Undergraduate Catalog 2008-2010 - Immaculata University

COM 240 Forms of Professional Writing (3)
Style/forms of business/professional writing with emphasis on
direct, clear language.
THE 381 Foundations of Spiritual Freedom (3)
This course explores the foundations of morality and adult
spiritual formation. Through study of the Biblical roots of holiness,
a focus on Christ as model, and an analysis of virtue, the student
will come to know the path to authentic freedom.
PHYSICS
PHY 201 General Physics I (3)
Calculus-based course in the fundamental principles of
translational, rotational, and vibrational mechanics: motion in one,
two, and three dimensions, Newton’s laws, energy, momentum,
statics, and periodic motion. 2 hours of lecture and 2 hours of
laboratory are integrated with student problem solving in a studio
format. (Prerequisite or co-requisite: MATH 207-208 or 301-302)
PHY 202 General Physics II (3)
Calculus-based course in the fundamental principles of heat,
sound, light, magnetism, electricity, relativity, and quantum theory. 2
hours of lecture and 2 hours of laboratory are integrated with student
problem solving in a studio format. (Prerequisite: PHY 201 or
equivalent; Prerequisite or co-requisite: MATH 207-208 or 301-302)
PHY 203 Physics I (4)
Calculus-based course in the fundamental principles of
translational, rotational, and vibrational mechanics: motion in one,
two, and three dimensions, Newton’s laws, energy, momentum,
statics, and periodic motion. 3 hours of lecture and 2 hours of
laboratory are integrated with student problem solving in a studio
format. (Prerequisite or co-requisite: MATH 207-208 or 301-302)
PHY 205 Biophysics (3)
Physical principles of radiation, its transmission, and its
absorption, with application to biology and medicine. Topics in
biomechanics and bioelectricity. 2 hours lecture, 2 hours laboratory.
(Prerequisite: Physics 201-202 or 203-204)
PHY 208 Science of Communication (3)
Physical foundations of telecommunications including lasers and
microwave communication; science and effective use of sound;
electronics; optics. 2 hours lecture, 2 hours laboratory.
(Prerequisite: Mathematics 203 or above)
PHY 300 Topics in Physics (1-3)
A study of selected topics outside the usual offerings in physics.
(By prior arrangement with the department)
PHY 305 Electricity and Magnetism (3)
Electrical and magnetic properties, direct and alternating
circuits, introduction to Maxwell’s equations. (With permission of
instructor)
PHY 306 Electronics (3)
Basic concepts of electronic devices and circuits. Emphasis on
analysis and treatment of digital circuits including microprocessors
applications. (Prerequisite: Physics 305)
PHY 335 Principles of Physiology (4)
A biophysical approach to movement, information processing,
sensory discrimination, and regulation and control in living systems.
3 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory. (See BIOL 335)
(Prerequisites: Biology 233, Chemistry 104, Physics 204 (may be
taken concurrently); or permission of instructor)
PHY 204 Physics II (4)
Calculus-based course in the fundamental principles of heat,
sound, light, magnetism, electricity, relativity, and quantum theory.
3 hours of lecture and 2 hours of laboratory are integrated with student
problem solving in a studio format. (Prerequisite: PHY 203 or
equivalent; Prerequisite or co-requisite: MATH 207-208 or 301-302)
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