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Course Descriptions

Course Numbering System

The following lists include all courses normally offered at Albion College. However, not all courses are offered every year. When possible, courses offered in alternate years are designated. For details, students should consult the Class Schedule for each semester, available online at: www.albion.edu/registrar. The College reserves the right to add or withdraw courses without prior announcement, as conditions may require.

Unless otherwise stated, 100 level courses are intended for freshmen, 200 level for sophomores, 300 and 400 level for juniors and seniors.

A list of courses which meet the core and category requirements, organized by departments, is available online at www.albion.edu/registrar.

Further information may be obtained at the Registrar’s Office in the Ferguson Student, Technology, and Administrative Services Building.
 

Music

Students performing in ensembles have the option of electing them for credit or not for credit. If credit registration would cause the unit enrollment to exceed four and one-half, the student may elect an audit registration, for which no fee will be assessed. Up to two units of ensemble credit may be included among the total required for graduation.
  

  • MUS 246: Percussion Teaching and Techniques

    (1/2 Unit)
    Provides practical methods in the teaching and playing techniques of all percussion instruments including snare drum, timpani, mallet instruments, as well as most other percussion instruments utilized in an instrumental ensemble. Primarily intended for students pursuing their teacher certification in music. A secondary instrument lab ensemble is also a corequisite for this course. Offered in alternate years. Wulff.
  

  • MUS 287: Selected Topics

    (1/4 Unit)
    An examination of subjects or areas not included in other courses. Staff.
  

  • MUS 288: Selected Topics

    (1/2 Unit)
    An examination of subjects or areas not included in other courses. Staff.
  

  • MUS 289: Selected Topics

    (1 Unit)
    An examination of subjects or areas not included in other courses. Staff.
  

  • MUS 298: Women and Music

    (.5 Unit)
    Prerequisites: MUS 104   or Permission of Instructor
    This class is open to students from all academic majors, and will explore the role of women and music in all aspects.  Specifically, we will consider women’s work as composers, performers, teachers, patrons, audience members, and as philanthropists and social activists  across simultaneous western and global music histories.  Critical engagement of women’s issues such as representation of women in musical works, feminist aesthetics, and the roles of gender in the entertainment industry will focus all class discussions/listening activities.  A historical overview of western art music and the limitations/opportunities for women will give rise to global roles of women in music, as well as current popular/entertainment roles for women.  Jensen-Abbott
  

  • MUS 303: Foundations of Music 3

    1 Unit
    Prerequisites:  MUS 204 with a grade of 2.0 or higher
    The study of western and non-western musical historical periods, genres, and styles. By developing an understanding of tonal and non-tonal musical language through listening, critical score analysis, as well as performance and scholarly research activities, students will be able to hear and critically discuss distinct musical styles and catalogue/describe them into appropriate generic, chronological, and structural categories. Students will also engage with cross-historical references to a diversity of musical genres in their listening, performing, and writing/research activities. Staff
  

  • MUS 313: Music History I

    (1 Unit)
    Prerequisite: MUS 201  or permission of instructor.
    A course in the history of music designed for junior and senior music majors. Covers music from the ancient Greeks through the seventeenth century. In addition to regular examinations, assignments stress stylistic characteristics of a period or of an individual composer. There is assigned listening. Abbott.
  

  • MUS 314: Music History II

    (1 Unit)
    Prerequisite: MUS 201  or permission of instructor.
    A continuation of MUS 313  covering music from the eighteenth century to the present. In addition to examinations and analysis assignments, students complete a major research paper by the end of the semester that investigates some aspect of contemporary Western music or deal with non-Western music. Abbott.
  

  • MUS 319: Evolution of Jazz

    (1 Unit)
    An exploration of the rich cultural background and evolution of jazz music through discussion of important performers, composers, educators and critics with respect to their contribution to the development of the art form. Emphasis is placed on developing critical listening skills through the extensive use of landmark recordings and live performances. Offered in alternate years. Ball.
  

  • MUS 322: Teaching of Instrumental Music in the Schools

    (1 Unit)
    Prerequisite: MUS 230 .
    Required of all instrumental music education majors. Designed to acquaint the student with all aspects of teaching, developing, planning, directing and administering public school instrumental music programs, K-12. Offered in alternate years. McIlhagga.
  

  • MUS 325: Teaching of Music in the Elementary School

    (1 Unit)
    Prerequisite: MUS 230 .
    Designed to give the student a knowledge of a well-rounded music program for the elementary grades. Creative experiences, demonstrations and practical work in performing and listening are stressed. Lecture and laboratory. Offered in alternate years. Root.
  

