.