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2015-2016 Undergraduate Bulletin [Archived Catalog]
Part 6: Course Descriptions
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Part 6 contains course descriptions in alphabetical order.
Standard information for each course includes the number, title, and credits (sometimes called credit hours or semester hours). For some courses, you will find information on the hours of class, laboratory, or studio for which the course is scheduled in each week of a regular semester; these weekly hours are expanded during summer sessions. Fees for courses are assessed on the basis of credits and other factors.
The course-numbering system generally suggests levels of difficulty and appropriateness. Courses at the 100 and 200 levels comprise introductory offerings and those are most commonly taken by freshmen and sophomores. Courses at the 300 and 400 levels are primarily for juniors and seniors. In some Purdue programs, undergraduates take courses at the 500 level, but generally courses numbered 500 and above are for graduate students.
Preparation for courses is indicated as follows:
P: indicates a prerequisite that must precede your enrollment in the course described. You may find one or more specific course numbers, the number of credits you should already have in a subject, a placement-test level, or other conditions.
C: indicates a corequisite that must be taken no later than the same semester in which you take the course described.
R: indicates a recommendation concerning conditions to be met for enrollment in the course.
When no subject code is shown for prerequisites, corequisites, and recommended courses, they are in the same subject area as the course being described. If you lack a prerequisite or corequisite, or if you wish to take a course numbered at a higher level than your present status, you should seek the department’s or instructor’s consent to enroll in the course.
V.T. means Variable Title and is shown for courses for which the title may be changed to specify the topic or other special focus of each offering.
Session indicators (fall, spring, summer) suggest the times at which courses are generally offered. Scheduling patterns may, however, vary.
IPFW reserves the right to add, withdraw, or change courses without notice.
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OLS 47400 - Conference Leadership
The practical application of presenting technical information and conducting problem-solving and decision-making conferences or meetings. Emphasis is placed on leading and facilitating interactive conferences as well as structuring information for effective presentations.
Preparation for Course
P: OLS 37500 and COM 11400; junior or senior class standing.
Cr. 3.
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OLS 47500 - Human Resource Development
This course will build on the topics covered in OLS 37500. Topics will include needs analysis, advanced training and development methods, techniques of evaluation, and meeting the job-training needs of special groups. Additional topics of special interest will be covered.
Preparation for Course
P: OLS 37500; junior or senior class standing.
Cr. 3.
Session Indicators
Typically offered, fall, spring, and summer.
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OLS 47600 - Compensation Planning and Management
A technical course in how to plan and implement a total compensation system, including practical experience in job analysis and description, job evaluation, salary survey and analysis, and the development of a structured pay policy. Includes environmental study of behavioral implications and legal environment.
Preparation for Course
P: OLS 37600; junior or senior class standing.
Cr. 3.
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OLS 47700 - Conflict Management
A study of the methods for dealing with interpersonal, interpersonal, and political disputes by means generally outside the traditional court system. Students will investigate the theoretical and practical aspects of conflict assessment, negotiation, problem solving, mediation, and arbitration.
Preparation for Course
P: OLS 37600; junior or senior class standing.
Cr. 3.
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OLS 47900 - Staffing Organizations
An applications-oriented study of key concepts in staffing organizations, including principles and issues in conducting job analysis, preparing job descriptions/specifications, and screening/selecting employees. Special emphasis on the design, validation, and operation of high-volume staffing systems.
Preparation for Course
P: OLS 37600; junior or senior class standing.
Cr. 3.
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OLS 48400 - Leadership Strategies for Quality and Productivity
A study of how organizational leaders create an environment conducive to high levels of employee self-motivation, quality, and productivity. Case situations are used to illustrate the application of course content.
Preparation for Course
P: OLS 37600; junior or senior class standing.
Cr. 3.
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OLS 48500 - Leadership for Team Development
An in-depth study of self-directed work teams and team processes in the work setting with a view to understanding team functions under varying task conditions. Especially emphasized will be the leadership of teams for effective performance and maximum member satisfaction. This course deals extensively with maintenance and task behaviors of team members.
Preparation for Course
P: OLS 25200 and OLS 27400; junior or senior class standing.
Cr. 3.
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OLS 48600 - Leadership: Management of Change
A survey of the concepts that provide a foundation for the understanding of leadership and its relationship to the management of organizational change, with special emphasis upon the identification, practice, and development of leadership skills.
Preparation for Course
P: OLS 25200 and OLS 27400; junior or senior class standing.
Cr. 3.
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OLS 48700 - Leadership Philosophy
Review of current managerial education and development theories and practices; discussion of fundamental social, economic, and political changes affecting business and the work of managing; implications of these changes for individual manager development and continued growth.
Preparation for Course
P: OLS 3700; junior or senior class standing.
Cr. 3.
