An introductory laboratory and lecture course covering the application of numerical methods to the solution of problems encountered in classical mechanics and electrostatics. Students will be expected to write computer programs, but no previous programming experience is required. Lecture, one hour; laboratory, four hours per week.
An introduction to the general theory of relativity, covering tensor analysis, Einstein's equations, experimental tests, black holes, and cosmology.
A lecture and problem course covering the physical processes encountered in astrophysics. The topics covered will include micro-physical processes in stellar atmospheres and the interstellar medium, high-energy astrophysics, and basic hydrodynamics and shock waves.
An introduction to modern political thought as it relations to debates over the meaning of democracy, citizenship, justice, authority, and identity. Readings and discussions center on the themes and ideologies dominant in Western political theory, but also will explore contemporary challenges to that tradition, such as feminist political theory and the work of theorists concerned with what is popularly called globalization.
Development of international law and its operation in a multicultural world. Legal principles and international political processes are discussed through illustrative issue areas: management of conflict; distribution of territorial resources; environmental problems; and human rights.
An exploration of different models of political behavior, based on concepts of psychoanalysis, behaviorism, humanism, and social psychology.
An analysis of approaches to the study of inter- national, transnational and regional political and economic organizations and processes within the con- text of world politics. An examination of the impact of these activities and processes on contemporary problems of world order.
A political analysis of the domestic policy process including the formation, implementation, and impact of policy.
The contemporary theoretical and empirical bases of conditioning and learning in humans and nonhumans will be studied through an integration of lectures and intensive, hands-on laboratory experiences. Lecture, three hours per week; laboratory, two hours per week. This course is a Graduation Composition and Communication Requirement (GCCR) course in certain programs, and hence is not likely to be eligible for automatic transfer credit to UK.
This course focus will be on the oral and written presentation of research results. The course will use a seminar format. Students will complete their thesis research, prepare a written report, and present it to the seminar.