  • MUS 328: Teaching of Choral Music in the Secondary School

    (1 Unit)
    Prerequisite: MUS 230 ; MUS 330  is strongly recommended.
    An introduction to all aspects of the music program for the secondary school and the techniques for administering the program. Lecture and laboratory. It is strongly recommended that Music 330 (Choral Conducting) be elected prior to 328. Offered in alternate years. Parr.
  

  • MUS 330: Choral Conducting

    (1/2 Unit)
    Prerequisite: MUS 230 .
    Laboratory work in choral conducting and score reading with practical experience in techniques of training choral ensembles. Required of all choral music education majors. Offered in alternate years. Parr.
  

  • MUS 331: Instrumental Conducting

    (1/2 Unit)
    Prerequisite: MUS 230 .
    Laboratory work to develop techniques and skills required for instrumental conducting and score reading. Students may be given the opportunity to conduct instrumental ensembles on campus. Required of all instrumental music education majors. Offered in alternate years. Ball.
  

  • MUS 387: Selected Topics

    (1/4 Unit)
    An examination of subjects or areas not included in other courses. Staff.
  

  • MUS 388: Selected Topics

    (1/2 Unit)
    An examination of subjects or areas not included in other courses. Staff.
  

  • MUS 389: Selected Topics

    (1 Unit)
    An examination of subjects or areas not included in other courses. Staff.
  

  • MUS 391: Internship

    (1/2 Unit)
    Offered on a credit/no credit basis. Staff.
  

  • MUS 392: Internship

    (1 Unit)
    Offered on a credit/no credit basis. Staff.
  

  • MUS 401: Seminar

    (1/2 Unit)
    Staff.
  

  • MUS 402: Seminar

    (1 Unit)
    Staff.
  

  • MUS 411: Directed Study

    (1/2 Unit)
    Staff.
  

  • MUS 412: Directed Study

    (1 Unit)
    Staff.

Music: Ensembles
  

  • MUS 121: Marching Band/Symphonic Band

    (1/4 Unit)
    Open to all wind or percussion students by audition. Auditions are held one week prior to the beginning of the fall semester during pre-season rehearsals. After marching season, students continue in symphonic band until the end of the semester. McIlhagga.
  

  • MUS 122: Symphonic Wind Ensemble

    (1/4 Unit)
    Available for all woodwind, brass, and percussion students. Admission is by audition given during November and/or the first week of the spring semester. McIlhagga.
  

  • MUS 123: Jazz Combo

    (1/4 Unit)
    Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
    Available to student instrumentalists and singers interested in performing in a combo setting within the jazz idiom. Rehearsals are by arrangement. Ball.
  

  • MUS 124: Jazz Ensemble

    (1/4 Unit)
    Available to wind and percussion students interested in playing all styles of jazz. Admission is by audition given during the first week of classes. Ball.
  

  • MUS 125: Symphony Orchestra

    (1/4 Unit)
    Open to all students by audition. Auditions are held the first week of each semester; students should bring one prepared solo. Ball.
  

  • MUS 126: String Ensembles

    (1/4 Unit)
    Open to string students and pianists who are interested in performing chamber music. Rehearsals are by arrangement. Permission of instructor required. Staff.
  

  • MUS 127: Woodwind Ensembles

    (1/4 Unit)
    Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
    Available for woodwind students who are interested in performing chamber music from all periods. Rehearsals are by arrangement. Staff.
  

  • MUS 128: Brass Ensembles

    (1/4 Unit)
    Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
    Available for brass students who are interested in performing brass chamber music. Rehearsals are by arrangement. Staff.
  

  • MUS 129: Percussion Ensemble

    (1/4 Unit)
    Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
    Available for percussion students who are interested in playing music for percussion. Rehearsals are by arrangement. Wulff.
  

  • MUS 130: Guitar Ensemble

    (1/4 Unit)
    Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
    Open to all guitar students who are interested in performing chamber music. Rehearsals are by arrangement. Palmer.
  

  • MUS 131: Concert Choir

    (1/4 Unit)
    Open to all students by audition. Auditions are held during the first four days of classes in the fall. Parr.
  

  • MUS 132: Briton Singers

    (1/4 Unit)
    Members are selected from the Concert Choir by audition during the first week of classes in the fall. Parr.
  