Notes
Credit will not be given for both OLS 487 and OLS 574.
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OLS 49000 - Senior Research Project
Opportunity to study specific problems in the field of personnel, safety, supervision, and training under the guidance of an OLS faculty member.
Preparation for Course
P: majors only and consent of instructor.
Cr. 3.
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OLS 49500 - Leadership Practicum
Practical work experience related to the OLS major in local industry for which the student receives compensation.
Preparation for Course
P: OLS 25200, OLS major and senior class standing.
Cr. 1.
Notes
May be repeated to a maximum of 2 credit hours.
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OLS 49600 - Leading Change: Theory and Practice
This course is designed to assist students in integrating leadership theories and modeling change initiatives. A final synthesis project is required.
Preparation for Course
P: OLS 25200 and senior class standing.
Cr. 3.
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OLS 58700 - Developing a Leadership Philosophy
Explores issues in leadership and organizational change. Included are change theories, utilizing resistance to change, contemporary approaches to change, the future workplace, and researching best practices in organizational change.
Preparation for Course
P: OLS 51000 or instructor permission.
Cr. 3.
Dual Level Course
Dual Level: Undergraduate-Graduate
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PACS P200 - Introduction to Peace and Conflict Studies
An initial survey of major themes, approaches, and issues of peace and conflict, including violence and nonviolence, war and peace, social oppression and justice, conflict and conflict resolution. Texts and approach are interdisciplinary, with a humanities focus. Either PACS P200 or P201 is required for Peace and Conflict Studies Certificate.
Cr. 3.
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PACS P201 - Introduction to Peace and Conflict Studies - Social/Behavioral Sciences Perspectives
An initial survey of major themes, approaches, and issues of peace and conflict, including violence and nonviolence, war and peace, social oppression and justice, conflict and conflict resolution. Texts and approach are interdisciplinary, with a social/behavioral sciences focus. Either PACS P200 or P201 is required for Peace and Conflict Studies Certificate.
Cr. 3.
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PACS P497 - Humanities Readings and Research in Peace and Conflict Studies
Readings and research with a humanities focus.
Preparation for Course
P: P200 or P201 and three courses in peace and conflict studies or consent of PACS director.
Cr. 1-3.
Notes
May be repeated for a maximum of 6 hours credit.
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PACS P498 - Social and Behavioral Sciences Readings and Research in Peace and Conflict Studies
Readings and research with a social and behavioral sciences focus.
Preparation for Course
P: P200 or P201 and three courses in peace and conflict studies or consent of PACS director.
Cr. 1-3.
Notes
May be repeated for a maximum of 6 hours credit.
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PACS P499 - Social and Behavioral Sciences Internship in Peace and Conflict Studies
Internship in an organization related to peace and conflict studies with social and behavioral sciences focus.
Preparation for Course
P: P200 or P201 and three courses in peace and conflict studies or consent of PACS director.
Cr. 1-3.
Notes
May be repeated for a maximum of 6 hours credit.
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PCTX 20100 - Introductory Pharmacology
An introduction to the pharmacological basis of therapeutics. This course involves an integration of knowledge of anatomy, physiology, microbiology, and chemistry with the biological and selected chemical and physical actions and reactions of drugs. Primarily for students in nursing and other paramedical programs.
Preparation for Course
P: BIOL 20300 or equivalent, CHM 10400 or equivalent;C: BIOL 20400 or equivalent.
Cr. 3-4.
Session Indicators
(fall, spring, summer)
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PHIL 10200 - Methods in the Humanities
Introduction to research tools and methodologies in the humanities stressing the development of skills necessary for effectively natigating reference sources, evaluating scholarly literature, working with primary texts, and understanding the norms and values of humanistic inquiry across the disciplines.
Cr. 1.
Session Indicators
Typically offered fall.
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PHIL 11000 - Introduction to Philosophy
An introduction to basic problems and types of philosophy, with special emphasis on the problem of knowledge and nature of reality.
Cr. 3.
Session Indicators
Typically offered fall, spring and summer.
Notes
Approved by Arts and Sciences for the Cultural Studies (Western Tradition) requirement.
Indiana Core Transfer Library course.
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PHIL 11000 - Introduction to Philosophy (Honors Course)
An introduction to basic problems and types of philosophy, with special emphasis on the problem of knowledge and nature of reality.
Cr. 3.
Notes
Honors equivalent of PHIL 110.
To register in an honors course, students must have Honors Program eligibility or instructor’s permission.
Approved by Arts and Science for the Cultural Studies (Western Tradition) requirement.
Indiana Core Transfer Library course.
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PHIL 11100 - Ethics
A study of the nature of moral value and obligation. Topics such as the following will be considered: different conceptions of the good life and standards of right conduct; the relation of nonmoral and moral goodness; determinism, free will, and the problem of moral responsibility; the political and social dimensions of ethics; the principles and methods of moral judgment. Readings will be drawn from both contemporary and classical sources.
