2005/2006 - Registrar - McMaster University

PHILOS 4E03 EXISTENTIALISM AND PHENOMENOLOGYA study of selected texts of major eXistential and phenomenologicalphilosophers in the 20th-century, such as Camus, Heidegger, Jaspers,Marcel. .Seminar (two hours); one termPrerequisite: At least six units ·of Philosophy and registration in Level IIIor above" PHILOS 4F03 RECENT EUROPEAN PHILOSOPHY. Contemporary trends in European Philosophy as represente9 by suchwriters as Perdda, Foucault and Habermas.Seminar (two hours); one termPrereqliisite: At leaE?t six units of Philosophy and registration in Level IIIor above "Offered in alternate years.PHILOS 4H03 METAPHYSICSAn investigation of metaphysical concepts, such as substance"individuation, identity, essence, quality, process, mind, time and causal- 'ity. Some contemporary criticisms of metaphysics will be discu~sed.Seminar (two hours); one termPrerequisite: ~HILOS 2A06, 2C06 and registration in Level IIJ or above; ofa program in PhilosophyPHILOS 4io3 MEDIEVAL PHILOSOPHY"A study of one or more central medieval philosophers, such as Augus-'tine, Aquinas, or William of Ockham. \ "Seminar (two hoOrs); one termPrerequisite: PHILOS 2A06 or 2C06Offered in' alternate years.PHILOS 4K03 . ANCIENT PH1LOS0PHYA critical study of one or. mo~e ancient Greek philosophers such asParmenides, Plato, Aristotle.Seminar (two hours); one termPrerequisite: PHILOS 2A06 and registration in Level III or aboveAntirequisite: PHILOS 4C03, 4J03Cross-list: CLASSICS 4K03Offered in alteim#e years.PHILOS 4W03 . INDEPENDENT STUDYIn consultation with a member oUhe- Department of Philosophy, studentswill prepare an "essay 9n ?n approved· topic, on the basis of a list ofreadings outSide Qormally available course offerings. It is the student'sresponsibility to secure the agreement of an instructor and to completeaproposal form (available in the Philosophy Department office), beforeattempting to register in the course.Prerequisite: Registration in Level IV of any Honours program in ,Philosophy,with a Cumulative Average of at least. 8.5 and permission of theDepartmentAntirequisite: PHILOS 4Z06PHILOS 4Z06 THESIS .Reading and research under the supervision of two members of theDepartment. A major paper is required as well as a formal examination. Itis the student's responsibility to secure the agreement of an instructorand to complete a proposal form (available in the Philosophy Departmentoffice), before attempting to register in the C0urse.'Prerequisite: Registration in Level IV of any Honours program in Philosophy,with a Cumulative Average of at least 8.5 and permission of theDepartment .Antirequisite: PHILOS 4W03PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMYWEB ADDRESS:Faculty as of January 15, 2005ChairAJ. BerlinskyAssociate ChairG.M. LukeDistinguished University Professorhttp://www.physics.mcmaster.ca/A.N~ Bourns Science Building, Room 241,Ext.24559Jules P. Carbotte/B.Sc. (Manitoba), M.Sc., Ph.D. (McGill), D.Sc. (Waterloo),F.R.S.C. -ProfessorsPHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY 279A. John Berlinsky/B.Sc. (Fordhar!1), M.Sc., Ph.D. (Pennsylvania)HughM. Couchman/B.A., M.A., Ph.D. (Cambridge) '.Bruce D. Gaulin/B.Sc. (McGill), Ph.D ..