  • MUS 138: Brazilian Drumming

    (.25 unit)
    A study of the origins and development of Brazil’s national rhythm through hands on learning and listening.  The course focuses specifically on the various percussive instruments that make up a standard samba ensemble.  No previous drumming experience is necessary. Staff

Neuroscience
  

  • NEUR 241: Fundamentals of Behavioral Neuroscience

    (1 Unit)
    Prerequisite: PSYC 101  or permission of instructor.
    An introduction to brain structure and function. Emphasis on the way the nervous system is organized to process information, construct representation of the world and generate adaptive behavior. Lecture, discussion, dissection. Same as PSYC 241 . Jechura, Keyes, Wilson.
  

  • NEUR 242: Fundamentals of Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience

    (1 Unit)
    Prerequisites: NEUR 241  and BIOL 195 , or permission of instructor.
    An introduction to neuroscience with emphasis at the cellular and molecular levels. Covers structure and function of neurons and glial cells, electrical and chemical synapses, neurotransmitters, aspects of vision, axon guidance and outgrowth, energy metabolism in the brain, and the hormones and brain regions that affect eating activity and behavior. Albertson.
  

  • NEUR 391: Internship

    (1/2 Unit)
    Offered on a credit/no credit basis. Staff.
  

  • NEUR 392: Internship

    (1 Unit)
    Offered on a credit/no credit basis. Staff.
  

  • NEUR 401: Seminar

    (1/2 Unit)
    Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing or permission of instructor.
    Staff.
  

  • NEUR 402: Seminar

    (1 Unit)
    Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing or permission of instructor.
    Staff.
  

  • NEUR 411: Directed Study

    (1/2 Unit)
    Staff.
  

  • NEUR 412: Directed Study

    (1 Unit)
    Staff.

Philosophy
  

  • PHIL 101: Introduction to Philosophy

    (1 Unit)
    A study of the basic methods, controversial problems and philosophical systems, with special consideration given to the relation of philosophy to other disciplines. Because of the central role of argument and evidence in philosophical inquiry, this course is an introduction to conceptual clarification, logical analysis and general critical thinking. Examines topics such as knowledge and skepticism, the mind-body problem, personal identity, moral relativism, moral responsibility, free will and determinism, power, social justice, racism, sexism, violence, war, the existence of God, the existence of theoretical entities. Kirby, Mittag.
  

  • PHIL 102: Philosophy East and West

    (1 Unit)
    Compares different schools of eastern philosophy with those of western philosophy in their approaches to important epistemological, metaphysical and ethical issues. These issues include, for example, the nature of the self and its relation to the external world; personal identity; and determinism, free will and moral responsibility. Covers similarities and differences in the philosophical questions asked, arguments given and methodologies adopted by both eastern and western philosophers. Madhok.
  

  • PHIL 107: Logic and Critical Reasoning

    (1 Unit)
    A study of the basic conceptual tools used to recognize, evaluate and express arguments. Designed for the student who wishes to reason more effectively and critically. Topics: inductive and deductive standards, truth, validity, fallacies, paradoxes, regresses, counterexamples, analogies, reductios, definitions, sophistries. Mittag.
  

  • PHIL 187: Selected Topics

    (1/4 Unit)
    An examination of subjects or areas not included in other courses. Staff.
  

  • PHIL 188: Selected Topics

    (1/2 Unit)
    An examination of subjects or areas not included in other courses. Staff.
  

  • PHIL 189: Selected Topics

    (1 Unit)
    An examination of subjects or areas not included in other courses. Staff.
  

  • PHIL 201: Ethics

    (1 Unit)
    An examination and evaluation of the major ethical theories, both classical and contemporary, and the application of these theories to a current moral problem. Madhok.
  

  • PHIL 202: Social Philosophy

    (1 Unit)
    An issues and historically oriented introduction to a broad range of philosophical subject matter and methodologies through a clarification and analysis of argumentation used to justify selected social and political institutions and practices—e.g., individual liberties, properties of personhood, the nature of the state, obligations and rights, etc. Staff.
  

  • PHIL 206: Contemporary Moral Problems

    (1 Unit)
    An introduction to a broad range of philosophical subjects and methodologies through an examination and analysis of contemporary moral problems—e.g., abortion, euthanasia, genetic engineering, sexual morality, gender and racial discrimination, corporate crime, pornography and censorship, the death penalty, ecology, world hunger, etc. Madhok.
  