Cr. 3.
Session Indicators
Typically offered fall, spring and summer.
Notes
Indiana Core Transfer Library course.
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PHIL 11100 - Ethics (Honors Course)
A study of the nature of moral value and obligation. Topics such as the following will be considered: different conceptions of the good life and standards of right conduct; the relation of nonmoral and moral goodness; determinism, free will, and the problem of moral responsibility; the political and social dimensions of ethics; the principles and methods of moral judgment. Readings will be drawn from both contemporary and classical sources.
Cr. 3.
Notes
Honors equivalent of PHIL 111.
To register in an honors course, students must have Honors Program eligibility or instructor’s permission.
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PHIL 12000 - Critical Thinking
This course is designed to introduce students to the structure of successful reasoning. Topics covered will include language, definitions, vagueness and ambiguity; recognizing arguments; distinguishing between arguments and explanations; patterns for diagramming arguments; informal fallacies; nondeductive reasoning (the structure of explanations); and disciplinary reasoning (the structure of arguments as encountered in such disciplines as ethics or business). Students who have earned credit in PHIL 150 are encouraged not to register for PHIL 120.
Cr. 3.
Session Indicators
Typlically offered fall, spring and summer.
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PHIL 15000 - Principles of Logic
A study of the principles and methods employed in the logical appraisal of arguments. Topics covered will include informal fallacies; syllogistic logic and Venn diagrams; sentence logic (truth tables and rules of inference); and first-order predicate logic, up to but not including definite descriptions and identity.
Cr. 3.
Session Indicators
Typically offered Fall and Spring.
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PHIL 20600 - Philosophy of Religion
This course encourages critical reflection on traditional and contemporary views about God and other religious ideas. Topics include arguments for God’s existence, the problem of evil, understanding the divine attributes, miracles, religious pluralism, and life after death.
Cr. 3.
Notes
Indiana Core Transfer Library course.
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PHIL 24000 - Social and Political Philosophy
A study of some major social and political philosophers from Plato to contemporary authors. Issues such as justice, rights and freedom, community, and the “globalized” future will be considered.
Cr. 3.
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PHIL 24000 - Social and Political Philosophy (Honors Course)
A study of some major social and political philosophers from Plato to contemporary authors. Issues such as justice, rights and freedom, community, and the “globalized” future will be considered.
Cr. 3.
Notes
Honors equivalent of PHIL 240.
To register in an honors course, students must have Honors Program eligibility or instructor’s permission.
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PHIL 25200 - Intermediate Logic
An advanced introduction to formalized basic logic. The classical concept of consequence is studied from both a syntactic and semantic point of view in the areas of propositional logic, quantificational logic, and axiomatics. The main technique introduced is natural deduction style proofs, exposing students to an intuitive but rigorous concept of deductive proof.
Preparation for Course
R: PHIL 15000.
Cr. 3.
Session Indicators
Typically offered Fall and Spring.
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PHIL 26000 - Philosophy and Law
A discussion of philosophical issues in the law. Topics will include a critical examination of such basic concepts in law as property, civil liberty, punishment, right, contract, crime, and responsibility; and a survey of some main philosophical theories about the nature and justification of legal systems. Readings will be drawn from both law and philosophy.
Cr. 3.
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PHIL 27500 - The Philosophy of Art
A survey of the principal theories concerning the nature, function, and value of the arts from classical times to the present.
Cr. 3.
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PHIL 29300 - Topics in Philosophy
A critical examination of some special topic or topics in philosophy. Sections of this course may sometimes be initiated by students upon petition to the department. May be repeated for credit up to 6 credit hours.
Cr. 1 to 3.
Variable Title
(V.T.)
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PHIL 30100 - History of Ancient Philosophy
A survey of Greek philosophy from its beginning in the Milesian school through the Presocratics to Plato and Aristotle.
Cr. 3.
Session Indicators
Typically offered Fall and Spring.
Notes
Approved by Arts and Sciences for the Cultural Studies (Western Tradition) requirement.
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PHIL 30200 - History of Medieval Philosophy
A survey of the main trends and figures of medieval philosophy, with an emphasis on metaphysics, epistemology, and ethics. Readings (in English translation) may include Augustine, Boethius, Avicenna, Anselm, Abelard, Maimonides, Aquinas, Scotus, Ockham, and Suarez.
Cr. 3.
Session Indicators
Typically offered Fall and Spring.
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PHIL 30300 - History of Modern Philosophy
Readings in, lectures on, and discussions about the major and minor philosophical figures from the Renaissance through Kant. This includes fairly intensive study of the works of Descartes, Spinoza, Leibnitz, Locke, Berkeley, Hume, and Kant. Contemporary nonphilosophical figures such as Newton and Calvin may also be considered.
