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PE (Physical Education)
  

  • PE 555 - ECG and Clinical Stress Testing

    Credits: 3
    This course is designed to fill the needs of students who desire the ability to interpret the normal and abnormal, resting and exercise ECG, as well as provide opportunities to learn and practice the basic components of maximal stress testing during a variety of exercise conditions. Since clinical stress testing and ECG interpretation is a vital component of the laboratory skills needed by today’s exercise physiologist, emphasis in this course will be focused on understanding and interpreting ECG tracings and related pathophysiology, preparation of the exercise 12-lead ECG, and interpretation of maximal stress test results regarding exercise tolerance for various clinical populations and comparing them to normal individuals. In addition, an overview of other diagnostic procedures that involve the use of exercise will be given.  Prerequisites: Consent.


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  • PE 585 - Travel Studies

    Credits: 1-5
    This travel study course is designed to provide extra-mural educational experiences, as approved by, and under the direction of a faculty member, and may be in cooperation with faculty and administrators of other institutions. Students will participate in hand-on activities, and design educational activities for presentation at selected locations.


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  • PE 705 - Sports Medicine

    Credits: 2
    A review of the basic fundamentals of athletic training and exposure to recent developments in the sports medicine field. Undergraduate Prevention and Care of Athletic Injuries or consent.


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  • PE 706 - Motor Learning and Development

    Credits: 3
    The study of human behavior as it relates to the learning and performance of motor skills. The understanding of motor learning as an essential foundation underlying the development of successful instruction and training strategies critical for skill acquisition. Laboratory work.  Prerequisites: Instructor consent.


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  • PE 730 - Physical Education Teacher Education

    Credits: 3
    Readings, lectures, and discussions designed to analyze the process of preparing physical educators for the teaching profession. Includes discussion of external influences, problems and possible solutions, socialization and effective teaching in the field.  Prerequisites: Instructor consent.


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  • PE 732 - Analyses and Strategies of Teaching and Supervision of PE and Sports

    Credits: 3
    Study and application of theoretical and practical knowledge of effective teaching/coaching, designed to improve teaching and coaching in physical education, including techniques of analysis and supervision.  Notes: Restricted to Sport and Recreation Studies majors only


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  • PE 742 - Psychological Aspects of Sport and Exercise

    Credits: 3
    Psychological theories and principles applied to physical education, sport, and exercise. Interpretation and analysis of human behavior.  Pre-requisite:  instructor consent.  Topics include personality, arousal and anxiety, motivation, self efficacy and self-esteem, attentional focus, audience effects, aggression, leadership, as well as intervention strategies.


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  • PE 745 - Applied Biomechanics

    Credits: 3
    This course provides students with an advanced application of mechanical principles to human movement. Specific topics will include the force-motion relation, kinetics and kinematics of human motion, and neuromuscular adaptations. Emphasis within these topics will be placed on evaluating and developing rehabilitation and performance techniques using motion capture, force platforms, and electromyography. Current research literature in each of the areas will be discussed and critically reviewed.


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  • PE 750 - Advanced Exercise Physiology

    Credits: 3
    Physiological basis of factors which influence physical fitness and physical performance; application of physiological measures to fitness programs, critical analysis of current literature; emphasis on bioenergetics, neuromuscular and circulorespiratory function, body composition and physical training. Prerequisites: NEFS Majors only.


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  • PE 751 - Laboratory Techniques in Exercise Physiology

    Credits: 2
    Laboratory experience using methods, measurements, and instruments for conducting research in the area of exercise physiology. Corequisites: PE 751L . Prerequisites: Consent.


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  • PE 755 - Applied Exercise Physiology

    Credits: 3
    Focuses on the applied aspect of exercise physiology. Includes areas of environmental influences on performance, optimizing performance by developing and implementing training programs appropriate to the individual. In addition, training and performance characteristics of adolescent athletes and older adults as well as gender differences will be discussed.  Notes: For NEFS majors only.


