RockhuRst univeRsity 2012–2014 catalog

therapy fields will be stressed. Students will beexpected to demonstrate conceptual and appliedunderstanding of physics principles through classdiscourse, written assessment, and the design ofprojects utilizing physics principles in an applicationto an area of students’ career interests. Recommended:MT 0100 or equivalent. Corequisite:PH 1710. (SCI Lecture & Lab combined)PH 1710. Physics Concepts and ConnectionsLaboratory I (1)Fall semesterSelected constructivist, inquiry-based laboratoryactivities to accompany PH 1700. Two hours perweek. Lab fee. Corequisite: PH 1700. (SCI Lecture& Lab combined)PH 1750. Physics Concepts and Connections II (3)Spring semesterA continuation of the study of physics principlesintroduced in PH 1700 with a concentrationon the mathematical application of Newtonianmechanics to the human body, as well as a studyof thermodynamics, waves and sound, electricityand light. Emphasis will be on both the conceptualunderstanding of physics principles and the mathematicalapplication of physics principles in force,motion, torque, circular motion, work and energy,momentum, fluid pressure, thermodynamics, wavesand sound, optics and electricity. Students will beexpected to demonstrate conceptual and appliedunderstanding of physics principles through classdiscourse, problem solving, written assessment, andthe design of projects utilizing physics principles inan application to an area of students’ career interests.Prerequisite: PH 1700. Recommended:MT 1190 or equivalent. Corequisite: PH 1760.(SCI or SCII Lecture & Lab combined)PH 1760. Physics Concepts and ConnectionsLaboratory II (1)Spring semesterSelected experiments to accompany PH 1750. Twohours per week. Lab fee. Corequisite: PH 1750.(SCI or SCII Lecture & Lab combined)PH 2300. The Phascination of Physics (3)Fall semesterA one-semester conceptual physics course designedto cover major physics topics in waves and sound,light and color, and electricity/magnetism throughinquiry-based hands-on activities, discussion, anddemonstrations. Emphasis will be on conceptualunderstanding and the applicability of physics tothe real everyday world. Students will be expectedto demonstrate conceptual and applied understandforthis minor are PH 1700/1710 and PH 1750/1760; or PH 2800/2810 andPH 2900/2910; and MT 1800 Calculus I. To complete the POM minor, studentswill take twelve upper-division credits (four courses) in the POM program. Requiredcourses are: PH 3200 and PH 3210; the other two courses may be chosen from thefollowing list: PH 3240, PH 4400, PH 4900 and MT 3260. These minors are notavailable to Physics majors.PH 1200. The Art of Physics (3)Designed for non-science majors, this courseexplores the basic scientific viewpoint and developselementary but effective techniques for formulatingand solving vaguely stated problems. In addition,the course surveys the basic phenomenology ofphysics and some of its applications to chemistry,geology and technology. Prerequisite: high schoolalgebra. Corequisite: PH 1210.PH 1210. The Art of Physics Laboratory (1)Selected experiments closely tied with PH 1200.Two hours per week. Lab fee. Corequisite:PH 1200.PH 1500. Basic Electricity and Electronics (2)Basic electrical concepts including potential, current,resistance, capacitance, inductance, RCcircuits, potentiometers and Wheatstone bridges.Basic electronic concepts including semiconductors,diodes, transistors, logic gates and flip-flops. Threelectures and one two-hour laboratory every twoweeks. Lab fee. Prerequisite: MT 1090 Calculus forBusiness or MT 1800 Calculus I, or concurrently.PH 1600. Introduction to Astronomy (3)A study of the Universe around us – the planets,stars, and galaxies – and how the process of sciencehas enabled us to discover so much about thesedistant bodies. Students will learn about what youcan see in the night sky, how stars, planets, andgalaxies are formed, as well as the latest discoverieson black holes, Big Bang cosmology, dark matter,and life in the Universe. Recommended: MT 0100or equivalent. Corequisite: PH 1610. (SCI Lecture& Lab combined)PH 1610. Introduction to AstronomyLaboratory (1)Laboratory activities to support the major topics ofPH 1600. These include collaborative team projectsabout the motion of the sky, stars, planets, andgalaxies, outside observing with small telescopes(weather permitting), and a field trip to a localobservatory. Lab fee. Corequisite: PH 1600. (SCILecture & Lab combined)PH 1700. Physics Concepts and Connections I (3)Fall semesterAn introduction to the study of physics with a conceptualconcentration on Newtonian mechanics,the physics of fluids, and waves and sound throughinquiry, discussion, demonstration, and hands-onactivities. Emphasis will be placed on conceptualunderstanding and the applicability of physics tothe students’ major area of study and career interests.Physics topics that relate to the health andUndergraduate College of Arts Programs & SciencesCollege of Arts and Sciences151