Cr. 3.
Session Indicators
Typically offered Fall and Spring.
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PHIL 30400 - 19th Century Philosophy
A study of the significant issues raised by such 19th-century philosophers as Fichte, Hegel, Schopenhauer, Comte, Mill, Marx, Nietzsche, Kierkegaard, and James.
Cr. 3.
Session Indicators
Typically offered spring.
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PHIL 30500 - Philosophical Theories of Feminism
This course focuses on an analysis of ancient, medieval, and contemporary philosophical theories of gender and the role that these theories play in current political structures. In addition to classical readings, current philosophical issues such as pornography, abortion, family values ideology, body and self-image, biological determinism, and racism in the context of historical ideologies are discussed.
Cr. 3.
Session Indicators
Typically offered Fall and Spring.
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PHIL 31200 - Medical Ethics
A critical examination of various issues, such as abortion, euthanasia, the healthcare system, and experimentation on humans. Topics will be dealt with from medical, ethical, religious, and legal perspectives.
Preparation for Course
R: PHIL 11100.
Cr. 3.
Session Indicators
Typically offered fall and summer.
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PHIL 32600 - Business Ethics
Philosophic examination of such topics as morality and self-interest, freedom and coercion, distributive justice, limits of the law, moral and legal rights, fair equality of opportunity, justice between nations. These topics are seen from a new perspective when they are connected to discussions of fair wages and capitalism, legal constraints on manufacturers and advertisers, affirmative-action programs, environmentalism, and multinational corporations.
Preparation for Course
R: PHIL 11100.
Cr. 3.
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PHIL 32700 - Environmental Ethics
A study of traditional ethical theory applied to environmental issues such as population control, conservation, human rights and pollution, nuclear energy, extinction and animal rights, our obligations to future generations, toxic waste, and issues in agriculture.
Preparation for Course
R: PHIL 11100.
Cr. 3.
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PHIL 32800 - Ethics and Animals
A study of traditional philosophical positions on questions of animal rights. Topics covered typically include human rights and doctrines of duty and obligation, vivisection, animals and food, extinction, the pet industry, hunting, the fur industry, and animal-rights organizations.
Preparation for Course
R: PHIL 11100.
Cr. 3.
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PHIL 32900 - Foundations of Professional Ethics
Investigates conceptions of professions and their relationship to society. Explores the relationship between ethics for professionals and the ethics of private citizens. Addresses such topics as privacy, confidentiality, whistle-blowing, and conflicts of interest as they exist in fiduciary relationships. Identifies the philosophical implications of Codes of Ethics of various professions.
Cr 3.
Session Indicators
Fall and Spring
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PHIL 35100 - Philosophy of Science
This course examines topics at the intersection of science and philosophy. Primary topics: fundamental principles of the scientific method; the nature of scientific change; the epistemology of science and the debate over scientific realism; scientific convergence and the future of science; consilience of science with nonscience; science and pseudoscience; science and human values. Secondary topics: the strange world of contemporary physics; ethical issues in scientific research; science and religion; science and education; science and the meaning of life.
Cr. 3.
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PHIL 35200 - Topics in the History and Philosophy of Science
A study of philosophical issues raised by the history and practices of science with a focus on the history and practices of a specific scientific discipline, e.g., anthropology, biology, chemistry, geology, physics, psychology, sociology. May be repeated for up to 12 credit hours with different topics.
Cr. 3.
Session Indicators
Typically offered fall and spring.
Variable Title
V.T.
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PHIL 39000 - Topics In The History Of Philosophy
Either an in-depth look at a major philosopher and his or her philosophy or at a significant topic in the history of philosophy. May be repeated with different topic for up to six credit hours.
Cr. 3.
Session Indicators
Typically offered Fall and Spring.
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PHIL 42200 - Topics in Continental Philosophy
An advanced introduction to Continental Philosophy. In this course we try to understand, examine, and critically assess major topics in Continental Philosophy and to gain an appreciation of its accomplishments. The course will either (1) put key players in focus such as Husserl, Dilthey, Heidegger, Satre, Foucault; or (2) discuss particular strands within Continental Philosophy (such as phenomelology, existentialism, post-modernism, structuralism, critical theory). May be repeated up to 12 credit hours with different topics.
Preparation for Course
P: Nine credit hours in Philosophy, or consent of instructor.
Cr. 3.
Session Indicators
Typically offered Fall and Spring.
Variable Title
V.T.
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PHIL 42500 - Metaphysics
A concentrated investigation of some of the basic problems concerning essence, existence, time, space, substance, causality, permanence, and change. Readings and discussions will center on representative metaphysical thinkers.