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  • PE 770 - Sport/Recreation Administration and Marketing

    Credits: 3
    Administration, marketing, public relations, leadership, facility management of sport and recreation programs and departments, staff organization, and management of sport and recreation general policies and procedures. Prerequisites: Instructor consent.


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  • PE 771 - Current Trends in HPER and Athletics

    Credits: 3
    The study of trends in athletics that affect the performance, safety, and attitude of athletes; administrative practices; and public perception and support of athletics.


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  • PE 772 - Financial Aspects of Sport Management

    Credits: 3
    A course that gives the student interested in sports administration an opportunity to take an in-depth look into various areas of financial management. Examples of some of these areas but not a complete list, are: fund raising, guarantees, budgeting, scholarship programs, TV and Radio, receipts, and marketing.


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  • PE 780 - Introduction to Graduate Study and Research

    Credits: 1
    Orientation to graduate studies, policies and procedures. Introduction to the development of research proposals, critical thinking, and critiquing research.


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PHA (Pharmacy)
  

  • PHA 610 - Introductory Practice Experience II

    Credits: 3
    Students apply the academic and theoretical knowledge they have acquired in didactic courses to practical situations within a pharmacy setting. The drug dispensing process, patient counseling, and management of the pharmacy will be emphasized during the course. Notes: Pass/fail grading.


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  • PHA 645 - Pharmacotherapeutics Across the Lifespan: Application to Advanced Practice

    Credits: 2-4
    To provide the student with the knowledge and skills to assess, diagnose and manage (including the prescription of pharmacologic agents) a client’s common health problems throughout the lifespan in a safe, high quality, and cost-effective manner. Notes: Graduate nursing students only.


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  • PHA 647 - Pharmacological Issues in Mental Health Counseling

    Credits: 3
    An overview and discussion of medications and medication issues that mental health counselors encounter. The role of the counselor with clients requiring counseling and pharmacotherapy treatments will be emphasized.


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  • PHA 699 - Advanced Clinical Research I

    Credits: 1
    This course is part one of a two course series providing student with an advanced experience in clinical research.  In part one, students gain knowledge and experience in research design and IRB submission.


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  • PHA 699 - Advanced Clinical Research II

    Credits: 1
    This is the second course in a two course series that will provide the student with an advanced experience in clinical research.  In this course, students analyze data, draw conclusions, and format the information for publication or presentation.


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  • PHA 699 - Pharmacogenomics

    Credits: 1
    This course is designed to provide the student with advanced knowledge on the effect of genetic variation on drug response. At the end of the course, the student should develop the ability to evaluate patients’ genotyping data, retrieve current pharmacogenomic data from various databases, and have an understanding of how this information can be used to provide quality personalized pharmaceutical care for patients.


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  • PHA 714 - Community Pharmacy Practice Experience

    Credits: 5
    Clerkship experience at an affiliated site. Prerequisites: 6th year standing.


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  • PHA 715 - First Steps in Pharmacy Care Practice Experience

    Credits: 4
    Students apply knowledge and skills of professional pharmacy practice in community and hospital/institutional health care settings. The fundamentals of patient monitoring and communication with patients and health care practitioners are emphasized.


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  • PHA 716 - Hospital/Institutional Pharmacy Practice Experience

    Credits: 5
    Clerkship experience at an affiliated site. Prerequisites: 6th year standing.


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  • PHA 717 - Community Health and Patient Monitoring Practice Experience

    Credits: 5
    Clerkship experience in pharmaceutical care in a community pharmacy.


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  • PHA 720 - Introduction to Advanced Concepts in Pharmaceutical Sciences

    Credits: 3
    An introduction to advanced concepts in pharmaceutical sciences. Prerequisites: Instructor consent.


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  • PHA 723 - Ethics in Healthcare Practice

    Credits: 2
    Overview of ethical principles and theory, with emphasis on the professional-client relationship. Prerequisites: P3 standing.


