2006-08 Course Descriptions - Catalog - University of Oklahoma

Engineering Physics (EPHY)equations, and curve fitting techniques. The methods are compared withrespect to computational efficiency and accuracy. (F, Sp, Su)3960 Honors Reading. 1 to 3 hours. Prerequisite: admission to HonorsProgram. May be repeated; maximum credit six hours. Consists of topicsdesignated by the instructor in keeping with the student’s major program.Cover materials not usually presented in the regular courses. (Sp)3970 Honors Seminar. 1 to 3 hours. Prerequisite: admission to HonorsProgram. May be repeated; maximum credit six hours. Projects coveredwill vary. Deal with concepts not usually presented in regular coursework.3980 Honors Research. 1 to 3 hours. Prerequisite: admission to HonorsProgram. May be repeated; maximum credit six hours. Provides anopportunity for the gifted honors candidate to work on a special project inthe student’s field.G4223 Fundamentals of Engineering Economy. Prerequisite: permission.Introduction to concepts of economic analysis to optimize benefits utilizingmultivariant, multistaged mathematical models. Topics include cost andworth comparison, capital costs and sources, time value of money,replacement economics, taxes, economic efficiency of alternate designs,minimum costs and maximum benefits, risk and uncertainty, andeconomics of work schedules. (Sp, Su)G4510 Selected Topics. 1 to 6 hours. Prerequisite: upper-division orgraduate standing. Selected topics on current or special topics relating toengineering. May be structured for students in other areas. (Sp)G5980 Research for Master’s Thesis. Variable enrollment, two to ninehours; maximum credit applicable toward degree, four hours. (F, Sp, Su)G6980 Research for Doctoral Dissertation. (F, Sp, Su)Engineering Physics (EPHY)2281 Engineering Co-Op Program (Crosslisted with AME, CH E, C E, CS, ECE, ENGR, E S, G E, I E, P E 2281). Prerequisite: student participationin the program. The Co-Op program provides student placement in jobsoutside the University, but in a position related to the student’s major. Oncompletion of a semester work period, the student submits a brief writtenreport. One hour of credit (elective) granted for each work period, with amaximum credit of six hours. (F, Sp, Su)3960 Honors Reading. 1 to 3 hours. Prerequisite: admission to HonorsProgram. May be repeated; maximum credit six hours. Consists of topicsdesignated by the instructor in keeping with the student’s major program.Cover materials not usually presented in the regular courses. (F, Sp, Su)3970 Honors Seminar. 1 to 3 hours. Prerequisite: admission to HonorsProgram. May be repeated; maximum credit six hours. Projects coveredwill vary. Deal with concepts not usually presented in regular coursework.3980 Honors Research. 1 to 3 hours. Prerequisite: admission to HonorsProgram. May be repeated; maximum credit six hours. Provides anopportunity for the gifted honors candidate to work on a special project inthe student’s field. (F, Sp, Su)G4232 Laboratory Glassblowing (Crosslisted with Chemistry 4232).Prerequisite: permission. Discussion of materials and techniques withdemonstrations of procedures. Exercises will be performed in thelaboratory with special emphasis upon the different types of seals requiredin the construction of glass apparatus. One hour of lecture and three hoursof laboratory will be scheduled each week. Laboratory (F, Sp)†G4990 Special Studies. 1 to 3 hours. Prerequisite: Physics 2424 or 2524,integral calculus, permission. May be repeated with change of subjectmatter; maximum credit six hours. (F, Sp, Su)G5980 Research for Master’s Thesis. Variable enrollment, two to ninehours; maximum credit applicable toward degree, four hours. (F, Sp, Su)G5990 Special Problems. Prerequisite: permission. May be repeated withchange of subject matter; maximum credit four hours for the master’sdegree, or 10 hours for the doctoral degree. (F, Sp, Su)G6970 Seminar. 