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  • 3.00 Credits

    Prerequisite(s): PHYS 3120, 3125, PHYS 4510, and University Advanced Standing. Explores topics relevant to the structure, behavior, and properties of crystalline materials. Includes a study of lattice vibrations, free electrons, semiconductors, superconductivity, dielectric and ferroelectric materials and magnetism.
  • 1.00 - 4.00 Credits

    Prerequisite(s): PHYS 2220, Departmental Approval, and University Advanced Standing. Provides supervised, practical, and research experience for students preparing for careers in physics. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours. May be graded credit/no credit.
  • 1.00 - 3.00 Credits

    Prerequisite(s): PHYS 2220, Departmental Approval, and University Advanced Standing. Allows research on a project determined jointly with a faculty member and approved by the department chair. Emphasizes experimental technique, data collection, modeling, and analysis techniques. May be used as part of a senior thesis. May be repeated for a maximum of 9 credits toward graduation.
  • 0.50 Credits

    Prerequisite(s): University Advanced Standing. Exposes students to current research topics in physics and related fields. Provides an opportunity for students to attend bi-weekly lectures presented by department faculty and invited speakers. Lectures are usually a summary of the speaker's recent research results presented at a level appropriate for junior and senior physics majors.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Prerequisite(s): Departmental approval and University Advanced Standing. Studies a chosen topic in physics. Topics vary depending upon student demand. Possible topic may be the mathematics for quantum mechanics. May be taken for a maximum of 6 credits toward graduation, but is limited to 3 credits for the BS in Physics.
  • 1.00 - 3.00 Credits

    Prerequisite(s): PHYS 2220, Departmental Approval, and University Advanced Standing. Working under faculty supervision, allows research on a project determined jointly with a faculty member and approved by the department chair. Emphasizes experimental technique, data collection, modeling, and analysis techniques. May be used as part of a senior thesis. May be repeated for a maximum of 9 credits toward graduation.
  • 2.00 Credits

    Prerequisite(s): Instructor approval, Departmental approval, and University Advanced Standing. Provides an opportunity for senior physics majors to participate in a current research project supervised by a department faculty member. Includes independent study and/or laboratory work as necessary. Culminates in the preparation of a written paper and oral presentation describing the results of the research project as required for PHYS 499B. May be taken concurrently with PHYS 499B.
  • 1.00 Credits

    Prerequisite(s): Instructor approval, Departmental approval, and University Advanced Standing. Continues PHYS 499A. Provides an opportunity for senior physics majors to present the results of a current research project supervised by a department faculty member. Includes independent study as necessary. Culminates in the preparation of a written paper and oral presentation describing the results of the research project.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Prerequisite(s): PHIL 2050 and University Advanced Standing. Introduces the student to the important literature, questions, and research programs of peace and justice studies. Explores personal, domestic, national, and international issues. Considers alternative conceptions of violence, war, terrorism, justice/injustice, and peace. Enables the student to become aware of various intellectual and professional disciplines that bear relationships to peace and justice, e.g., history, political theory, international relations, political economy, international law, environmental law, military science, mediation and negotiation.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Prerequisite(s): PHIL 2050 and University Advanced Standing. Introduces literature concerning the ethics of conflict, war, terrorism, and peace. Considers alternative conceptions of these phenomena, as will be alternative approaches and ethical theories in respect to how conflict of various kinds might most effectively and morally be preempted or diminished. Addresses various defense theories and religious traditions' teachings about conflict, violence, and peace.