(4Units) Calculus-based general physics course for science and mathematics majors. It covers basic mechanics, including motion in a plane, conservation of energy and momentum, rotational motion and angular momentum, harmonic motion and gravitation.
Satisfies G.E. area B1.
Prerequisites: MATH 1410 or consent of instructor.
(4Units) Continuation of PHYS 2250. Covers electricity and magnetism, including electrostatics, basic circuits, magnetostatics, Faraday’s Law and Induction, and electromagnetic oscillations.
Prerequisites: PHYS 2250 and MATH 1420 or concurrent enrollment in MATH 1420.
PHYS 3010 - Introduction to Mathematical Physics I
(3Units) Matrix algebra, tensors, formulations of the partial differential
equations of classical and quantum physics, and the mathematical
methods required for their solutions; integral transformations,
theory of residues and conformed mapping, special functions. Examples are given from all fields of physics.
(3Units) An introduction to physics and the ways in which different aspects
of the subject are combined in designing many of the machines and
appliances which are in common everyday usage.
(3Units) An examination of several forms of energy and how we experience them in our everyday lives. It includes discussions of heat, light, and sound. Designed specifically for future teachers. (LIBS Integrative: Scientific/Mathematical Inquiry)
Prerequisites: Completion of all G.E. requirements in areas B1 and F1, all with a grade C- or higher.
(3Units) Electrostatics, magnetostatics, electric current, electromagnetic induction, Maxwell’s equations, electromagnetic waves, radiative reaction, relatiristic field transformation, electric and magnetic properties of materials, properties of wave guides.
(3Units) Special relativity, origin of quantum theory, the nuclear atom and
Bohr theory, elements of quantum mechanics and applications, atomic
and nuclear physics, some properties of solids, and elementary
particles.
Satisfies G.E. area F1.
Prerequisites: PHYS 2260 or consent of instructor.
(3Units) An introduction to the concepts, principles, systems, and applications of nuclear processes; structure of atoms and nuclei; radioactivity, nuclear reactions, fission, fusion, nuclear systems, radioactive waste disposal, biological effects of radiation, and applications of nuclear radiation to biology, agriculture, art, and archaeology.
(2Units)(Formerly Advanced Physics Laboratory) Project type experiments in mechanics, heat, electrodynamics, optics, atomic physics, nuclear physics, etc. This course also covers the theory behind these experiments and basic techniques in data analysis.
(4Units)(Formerly PHYS 4210 and PHYS 4220) An introduction to analog and digital electronics. Topics will be chosen from the following: AC and DC circuit analysis, diodes, transistors and operational amplifiers, feedback, active filters, transducers, Boolean logic, basic gates, sequential logic, flip-flops, counters, and an introduction to microprocessors.
(3Units) Basic concepts and principles of microcomputer designs; microprocessor programming and operation; input and output; interfacing with other circuits, including analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog conversions.
PHYS 4400 - Computer Simulation Methods in Physics
(3Units) An introduction to computer simulation methods, with applications to physical systems. Organized with two weekly lectures in which the programming methods are presented. The lab is project-oriented and allows students the freedom to work at their own pace, and to pursue problems consistent with their own interests and background.
(3Units) Elements of nuclear structure; nuclear transformation; nuclear
models; electromagnetic, weak, and strong interactions; properties
of Leptons and Hadrons; symmetries and conservation laws; resonance
particles, quarks and subhadronic particles; tools of nuclear and
particle physics research.
Prerequisites: PHYS 2260 or consent of instructor.
(3Units) Development of Schrodinger’s equation and its interpretations.
Mathematical techniques for solution of problems in one and three
dimensions. Perturbation and scattering theory. Solution of the
hydrogen atom problem. Application to atomic phenomena.
Prerequisites: PHYS 3520 or consent of instructor.
(4Units) Thermodynamics and statistical mechanics. A unified approach
following Gibbs, based on a microscopic description using quantum
states. Fermi, Bose, and “Classical” systems are discussed with
applications to standard and current topics.
Prerequisites: PHYS 3520 or consent of instructor.
(3Units) Crystal structure, metal crystals, molecular crystals. Thermal,
electrical, magnetic properties of crystals. Free electron model of
metals, band theory of solids.
Prerequisites: PHYS 3520 or consent of instructor.
(3Units) Principles of geometrical optics, reflection, refraction,
polarization, coherence and interference, Kirchhoff’s diffraction
theory, Fourier methods in optics, optics of solids, lasers and
holography.
Prerequisites: PHYS 2260 or consent of instructor.
(4Units) Interference and coherent light, holographic recording and image reconstruction, properties of holograms and a geometric interpretation, semi-classical radiation fields, coherence theory, induced and spontaneous emission, theories and properties of lasers.