Preparation for Course
P: Nine credits in Philosophy, or consent of instructor.
Cr. 3.
Session Indicators
Typically offered Fall and Spring.
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PHIL 43100 - Contemporary Religious Thought
An exploration of the work of major 19th- and 20th-century philosophers of religion and theologians such as Kierkegaard, Hegel, Schleiermacher, Barth, Rahner, and others.
Cr. 3.
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PHIL 43200 - Theory of Knowledge
An analysis of selected texts on knowledge and rationality. Topics such as the following will be considered: foundationalism, coherentism, internalism, externalism, skepticism, contextualism, empiricism, rationalism, analysis of epistemic concepts, and the Gettier problem.
Preparation for Course
P: Nine credits in Philosophy, or consent of instructor.
Cr. 3.
Session Indicators
Typically offered Fall and Spring.
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PHIL 43500 - Philosophy of Mind
Authorized equivalent courses or consent of instructor may be used in satisfying course pre- and corequisites. An examination of some central issues in the philosophy of mind. Attention is given to such topics as the knowledge of other minds, the relation between mind and body, the nature of persons, and the analysis of certain relevant concepts such as action, emotion, and perception. Readings are selected primarily from the writings of contemporary philosophers.
Cr. 3.
Session Indicators
Typically offered Fall and Spring.
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PHIL 45000 - Metalogic
An introduction to metatheoretic studies of formal axiomatic systems. Basic set theory is developed for use as a tool in studying the propositional calculus. Further topics include many-valued logics and metatheory for modal or predicate logic.
Preparation for Course
P: Instructor permission required.
Cr. 3.
Session Indicators
Typically offered Fall and Spring.
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PHIL 45100 - The Gödel Theorems: Their Logic and Applications
Introduction to Primitive-Recursive Arithmetic as a framework to prove Gödel’s two incompleteness theorems followed by a critical discussion of their philosophical significance.
Preparation for Course
P: Instructor permission required.
Cr. 3.
Session Indicators
Typically offered Fall and Spring.
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PHIL 46500 - Philosophy of Language
An examination of some of the central issues in the philosophy of language, such as meaning, reference, truth, propositions, and speech acts.
Cr. 3.
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PHIL 47100 - Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art
An intensive examination of some of the characteristic questions of contemporary aesthetic theory. Variable content may include the definition of art; the ontology of art; artist-artwork-audience relations; intentions; interpretation; evaluation; aesthetic experience; and ethics and aesthetics. A transdisciplianry approach includes consideration of works of art and artworld writings in addition to philosophical writings. May be repeated for up to 12 credit hours with consent of instructor.
Preparation for Course
P: Instructor permission required.
Cr. 3.
Session Indicators
Typically offered Fall and Spring.
Variable Title
V.T.
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PHIL 48000 - Practicum in Applied Ethics
Students will be assigned a definite task relevant to their educational interests in applied ethics. Students may be placed in appropriate cooperating local social-service agencies, educational institutions, legal services offices, businesses, or medical facilities. Work will be supervised by the department and the agency. Research and written reports will be required.
Preparation for Course
P: junior class standing and consent of instructor.
Cr. 3.
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PHIL 49300 - Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Seminar
Subject matter will vary. May be repeated for credit.
Preparation for Course
P: Nine credits in Philosophy, or consent of instructor.
Cr. 1-3.
Session Indicators
Typically offered Fall and Spring.
Variable Title
(V.T.)
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PHIL 50400 - Human Rights Ethics
This course introduces students to both the history and the different ways of justifying, critiquing, extending, and revising the concept of universal individual human rights as it has developed since the eighteenth century out of the previous European tradition of natural law and rights.
Preparation for Course
P: Nine credit hours in Philosophy or consent of instructor.
Cr. 3.
Dual Level Course
Dual Level, Undergraduate-Graduate
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PHIL 51000 - Phenomenology
A detailed, critical examination of some major issue(s) in phenomenology. Attention will be given to either the historical development or contemporary relevance of phenomenological philosophy. Readings will be drawn from the works of Husserl, Heidegger, Merleau-Ponty, and others. May be repeated for credit up to six credit hours.
Preparation for Course
P:Nine credit hours in Philosophy or consent of instructor.
Cr. 3.
Dual Level Course
Undergraduate-Graduate
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PHIL 51400 - 20th Century Analytical Philosophy I
The origins of contemporary philosophical analysis. An examination of the most important philosophical writings of Gottlob Frege and Bertrand Russell, as well as the Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus of Ludwig Wittgenstein.
Preparation for Course
P: Nine credit hours in Philosophy or consent of instructor.
