the ethical nature of the free market system, the ethical dimensions of pollution and resource depletion, consumer rights, worker rights and job discrimination, information technology, and problems in the international market.
PL216* Symbolic Logic
3 hours An introduction to the principles of strict deductive logic, with an emphasis on symbolic logical languages, natural deduction systems, and formal proof theory. Students will learn how to translate English-language arguments into a symbolic logical language. Valid arguments will be proved valid (with the kind of precision usually associated with mathematics) using formal rules and systems of proof. Invalid arguments will be proved invalid through the construction of counter-models.
PL217* Critical Thinking
3 hours A survey of the principles of reasoning, with an emphasis on practical application. Topics include evaluating arguments and sources of information, basic probability calculus, recognizing informal fallacies, and recognizing common errors in reasoning
PL320* Ancient and Medieval Philosophy
3 hours A historical study of the intellectual contributions of the great philosophers of the Western world from the Pre-Socratics to the Renaissance. Prerequisite: PL101 or PL102 or permission of instructor.
PL322* Philosophy of Religion
3 hours The application of philosophical understanding to religious questions: the existence of God, the nature of God, revelation, verification of religious knowledge, the immortality of the soul, and religious language. Prerequisite: PL101 or PL102 or permission of instructor.
PL323* Modern Philosophy
3 hours Survey of Western Philosophy from the Renaissance through the late 18th century (i.e., Kant), with emphasis on the relationships between Rationalism, Empiricism, and Idealism. Prerequisite: PL101 or PL102 or permission of instructor.
PL325* Contemporary Philosophy
3 hours Survey of Western Philosophy during the 19th and 20th centuries, with emphasis on German Idealism, Positivism, Existentialism, Pragmatism, the Continental/Analytic “split,” and Postmodernism. Prerequisite: PL101 or PL102 or permission of instructor.
PL332 Senior Seminar
2 hours Capstone course for the concentration or minor. The course will focus on the philosophical work of one person of primary interest to the student(s), and with the consent of the instructor. Since the content of the course will vary, students may repeat the course with the consent of the instructor.
PHYSICS Bryant *Alternate year course
PH101 General Physics I 4 hours An algebra-based problem-solving survey four-credit physics course, which includes mechanics, elasticity, fluid mechanics, heat, thermodynamics, and laboratory work. The laboratory work is in PH101L, a one-credit hour, hands-on learning experience. Prerequisites: MA103 and MA104. PH101L General Physics 1 Lab
0 hours One-credit hour physics laboratory, practical work to be taken concurrently with PH101. Learning experience supports PH101 and includes team work, acquiring data from experimentation, analyzing the data and, various levels of communicating findings; topics are related to topics surveyed in PH101.
PH102 General Physics II
4 hours An algebra-based problem-solving survey four-credit course, which includes vibration and wave motion, electricity and magnetism, light and optics, and laboratory work. Laboratory is in PH102L, a one-credit hour, hands-on learning experience. Prerequisites: PH101, MA103, and MA104.
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