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OCN 4901 Special Topics in Oceanography Credit Hours: 1
Special topics not covered in the regular curriculum, offered to specific student groups.
Requirement(s): Instructor approval
May be repeated for a maximum of three credits
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OCN 4902 Special Topics in Oceanography Credit Hours: 2
Special topics not covered in the regular curriculum, offered to specific student groups.
Requirement(s): Instructor approval
May be repeated for a maximum of six credits
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OCN 4903 Special Topics in Oceanography Credit Hours: 3
Special topics not covered in the regular curriculum, offered to specific student groups.
Requirement(s): Instructor approval
May be repeated for a maximum of nine credits
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OCN 4911 Marine Field Projects 1 Credit Hours: 1
In-depth field/lab study of important facets of the Indian River Lagoon and/or nearshore waters. Student teams are specifically configured to accomplish the desired objectives. Oceanographic data are collected by using standard instrumentation and devices.
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Majors in Oceanography (7080). Minimum student level - senior
Requirement(s): Instructor approval or senior standing in Oceanography
May be repeated for a maximum of four credits
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OCN 4912 Marine Field Projects 2 Credit Hours: 2
In-depth field/lab study of important facets of the Indian River Lagoon and/or nearshore waters. Student teams are specifically configured to accomplish the desired objectives. Oceanographic data are collected by using standard instrumentation and devices.
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Majors in Oceanography (7080). Minimum student level - senior
Requirement(s): Instructor approval or senior standing in Oceanography
May be repeated for a maximum of four credits
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OCN 4913 Marine Field Projects 3 Credit Hours: 3
In-depth field/lab study of important facets of the Indian River Lagoon and/or nearshore waters. Student teams are specifically configured to accomplish the desired objectives. Oceanographic data are collected by using standard instrumentation and devices.
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Majors in Oceanography (7080). Minimum student level - senior
Requirement(s): Instructor approval or senior standing in Oceanography
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OCN 4991 Undergraduate Research in Oceanography Credit Hours: 1
Student planning and research on a project using equipment and techniques in oceanography. Projects may be done by an individual or a group. Requires an individual proposal and results written as a formal report.
Majors in Oceanography (7080). Minimum student level - senior
Requirement(s): Instructor approval or senior standing in Oceanography
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OCN 4992 Undergraduate Research in Oceanography Credit Hours: 2
Student planning and research on a project using equipment and techniques in oceanography. Projects may be done by an individual or a group. Requires an individual proposal and results written as a formal report.
Majors in Oceanography (7080). Minimum student level - senior
Requirement(s): Instructor approval or senior standing in Oceanography
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OCN 4993 Undergraduate Research in Oceanography Credit Hours: 3
Student planning and research on a project using equipment and techniques in oceanography. Projects may be done by an individual or a group. Requires an individual proposal and results written as a formal report.
Majors in Oceanography (7080). Minimum student level - senior
Requirement(s): Instructor approval or senior standing in Oceanography
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OCN 5001 Principles of Oceanography Credit Hours: 3
A comprehensive survey of the ocean and coastal zone. An integrated study of the relationships and applications of chemical, biological, geological, physical and meteorological sciences to oceanography and ocean engineering.
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OCN 5101 Principles of Biological Oceanography Credit Hours: 3
Includes biological aspects of the marine environment, physicochemical parameters and interrelationships between organisms and these parameters. Also discusses pollution and productivity.
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OCN 5102 Marine Phytoplankton Credit Hours: 3
Includes detailed studies of phytoplankton, and physical and chemical factors that affect plankton production and distribution; sampling, culturing methods and laboratory familiarization of organisms; and field trips.
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OCN 5103 Marine Zooplankton Credit Hours: 3
Detailed studies of zooplankton and relations to selected aspects of biological oceanography; study of phytoplankton-zooplankton relationships and sampling methods; lab familiarization of organisms; and field trips.
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OCN 5104 Marine Benthos Credit Hours: 3
Analyzes the environments, populations and communities of the deep sea and estuaries. Includes sampling methods and lab familiarization of faunal components; and field trips.
Prerequisite: OCN 5101
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OCN 5106 Mitigation and Restoration of Coastal Systems Credit Hours: 3
Introduces students to current activities in mitigation and restoration of coastal systems. Integrates lectures, guest speakers and field trips in a case-study format to demonstrate the process of restoration planning. Students develop a mitigation plan for a hypothetical development project.