(MCMaster), Brockhouse Chair inthe Physics of MaterialsWilliam E.' Harris/B.Sc. (Alberta), M.Sc., Ph.D. (Toronto)Harold K. Haugen/B.Sc. (Acadia), M.Eng. (McMaster), Ph.D. (Aarhus)Paul G. Higgs/B.Sc., Ph.D. (Cambridge), Senior Canada Research ChairCatherine Kallin/B.Sc. (British Columbia), AM., Ph.D. (J-Iarvard)Ralph E PudritzlB.Sc. (British CoILJmbia), M.Sc. (Toronto), Ph.D. (Brit-~hC~umb~ .. An-Chang ShilB.Sc .. (Fudan), M.Sc., Ph.D. (Illinois)Peter G. Sutherland/B.Sc. (McGill), M.S., Ph.D. (Illinois)David E. Venus/B.Sc. (Queen's), Ph.D. (Toronto) -Douglas L. Welch/B.Sc., Ph.D. (Toronto)Christine D. Wilson/B.Sp. (Toronto), Ph.D. (California. Institute of.Technology)Associate ProfessorsTakashi Imai/B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D. (Tokyo)Graeme M. Luke/B.Sc .. "(Queen's), Ph.D. (British Columbia)Kari Dalnoki.-Veress/B.Sc.,;M.Sc., Ph.D. (Guelph) .~ric Sorensen/B.Sc., M.Sc. (Arhus); Ph.D. (California-Santa Cru.z)Assistant ProfessorsAlan A Chen/S;8c.(Toronto), Ph.D. (Yale)Cecile Fradin/B.Sc., M.Sc. (Ecole Normale Superieure), Ph.D. (Paris VI),Canada Research ChairKaren Hughes/B.Sc. (Lakehead), M.Sc., Ph.D. (McMaster)Brian E. King/B.Sc. (Simon Fraser), M.Sc., Ph.D." (Colorado)Neil McKay/B.Sc. (Queen's), M.Sc., Ph.D .. (McMaster)Reza Nejat/B.Sc. (Tehran), M.Sc., Ph.D. (Missouri-Rolla)Alison Sills/B.Sc. (Western Ontario), Ph.D. (Yale)James Wadsley/B.Sc. (Monash), M,Sc., Ph.D. (Toronto)Associate MemberJohn S. Preston/(Engineering Physics) B.Sc. (McMaster),M.Sc., Ph.D.(Toronto)LecturersAnton M. Jopko/B.SC"M.Sc., Ph.D. (McMaster), Dip!. Educ. (Althouse)Ken Sills/B.:Sc. (Western Ontario), M.Sc. (St. Mary's), Ph.D. (Ohio)"Instructional AssistantAlex Vorobyov/M.S., Ph.D. (Kha~kov)Department Notes:"," 1. The Department reserves the right to withdraw a Level 111 or IV course,which is not specifically required in a Physics progr~m if the registra- "tion falls below four. .2. Students in Level III o"r IV of Physics programs will find' a numberofrelev~nt electives among the offerings of the Department of Biology,the Department of Engineering Physics and the School of Geographyand Earth Sciences.Courses If no prerequisite is listed, the course is open. IASTRON 1 F03 INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY ,. AND ASTROPHYSICSTopics include orbital motion, el~ctromagnetic radiation, telescopes, thesolar system, stars and stellar evolution, the Milky Way Galaxy, galaxiesand quasars, the evolution of the universe. ."Three lectures; one term'Prerequisite: Grade 12 Advanced Functions and Introductory Calculus U(or OAC Calculus) and Grade 12 Physics U (or OAe Physics); or PHYS-ICS 1P03 'Antirequisite: SCIENCE 1 D03,2D03intended for Science students. Non-science" students interested in thesetopics are directed to SCIENCE 1003.ASTRON 2E03 ' PLANETARY ASTRONOMYPhysical and Mathematical foundation of planetary astron.omy. Historicaldevelopment of ideas about the solar system. A, modern view of the planets;the origin and. evolution of the solar system and planets around other stars.Thre~ lectures; one term' "Prerequisite: One of PHYSICS 1 B03, 1D03 or ART$&SCI 2D06; and oneof MATH·1 A03, 1 Np3 or ARTS&SCI 1 D06