Cr. 3
Dual Level Course
Undergraduate-Graduate
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PHIL 51500 - 20th Century Analytical Philosophy II
The development of philosophical analysis through logical positivism and the various forms of linguistic philosophy. An examination of some of the important writings of Moore, Ayer, Ryle, Wisdom, Austin, and the later Wittgenstein. Need not be preceded by PHIL 514.
Preparation for Course
P: Nine credit hours in Philosophy or consent of instructor.
Cr. 3.
Dual Level Course
Undergraduate-Graduate
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PHIL 52400 - Contemporary Ethical Theory
A critical review of 20th century developments in ethical and value theory, with particular reference to the dispute between utilitarianism and deontological theories and to the problem of justification.
Preparation for Course
P: Nine credit hours in Philosophy or consent of instructor.
Cr. 3.
Dual Level Course
Undergraduate-Graduate
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PHIL 52500 - Studies in Metaphysics
An intensive and critical review of one or more of the basic problems of ontology and cosmology, such as substance, existence, causality, change, time, space, teleology, freedom, and universals. Variable content. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
Preparation for Course
P: Nine credit hours in Philosophy or consent of instructor.
Cr. 3.
Dual Level Course
Undergraduate-Graduate
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PHIL 53000 - Deconstructionist and Postmodernist Philosophy
An examination of the main currents of deconstructionist and postmodernist thought in the latter part of the 20th century. Texts to be studied will be selected from the writings of Heidegger, Derrida, Fougault, Kristeva, Irigaray, Deleuze, Guattari, Lyotard, Baudrillard, and Rorty.
Preparation for Course
P: Nine credit hours in Philosophy or consent of instructor.
Cr. 3
Dual Level Course
Undergraduate-Graduate
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PHIL 57500 - Problems in Esthetics
An intensive examination of some of the characteristic questions of contemporary aesthetic theory. Variable content. May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor.
Preparation for Course
P: Nine credit hours in Philosophy or consent of instructor.
Cr. 3.
Variable Title
(V.T.)
Dual Level Course
Undergraduate-Graduate
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PHIL 58000 - Proseminar in Philosophy
Designed primarily for majors in philosophy. Other students may be admitted to the course with the special consent of the instructor. Topic to be selected by the department staff. May be repeated for a maximum of six credit hours.
Preparation for Course
P: Nine credit hours in Philosophy or consent of instructor.
Cr. 3.
Variable Title
(V.T.)
Notes
Instructor consent required.
Dual Level Course
Undergraduate-Graduate
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PHIL 59000 - Directed Readings in Philosophy
A reading course directed by the instructor in whose particular field of specialization the content of the reading falls. Approval of each reading project must be secured from the department. May be repeated for credit.
Preparation for Course
P: Nine credit hours in Philosophy and consent of instructor.
Cr. 1-3.
Variable Title
(V.T.)
Dual Level Course
Undergraduate-Graduate
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PHYS 10500 - Sound and Music
A nonmathematical course that deals with the physical properties of sound and sound patterns, the physiological response to sound, and the psychological sensations of music. The physical principles covered include wave motion, wave properties, resonance, and analysis of tones and complex waveforms. How sound patterns are produced using musical instruments, how these sounds propagate and how they are detected and interpreted will be examined.
Cr. 3.
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PHYS 11500 - Introduction to Lasers
Three hour lecture class about the theory and operation of lasers. Lectures will discuss basic optics; the operation of lasers; laser safety; and the uses of lasers in science, industry, construction, communication, entertainment, and medical fields. Class intended for nonphysics majors.
Cr. 3.
Hours
Class 3.
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PHYS 11501 - Introduction to Lasers (Lab)
This is an optional Lab course for the PHYS 11500, Introduction to Lasers. We will experiment the concepts involved in the PHYS 11500 lectures.
Preparation for Course
C: PHYS 11500
Cr. 1.
Hours
Lab 2.
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PHYS 12000 - Physics of Sports
This course enables students to learn fundamental physical principles and concepts from examples of situations occurring in sports. The numerous recent applications of physics toward enhancing sports performance, both by improving techniques and equipment, will be selectively studied. Physical concepts such as velocity and acceleration, force, momentum, impulse, rotational motion, torque, pressure, fluid flow, energy, and power will be introduced and exemplified through sports. The course is intended for non-science majors.
Cr. 3.
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PHYS 12500 - Light and Color
This course is an introduction to the phenomena associated with electromagnetic waves having visible wavelength, i.e., light. Topics will include characteristics of light, optical instruments such as telescopes and cameras, rainbows, human seeing, color and color mixing, lasers, Polaroid lenses, and tricks with mirrors. The course will emphasize phenomenological and conceptual consideration of these topics using many demonstrations and activities. This course is intended for non-science majors.
Cr. 3.