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OCN 5107 Pacific Coast Environments Credit Hours: 3
A two-week field course examines environmental science and biological oceanography on the Pacific coast (Oregon or another locale). Requires student project mirroring classic marine ecological studies. Includes daily field trips with mild hiking. Travel, room and board managed by instructor.
Requirement(s): Instructor approval
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OCN 5203 Advanced Chemical Oceanography Credit Hours: 3
Discusses in depth advanced chemical concepts of the oceans, such as element speciation, the physical chemistry of seawater, interactions at the air-sea interface, absorption, diffusion and radiochemistry.
Prerequisite: OCN 5210
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OCN 5204 Marine Pollution Credit Hours: 3
Integrates political and social concepts into the scientific study of pollution. Includes definitions of pollution, toxicity of contaminants and a number of case studies of significant marine pollution events.
Requirement(s): Instructor approval
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OCN 5210 Marine and Environmental Chemistry Credit Hours: 3
The chemical composition and important reactions along the global water cycle including rain, soil and groundwater, rivers, lakes, estuaries and seawater. Includes weathering, redox processes, carbonate equilibria and nutrients, and lab exercises.
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OCN 5301 Principles of Geological Oceanography Credit Hours: 3
Introduces the origin and evolution of the ocean basins. Reviews general biological, chemical and physical processes of the coastal and open ocean, emphasizing how they contribute to marine sedimentation and stratigraphy. Includes field trips.
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OCN 5304 Coastal and Estuarine Processes Credit Hours: 3
Studies physical, biogenic and sedimentation processes in coastal and estuarine environments. Processes include shoaling waves, tides and tidal currents, estuarine circulation, storm processes and transient currents. Includes implications for coastal engineering and coastal zone management.
Prerequisite: OCN 5301
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OCN 5315 Marine Geochemistry Credit Hours: 3
Studies the sources, transport and deposition of sediments. Examines land-derived sediments that undergo certain alterations in saline water, and the cause and nature of the modifications, as well as marine sediments that are generated by the biota and from the water column.
Prerequisite: OCN 5210
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OCN 5401 Principles of Physical Oceanography Credit Hours: 3
Introduces physical oceanography including the properties of seawater, basic concepts of fluid dynamics, heat budget, atmospheric circulation, structure and circulation of the ocean, and tidal and wave motion.
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OCN 5403 Ocean Wave Theory Credit Hours: 3
Studies the motion of ideal fluid; damping and added mass; wave motions encountered in the ocean; surface gravity waves, internal waves and long waves in a rotating ocean; the motion of viscous fluid; the Navier-Stokes equations; boundary layer; and model testing.
Prerequisite: MTH 2201
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OCN 5405 Dynamic Oceanography Credit Hours: 3
Introduces geophysical fluid dynamics and its application to the study of ocean currents. Includes linear and nonlinear models, vorticity theory and critical discussion of classical papers on ocean circulation.
Prerequisite: MTH 2201 and OCN 5401
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OCN 5407 Marine Meteorology Credit Hours: 3
The application of the basic laws of thermodynamics and geophysical fluid dynamics to the behavior and circulation of the atmosphere-ocean system.
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OCN 5409 Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Credit Hours: 3
Advanced analytical and numerical models of ocean and atmospheric mesoscale, macroscale and global-scale flows with diagnostic and prognostic applications including coupled air/sea circulation physics.
Prerequisite: MET 5305 or OCN 5405
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OCN 5704 Oceanic Remote Sensing Credit Hours: 3
Radiative processes, remote sensors and sensor platforms; photogrammetry, radiometry and multispectral pattern recognition; image interpretation, data processing and applications. Also includes ocean research examples from aircraft and spacecraft.
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OCN 5709 Numerical Analysis of Biological Data Credit Hours: 3
Application of statistical methods and computer programs to biological studies. Also includes experimental designs appropriate for statistical applications.
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OCN 5801 Coastal Systems Planning Credit Hours: 3
Uses systems theory to describe the physical and biological character of the coastal zone. Concepts and techniques in planning and management are the basis for the study of the use of coastal resources for recreation, transportation and waste disposal.
Majors in College of Engineering and Sciences
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OCN 5899 Final Semester Thesis Credit Hours: 0 - 2
Variable registration for thesis completion after satisfaction of minimum registration requirements.
