All Courses(A-Z)
Course Code
ENGL 251
Credit
3.0 - 3.0
Course Name
The Twentieth-Century American Novel
Introduction
Critical study of selected American novels from the twentieth century. Prerequisite: Completion of the Composition I requirement. This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for: Cultural Studies - Western Humanities – Lit & Arts
Course Code
ACE 251
Credit
3.0 - 3.0
Course Name
The World Food Economy
Introduction
Examination of global food production, consumption, and trade; problems of hunger and population; the role of agricultural development, trade, and aid in relieving hunger. Prerequisite: ACE 100 or ECON 102 or consent of instructor. This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for: Cultural Studies - Non-West Social & Beh Sci - Soc Sci
Course Code
EALC 220
Credit
3.0 - 3.0
Course Name
Traditional China
Introduction
<p>Historical background to the modern age, tracing the Chinese state and empire from the earliest times until 1644 A.D. Basic political, social, and economic patterns; cultural, intellectual, and technological achievements; and China's impact on Asia and the world. Same as EALC 220. This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for: Cultural Studies - Non-West Humanities – Hist &amp; Phil</p>
Course Code
EALC 199
Credit
1.0 - 5.0
Course Name
Undergraduate Open Seminar
Introduction
Undergraduate Open Seminar
Course Code
MUS 169
Credit
0.0 - 2.0
Course Name
Unit One Sem Instruct in Music
Introduction
Experimental seminar courses to introduce non-music majors to contemporary ideas in music.
Course Code
PHYS 214
Credit
2.0 - 2.0
Course Name
Univ Physics: Quantum Physics
Introduction
<p>Interference and diffraction, photons and matter waves, the Bohr atom, uncertainty principle, and wave mechanics. A calculus-based course for majors in engineering, mathematics, physics, and chemistry. Credit is not given for both PHYS 214 and PHYS 102. Prerequisite: PHYS 212. For students in engineering, mathematics, physics and chemistry. Exams are given in the evening (during fall and spring semesters). PHYS 214 meets only during part of the term; check the meeting dates. Register for a lecture (A) section, a discussion (D) section and a laboratory (L) section.
Course Code
PHYS 213
Credit
2.0 - 2.0
Course Name
Univ Physics: Thermal Physics
Introduction
<p>First and second laws of thermodynamics including kinetic theory of gases, heat capacity, heat engines, introduction to entropy and statistical mechanics, and introduction to application of free energy and Boltzmann factor. A calculus-based approach for majors in engineering, mathematics, physics and chemistry. Credit is not given for both PHYS 213 and PHYS 101. Prerequisite: PHYS 211; credit or concurrent registration in MATH 241. For students in engineering, mathematics, physics and chemistry. Exams are given in the evening (during fall and spring semesters).
Course Code
PHYS 212
Credit
4.0 - 4.0
Course Name
University Physics: Elec& Mag
Introduction
Coulomb's Law, electric fields, Gauss' Law, electric potential, capacitance, circuits, magnetic forces and fields, Ampere's law, induction, electromagnetic waves, polarization, and geometrical optics. A calculus-based approach for majors in engineering, mathematics, physics, and chemistry. Credit is not given for both PHYS 212 and PHYS 102. Prerequisite: PHYS 211; credit or concurrent registration in MATH 241.
Course Code
PHYS 211
Credit
4.0 - 4.0
Course Name
University Physics: Mechanics
Introduction
<p>Newton's Laws, work and energy, static properties and fluids, oscillations, transverse waves, systems of particles, and rotations. A calculus-based approach for majors in engineering, mathematics, physics and chemistry. Credit is not given for both PHYS 211 and PHYS 101. Prerequisite: Credit or concurrent registration in MATH 231. For students in engineering, mathematics, physics and chemistry. Exams are given in the evening (during fall and spring semesters). Register for a lecture (A) section, a discussion (D) section and a laboratory (L) section.
Course Code
CWL 204
Credit
3.0 - 3.0
Course Name
US Border Literatures and Cult
Introduction
Exploration of the cultures, experiences, and conditions of people living on and around the borders of the United States. The syllabus will place particular emphasis on the US-Mexico borderlands, a space of interaction, exchange, and confrontation between diverse communities that traverse national, racial, and linguistic borders. We will examine this dynamic space through a varied array of cultural texts, including literature, film, journalism, and scholarship.