2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin - NMU Bulletin

PL 180 Introduction to Ethics 4 cr.  (4-0-0)

• Offered: Fall Winter
• Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.
• General Education: This course applies towards the following general education requirement(s):
  • Perspectives on Society (PERS)

Covers major approaches to universal morality and codes of ethics. This course prepares students to bring a theoretical perspective to the moral dilemmas discussed in the applied ethics courses (PL 181 through PL 186).

PL 160 Introduction to Logic 4 cr.

• Offered: Fall Winter
• Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.
• General Education: This course applies towards the following general education requirement(s):
  • Quantitative Reasoning and Analysis (QUAR)

An introduction to the basic principles of traditional and formal logic. Topics covered include the nature of validity and proof, theory of the syllogism, propositional logic and quantification theory.

PL 100 Introduction to Philosophy 4 cr.

• Offered: Fall Winter Summer
• Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.
• General Education: This course applies towards the following general education requirement(s):
  • Integrative Thinking (INTT)

Examination of some of the philosophical problems involved in understanding the relationship of humans to the world and the nature of existence; the problems of knowledge, ethics, logic and language; mind and matter; and the nature of art, science and religion.

PH 498 Directed Studies in Physics 1-4 cr.

• Offered: On demand
• Prerequisites: Junior standing and department permission.
• Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

Students either assist a faculty member in research, design an advanced physics laboratory experiment, or prepare a written, scholarly exposition on a physics-related topic approved by the faculty adviser and evaluated by three department faculty members.

Notes:

May be taken only once.

PH 495 Special Topics in Physics 1-4 cr.

• Offered: On demand
• Prerequisites: Junior standing and department permission.
• Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

A course devoted to a special topic selected either for its current interest value or as a major piece of physics not covered in the normal curriculum.

PH 480 Senior Physics Seminar 1-2 cr.

• Offered: Fall Winter
• Prerequisites: Senior class standing or instructor's permission and declared physics major.
• Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

Students will prepare and deliver a series of presentations on topics in physics or astronomy with faculty adviser approval. A student may enroll for one or two credits, which will determine the number of presentations to be done.

PH 410 Introductory Quantum Mechanics 3 cr.

• Offered: Every other winter, odd years
• Prerequisites: PH 322 with a "C" or higher, PH 375 with a "C" or higher and MA 361. PH 375 may be taken concurrently; PH 370 is recommended, junior standing or instructor's permission.
• Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

An introduction to quantum mechanics. Topics include physical quantity determination in quantum physics, photons, material particles, quantum statistics, Schrodinger’s equation and applications to simple systems, the eigenvalue-eigenvector equation of quantum physics, and field quantization concepts.

PH 393 Experimental Instrumentation and Analysis 4 cr.  (3-0-3)

• Offered: Every other fall, odd years
• Prerequisites: A natural science laboratory class; CS 120 or equivalent; MA 115 or MA 109 or equivalent.
• Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

Experimental data measurement and analysis techniques are presented including data acquisition, calibration, validity and graphical and statistical analysis procedures. Particular emphasis will be given to computer interfacing for experiment control, data acquisition and analysis and display. For students planning careers in natural science beyond the technician level.

PH 380 Intermediate Electricity and Magnetism 3 cr.

• Offered: Every other fall, odd years
• Prerequisites: PH 221 with a "C" or higher and MA 265 with a "C" or higher. MA 361 and PH 370 recommended.
• Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

A course in classical electrodynamics. Topics include the development of Maxwell's equations and their solutions including boundary value problems and radiation.

PH 375 Analytical Mechanics 3 cr.

• Offered: Every other fall, even years
• Prerequisites: PH 220 with a "C" or higher, concurrent or prior enrollment in MA 361 recommended. PH 370 recommended.
• Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

A classical (Newtonian) mechanics course covering particle motion in several dimensions, motions of systems of particles, rigid body motion, moving coordinate systems and mechanics of continuous media. Uses vector methods extensively.