Prerequisites: Upper-division standing or consent of instructor.
(1-5Units) Development of a selected branch of physics. (Topics to be specified in Class Schedule) Topics may vary each term. Different topics may be taken for credit.
Prerequisites: Upper-division standing or consent of instructor.
PHYS 6100 - Teaching Kinematics in the High School
(3Units) A physics course with a focus on mechanics, providing physics advancement for high school teachers. Course covers developing the curriculum,strategies for teaching in the High School classroom, and assessment.
Prerequisites: Appropriate teaching credential and consent of instructor.
(4Units)(Formerly FLAN 1016). First year Portuguese. Development of listening comprehension,
speaking, reading, and writing skills to bring about oral
proficiency. Introduction to the Portuguese culture.
PORT 1015 - Intensive Portuguese Language Teaching for CLAD (Crosscultural, Language, and Academic Development)
(3-6Units) Elementary Portuguese course designed to meet the foreign language requirements of CLAD students. Introduces students to the language and culture by developing listening comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing skills.
(3Units)(Formerly FLAN 2016). An intermediate-level course in the Portuguese language,
emphasizing expanding competency in speaking, understanding,
reading, and writing Portuguese in the context of culture.
Satisfies G.E. area C3.
Prerequisites: PORT 1010 or equivalent, or consent of instructor.
(3Units) A survey of persisting features of the Portuguese cultural identity
in Europe and in the Americas, including heritage, lifestyles and
major institutions. Taught in Portuguese.
Prerequisites: PORT 2020 or consent of instructor.
(3Units) A survey course on the development and evolution of Portuguese
poetry, from the Middle Ages to the present. A study of poetic
forms, trends, innovations, and continuities. Taught in Portuguese.
Prerequisites: PORT 2020 or consent of instructor.
PORT 3420 - Literature and Civilization in the Age of Discovery
(3Units) A study of the most representative literary works of the Portuguese
Golden Age (15th to part of the 17th century): chronicles of the
discoveries, cultural exchanges, and alterations of world views. Taught in Portuguese.
Prerequisites: PORT 2020 or consent of instructor.
PORT 3430 - Literature of the 19th and 20th Centuries
(3Units) A study of the most representative authors and works in the various
genres, from the Romantic to the Contemporary period, focusing on
selected preoccupations of the Portuguese literary scene. Taught in Portuguese.
Prerequisites: PORT 2020 or consent of instructor.
(1Unit) Designed for intermediate and advanced students interested in improving oral proficiency through free conversation and discussion of current cultural Portuguese issues. Course may be repeated twice, for a maximum of 3 earned units.
Prerequisites: PORT 2010 or consent of instructor.
PORT 3930 - Survey of Portuguese and Brazilian Literatures in Translation
(3Units) A presentation of major works and writers to reveal the interest and the originality of Portuguese and Brazilian literatures through the ages. Taught in English.
(1-5Units) Development of a selected topic in Portuguese. (Topics to be specified in the class schedule.) Topics will vary. Different topics may be taken for credit.
(3Units) Critical analysis of American political structures and processes. Meets U.S. Constitution and California state and local government requirements for General Education.
PSCI 1202 - Service Learning in American Democracy
(1-6Units) An opportunity to link concepts from American Government (PSCI 1201) to an experience in community agencies and organizations through service learning. Guidance is provided in laboratory for reflecting on experience.
(3Units) Examination course which allows students who are knowledgeable
about American government to meet the G.E. requirement for the
course by examination. Texts are assigned. The Political Science Department does not provide instruction or support for the course other than a syllabus.
(1Unit) Examination course which allows students who are knowledgeable
about California State and local government to meet the G.E.
requirement for the course by examination. Texts are assigned. The Political Science Department does not provide instruction or support for the course other than a syllabus.
(3Units) Examination of the foundations of political science and political
behavior in the West. Emphasis is placed on broadening the
understanding of political science as a discipline. Recommended for majors.
(3Units) Introduces the basic characteristics of the modern interdependent
world: interdependence, multiple perspectives, cultural diversity,
ideological diversity, world capitalism, global politics, socialist
revolution.
(1-5Units) Development of a selected branch of political science. (Topics to be specified in Class Schedule) Topics may vary each term. Different courses may be taken for credit.
(3Units) Political thought of Greeks, Romans, and early Christians. Examines
questions such as the nature of justice, the best form of political
authority, and the proper relationship between religion and
government.
(3Units) Political thought from the early modern period to the present, with emphasis on Western political theorists such as Machiavelli, Hobbes, Rousseau, Marx, and Rawls. No writing proficiency (WP) component. Credit cannot be given for both PSCI 3010 and PSCI 3011.
