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PHL 3670 - Philosophy of Mind
Credit Hour(s): 3
Central issues in the philosophy of mind, including mind and brain, identity theory, nature of consciousness and qualia, intentionality, agency and other topics. Integrated Writing course.
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
Course attributes: Integrated Writing
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PHL 3780 - Bioethics
Credit Hour(s): 3
Major ethical problems arising in medical settings. Issues include the value of human life, abortion, euthanasia, the status of advanced directives, cloning, and genetic enhancement.
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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PHL 3800 - Identity, Responsibility, and Death
Credit Hour(s): 3
Study of three fundamental beliefs in ethical thinking.
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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PHL 3830 - Faith and Reason
Credit Hour(s): 3
Introduction to issues in the philosophy of religion. Topics vary.
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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PHL 3900 - Topics in Philosophy of Religion
Credit Hour(s): 3
Selected topics.
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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PHL 3990 - Studies in Selected Subjects
Credit Hour(s): 3
Problems, approaches, and topics in the field of philosophy. Topics vary.
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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PHL 4010 - Major Philosophers
Credit Hour(s): 3
In-depth examination of the works of a major philosopher. Topics vary. Integrated Writing course.
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
Course attributes: Integrated Writing
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PHL 4020 - Seminar in Continental Philosophy
Credit Hour(s): 3
Focused study of a narrow theme or topic in the continental and European philosophical traditions. Topics vary, but will focus on an issue in phenomenology, hermeneutics, critical theory, psychoanalytic theory, or continental social and political philosophy. Integrated Writing course.
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Seminar
Course attributes: Integrated Writing
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PHL 4110 - Ethics Seminar
Credit Hour(s): 3
Ethical problems, theories, and methods. Topics vary. Integrated Writing course.
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Seminar
Course attributes: Integrated Writing
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PHL 4140 - Philosophy of Law
Credit Hour(s): 3
Survey of the important theories concerning the nature and justification of law, liberty, justice, responsibility, and punishment.
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in the following Classifications: Junior, Senior.
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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PHL 4200 - Symbolic Logic II
Credit Hour(s): 3
Standard notations, principles of inference, formal systems, and methods of proof. Focus on first-order predicate logic. Students who have taken PHL 3230 cannot take PHL 4200.
Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate level PHL 3200 Minimum Grade of D
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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PHL 4420 - Literature and Philosophy
Credit Hour(s): 3
Study of literary texts with strong philosophical themes, such as philosophy and tragedy or philosophy and science fiction. Integrated Writing course.
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
Course attributes: Integrated Writing
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PHL 4710 - Philosophy of Science
Credit Hour(s): 3
Analysis of the techniques of reasoning used in both natural and social science. Exploration of the history of science and the rise of the scientific method, including an examination of important theories, discoveries, and disputes, as well as the difference between science and pseudo-science.
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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PHL 4720 - Philosophy of Social Science
Credit Hour(s): 3
Analysis of views concerning concept and theory formation in the social sciences, problems in objectivity and value, justification of Verstehen, mechanism vs. teleological explanations, and reductionism.
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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PHL 4810 - Independent Study
Credit Hour(s): 1 to 4
Faculty-directed, individualized study on student-selected topics. Limited to majors and advanced students. Permission of department and a minimum 3.0 GPA required.
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Independent Study
Course attributes: Department Approval Required
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PHL 4970 - Senior Project
Credit Hour(s): 3
Guided research culminating in a major paper on a topic chosen by the student and the instructor. Students develop a comprehensive bibliography, prepare a detailed outline, and write and revise the final project. May be completed for Honors.
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Independent Study
Course attributes: Department Approval Required
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PHL 5010 - Ancient Philosophy
Credit Hour(s): 3
History of philosophy from the Pre-Socratics to Neo-Platonism. Topics vary.
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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PHL 5020 - Medieval Philosophy
Credit Hour(s): 3
History of philosophy from Augustine to Ockham. Topics vary.
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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PHL 5030 - Modern Philosophy
Credit Hour(s): 3
History of philosophy from Descartes to Kant. Topics vary.