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PHYS 12700 - Physics for Computer Graphics and Animation
A study of the physics of light and its interactions with objects as these topics apply to the production of computer-generated images. The course will investigate light and color through observation and the use of 3-D graphics programs. In particular how light interacts with surfaces and how we see will be explored in order to understand how to make graphic images that appear true to life.
Cr. 3.
Hours
Class 2, Lab. 2,
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PHYS 12800 - Physics of Martial Arts
A conceptual study in physics as it applies to martial arts. In particular, Newtonian mechanics, rotational dynamics, material study, and center of mass will be addressed. No martial arts experience is necessary nor will any martial art be taught. Unlike other conceptual physics courses, this course will very much focus on the forces a human can exert on another object. From these beginnings, the course will develop the student’s conceptual understanding of momentum, work, energy, power, and intensity to achieve a final goal of understanding collisions. The course will also examine leverage, rotational dynamics, and center of mass (throwing, grappling, and joint maneuvers).
Preparation for Course
P: MA 15300 or MA 16800.
Cr. 3.
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PHYS 12900 - Physics of War
This course examines the physics behind weapons developed throughout centuries of warfare. Weapons to be examined are the bow, the many variations of the catapult, the development of artillery from the muzzle loader to the rail-gun, rockets and missiles, directed energy weapons such as lasers, and nuclear bombs.
Preparation for Course
P: MA 15300 (or equivalent), or consent of instructor.
Cr 3.
Session Indicators
Fall, Spring, and Summer
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PHYS 13000 - Exploring the New Physics
This course is a survey for nonscience majors of the conceptual foundations, applications, and implications for the future of the recent major discoveries in physics. Examples of topics are quantum electronics, high temperature superconductivity, lasers, chaos, fractals, the cold fusion controversy, the search for the fifth force, quarks, and dark matter in the universe. Topics are presented in a descriptive and conceptual manner without mathematics.
Cr. 3.
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PHYS 13100 - Concepts in Physics I
A nonmathematical course that introduces students to physics through interactive investigations and discussions. Everyday life is compared to the scientific concepts of forces, motion, momentum and energy.
Cr. 3.
Hours
Class 2. Lab 2.
Session Indicators
Typically offered Fall and Spring.
Notes
Credit by Examination available.
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PHYS 13101 - Concepts In Physics I (Lab)
This is an optional Lab course for the PHYS 13100, Concepts in Physics I. We will experiment the concepts involved in the PHYS 13100 lectures.
Preparation for Course
C: PHYS 13100.
Cr. 1.
Hours
Lab: 2.
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PHYS 13200 - Concepts in Physics II
A continuation of PHYS 131.
Preparation for Course
P: PHYS 13100.
Cr. 3.
Hours
Class 2, Lab. 2,
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PHYS 13500 - The First Three Minutes
This course is a descriptive introduction to the major concepts of contemporary physics and their relationship to theories of the origin of the universe. The course presents a historical survey of cosmological thought, leading to today’s recent developments. Topics include stars and galaxies, the four forces, relativity, quantum physics, elementary particles, and the Big Bang. The course is intended for non-science majors. There is no need for a background in college math. However, knowledge of mathematics at high school level is required.
Cr. 3.
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PHYS 13600 - Chaos and Fractals
This course explores novel ideas in geometry and dynamical systems as they appear in natural phenomena. Irregular patterns in nature can be understood in terms of a fractal geometry. Physical processes that appear to be random actually obey a deterministic law. The concepts of chaos and fractals help us to understand these processes. The course is intended for non-science majors. There is no need for a background in college math. However, knowledge of mathematics at high school level is required.
Cr. 3.
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PHYS 15200 - Mechanics
Statics, uniform, and accelerated motion; Newton’s laws; circular motion; energy, momentum, and conservation principles; dynamics of rotation; gravitation and planetary motion; properties of matter; simple harmonic and wave motion; sound.
Preparation for Course
C: MA 16600.
Cr. 5.
Hours
Class 4, Lab. 2.
Notes
Indiana Core Transfer Library course.
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PHYS 17000 - Special Topics in Physics
Specialized topics in introductory physics, including laboratory experiments if appropriate. May be repeated for credit.
Cr. 1-4.
Hours
Class 0-3, Lab. 0-3,
Variable Title
(V.T.)
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PHYS 18300 - Professional Practice I
Course shall include supervised experience and/or training as a professional physicist.
Preparation for Course
P: must be accepted for the program by Cooperative Education program coordinator.
Cr. 0.
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PHYS 18400 - Professional Practice II
Course shall include supervised experience and/or training as a professional physicist.
Preparation for Course
P:PHYS18300.
Cr. 0.
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PHYS 20200 - General Physics II
Electricity and magnetism, geometrical and physical optics, quantum theory, introduction to concepts of relativity, atomic, and nuclear physics.
Preparation for Course
P: PHYS 20100 with a grade of C or better.
Cr. 5.