  • PHIL 207: Symbolic Logic

    (1 Unit)
    A study of the formal conceptual tools used by modern deductive logic to express and evaluate arguments. Emphasizes the use of propositional and quantifier logic to clarify and evaluate arguments. Mittag.
  

  • PHIL 211: Ancient Philosophy

    (1 Unit)
    A survey of the beginnings of western philosophical thought focusing on the writings of the Presocratics, Plato, Aristotle and others. Kirby.
  

  • PHIL 212: Modern Philosophy

    (1 Unit)
    Philosophical thought in the seventeenth, eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, focusing on the writings of such philosophers as Descartes, Leibnitz, Locke, Berkeley, Hume, Kant, Hegel, Kierkegaard and Nietzsche. Kirby.
  

  • PHIL 214: Twentieth Century Philosophy

    (1 Unit)
    Major movements in and methods of contemporary philosophical thinking with special attention to the analytic and existential thinkers. Offered in alternate years. Kirby.
  

  • PHIL 220: Philosophy and History of Science

    (1 Unit)
    Considers the following questions: What is science? What is scientific explanation? What are the ontological commitments of a scientist? To what extent does the culture of a scientific community affect results of that community? Kirby.
  

  • PHIL 234: Philosophy of Religion

    (1 Unit)
    Same as RS 234 . Staff.
  

  • PHIL 287: Selected Topics

    (1/4 Unit)
    An examination of subjects or areas not included in other courses. Staff.
  

  • PHIL 288: Selected Topics

    (1/2 Unit)
    An examination of subjects or areas not included in other courses. Staff.
  

  • PHIL 289: Selected Topics

    (1 Unit)
    An examination of subjects or areas not included in other courses. Staff.
  

  • PHIL 301: Environmental Ethics

    (1 Unit)
    Examines theoretical and practical perspectives on ethical issues in relation to the environment. The theoretical issues range from whether we should assign moral value to species other than the human (and if so, on the basis of what criteria) to whether we have moral obligations to preserve the environment for future generations (and if so, what this would imply for the present generations). The practical issues range from creating incentives for restricting population growth without abdicating responsibilities toward the world’s hungry, to the issue of what short-and long-term policies and practices need to be adopted to deal effectively with reducing pollution and hazardous waste while working toward a recycling, sustainable global society. Madhok.
  

  • PHIL 302: Leadership Ethics

    (1 Unit)
    Examines the ethical foundations of leadership. Involves an in-depth discussion of foremost leadership theories and their applications to different contexts; critically examines the morally distinct aspects of leadership by looking at the relationships among power, self-interest, and morality; and analyzes leadership from within the ethical frameworks of virtue, duty, and utility along with discussing the ethical challenges of diversity (culture relativism, race, and gender) to traditional leadership ethics. Madhok.
  

  • PHIL 303: Business Ethics

    (1 Unit)
    An examination of selected moral problems posed by corporate conduct—e.g., profit-maximization vs. social responsibility, corporate crime and the criminal justice system, business vs. environmental concerns, preferential hiring vs. reverse discrimination, employee autonomy vs. corporate loyalty, deception vs. honesty in advertising, corporate vs. government regulation. Clarification and critical examination of different ethical perspectives for resolving these moral dilemmas. Madhok.
  

  • PHIL 304: Ethics and Public Policy

    (1 Unit)
    Emphasizes the ethical foundations of public policy. Rights, obligations, justice, autonomy, the nature of the good life: should these play a role in determining public policy, and if so, how? Focuses on the interaction between ethical values and public policy in areas such as health care, law, government, foreign policy, citizenship, education and media. Madhok.
  

  • PHIL 306: Neuroscience and Ethics

    (1 Unit)
    An introduction to the dialogue that has developed between cognitive neuroscientists and moral philosophers. Cognitive neuroscience brings to the study of ethics an interest in the way the brain processes information and in the kinds of brain states that subserve thought and action—in short, it is answering the question of what kind of information-processing creatures we are. Madhok.
  

  • PHIL 308: Biomedical Ethics

    (1 Unit)
    The application of major ethical theories to some of the moral problems raised by recent developments in medical technology. Does increased medical knowledge (the end) justify experimentation with human subjects (the means)? How much should a patient be told and who decides? Do parents have the right to give birth to a defective infant and thereby apparently pollute the gene pool? To whom is the genetic counselor responsible—fetus, parent, future generations? Is there a right to die? Who should be the ultimate decision-maker—physician, patient, pastor? Is health care a right or a privilege? In answering these dilemmas, are there any moral rules to follow or does each person decide what is best in the situation? Madhok.
  