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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PHL 5050 - 19th Century Philosophy
Credit Hour(s): 3
Study of 19th century European philosophy. Topics include the idealist rejection of materialism by Hegel and Schopenhauer, Kierkegaard and Nietzsches critique of rationalism on behalf of concrete existence, and Marxs synthesis of idealisms optimism about humanitys ability to shape its world and a commitment to action over thought.
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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PHL 5060 - Analytic Philosophy
Credit Hour(s): 3
A survey of the analytic tradition including philosophers such as Frege, Russell, Wittgenstein, Carnap, Quine, Davidson, Kripke, Putnam, Nagel and others.
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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PHL 5090 - Existentialism
Credit Hour(s): 3
Introduction to 20th century philosophical and literary movement which, rooted in traditional questions of freedom and moral responsibility, breaks dramatically with the past in its emphasis on concrete existence and the passions over abstract rationality, its conception of self as a product of radically free acts of self-creation, its affirmation of uncertainty and absurdity as inescapable elements of the human condition, and its rejection of traditional ethical systems.
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture/Recitation Combination
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PHL 5100 - American Philosophy
Credit Hour(s): 3
A look at the American Pragmatist tradition from Peirce, James and Dewey to more recent American philosophers such as Quine, Davidson, Putnam and Rorty.
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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PHL 5110 - Ethics
Credit Hour(s): 3
Critical examination of major issues and problems of contemporary philosophical ethics. Concepts of “good,” “bad,” “right,” “wrong,” and “justice.” Relation between ethics and religion. Objectivity or subjectivity of values.
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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PHL 5120 - History of Ethics
Credit Hour(s): 3
Study of the development of ethical philosophy through a detailed investigation of such figures as Plato, Aristotle, Hobbes, Butler, Hume, Kant, Mill, and Nietzsche.
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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PHL 5130 - Metaphysics
Credit Hour(s): 3
An examination of topics such as: the problem of universals, free will and determinism, the nature of abstract entities like numbers, the problem of identity and individuation, the nature of time and cause and effect and the realism and anti-realism debate.
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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PHL 5140 - Theories of Knowledge
Credit Hour(s): 3
Examination of philosophical theories of knowledge from ancient times to the present. Readings vary but may include: Plato, Descartes, Hume, Kant, Russell, Moore, Gettier, Nozick, Bonjour, Quine, Kripke, Putnam and Williamson.
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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PHL 5150 - Philosophy of Language and Logic
Credit Hour(s): 3
A study of major issues such as sense and reference, theories of meaning and truth, language games, nature of grammar and syntax, language and thought.
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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PHL 5310 - Modern Political Philosophy
Credit Hour(s): 3
Introduction to classic texts and thinkers in political philosophy from the 16th century to the present. Topics include the foundations of society, theories of justice and rights, the concept of property, and the defense and critique of liberalism, democracy, socialism, and libertarianism. Readings may include Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, Hume, Rousseau, Smith, Mill, Marx, Nozick, Rawls, and Nussbaum.
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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PHL 5320 - 20th Century Political Philosophy
Credit Hour(s): 3
A close study of major thinkers in 20th century political philosophy. Topics vary, focusing on one or more themes such as rights, democracy, liberalism, pluralism, secularism, tolerance, torture, terrorism, or totalitarianism. Readings from thinkers such as Hannah Arendt, Herbert Marcuse, Jürgen Habermas, Michel Foucault, Jacques Derrida, John Rawls, Richard Rorty, G. A. Cohen, Alasdair MacIntyre, Charles Taylor, Martha Nussbaum, and Giorgio Agamben.
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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PHL 5410 - Aesthetics and Philosophy of Art
Credit Hour(s): 3
Exploration of philosophical theories of art, including such questions as: Are the fine arts different from mere entertainment? Are there objective standards? Is the goal of art to express emotion, communicate truth, or produce pleasure? Can immoral artworks be good art? Students will critically examine their artistic experiences and prejudices to develop a richer sense of why we value the arts. Readings will include historical works by thinkers such as Plato, Tolstoy, Nietzsche, and Walter Benjamin, as well as contemporary philosophers like Arthur Danto.
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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PHL 5510 - Philosophy and Scientific Revolutions
Credit Hour(s): 3
A look at dramatic paradigm shifts in the history of science including Newton, Einstein, Darwin, quantum theory and emerging ideas today.