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  • PHA 725 - Advanced Concepts in Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacogenomics

    Credits: 3
    This course will cover advanced biomedical and pharmacogenomics concepts in human disease and therapy. The course will provide an understanding of molecular and cellular basis of current and new therapeutic targets. The course will emphasize gene expression regulation, relevance of cell cycle, cell division and programmed cell death in disease development and progression, immunotherapeutics, cellular signaling cascades and relevant therapeutic targets. The course will also cover the pharmacogenomics of drug transporters, drug receptors and drug metabolizing enzymes. Prerequisites: Instructor consent.


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  • PHA 727 - Professional Resources Management

    Credits: 3
    Professional, economic, and social considerations influencing the organization and management of the delivery of pharmaceutical services. Prerequisites: 5th year standing.


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  • PHA 729 - Advanced Pharmacy Marketing and Management

    Credits: 2
    Discussion of strategic marketing and advanced management principles for the pharmacy practitioner.


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  • PHA 741 - Public Health and Wellness

    Credits: 2
    This course explores the role of the pharmacist in public health, disease prevention and health promotion, as well as key concepts and theoretical frameworks used in developing health promotion and health behavior interventions. Pharmaceutical care skills for assessment of humans in health and disease are also developed and applied. Corequisites: PHA 741L . Prerequisites: P3 standing.


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  • PHA 742 - Patient Assessment and Self Care

    Credits: 2
    Discussion of over-the-counter and dietary supplement products, common medical conditions amenable to self treatment, and recognition of situations when self-treatment is appropriate. Pharmaceutical care skills for assessment of humans in health and disease are also developed and applied. Corequisites: PHA 742L . Prerequisites: P3 standing.


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  • PHA 744 - End of Life Care

    Credits: 1
    Discussion of the dying process and how to improve end-of-life care for patients and families. An emphasis will be placed on legal and ethical principles relative to end-of-life care, resources available for end-of-life care, financial aspects, pain management, non-pain symptom management, and overview of cultural and spiritual diversity related to end-of life.


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  • PHA 745 - Ambulatory Care Practice

    Credits: 2
    This course is designed to provide the student with an introduction to ambulatory care. Various aspects of ambulatory care practice settings and opportunities for pharmacist involvement in ambulatory care practices will be discussed. At the end of the course, the student should have an increased ability to provide quality pharmaceutical care for patients in an ambulatory care setting, specifically through the development of clinical skills, including drug information, and oral and written communication.


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  • PHA 746 - Professional Pharmacy Leadership Skills

    Credits: 1
    This course will provide advanced instruction in professional leadership skills for students with an interest in becoming effective leaders and role models in the profession of pharmacy. Prerequisites: P3 year standing.


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  • PHA 747 - Advanced Clinical Nutrition

    Credits: 1
    Advanced study of clinical nutrition including parenteral and enteral nutrition regimens, compounding of nutrition products, and assessment of nutritional status and need. Prerequisites: P3 year standing.


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  • PHA 748 - Topics in Neonatal and Pediatric Pharmacotherapy

    Credits: 1
    Advanced study of organ development and system maturation that includes drug delivery, drug therapy, patient safety, medication error prevention, and drug related problem identification and problem solving in the pediatric patient population. Prerequisites: P3 year standing.


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  • PHA 749 - Care of the Geriatric Patient

    Credits: 1
    This course will enhance the student’s ability to care for geriatric patients by providing the student with an understanding of age related socio-behavioral aspects that influence care, skills in the management of geriatric syndromes, practice in managing drug therapy for complex, frail geriatric patients, and training in the provision of pharmaceutical care in select settings and in a team approach. Prerequisites: P3 year standing.


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  • PHA 750 - Critical Care Therapeutics

    Credits: 2
    Principles of medication use in the critically ill patient. Prerequisites: P3 standing.


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  • PHA 752 - Drugs of Abuse and Addiction

    Credits: 2
    Discussion of psychoactive drugs, both legal and illegal, that have potential for abuse. Prerequisites: P3 standing.


