Current version - Indiana University South Bend

1963 COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES
Metaphysics or Epistemology (3 cr.)
PHIL-P 310 Topics in Metaphysics
PHIL-P 311 Metaphysics of Physical Nature
PHIL-P 312 Topics in Theory of Knowledge
PHIL-P 313 Theories of Knowledge
PHIL-P 360 Introduction to Philosophy of Mind
PHIL-P 366 Philosophy of Action
Ethics, Logic, or History and Philosophy of Science (3 cr.)
HPSC-X 200 Scientific Reasoning
HPSC-X 201 Nature of Scientific Inquiry
HPSC-X 220 Issues in Science: Humanistic
HPSC-X 303 Introduction to the Philosophy of
Science
HPSC-X 336 Religion and Science
PHIL-P 250 Introductory Symbolic Logic
PHIL-P 340 Classics in Ethics
PHIL-P 341 Ethical Classics
PHIL-P 342 Problems of Ethics
PHIL-P 343 Classics in Social and Political
Philosophy
PHIL-P 344 Classics in Social and Political
Philosophy 2
PHIL-P 345 Problems in Social and Political
Philosophy
PHIL-T 190 Literary and Intellectual Traditions, PHIL-T
390 Literary and Intellectual Traditions, and HPSC-T
390 Literary and Intellectual Traditions courses may or
may not count toward the minor depending on the topic.
Physics and Astronomy
Northside Hall 341
(574) 520-4278
www.iusb.edu/~iusbphys
Professors: J. Hinnefeld (Chairperson), Lynker
Associate Professors: Levine, Schimmrigk, Scott
Senior Lecturer: Borntrager
Faculty Emeritus: Zimmerman
Chief Technician: Nate
The department offers courses in physics, astronomy, and
geology; serving three broad groups of students: those
majoring in physics with plans either to enter graduate
school in physics, astronomy, or a related field, or to make a
career in industry; those majoring in other natural sciences,
science education, or engineering technology; and those
majoring in nontechnical disciplines who wish to learn
some physical science.
Students interested in pursuing an engineering degree can
begin their studies at IU South Bend in this department. A
dual-degree program, under which a student can earn both
a Bachelor of Science in Physics from IU South Bend and
a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from a cooperating
institution in at least three years of study at IU South Bend
and at least two years of study at the cooperating institution,
is described below.
Bachelor of Arts in Physics
General-education requirements for Bachelor of Arts
degrees in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences are
described on page 158.
(All courses are 3 credit hours, unless otherwise designated.)
Concentration Requirements (30 cr.)
PHYS-P 221 Physics 1 (5 cr.)
PHYS-P 222 Physics 2 (5 cr.)
PHYS-P 309 Modern Physics Laboratory
PHYS-P 323 Physics 3
PHYS-P 324 Physics 4
PHYS-S 406 Research Project (1-3 cr.)
At least two of the following: (6-12 cr.)
PHYS-P 331 Theory of Electricity and
Magnetism
PHYS-P 340 Thermodynamics and Statistical
Mechanics
PHYS-P 441 Analytical Mechanics I
PHYS-P 453 Introduction to Quantum
Mechanics
Select from the following: (0-4 cr.)
AST-A 453 Topical Astrophysics
GEOL-G 413 Introduction to Geophysics
PHYS-P 303 Digital Electronics (4 cr.)
PHYS-P 321 Techniques of Theoretical Physics
PHYS-P 334 Fundamentals of Optics
PHYS-P 410 Computing Applications in Physics
PHYS-P 473 Introduction to String Theory
PHYS-S 405 Readings in Physics (1-3 cr.)
Mathematics Requirements (13 cr.)
MATH-M 215 Calculus I (5 cr.)
MATH-M 216 Calculus II (5 cr.)
MATH-M 343 Introduction to Differential
Equations
Recommended Courses
CHEM-C 105 Principles of Chemistry I
CHEM-C 106 Principles of Chemistry II
CHEM-C 125 Experimental Chemistry I (2 cr.)
CHEM-C 126 Experimental Chemistry II (2 cr.)
CSCI-C 101 Computer Programming I (4 cr.)
MATH-M 301 Linear Algebra and Applications
MATH-M 311 Calculus 3 (5 cr.)
MATH-M 344 Introduction to Differential
Equations
MATH-M 471 Numerical Analysis 1
No more than 6 credit hours of independent study
PHYS-S 405 Readings in Physics and no more than 3
credit hours of PHYS-S 406 Research Project may be
applied to the 30 credit hour concentration requirement.