Requirement(s): Approval by Office of Graduate Programs and accepted petition to graduate
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OCN 5901 Special Topics in Oceanography Credit Hours: 1
Special topics not covered in the regular curriculum.
Requirement(s): Instructor approval. Offered on occasion to specific student groups
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OCN 5902 Special Topics in Oceanography Credit Hours: 2
Special topics not covered in the regular curriculum.
Requirement(s): Instructor approval. Offered on occasion to specific student groups
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OCN 5903 Special Topics in Oceanography Credit Hours: 3
Special topics not covered in the regular curriculum.
Requirement(s): Instructor approval. Offered on occasion to specific student groups
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OCN 5990 Oceanography Seminar Credit Hours: 0
Presents research and review of areas of interest by staff, students and invited speakers in the field of oceanography.
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OCN 5996 Internship Credit Hours: 0 - 3
Application of coastal zone management principles to involve the student in actual experience with planning or other related agencies. Includes on-campus preparation, off-campus work experience and a final on-campus debriefing.)
Majors in Oceanography (8093)
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OCN 5999 Thesis Research Credit Hours: 3 - 6
Individual work under the direction of a member of the graduate faculty on a selected topic in the field of oceanography.
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OCN 6899 Final Semester Dissertation Credit Hours: 0 - 2
Variable registration for dissertation completion after satisfaction of minimum registration requirements.
Requirement(s): Approval by Office of Graduate Programs and accepted candidacy
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OCN 6993 Research in Oceanography Credit Hours: 1 - 3
Research under the guidance of a member of the graduate faculty.
Repeatable as required
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OCN 6999 Dissertation Research Credit Hours: 3 - 12
Individual work under the direction of a member of the graduate faculty on a selected topic in the field of oceanography.
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ORP 0002 Final Examination Credit Hours: 0
Requires registration in order to sit for the final program examination.
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ORP 0003 Final Program Examination 2 Credit Hours: 0
Requires registration in order to sit for the final program examination.
Prerequisite: ORP 0002 Corequisite: ORP 0002
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ORP 0004 Final Program Examination 3 Credit Hours: 0
Requires registration in order to sit for the final program examination.
Prerequisite: ORP 0003 Corequisite: ORP 0003
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ORP 5001 Deterministic Operations Research Models Credit Hours: 3
An applied treatment of modeling, analysis and solution of deterministic operations research problems. Includes model formulation, linear programming, network flow and transportation problems and algorithms, integer programming and dynamic programming.
Recommended: At least one upper-level undergraduate math course
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ORP 5002 Stochastic Operations Research Models Credit Hours: 3
An applied treatment of modeling, analysis and solution of probabilistic operations research problems. Topics chosen from decision analysis, game theory, inventory models, Markov chains, queuing theory, simulation, forecasting models.
Recommended: At least one upper-level undergraduate math course, preferably probability and statistics
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ORP 5003 Operations Research Practice Credit Hours: 3
Includes OR methodology, how an OR analyst interacts with clients, and preparation and presentation of oral reports. Students form teams to analyze real cases where each student gets an opportunity to be a team leader and present oral reports.
Prerequisite: ORP 5001 and ORP 5002
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ORP 5010 Mathematical Programming Credit Hours: 3
Surveys popular optimization techniques. Topics chosen from linear, integer, nonlinear, dynamic and network flow programming; combinatorial graph algorithms.
Prerequisite: MTH 5102 or ORP 5001
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ORP 5011 Discrete Optimization Credit Hours: 3
Studies combinatorial optimization and integer programming.
Prerequisite: MTH 5051 and ORP 5001
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ORP 5020 Theory of Stochastic Processes Credit Hours: 3
Introduces stochastic models, discrete- and continuous-time stochastic processes, point and counting processes, Poisson counting process, compound Poisson processes, nonstationary Poisson processes, renewal theory, regenerative processes and Markov chains.
Prerequisite: MTH 5411
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ORP 5025 Stochastic Analysis of Financial Markets 1 Credit Hours: 3
Lays the foundation for mathematical concepts widely applied in financial markets. Uses economic theory with stochastics (martingales, Wiener, Markov, Ito processes, stochastic differential equations) to derive fair option prices and hedge call options. Also uses fluctuation theory to predict stocks’ crossing of critical levels.
