1997-1998 - The University of Scranton

PHYS 104 Dr. Zakzewski
Introduction to Consumer Technology 3 credits
Every day we listen to the radio or compact disk
recordings, watch TV, use photocopiers, and Fax
machines without really knowing how they work.
This course is designed for the non-science major
to provide the scientific background to understand
the operation of some of the common electronic
equipment we encounter daily including television,
VCR, and stereo. Students will use laboratory time
to build basic electrical circuits including an audio
amplifier. The course does not require previous
training in electronics or college math. 2 hours lecture
and 2 hours laboratory.
PHYS 105 Dr. Varonides
(A)Man and the Evolutionary Universe 3 credits
A course for non-science students that concentrates
on the study of the universe from the ancient times to
the present. The ideas and approaches of various peoples
are to be discussed, from the era of the powerful
myths to the scientific approach of the Greeks, up to
the modern times, focusing on Man and the Evolving
Universe, in a historical and modern perspective. The
role and the involvement of the Church in the scientific
thinking will be stressed as well.
PHYS 106 Prof. Kalafut
(B)Energy and the Environment 3 credits
A course for non-science majors that emphasizes
the various aspects of man’s use of energy and
changes in the environment that accompany that
use. Sources of energy; the nature of the present
energy and environmental crises and possible solutions;
energy requirements of the future; conservation
and alternate energy sources.
PHYS 107 Dr. Spalletta
(B)“Hands On” Physics 3 credits
An introduction to the scientific method with an
emphasis on the physical reality around us.
Students will participate in a series of experiments
and discussions illustrating various physical phenomena.
The object of this course is to provide the
student with the scientific background to participate
in the assessment of important social, political
and scientific issues such as the environment, energy
policy, the application of medical technology
and space exploration.
PHYS 108 Dr. Spalletta
(A)New York Times Physics 3 credits
Every day we are bombarded with information
regarding the impact of technology on our lives.
Using the backdrop of the headlines of the New
York Times, students will explore the scientific and
technological concepts that make up our modern
world. Each week new topics will be introduced,
first by reading the articles from the newspaper, and
then by presentation and discussion.
PHYS 109 Dr. Varonides
(E)The Conscious Universe 3 credits
A course that discusses and concentrates on matters
like Waves, Quanta and Quantum Theory. Science
will be viewed as a rational enterprise committed to
obtaining knowledge about the actual character of
physical reality and the character of the physical law.
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PHYS 110 Dr. Connolly
Meteorology 3 credits
This course is an introductory level course for nonscience
majors. The purpose of the course is to
familiarize the student with the basic physical and
chemical phenomena involved in the determination
of our climate and weather. Through an understanding
of these phenomena, an individual will be in a
position to comprehend daily weather events and
patterns and weather forecasting. Topics include:
atmosphere composition and structure, moisture and
precipitation, cloud formation, pressure and wind,
cyclones, circulation of atmosphere, air masses and
fronts, and forecasting.
PHYS 120-121 Staff
(E)General Physics 8 credits
(Prerequisites: Mathematics 103-114) General college
course for pre-medical, pre-dental and biology
majors. Mechanics, heat, electricity and magnetism,
sound and light. Three hours lecture and
recitation and two hours laboratory.
PHYS 140-141 Staff
(E)Elements of Physics 8 credits
(Corequisite: Mathematics 114-221) Calculus based
introduction to the elements of Physics. Topics covered:
mechanics, heat, sound, light and electricity and
magnetism. Required of Physics, E.E., Mathematics,
Computer Science and Chemistry majors. Three
hours lecture and recitation and two hours laboratory.
PHYS 201 Dr. Varonides
(A)Stellar Evolution 3 credits
An introduction to Astrophysics. A course for nonscience
students that concentrates on the study of the
Sun, Stars and the Universe. The evolution of the
Stars. Their birth, their life-times, their deaths. The
remnants of the stars, and exotic entities such as neutron
stars, quasars, black holes. Galaxies and galaxy
formations. The expanding universe. Red shifts and
cosmological principles. Grand Unified Theories.
PHYS 270 Prof. Kalafut
Elements of Modern Physics 4 credits
(Prerequisites: Physics 141 and Math 114)
Introductory Modern Physics course for physics and
engineering majors; also recommended for other science
majors. Review of classical physics; Special
Theory of Relativity; atomic theory of hydrogen
from Bohr to Schroedinger; multielectron atoms and
the periodic table; introduction to nuclear physics.
Three hours lecture and two hours laboratory.
PHYS 350 Dr. Fahey
Applied and Engineering 3 credits
Mathematics
(Prerequisite: Math 222, Physics 141) First and
second order differential equations with constant
coefficients; Fourier series and Fourier
Transforms; partial differential equations and
boundary value problems; special functions, e.g.
Bessel functions and Legendre polynomials; elementary
probability theory. (Also listed as Engr.
350.) 3 hours lecture.