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  • PHA 753 - Women and Children’s Health

    Credits: 2
    Diseases and drug-related issues pertaining to women’s and children’s health. Prerequisites: P3 standing.


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  • PHA 754 - Complementary and Alternative Medicine

    Credits: 1
    Discussion of alternative, natural, and homeopathic medicines, with emphasis on their appropriate evaluation and use.


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  • PHA 755 - Forensic Pharmacology

    Credits: 2
    This course will provide the student with an introduction to forensic pharmacology using interactive teaching technology that will include topics like forensic case evaluation, legal policy, depositions, parliamentary procedure, and document development for forensic evaluations.


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  • PHA 756 - Pharmacotherapeutics III

    Credits: 4
    Discussion of pharmacotherapeutic principles for the development of patient specific drug regimens in patients with acute and chronic disease states and conditions. Prerequisites: P3 standing.


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  • PHA 757 - Pharmacotherapeutics IV

    Credits: 4
    This course is a continuation of PHA 756, Pharmacotherapeutics I with an emphasis on the discussion of pharmacotherapeutic principles for the development of patient specific drug regimens in patients with acute and chronic disease states and conditions. Prerequisites: P3 standing.


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  • PHA 758 - Institutional Practice Based Research I

    Credits: 1
    This course is part one of a two course series providing students with experience in pharmacy research and quality improvement in the institutional setting.  In part one, students gain knowledge and experience in research design and IRB submission.  Students will identify a research question and design a project protocol.


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  • PHA 759 - Institutional Practice Based Research II

    Credits: 1
    This course is part one of a two course series providing students with experience in pharmacy research and quality improvement in the institutional setting.  In part one, students gain knowledge and experience in research design and IRB submission.  Students will identify a research question and design a project protocol. Prerequisites: PHA 758 .


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  • PHA 761 - Pharmacotherapeutics V

    Credits: 5
    This course is the continuation of PHA 757, Pharmacotherapeutics IV with an emphasis on the discussion of pharmacotherapeutic principles for the development of patient specific drug regimens in patients with acute and chronic disease states and conditions. Prerequisites: P3 standing.


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  • PHA 762 - Pharmacotherapeutics VI

    Credits: 5
    This course is a continuation of PHA 761, Pharmacotherapeutics V with an emphasis on the discussion of pharmacotherapeutic principles for the development of patient specific drug regimens in patients with acute and chronic disease states and conditions. Prerequisites: P3 standing.


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  • PHA 767 - Pharmacy Practice V

    Credits: 3
    Continuation of the skills taught and developed in Pharmacy Practice I-IV. Advanced skills in patient evaluation, therapeutic medication evaluation, professional communication skills, and verbal and written drug information skills are developed. Application of pharmacotherapeutic concepts and principles to access diseases, evaluate and solve therapeutic problems, create drug therapy regimens, and develop monitoring plans. Introductory practice experiences are also incorporated into this course. Corequisites: PHA 767L . Prerequisites: P3 standing.


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  • PHA 768 - Pharmacy Practice VI

    Credits: 3
    Continuation of the skills taught and developed in Pharmacy Practice V. Advanced skills in patient evaluation, therapeutic medication evaluation, professional communication skills, and verbal and written drug information skills are developed. Application of pharmacotherapeutic concepts and principles to assess diseases, evaluate and solve therapeutic problems, create drug therapy regimens, and develop monitoring plans.  Activities are designed to prepare students for upcoming Advanced Practice Experiences.  Introductory practice experiences are also incorporated into this course. Corequisites: PHA 768L . Prerequisites: P3 standing.


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  • PHA 780 - International Pharmacy Practice Experience

    Credits: 5
    Study of healthcare systems and the practice of pharmacy at designated international sites. Prerequisites: P4 standing with consent.