1 to 3 hours. Prerequisite: permission. May be repeatedwith change of subject matter; maximum credit four hours for the master’sdegree, or 10 hours for the doctoral degree. (F, Sp)G6980 Research for Doctoral Dissertation. (F, Sp, Su)The Uni ver sity of Oklahoma 2006-2008 Gen eral Cat a logEnglish (ENGL)0113 Introduction to College Writing. Course prepares students, who arejudged at risk by secondary assessment, for “Principles of EnglishComposition” (ENGL 1113). Course addresses issues of focus, development,expression, sentence structure, and editing skills. This course does notcount for college credit at the University of Oklahoma. (F, Sp)1013 English for Exchange Students. Designed to meet the needs ofinternational students who are studying at OU for a semester or a year. Reviewall English skills including pronunciation, vocabulary, listening, writing, andgrammar as well as expand students’ knowledge of American cultures. (F, Sp)1113 Principles of English Composition. Systematic analysis of thecomponents of effective writing, with regular practice and close individualassistance. Study of expository prose models. (F, Sp, Su) [I-ENGL]1213 Principles of English Composition. Prerequisite: 1113. Systematicanalysis of effective argumentative discourse with regular practice and closeindividual assistance. Study of argumentative prose models. Libraryresearch paper required. (F, Sp, Su) [I-ENGL]1913 Writing for the Health Professions. Prerequisite: 1213. Preparespre-professionals in the health professions for writing they will do in latercoursework and in practice. (F, Sp)2003 Introduction to World Literature. Prerequisite: 1113. Introductionto idea and practice of comparative literature study. Focus will be on aparticular body of literature (e.g., Italian post-WWII fiction, French-Canadianpoetry of the nineteenth century, etc.) as shaped by other cultures andliterature. Texts will be in original language and translation. (Irreg.) [IV-WC]2023 Thematic Approaches to Literature I. May be repeated with changeof subject matter; maximum credit six hours. Examination of a selectedtheme in important literary works from classical times to our own. Closeattention to the cultural context of each work and to the degree ofconstancy and change in the treatment of the theme from age to age. (Irreg.)2033 Special Topics in Women in Literature. Prerequisite: 1113, 1213.May be repeated with change of topic; maximum credit six hours. Thestudy of a particular aspect of women in literature; topics to be examinedinclude: women writing on women’s condition; portraits of women artists;women’s private experience and public statements in literature; social,intellectual and sexual restrictions experienced by women. (Irreg.)2113 Intermediate Writing. Prerequisite: 1213, application anddepartmental permission. Writing of non-fiction prose in a workshopsetting. Reading and analysis of prose models for analysis. (Irreg.)2123 Creative Writing. Prerequisite: 1213, application and departmentalpermission. Introduction to imaginative writing, especially short stories andpoems; some analysis of literary models, but major emphasis on studentwriting. (F, Sp)2133 Autobiographical Writing. Prerequisite: 1213, application anddepartmental permission. Writing essays from personal experience.Reading and analysis of journals, diaries, letters and autobiographies asmodels for writing. (Irreg.)2213 Fiction. Introduces fiction as a historical genre in literature. Coveredwill be sub-genres such as the novel, short story, memoir, travel sketch, etc.Discussion will cover such topics as character, plot and myth in narrative.The emphasis will be on close reading in light of the possibilities of fictionas a genre. (Irreg.) [IV-AF]2223 Poetry. Gives an introduction to the elements and rhetoric of verse.The focus will be on the canon of American and British verse. (Irreg.) [IV-AF]2233 Drama. A study of major Western plays (from Aeschylus to contemporaryplaywrights) with emphasis on literary dimensions: design, language,characterization, individual forms (such as tragedy, comedy and pastoral).May include consideration of social and literary contexts as well as actingand theatrical conventions. (Irreg.) [IV-AF]2243 Film Narrative. Introduction to basic visual terminology, filmmakingconcerns, film theory and aesthetics. Survey of different approaches tonarrative filmmaking (for example, genre or auteur). Also discussion of filmand society in regards to how one influences the other. (Irreg.) [IV-AF]2313 Introduction to Critical Reading and Writing. Prerequisite: 1213.Focuses on close reading of literary texts using key literary terms andinvolving some introduction to larger issues such as authorship, textuality,and reception. (F, Sp)2413 Introduction to Literature. Concentrates on close readings ofmasterpieces in fiction, drama and poetry. The readings are drawn from77 Course Descriptions