  • PHIL 309: International Ethics and Global Development

    (1 Unit)
    Explores the ethics of development in an international context. What should development be? Who should play a role in bringing about development? Examines multiple answers to these questions via an understanding of global development ethical theories and approaches such as the basic human needs approach, the human rights approach, the theory of development as freedom, the capabilities approach, theories of justice, as well as utilitarianism and deontological approaches. Applies these development ethics frameworks to important international issues such as poverty, gender inequality, violence and insecurity, over-consumption and globalization. Madhok.
  

  • PHIL 310: Metaphysics

    (1 Unit)
    Explores what kinds of things exist. Do abstract entities exist? Is there such a thing as free agency in a world that is deterministic (or, for that matter, in a world that is not deterministic)? Is time something that is mind-dependent or mind-independent? Are we committed to the existence of electrons? Is causation anything above and beyond regularity? Kirby.
  

  • PHIL 311: Philosophy of Biology

    (1 Unit)
    In this course we will engage in philosophy that is oriented toward issues relating to the
    discipline of biology. We will interpret, analyze, and assess texts treating topics such as evolutionary ethics, the
    philosophy of race, moral realism in light of evolution, the nature of the gene, genetic determinism and moral
    responsibility, evolutionary altruism, the nature of species, and the nature of biodiversity. Kirby
  

  • PHIL 315: Knowledge, Truth and Reason

    (1 Unit)
    Prerequisite: One prior course in philosophy.
    A critical examination of recent work in the theory of knowledge, i.e., of classic contemporary papers on skepticism, knowledge and the justification of belief. Mittag.
  

  • PHIL 318: Philosophy of Mind

    (1 Unit)
    An introduction to the philosophy of mind. Explores the relation of the mind to the physical world and evaluates prominent competing theories about the nature of the mind, including the identity theory, dualism, behaviorism, functionalism and eliminative materialism. Also covers artificial intelligence, phenomenal consciousness, the adequacy of folk psychological explanation and theories of mental content. Mittag.
  

  • PHIL 325: Philosophy of Language

    (1 Unit)
    Words and sentences of a language have meanings, thereby allowing us to use sentences to communicate our thoughts, some of which are true. But how do words and sentences get their referents and meanings? What are meanings? This course focuses on central developments in the philosophy of language throughout the twentieth century. Topics include theories of meaning and reference, speech acts, pragmatics, and conversational implicature. Mittag.
  

  • PHIL 335: Philosophical Issues in the Law

    (1 Unit)
    Designed both for students interested in philosophy and for those interested in political science, history, economics, or sociology. Provides an explanation of legal concepts and institutions from the philosophical perspective. Develops in the student: (1) an understanding of some of the major philosophical issues in the law and (2) the ability to reflect critically upon them. Madhok.
  

  • PHIL 380: Aristotle: A Western Foundation

    (1 Unit)
    Considers how Aristotle’s philosophy continues to exercise influence today, especially concerning controversies over the nature of existence, identity, the soul and the way one should live. Explores and evaluates the arguments of a philosopher who was the finest pupil in Plato’s Academy, the personal instructor of Alexander the Great, and the founder of the Lyceum. Kirby.
  

  • PHIL 381: Readings in Philosophy

    (1 Unit)
    Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
    Recommended for advanced students. Careful and critical study of one or more of the outstanding works in philosophy. Staff.
  

  • PHIL 382: Readings in Philosophy

    (1 Unit)
    Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
    Recommended for advanced students. Careful and critical study of one or more of the outstanding works in philosophy. Staff.
  

  • PHIL 387: Selected Topics

    (1/4 Unit)
    An examination of subjects or areas not included in other courses. Staff.
  

  • PHIL 388: Selected Topics

    (1/2 Unit)
    An examination of subjects or areas not included in other courses. Staff.
  

  • PHIL 389: Selected Topics

    (1 Unit)
    An examination of subjects or areas not included in other courses. Staff.
  

  • PHIL 391: Internship

    (1/2 Unit)
    Offered on a credit/no credit basis. Staff.
  

  • PHIL 392: Internship

    (1 Unit)
    Offered on a credit/no credit basis. Staff.
  

  • PHIL 401: Seminar

    (1/2 Unit)
    Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
    Recommended for advanced students. Topics of special interest including “Justice,” “Metaphysics,” “Moral Realism,” “Russell.” Staff.
  