Prerequisite: MTH 5411 or MTH 5425
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ORP 5026 Stochastic Analysis of Financial Markets 2 Credit Hours: 3
Offers multidimensional stochastics applied to financial markets. Continues with multivariate Ito processes and multidimensional Feynman-Kac theorems, hedging of American and exotic call options and forward exchange rates. Introduces time-sensitive analysis of stocks, and risk theory.
Prerequisite: MTH 5434 or ORP 5025
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ORP 5030 Decision Analysis Credit Hours: 3
Covers normative models of decisions under certainty, risk and uncertainty; assessment of subjective probability and utility functions; Bayesian decision analysis and the value of information; influence diagrams; and descriptive aspects of decision making.
Recommended: Undergraduate statistics course
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ORP 5040 Quality Assurance Credit Hours: 3
Covers the principles and application of statistical quality control and statistical process control.
Recommended: Undergraduate statistics course
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ORP 5041 Reliability Analysis Credit Hours: 3
Covers the principles of reliability analysis and assessment; reliability probability models; combinatorial and system reliability; and reliability estimation.
Prerequisite: MTH 5411
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ORP 5042 Reliability, Availability and Maintainability Credit Hours: 3
Discusses maintainability concepts relating to system effectiveness and support-system design. Includes basic mathematical concepts, design concepts and data analysis used in quantifying availability, maintainability and reliability as measures of operational readiness and system effectiveness.
Prerequisite: ORP 5041
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ORP 5050 Discrete System Simulation Credit Hours: 3
Covers the principles of building and using a discrete event simulation; construction and statistical testing of random variate generators; statistical analysis and validation of results; design of simulation projects; and variance reduction methods.
Prerequisite: MTH 5411
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ORP 5090 Special Topics in Operations Research 1 Credit Hours: 3
Content variable depending on the fields of expertise of the faculty and the desire and needs of the students.
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ORP 5091 Special Topics in Operations Research 2 Credit Hours: 3
Content variable depending on the fields of expertise of the faculty and the desire and needs of the students.
Prerequisite: ORP 5090
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ORP 5899 Final Semester Thesis Credit Hours: 0 - 2
Variable registration for thesis completion after satisfaction of minimum registration requirements.
Requirement(s): Approval by Office of Graduate Programs and accepted petition to graduate
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ORP 5999 Thesis Research Credit Hours: 3 - 6
Individual research under the direction of a major advisor approved by the chair of the program.
May be repeated for a maximum of six credits
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ORP 6010 Advanced Topics in Mathematical Programming Credit Hours: 3
Overviews selected topics in the theory of optimization. Unifies much of the field by use of a few principles of linear vector space theory. The concepts of distance, orthogonality and convexity play fundamental roles in this development.
Prerequisite: MTH 5101 and MTH 5102 and ORP 5010
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ORP 6095 Preparation for Candidacy/Operations Research Credit Hours: 1 - 6
Research under the guidance of a member of the operations research faculty in a selected area of operations research. Repeatable as required.
Requirement(s): Program director approval
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ORP 6899 Final Semester Dissertation Credit Hours: 0 - 2
Variable registration for dissertation completion after satisfaction of minimum registration requirements.
Requirement(s): Approval by Office of Graduate Programs and accepted candidacy
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ORP 6999 Dissertation Research Credit Hours: 3 - 12
Research and preparation for the doctoral dissertation.
Requirement(s): Admission to doctoral candidacy
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PED 1020 Introduction to Sailing Credit Hours: 1
Introduces sailing small boats, and acquaints beginners with boat and sail forms and racing.
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PED 1035 Introduction to Archery Credit Hours: 1
Emphasizes target shooting with information about its history, shooting techniques, equipment and safety.
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PED 1046 Introduction to Weightlifting Credit Hours: 1
Provides a source of information about safe and reliable habits of weight training to help the student plan a personalized fitness program.
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PED 1050 Introduction to Fencing Credit Hours: 1
Introduces the fundamentals of fencing, including the basic elements of footwork, attack and defense.
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PED 1060 Introduction to Tennis Credit Hours: 1
Develops basic tennis skills. Includes performance and the application of basic skills, rules and etiquette.
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PED 1070 Introduction to Team Sports Credit Hours: 1
Introduces the history, basic skill techniques, rules, terminology and participation in team sports. Includes volleyball, soccer, softball, basketball, flag football, badminton and Ultimate Frisbee. Also focuses on the five components of health-related fitness.