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  • PHA 820 - Advanced Concepts in Medicinal Chemistry

    Credits: 3
    A study of the current advances in the area of drug design and discovery. Prerequisites: PHA 340, PHA 341 or equivalent or instructor consent.


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  • PHA 825 - Topics in Advanced Medicinal Chemistry

    Credits: 3
    A detailed study of the selected topics in the area of drug design and discovery. Prerequisites: PHA 820  or equivalent or instructor consent.


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  • PHA 840 - Advanced Concepts in Pharmacology

    Credits: 3
    A study of the current advances in the area of pharmacology especially at molecular level. Prerequisites: PHA 441, PHA 442, PHA 443 or equivalent or instructor consent.


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  • PHA 845 - Topics in Advanced Pharmacology

    Credits: 3
    A detailed study of the selected topics in the area of pharmacology. Prerequisites: PHA 840  or equivalent or instructor consent.


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  • PHA 846 - Techniques in Pharmaceutical Research

    Credits: 3
    A study of the current techniques in pharmaceutical research. Prerequisites: Instructor consent.


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  • PHA 847 - Grant Writing and Academic Development

    Credits: 3
    A study of the current policies, procedures and skills required for successful grants writing. An understanding of ethics and scientific conduct needed for academic development. Prerequisites: Instructor consent.


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  • PHA 859 - Advanced Concepts in Pharmaceutics

    Credits: 3
    A study of the current advances in the area of drug formulations and delivery. Prerequisites: PHA 331, PHA 332 or equivalent or instructor consent.


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  • PHA 865 - Topics in Advanced Pharmaceutics

    Credits: 3
    A detailed study of the selected topics in the area of drug formulations and delivery. Prerequisites: PHA 859  or equivalent or instructor consent.


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PHIL (Philosophy)
  

  • PHIL 554 - Environmental Ethics

    Credits: 3
    Presents humanity’s relationship to the environment, its responsibility to nature, and its obligations to future generations, attending to both theory and applications, including the debate over causes of environmental crisis; the value of endangered species, the wilderness, and natural objects; the seriousness of the growing global population and obligations to feed the poor; the feasibility of sustaining an ecological responsible society.


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  • PHIL 570 - Philosophy of Religion

    Credits: 3
    Presents critical inquiry concerning the concept of faith and its relation to reason and belief, the nature of religious experience, concepts of the sacred and the divine, and problems of cross-cultural understanding.


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PHYS (Physics)
  

  • PHYS 521 - Electromagnetism

    Credits: 4
    Principles of electricity and magnetism, with applications to dielectric and magnetic materials. Development of Maxwell’s equations, and applications.


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  • PHYS 533 - Nuclear and Elementary Particle Physics

    Credits: 3
    Radioactivity, nuclear spectra and structure, nuclear models, elementary particle theories and high energy physics. Prerequisites: PHYS 471 or instructor consent.


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  • PHYS 539 - Solid State Physics

    Credits: 3-4
    Electronic processes with reference to electrical properties of metals, semiconductors and insulators. Prerequisites: MATH 225, MATH 321 and PHYS 331.


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  • PHYS 551 - Classical Mechanics

    Credits: 4
    Newton’s Laws, motion in one and three dimensions, central forces, harmonic oscillations, non-inertial reference frames, rotations of rigid bodies, and Lagrangian Mechanics. Prerequisites: MATH 225 and MATH 321.


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  • PHYS 571 - Quantum Mechanics

    Credits: 4
    This is a systematic introduction to quantum mechanics, emphasizing the Schrodinger equation. Topics include simple soluble problems, the hydrogen atom, approximation methods and other aspects of quantum theory. Prerequisites: MATH 225, MATH 321 and PHYS 331.


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  • PHYS 581 - Mathematical Physics I

    Credits: 3
    The first of two-semester sequence covering mathematical methods essential to the study of physics.  The topics include differential and integral Vector Calculus, theory and applications of complex variables, ordinary differential equations and applications of series and transform methods in their solutions. Prerequisites: MATH 225 and MATH 321.


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