  • PHIL 402: Seminar

    (1 Unit)
    Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
    Recommended for advanced students. Topics of special interest including “Justice,” “Metaphysics,” “Moral Realism,” “Russell.” Staff.
  

  • PHIL 411: Directed Study

    (1/2 Unit)
    Staff.
  

  • PHIL 412: Directed Study

    (1 Unit)
    Staff.

Physics
  

  • PHYS 101: Basic Concepts of Physics

    (1 Unit)
    Prerequisite: High school algebra.
    The basic ideas of physics in a historical and philosophical framework to give the student insight and appreciation of physics of this century and how physics relates to our contemporary society. Not intended for science majors. Lecture and laboratory. Offered in alternate years. Staff
  

  • PHYS 102: The Physics of Urban and Environmental Problems

    (1 Unit)
    Prerequisite: High school algebra.
    The physics of modern urban and environmental problems with respect to their causes, effects and possible cures. Topics include transportation, energy generation and transmission, pollution and resources. Not intended for science majors. Offered in alternate years. Zellner.
  

  • PHYS 105: Introductory Astronomy

    (1 Unit)
    Prerequisite: High school algebra.
    A study of the night sky, planets, stars, galaxies, cosmology, and our place in the universe, along with discussion of observational techniques and space missions. Not intended for science and mathematics majors or minors or students who have taken physics or calculus in high school. Lecture and laboratory, with additional multiple observing sessions required. Zellner.
  

  • PHYS 115: General Physics

    (1 Unit)
    Prerequisite: High school algebra. First-year students need permission of instructor.
    First semester of an algebra-based survey of general physics. Topics include kinematics, dynamics, fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, wave motion, and sound. Includes analytical, historical and philosophical aspects. Studio format. Course is equivalent to a traditional lecture and laboratory course. Staff.
  

  • PHYS 116: General Physics

    (1 Unit)
    Prerequisite: PHYS 115 .
    Second semester of an algebra-based survey of general physics. Topics include electricity and magnetism, light and optics, and atomic and nuclear physics. Includes analytical, historical and philosophical aspects. Studio format. Course is equivalent to a traditional lecture and laboratory course. Staff
  

  • PHYS 167: Analytical Physics I

    (1 Unit)
    Corequisite: MATH 141 , or permission of instructor.
    First semester of a calculus-based survey of general physics. Topics include kinematics, dynamics, fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, wave motion, and sound. Studio format. Course is equivalent to a traditional lecture and laboratory course. Staff.
  

  • PHYS 168: Analytical Physics II

    (1 Unit)
    Prerequisite: PHYS 167 . Corequisite: MATH 143  or permission of instructor.
    Second semester of a calculus-based survey of general physics. Topics include electricity and magnetism, light and optics, and select topics in modern physics. Studio format. Course is equivalent to a traditional lecture and laboratory course. Staff.
  

  • PHYS 187: Selected Topics

    (1/4 Unit)
    An examination of subjects or areas not included in other courses. Staff.
  

  • PHYS 188: Selected Topics

    (1/2 Unit)
    An examination of subjects or areas not included in other courses. Staff.
  

  • PHYS 189: Selected Topics

    (1 Unit)
    An examination of subjects or areas not included in other courses. Staff.
  

  • PHYS 191: Colloquium in Physics and Astronomy I

    (.25 Unit)
    Discussion of selected topics in physics and astronomy as determined by student and staff interest. Led by departmental faculty, visiting speakers and students. Students are required to read selected scientific papers, attend presentations and actively participate in discussions. Offered on a credit/no credit basis. Staff.
  

  • PHYS 205: Planetary Astronomy

    (1 Unit)
    Prerequisite: High school algebra or permission of instructor.
    Covers our solar system’s origin and evolution, including Newton’s and Kepler’s Laws, planetary motion, planet characteristics, and detection of extrasolar planets. Investigates planetary and other images and data returned by solar system spacecraft. Considers recent developments in biochemistry and whether or not life could exist on other worlds. Zellner.
  

  • PHYS 206: Astrophysics I: Stars, Galaxies and Cosmology

    (1 Unit)
    Prerequisites: MATH 141  and/or a previous physics course, or permission of instructor.
    Provides an understanding of stars and how they work, and examines our galaxy. Covers topics related to cosmology, including our expanding universe. Intended for mathematics and science majors and minors and for students pursuing teacher certification in science. Zellner.
 

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