Hours
Class 4, Lab. 2,
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PHYS 21800 - General Physics
Mechanics, heat, and sound, primarily for technology students.
Preparation for Course
P: MA 15300.
Cr. 4.
Hours
Class 3, Lab. 2,
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PHYS 21900 - General Physics II
Electricity, light, and modern physics, primarily for technology students.
Preparation for Course
P: PHYS 21800 with a grade of C or better.
Cr. 4.
Hours
Class 3, Lab. 2,
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PHYS 22000 - General Physics
Mechanics, heat, and sound, for students not specializing in physics.
Preparation for Course
P: MA 15300.
Cr. 4.
Hours
Class 3, Lab. 2.
Notes
Indiana Core Transfer Library course.
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PHYS 22100 - General Physics
Electricity, light and modern physics, for students not specializing in physics.
Preparation for Course
P: PHYS 22000 with a grade of C or better.
Cr. 4.
Hours
Class 3, Lab. 2.
Notes
Indiana Core Transfer Library course.
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PHYS 22300 - X-Ray Physics
This course provides background in physics necessary to understand the generation and usage of X-Rays. It will cover basic concepts in Physics such as Forces, Energy and Power. Concepts in Electricity and Magnetism will be explored as an introduction to Electromagnetic Radiation. Physical models of Electromagnetic Radiation and Matter will be developed. The interaction between Electromagnetic Radiation matter will be explored. Particular focus will be placed on the physical mechanism of generating X-Rays and the use of X-Rays.
Preparation for Course
P: MA 15300.
Cr 3.
Session Indicators
Typically offered Fall and Spring.
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PHYS 25100 - Heat, Electricity, and Optics
Heat, kinetic theory, elementary thermodynamics, heat transfer. Electrostatics, current electricity, electromagnetism, magnetic properties of matter; geometrical and physical optics.
Preparation for Course
P: PHYS 15200 with a grade of C or better. P or C: MA 26100.
Cr. 5.
Hours
Class 4, Lab. 2.
Notes
Indiana Core Transfer Library course.
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PHYS 27000 - Special Topics in Physics
Specialized topics in physics. May be repeated for credit.
Preparation for Course
P: special permission.
Cr. 1-5.
Variable Title
(V.T.)
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PHYS 28400 - Professional Practice III
Course shall include supervised experience and/or training as a professional physicist.
Preparation for Course
P:PHYS 18400.
Cr. 0.
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PHYS 29500 - Outreach Assistance As Service Learning
Physics 295 is a service learning class available to students willing and able to deliver physics lessons to K-12 classrooms and to other public events. Students are required to prepare and rehearse labs/activities so they are able to offer professional presentations. Students are also required to maintain a reflection journal, where they record notes about their experiences. Although efforts are made to work around students’ schedules, students should have at least on open morning or afternoon each week (preferably 2-3) that allows them to visit an assigned site on a regular, consistent basis. One credit is equivalent to 32 hours of involvement in preparation and/or delivery of activities, and journaling time. Prerequisites: desire, commitment, dependability responsibility. Repeatable for credit.
Cr. 1 - 3.
Hours
Exp:
Session Indicators
Typically offered Fall and Spring.
Notes
Department approval required. Off campus experience.
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PHYS 30200 - Puzzles, Strategy Games, and Problem Solving in the Physical Sciences
This course will explore scientific problem solving by comparing and contrasting it with problem solving in two other domains: puzzles and strategy developing representations, defining the problem, using heuristics, and evaluation solutions. Strategy games will be used as a way to practice problem-solving skills in a domain that can be quickly learned. No credit toward a physics major.
Preparation for Course
P: successful completion of General Education Areas I and II.
Cr. 3.
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PHYS 30200 - Puzzles, Strategy Games, and Problem solving in the Physical Sciences (Honors Course)
This course will explore scientific problem solving by comparing and contrasting it with problem solving in two other domains: puzzles and strategy developing representations, defining the problem, using heuristics, and evaluation solutions. Strategy games will be used as a way to practice problem-solving skills in a domain that can be quickly learned. No credit toward a physics major.
Preparation for Course
P: successful completion of General Education Areas I and II.
Cr. 3.
Notes
Honors equivalent of PHYS 302.
To register in an honors course, students must have Honors Program eligibility or instructor’s permission.
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PHYS 30500 - Intermediate Mathematics Physics
An introduction and review of the mathematical techniques and procedures used in intermediate and advanced physics courses. Applications involving vector calculus, linear algebra, complex analysis, Fourier series and transforms, and second order linear differential equations will be discussed. The course provides additional mathematical preparation for PHYS 31000, 31100, 32200, 33000,34200, and 51500.
Preparation for Course
P: PHYS 25100.
Cr. 3.
Subject Area
PHYS
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