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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PHL 5650 - Theories of Human Nature
Credit Hour(s): 3
Theories of human nature. Topics vary.
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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PHL 5670 - Philosophy of Mind
Credit Hour(s): 3
Studies central issues in the philosophy of mind including mind and brain, identity theory, nature of consciousness and qualia, intentionality, agency and other special topics.
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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PHL 5780 - Bioethics
Credit Hour(s): 3
Study of major ethical problems arising in medical settings. Issues include the value of human life, abortion, euthanasia, the status of advanced directives, cloning, and genetic enhancement.
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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PHL 5800 - Identity, Responsibility, & Death
Credit Hour(s): 3
Study of three fundamental beliefs when thinking ethically: that a person exists as one person over time; that we are responsible for at least some of what we do; and that death is bad for the person who dies.
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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PHL 5830 - Faith and Reason
Credit Hour(s): 3
Issues in the philosophy of religion. Topics vary.
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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PHL 5900 - Topics in Philosophy of Religion
Credit Hour(s): 3
Examination of selected topics related to the philosophy of religion.
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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PHL 5990 - Studies in Selected Subjects
Credit Hour(s): 3
Problems, approaches, and topics in the field of philosophy.
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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PHL 6010 - Major Philosophers
Credit Hour(s): 3
In-depth study of the works of a major philosopher. Topics vary.
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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PHL 6020 - Seminar in Continental Philosophy
Credit Hour(s): 3
A focused, in-depth study of a narrow theme or topic in the continental and European philosophical traditions. Topics vary, but will focus on an issue in phenomenology, hermeneutics, critical theory, psychoanalytic theory, or continental social and political philosophy. Readings will focus on a small number of thinkers in the tradition, including philosophers such as Husserl, Heidegger, Merleau-Ponty, Levinas, Adorno, Benjamin, Marcuse, Foucault, Habermas, and Freud.
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Seminar
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PHL 6110 - Ethics Seminar
Credit Hour(s): 0
An in-depth investigation of ethical problems, theories, and methods. Variable title course.
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Seminar
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PHL 6140 - Philosophy of Law
Credit Hour(s): 3
Survey of the important theories concerning the nature and justification of law, liberty, justice, responsibility, and punishment.
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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PHL 6240 - Literature and Philosophy
Credit Hour(s): 3
A study of literary texts with strong philosophical themes such as philosophy and tragedy or philosophy of science fiction.
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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PHL 6710 - Philosophy of Science
Credit Hour(s): 3
Analysis of the techniques of reasoning used in both natural and social science. Exploration of the history of science and the rise of the scientific method, including important theories, discoveries and disputes, as well as the difference between science and pseudo science.
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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PHL 6810 - independent Study
Credit Hour(s): 1 to 4
Faculty-directed, individualized study on student-selected topics. Limited to advanced students. Permission of faculty and a minimum 3.5 GPA required.
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Independent Study
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PHY 1000 - Undergraduate Physics Seminar I
Credit Hour(s): 1
Provides undergraduate physics majors with an introduction to the course load, faculty, resources, and expectations associated with the Wright State University undergraduate physics program.
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Majors: Physics.
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Seminar
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PHY 1010 - Undergraduate Physics Seminar II
Credit Hour(s): 1
Provides undergraduate physics majors with an introduction to the course load, faculty, resources, and expectations associated with the Wright State University undergraduate physics program. Continuation of PHY 1000.
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Majors: Physics.
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Seminar
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PHY 1050 - Physics of How Things Work
Credit Hour(s): 3
The physics associated with everyday scientific and technological phenomena and devices, including those associated with the generation, detection, and application of sound, light, and energy.
Corequisite(s): PHY1050L
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
Course attributes: Wright State Core
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PHY 1050L - Physics of How Things Work Laboratory
Credit Hour(s): 1
Experiments illustrating the physics of everyday scientific and technological phenomena and devices, including those associated with the generation, detection, and application of sound, light, and energy.
Corequisite(s): PHY1050
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lab
Course attributes: Wright State Core
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PHY 1060 - Astronomy
Credit Hour(s): 3
Introduction to astronomy emphasizing the solar system and the universe of stars and galaxies. Topics include the earth-moon system, other planets and their satellites, space exploration, theories for the origin of the solar system stellar evolution, astrophysics, and cosmology.