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PED 1080 Introduction to Golf Credit Hours: 1
Designed for beginning golfers. Teaches the fundamentals of golf. Emphasizes stance, swing and grip of the various clubs (wood, iron and putters). Also studies rules, strategy and scoring.
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PED 1090 Introduction to Karate Credit Hours: 1
Teaches the basics of Korean Karate (Tang Soo Do), including basic hand technique, foot technique, noncontact sparring and philosophy, emphasizing self-defense.
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PED 1091 Advanced Karate Credit Hours: 1
Advanced training in hand technique, foot technique and self-defense. Emphasizes mental aspects and defense against weapons, as well as board-breaking.
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PED 1160 Intercollegiate Athletics Credit Hours: 1
Meets the breadth requirement for participants in any approved intercollegiate varsity team sport. Requires participation as athlete or athletics trainer for a full season of the sport. Also requires a sports journal and completion of the Intercollegiate Athletics Participation form (IAP).
Requirement(s): Should be taken during semester covering end of season
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PED 1200 Basic Swimming Credit Hours: 1
Provides novice swimmers the skills needed to increase swimming ability. Includes freestyle swimming with rhythmic breathing, treading water, floating and basic safety skills.
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PED 2160 Coaching Theory Credit Hours: 3
Introduces the theory and applied practice of athletics coaching for prospective athletics coaches and physical education teachers. Identifies characteristics and motivations associated with athletes, components of character development, and the risk and effects of drug use, especially performance enhancing drugs.
Minimum student level - sophomore
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PED 2161 Care and Prevention of Athletics Injuries Credit Hours: 3
Studies the procedures involved in the prevention of athletics injuries. Includes the effects and dangers of drug use, especially as they relate to performance enhancing drugs. Focuses on the coach’s role in limiting the potential for injury. Emphasizes the recognition, care and treatment of injuries. Requires completion of CPR certification.
Minimum student level - sophomore
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PED 3160 Theory and Practice of Coaching Basketball Credit Hours: 2
Prepares future basketball coaches with the knowledge, techniques and skills required to be successful. Emphasizes the development of proper training programs and specific game strategy. Includes the history of the game of basketball and the development and implementation of designed plays.
Prerequisite: PED 2160
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PED 3161 Theory and Practice of Coaching Soccer Credit Hours: 2
Prepares future soccer coaches with the knowledge, techniques and skills required to be successful. Emphasizes the development of proper training programs and specific game strategy. Includes the history of the game of soccer and the development and implementation of designed plays.
Prerequisite: PED 2160
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PED 3200 Advanced Swimming Credit Hours: 1
Increases swimming abilities and safety skills in the water. Reviews and refines basic strokes and develops skills for advanced strokes. Provides exercise and the general principles of fitness.
Prerequisite: PED 1200
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PHY 0002 Final Program Examination Credit Hours: 0
Requires registration in order to sit for the final program examination.
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PHY 0003 Final Program Examination 2 Credit Hours: 0
Requires registration in order to sit for the final program examination.
Prerequisite: PHY 0002 Corequisite: PHY 0002
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PHY 0004 Final Program Examination 3 Credit Hours: 0
Requires registration in order to sit for the final program examination.
Prerequisite: PHY 0003 Corequisite: PHY 0003
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PHY 1000 Physics Review Credit Hours: 1
Provides a physics review for transfer students who have only completed a three-credit-hour equivalent class for PHY 1001 (four credit hours). Includes supplementary materials from PHY 1001.
Requirement(s): For transfer students only
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PHY 1001 Physics 1 Credit Hours: 4
Includes vectors; mechanics of particles; Newton’s laws of motion; work, energy and power; impulse and momentum; conservation laws; mechanics of rigid bodies, rotation, equilibrium; fluids, heat and thermodynamics; and periodic motion.
Prerequisite: (MTH 1001 or MTH 1010 ), and (MTH 1002 or MTH 1020 ) Corequisite: MTH 1002 or MTH 1020
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PHY 1050 Physics and Space Science Seminar Credit Hours: 1
Introduces some of the major contemporary problems and research areas in physics and space sciences.
Majors in Physics or Space Sciences (7101, 7139, 7191, 7192, 7193)
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PHY 1999 Physical Concepts for Construction Credit Hours: 4
Presents the basic concepts of physics as an essential foundation for understanding technical ideas such as statics, structures, materials, and electrical and mechanical systems. Provides a basis in physical science required for field work in the construction industry.
