Graduate Catalog - Shippensburg University

Shippensburg UniversityMAT594 Selected Topics (3 crs.)MAT600 Elements of Research (3 crs.)Devoted to research techniques and procedures in mathematics and/or mathematics education. Instructor discusses research methods andeach student selects a topic on which to do a research study. Thisstudy is presented to the class in oral and written form.Music (MUS)MUS490 Selected Topics (1-3 crs.)Philosophy (PHL)PHL490 Selected Topics (1-3 crs.)Provides the opportunity for the department to offer courses in areasof departmental major interest not covered by the regular courses.Prerequisite: Instructor’s option.Physics (PHY)PHY411 Quantum II (3 crs.)Introduction to physical concepts and mathematical formulations ofnonrelativistic quantum mechanics. Enables a detailed study of theSchrodinger Equation and its properties. The Schrodinger Equationis solved exactly for the particle in a square well potential, thesimple harmonic oscillator, and the hydrogen atom. Both perturbationtheory and variational calculation are developed as methodsfor handling more complicated systems. Spin is introduced as an adhoc concept and the properties of simple magnetic systems studied.Heavy emphasis on applications to simple systems. Three periodslecture/week. Prerequisites: PHY311, MAT318, and MAT322 (at leastconcurrently).PHY421 Electricity and Magnetism II (3 crs.)A continuation of Electricity and Magnetism I, treating some ofthe same topics but with an increased of sophistication. Provides asolid foundation in one of the core subjects of the discipline. Topicsinclude: electrodynamics and Maxwell’ s equations; conservation laws;electromagnetic waves and relativistic electrodynamics; eectromagneticwaves; potentials and fields of moving charges; radiation by movingcharges; special relativistic treatment of electrodynamics; electromagneticradiation by a point charge. Prerequisites: PHY321 and MAT322.PHY431 Mechanics II (3 crs.)Intermediate course in the treatment of Newton’s laws of motion,vector analysis, and rectilinear and curvilinear motion in a plane, aswell as study in areas of statics and dynamics, including concurrentand non-concurrent forces, movements and torques, energy, rotationalmotion, moments of inertia and oscillatory motion. Three periodsof lecture/week. Prerequisites: MAT213, MAT318, MAT322 (at leastconcurrently), and PHY331.PHY450 Quantum Materials (4 crs.)Lecture/lab course covers material topics in modern solid statephysics with an emphasis on applications to nanotechnology. Topicscovered include carbon nanotubes, organic conductors and semiconductors,photonic crystals, and microfluidies. Topics in biologicaland self-assembled systems including, biomolecular motors, motorproteins and the organic-to silicone interface are also covered. Techniquesfor manipulating and characterizing materials at the nanoscaleare also covered in both the lecture and the laboratory. Prerequisites:PHY311and MAT322, or CHM362 and PHY461, or permission ofinstructor.PHY461 Mathematical Physics (3 crs.)Introduces some of the many mathematical concepts used routinelyby theoretical physicists. Specific topics are left to the discretion ofthe instructor but can include such subjects as elements of differentialgeometry, complex analysis, or methods for solving integral and differentialequations. Prerequisite: PHY301.PHY471 Computational Physics (4 crs.)Introduces the use of sophisticated numerical techniques to solvephysical problems. Topics include: approximation methods; numericalintegration; ordinary and partial differential equations; randomprocesses; spectral analysis; and Monte Carlo methods. Prerequisites:PHY301, CSC110, and MAT322.PHY481 Atoms and Photons (3 crs.)Investigates the structure of matter at the atomic level, the free photonfield and their mutual interaction. Possible topics are: hydrogenatom review; generalized angular momentum theory; radial wavefunctions and self-consistent field solutions; coupling schemes andatomic eigenstates; general excitation and decay dynamics; quantizationof the free EM field; coherent and incoherent states of thephoton field; atom-photon interaction terms, gauge representations;1st order process: e.g. absorption and emission; and higher orderprocesses: e.g. 2-photon decay. Prerequisites: PHY301, PHY311, andPHY321.PHY485 Optics (4 crs.)Both geometrical and physical optics and applications. Opticalinstruments, wave propagation, interference diffraction, polarization,and atomic molecular spectra are studied. Spectrascopes, spectrometers,polariscopes, photometers, and interferometers are some of theinstruments used. Three periods lecture and two periods lab/week.Prerequisites: MAT213, MAT318, MAT322, and PHY321.PHY493 Selected Topics (1-3 crs.)Opportunity to offer courses in areas of departmental major interestnot covered by the regular courses.Political Science (PLS)PLS431 Pennsylvania Local Government (3 crs.)Concerns the structure and administrative functions of local governmentsin Pennsylvania. Extensive emphasis placed on analyzing localgovernmental functions and problems emanating from the jurisdictions’political, social, and economic environments. Prerequisite: ninehours in political science or permission of instructor.PLS501 Organizational Theory and Behavior (3 crs.)Examines organization theory relevant to the administration andleadership in complex organizations. Focus is on topics of bureaucracyand development of administrative thought; human behavior in organizationsincluding individual motivation, group and interpersonaldynamics, and leadership modes; organization structure, process, anddynamics; organizational development and change; and emergingperspectives in the field.PLS502 Human Resources Management (3 crs.)Case study course reviewing personnel administration integrativelyas an administrative, behavioral, and technical area. Role of the linemanager in personnel administration is covered, as well as the technicalroles of central personnel agency and the operating personneloffice.PLS503 Foundations of Public Budgeting and Finance (3 crs.)Provides knowledge base required to understand the principlesunderlying public sector budgeting and decision making. Publicsector decision models are explained and the theory of public goodsexamined in depth. Evolving techniques for satisfying public needsthrough the private sector (e.g. privatization) are investigated andoutcomes analyzed.PLS504 Ethics for Public Service Managers (3 crs.)Examines specific contemporary ethical concerns in the public sectorand the ethical conduct required by statutes and codes of conduct.Appropriate case studies discussed, emphasizing the constantlychanging standards in the public sector.100