Corequisite(s): PHY1060L
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
Course attributes: Wright State Core
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PHY 1060L - Astronomy Laboratory
Credit Hour(s): 1
Astronomical observations and experiments.
Corequisite(s): PHY1060
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lab
Course attributes: Wright State Core
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PHY 1110 - Principles of Physics I
Credit Hour(s): 4
Fundamental physics of mechanics. Topics include laws of motion, work and energy, momentum, circular and rotational motion, gravity, fluids, mechanical waves and thermodynamics
Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate level MTH 1280 Minimum Grade of D or WSU Math Placement Level 40
Corequisite(s): PHY1110L; PHY1110R
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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PHY 1110L - Principles of Physics Lab I
Credit Hour(s): 1
Introductory-level laboratory problems.
Corequisite(s): PHY1110; PHY1110R
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lab
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PHY 1110R - Principles of Physics I Recitation
Credit Hour(s): 0
Required recitation for PHY 1110.
Corequisite(s): PHY1110; PHY1110L
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Recitation
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PHY 1120 - Principles of Physics II
Credit Hour(s): 4
Fundamentals of charge, electric field, magnetism, optics and modern physics. Topics include electric and magnetic fields, electromagnetic induction, electromagnetic waves, geometric and wave optics, optical instruments, relativity, quantum theory, and nuclear physics.
Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate level PHY 1110 Minimum Grade of D
Corequisite(s): PHY1120L; PHY1120R
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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PHY 1120L - Principles of Physics Lab II
Credit Hour(s): 1
Introductory-level laboratory problems.
Corequisite(s): PHY1120; PHY1120R
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lab
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PHY 1120R - Principles of Physics II Recitation
Credit Hour(s): 0
Required recitation for PHY 1120.
Corequisite(s): PHY1120; PHY1120L
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Recitation
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PHY 2400 - General Physics I
Credit Hour(s): 4
Introductory survey of mechanics for science and engineering students. Uses of interpreting physical phenomena. Topics include vectors, kinematics, dynamics, energy, momentum, rotation, oscillation and thermodynamics.
Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate level EGR 1010 Minimum Grade of C or Undergraduate level MTH 2300 Minimum Grade of D
Corequisite(s): PHY2400L; PHY2400R
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
Course attributes: Wright State Core
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PHY 2400L - General Physics I Laboratory
Credit Hour(s): 1
Introductory physics laboratory problems in mechanics, oscillation and thermodynamics.
Corequisite(s): PHY2400; PHY2400R
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lab
Course attributes: Wright State Core
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PHY 2400R - General Physics I Recitation
Credit Hour(s): 0
Required recitation for PHY 2400.
Corequisite(s): PHY2400; PHY2400L
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Recitation
Course attributes: Wright State Core
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PHY 2410 - General Physics II
Credit Hour(s): 4
Introductory survey of electricity and magnetism. Uses calculus in interpreting physical phenomena. Topics include electric field and potential, currents, DC circuits, magnetic fields, Faraday’s law, and optics.
Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate level PHY 2400 Minimum Grade of D and Undergraduate level MTH 2300 Minimum Grade of D and Undergraduate level MTH 2310 Minimum Grade of D (MTH 2310 can be taken concurrently)
Corequisite(s): PHY2410L; PHY2410R
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
Course attributes: Wright State Core
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PHY 2410L - General Physics II Laboratory
Credit Hour(s): 1
Introductory physics laboratory problems in electricity, magnetism, and optics.
Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate level MTH 2300 Minimum Grade of D and Undergraduate level MTH 2310 Minimum Grade of D (MTH 2310 can be taken concurrently)
Corequisite(s): PHY2410; PHY2410R
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lab
Course attributes: Wright State Core
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PHY 2410R - General Physics II Recitation
Credit Hour(s): 0
Required recitation for PHY 2410.
Corequisite(s): PHY2410; PHY2410L
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Recitation
Course attributes: Wright State Core
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PHY 2420 - Introduction to Modern Physics
Credit Hour(s): 3
Phenomenology and theoretical concepts of modern physics. Special theory of relativity, quantum theory, atomic and molecular structure and spectra, x-rays and solid state physics, nuclear physics, and instrumentation for nuclear physics research.
Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate level PHY 2410 Minimum Grade of D and Undergraduate level MTH 2310 Minimum Grade of D
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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PHY 2450 - Concepts in Physics for Early Childhood Education
Credit Hour(s): 3.5
Fundamental concepts and applications of physics designed for early childhood education majors. Topics are integrated with mathematics and include laboratory experiences, demonstrations, and projects. Students may use either PHY 2450 or PHY 2460, but not both courses, to satisfy the requirements of the WSU Core.
Prerequisite(s): WSU Math Placement Level 30 or Undergraduate level DEV 0970 Minimum Grade of P or Undergraduate level DEV 0990 Minimum Grade of P or Undergraduate level DEV 0270 Minimum Grade of P
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture/Lab Combination
Course attributes: Wright State Core
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PHY 2460 - Concepts in Physics for Middle Childhood Education
Credit Hour(s): 3.5
Fundamental concepts and applications of physics designed for middle childhood education majors. Topics are integrated with mathematics and include laboratory experiences, demonstrations, and projects. Students may use either PHY 2450 or PHY 2460, but not both courses, to satisfy the requirements of the WSU Core.
Prerequisite(s): WSU Math Placement Level 30 or Undergraduate level DEV 0970 Minimum Grade of P or Undergraduate level DEV 0990 Minimum Grade of P or Undergraduate level DEV 0270 Minimum Grade of P
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture/Lab Combination
Course attributes: Wright State Core
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PHY 3150 - Physics Instrumentation
Credit Hour(s): 3
Analog and digital electronics with an emphasis on use in the laboratory. Topics include linear devices and analysis, op-amps, the use of digital components including logic gates, counters, microcontrollers, and ADC/DAC.
Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate level PHY 2410 Minimum Grade of D
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture/Lab Combination
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PHY 3220 - Applied Optics
Credit Hour(s): 3
Physical optics, with some review of geometrical optics. Topics include optical instrumentation, interference of light, optical interferometry, diffraction, fiber optics, lasers and nonlinear optics.
Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate level PHY 2410 Minimum Grade of D
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture/Lab Combination
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PHY 3300 - Intro to Astrophysics
Credit Hour(s): 3
Selected topics from solar system and extrasolar astronomy and astrophysics. Topics include celestial coordinate systems and mechanics, Kepler’s laws, the sun, planetary formation, stellar structure and evolution, galaxies, cosmology, and extrasolar planets.
Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate level PHY 2410 Minimum Grade of D
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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PHY 3460 - Concepts and Applications in Physics II
Credit Hour(s): 4
Basic concepts and applications in physics including electricity, magnetism, optics, waves, simple machines. Inquiry learning environment emphasizing science process and mathematical reasoning, problem-solving, technology and societal connections.
Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate level MTH 2430 Minimum Grade of D and Undergraduate level MTH 2450 Minimum Grade of D and Undergraduate level PHY 2460 Minimum Grade of D
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture/Lab Combination
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PHY 3500 - Advanced Physics Laboratory I
Credit Hour(s): 2
Statistical analysis of experimental data. Emphasizes experimental design, data analysis, and presentation in report form. Experiments are taken from several major areas of physics, such as optics, spectroscopy, solid state physics, acoustics, nuclear physics and electronics. Integrated Writing course.
Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate level PHY 2420 Minimum Grade of D and Undergraduate level PHY 3150 Minimum Grade of D (PHY 3150 can be taken concurrently)
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lab
Course attributes: Integrated Writing
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PHY 3510 - Advanced Physics Laboratory II
Credit Hour(s): 2
Statistical analysis of experimental data. Emphasizes experimental design,data analysis, and presentation in report form. Experiments are taken from several major areas of physics, such as optics, spectroscopy, solid state physics, acoustics, nuclear physics and electronics. Integrated Writing course.
Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate level PHY 2420 Minimum Grade of D and Undergraduate level PHY 3150 Minimum Grade of D
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lab
Course attributes: Integrated Writing
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PHY 3710 - Analytical Mechanics
Credit Hour(s): 3
Problems in the dynamics of motion in one, two and three Dimensions. Mathematical and computational approaches are applied to systems with non-constant forces, central forces, and oscillations.
Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate level PHY 2410 Minimum Grade of D and (Undergraduate level MTH 2330 Minimum Grade of D or Undergraduate level MTH 2350 Minimum Grade of D)
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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PHY 4270 - Physics of Remote Sensing
Credit Hour(s): 3
Purpose and motivation for remote sensing, spectral temporal, spatial, and radiometric characteristics and resolution issues, propagation of electromagnetic energy, optics, atmospheric effects, image collection and quality, sensor performance measures, platforms and orbits
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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PHY 4320 - Lasers
Credit Hour(s): 3
Introduction to the physics of lasers including emission and absorption processes in lasing, the factors controlling laser gain, the properties of optical resonators, and a survey of salient features for principal types of lasers.
Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate level PHY 4510 Minimum Grade of D
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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PHY 4400 - Introduction to Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Credit Hour(s): 3
Introduction to nanoscience and technology. Topics include introduction to quantum mechanics, fabrication, characterization, materials, electronic properties, optical properties, magnetic properties, devices, MEMS and NEMS.
Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate level PHY 2410 Minimum Grade of D
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture/Lab Combination
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PHY 4450 - Teaching Physical Science
Credit Hour(s): 3
Pedagogical content knowledge and skills necessary to teach physical science. Includes an analysis of the high school physics curriculum and detailed development of teaching strategies for most physical science topics.
Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate level PHY 2410 Minimum Grade of D
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: Physics - BA.
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture/Lab Combination
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PHY 4460 - Multiple Representations in Physical Science
Credit Hour(s): 3
Acquaints physics teachers with the multiple representation method used in constructing concepts and problem solving in physical science. Focus will be placed on representations including pictorial representations, motion and force diagrams, graphs, energy bar charts, ray and wave front diagrams, and use of analogies.
Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate level PHY 2420 Minimum Grade of D
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: Physics - BA.
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture/Lab Combination
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PHY 4470 - Development of Ideas in Physical Science
Credit Hour(s): 3
Acquaints physics and chemistry teachers with the construction of knowledge in physical science and its implications to science instruction. Focuses on the processes that lead to the laws of physics and chemistry and how this knowledge of science history can be used to design physics and chemistry lessons.
Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate level PHY 2420 Minimum Grade of D
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: Physics - BA.
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture/Lab Combination
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PHY 4500 - Electricity and Magnetism I
Credit Hour(s): 3
Fundamental laws of electricity and magnetism from viewpoint of fields. Review of vector analysis; electrostatics; special techniques in electrostatics; magnetostatics; and material properties.
Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate level PHY 2410 Minimum Grade of D and Undergraduate level MTH 2320 Minimum Grade of D and (Undergraduate level MTH 2330 Minimum Grade of D or Undergraduate level MTH 2350 Minimum Grade of D)
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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PHY 4510 - Electricity and Magnetism II
Credit Hour(s): 3
Fundamental laws of electricity and magnetism from viewpoint of fields. Electromagentic waves; time-dependent potentials and fields; radiation; resonant cavities; waveguides and transmission lines.
Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate level PHY 4500 Minimum Grade of D
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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PHY 4560 - Integrating Phy Sci & Math II
Credit Hour(s): 4
Integration of physics and mathematics, fulfilling science and math standards, physics education issues, inquiry teaching practices, and assessment. Applications of these to electricity, magnetism, waves, and optics.
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture/Lab Combination
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PHY 4600 - Intrduction to Quantum Mechanics I
Credit Hour(s): 3
Mathematical structure of quantum mechanics. Applications to selected one- and three-dimensional problems with emphasis on atomic structure.
Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate level PHY 2420 Minimum Grade of D and Undergraduate level MTH 3330 Minimum Grade of D
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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PHY 4610 - Introduction to Quantum Mechanics II
Credit Hour(s): 3
Introduction to the theoretical foundations of quantum theory. The Schrodinger and Heisenberg formulations of the harmonic oscillator, the hydrogen atom, the theory of quantized angular momentum, and scattering. Hilbert space, operators, commutation relations, and the Heisenberg uncertainty principle are included.
Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate level PHY 4600 Minimum Grade of D
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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PHY 4620 - Nuclear and Particle Physics
Credit Hour(s): 3
Nuclear properties and models, radioactive decay, nuclear applications, elementary particle properties and interactions, the standard model.
Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate level PHY 4600 Minimum Grade of D
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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PHY 4630 - Introduction to Solid State Physics
Credit Hour(s): 3
Selected properties of solids and their quantitative explanation in terms of simple physical models. Applications of quantum mechanics to solids.
Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate level PHY 2420 Minimum Grade of D
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture/Lab Combination
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PHY 4700 - Selected Topics in Physics
Credit Hour(s): 1 to 3
Selected topics in physics.
Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate level PHY 3710 Minimum Grade of D
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Independent Study
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PHY 4730 - Mathematical Physics
Credit Hour(s): 3
Survey of mathematical physics, including vector analysis, analytical mechanics, electromagnetism, and thermodynamics.
Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate level PHY 2410 Minimum Grade of D and Undergraduate level MTH 2320 Minimum Grade of D
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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PHY 4800 - Classical Mechanics
Credit Hour(s): 3
Introduction to classical theoretical physics. Emphasis on mechanics and mathematical techniques.
Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate level PHY 3710 Minimum Grade of D and Undergraduate level PHY 4510 Minimum Grade of D
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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PHY 4810 - Electromagnetic Theory I
Credit Hour(s): 4
Emphasis on electromagnetic field theory and mathematical techniques.
Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate level PHY 4800 Minimum Grade of D
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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PHY 4830 - Statistical Mechanics
Credit Hour(s): 3
Introduction to microscopic and macroscopic physical systems developed from concepts of statistical physics. Applications to classical and quantum systems. Theories of phase transitions, critical phenomena and fluctuations.
Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate level PHY 4600 Minimum Grade of D
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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PHY 4940 - Senior Project
Credit Hour(s): 3
Selected problems in experimental and theoretical physics with critical analysis of results. Integrated Writing course.
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Majors: Engineering Physics, Physics. Must be enrolled in the following Classifications: Senior.
Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Independent Study
Course attributes: Integrated Writing
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PHY 5150 - Physics Instrumentation Lab
Credit Hour(s): 3
Familiarity with the fundamentals of analog electronics as applied to scientific instrumentation. Ability to converse with electronic technicians professionally. Ability to build prototype circuits and test their operation. Familiarity with a few sensors and with methods of signal to noise enhancement.
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture/Lab Combination
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PHY 5220 - Optics
Credit Hour(s): 3
Study of optics using geometric and physical optics. Theory and applications of interferometry and light detection devices. Study of optical instruments. Brief introduction to lasers and holography.
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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PHY 5500 - Advanced Physics Laboratory - I
Credit Hour(s): 2
Laboratory projects designed to introduce the participant to modern physics laboratory techniques by doing standard measurements or reproducing historic experiments.
Prerequisite(s): Graduate level PHY 5150 Minimum Grade of D
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Lab
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PHY 5510 - Advanced Physics Laboratory - II
Credit Hour(s): 2
Laboratory projects designed to introduce the participant to modern physics laboratory techniques by doing standard measurements or reproducing historic experiments.
Prerequisite(s): Graduate level PHY 5500 Minimum Grade of D
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Lab
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PHY 5710 - Mechanics
Credit Hour(s): 3
Intermediate problems in statics, kinematics, and dynamics; the study of equilibrium of forces, rectilinear motion, curvilinear motion, central forces, constrained motion, energy and moments of inertia; and the Lagrange method.
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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PHY 5990 - Spec Problem in Physics
Credit Hour(s): 1 to 3
Special topics, problems or research designed for specific needs, talents, or interest of the student.
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Independent Study
Course attributes: Instructor Approval Required
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PHY 6000 - Physics of Semiconductor Materials and Device
Credit Hour(s): 3
Study of crystal structure; electronic band structure; charge carriers in semiconductors; generation, recombination, and motion of charge carriers; electrical and optical properties. Covers structure and characteristics of p-n junctions; bipolar transistors; field effect transistors; and other selected devices. Design and computer modeling of devices.
Enrollment Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate, Medical, Professional.
Level: Graduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
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