Prerequisite: MTH 1001 or MTH 1010
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PHY 2002 Physics 2 Credit Hours: 4
Includes electricity and magnetism, Coulomb’s law, electric fields, potential capacitance, resistance, DC circuits, magnetic fields, fields due to currents, induction, magnetic properties; and wave motion, vibration and sound, interference and diffraction.
Prerequisite: PHY 1001
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PHY 2003 Modern Physics Credit Hours: 3
Includes quantum mechanics of atoms, molecules, nuclei, solids and fundamental particles. Planck and de Broglie’s laws, the Bohr model of hydrogen, elementary examples of Schrodinger’s equation, relativity, elementary particles and symmetry, quantum electrodynamics and chromodynamics.
Prerequisite: (MTH 2001 or MTH 2201 ), and PHY 2002
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PHY 2091 Physics Laboratory 1 Credit Hours: 1
Experiments to elucidate concepts and relationships presented in PHY 1001 , to develop understanding of the inductive approach and the significance of a physical measurement, and to provide some practice in experimental techniques and methods.
Prerequisite: PHY 1001 Corequisite: PHY 1001 or PHY 1999
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PHY 3011 Physical Mechanics Credit Hours: 4
Fundamental principles of mechanics and applications in physics. Includes Newton’s Laws, equations of motion, types of forces, conservation laws, potential functions, Euler and Lagrange equations and Hamilton’s Principle.
Prerequisite: MTH 2001 and MTH 2201 and PHY 2002
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PHY 3035 Quantum Mechanics Credit Hours: 4
Schrodinger equation, the uncertainty principle, one-dimensional potentials, harmonic oscillator, operator methods, tunneling, angular momentum and spin. Discusses three-dimensional problems, such as one-electron atom and N-particle systems. Introduces approximation techniques, including perturbation theory.
Prerequisite: MTH 2201 and PHY 2003
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PHY 3060 Thermodynamics, Kinetic Theory and Statistical Mechanics Credit Hours: 4
Includes temperature, heat and heat engines, work, internal energy, entropy, laws of thermodynamics, thermodynamic potentials, equations of state, phase changes, viscosity, thermal conductivity, diffusion, Boltzmann, Fermi-Dirac and Bose-Einstein statistics and partition functions.
Prerequisite: PHY 2003
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PHY 3152 Electronic Measurement Techniques Credit Hours: 4
Includes modern electronic measurement and data collection methods, circuit analysis, integrated and digital circuits, noise reduction techniques, signal conditioning in experimental physics and computer interfacing. Includes a laboratory section considering the design, construction and testing of analog and digital circuits.
Prerequisite: PHY 2002
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PHY 3440 Electromagnetic Theory Credit Hours: 3
Includes geometry of static electric and magnetic fields, electric charges and currents, calculating electric and magnetic fields from potentials, static electric and magnetic fields inside matter, Faraday’s Law of Induction and Maxwell’s Equations, and propagation and radiation of electromagnetic waves.
Prerequisite: MTH 2001 and PHY 2002
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PHY 3901 Research Experience in Physics Credit Hours: 1
Individual research directed by a faculty member. May not be used in place of any named courses in the major program. Requires the preparation and presentation of a report on the research.
Minimum student level - sophomore
Requirement(s): GPA of 3.0 or higher, and instructor and department head approval
May be repeated for a maximum of four credits
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PHY 4020 Optics Credit Hours: 3
Applications to physics, space sciences and engineering. Includes geometrical optics (briefly), physical optics including Fraunhofer and Fresnel diffraction; interactions with dielectric materials; Fresnel equations; and applications including lasers, holography, polarization and nonlinear optics materials.
Prerequisite: MTH 2201 and PHY 2002
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PHY 4021 Experiments in Optics Credit Hours: 1
Experiments include basic optical systems, interference and diffraction. Studies interferometers, spectrometers, lasers and detectors. Enrollment limited to physics and space sciences majors, and on a space-available basis to electrical engineering majors with an emphasis in electrooptics.
Corequisite: PHY 4020
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PHY 4030 Introduction to Subatomic Physics Credit Hours: 3
Introduces elementary particles, fundamental forces, nuclear structure and reactions. Includes classification and properties of particles (the Standard Model) and nuclei, particle interactions, nuclear models, nuclear decays, radiation and particle detection.
Prerequisite: PHY 3035
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