(3Units) Examines selected American views of political life. Individuals or
movements from the following list will be selected and analyzed:
Puritanism, Jefferson, Madison, Hamilton, Marshall, the
Jacksonians, Pro- and Anti-Slavery Thought, Populism,
Progressivism, Nativism and the Ethnic Experience, Black Political
Thought, Contemporary Conservatism.
(3Units) Examines Marx’s unique and controversial contributions as one of
the most important political thinkers of the modern era. Concludes
with a consideration of relevance of Marx’s thought in the era of
globalization.
(3Units) Examines the organization and operation of the United States
Congress. Emphasis is placed on legislative behavior, committee
decision-making, leadership strategies, and congressional reform.
(4Units) Studies the nature and scope of judicial review in American
politics, focusing specifically on the development of lines of
precedence in the areas of presidential and congressional power,
federalism, equal protection, and privacy.
(4Units) Examines selected issues in American civil liberties, emphasizing
such areas as speech, press, religion, and criminal procedures. Designed especially for prelaw students.
(4Units) Studies the organization and activities of political parties and
interest groups in the American political system. Emphasis is
placed on the varieties and techniques of interest groups, the role
of parties in elections and party reform.
(3Units) Examines the principal features and consequences of American
political campaigns; emphasis is placed on campaign strategies, the
media; polling, contributions, and electoral outcomes.
(4Units) Examines political roles of mass media in American politics,
including television news effects on political attitudes, political
actors’ use of media, and media’s influence on democratic
governance.
(4Units) American voting behavior, psychological dimensions of citizen
decision-making in a democracy, political attitudes and beliefs,
and campaign tactics. Field work.
PSCI 3304 - Introduction to Public Administration (WP)
(4Units)(Formerly PSCI 3300) An introduction to the study of principles and problems in
administrative procedure in public organizations. Specific areas of
examination include the relationship between bureaucratic and
democratic theory, organization theory, personnel administration,
fiscal and budgetary policy, and regulatory administration.
(4Units) Explores the nature, scope, and impact of government corruption and
reform measures employed to combat it. Special emphasis is placed
on investigating systemic corruption and its political-economic
connections.
(3Units) Examines the organizational and policy dimensions of
presidential-and bureaucratic-congressional relations. Topics
covered include executive privilege, congressional investigations,
impoundment, impeachment, and the legislative veto.
(3Units) Study of politics and decision-making in California. Emphasis is
placed on the ways public officials and private groups interact in
the political arena.
(3Units) Introductory course in the field of comparative politics. It
introduces the students to comparative analysis concepts, political
socialization and culture, interest groups and interest
articulation, political parties and interest aggregation, public
policy, class analysis, elite analysis, and dependency theory. The
methods will be applied to political experiences from various
countries around the world.
(4Units) General survey of the politics of Latin America. Course includes
historical factors affecting the nature of contemporary politics;
the nature of contemporary political developments; the role of such
forces as military, the church, and the United States; and the
nature of revolution in Latin America.
(3Units) Broad survey of Middle East politics since World War II. Emphasis
will be given to the major issues facing the region, and economic
links between the Middle East and the developed world.
PSCI 3444 - Gender and Sexuality in the Middle East
(4Units)(Offered under the subjects PSCI and GEND) Study of women and sexuality in the Middle East region with special emphasis on the Arab world. Deals with the issues of gender conflict and the changing roles of women in society. Also deals extensively with the subject of the impact of Islam on the lives of women and men. The subject of feminism in the Middle East also will be covered.
(3Units) Survey of the political systems of China, Japan, and India, and of
selected other Asian nations. Description and analysis of
government, political institutions, political culture, and
historical background of the major Asian powers and of states where
significant instability exists.
PSCI 3810 - Multicultural Community Building and Conflict Resolution
(3Units) Combines information about ethnic immigrants and indigenous people
of the United States with emphasis upon skill acquisition in
relating multiculturally. Community building/conflict resolution
skills emphasized.
Satisfies G.E. area G. Meets multicultural requirement for Subject Matter Preparation Programs in Single and Multiple Subjects.
(3Units) Explores the emerging politics of the 21st century including
critiques of modernism, colonialism, and the bureaucratic state.
The course will examine post-modern strategies for social change.
Prerequisites: Upper-division standing or consent of instructor.
(4Units)(Formerly Big Arguments: Clashes and Connections) Examines four key ideologies that shape contemporary debates about
politics: liberalism, socialism, nationalism, and democracy.
(4Units) Examines three fundamental aspects of political power: the control
of economic resources, the application of military force, and the
construction of political beliefs.
PSCI 4060 - Globalization and Democracy: Ideals and Institutions
(4Units) Globalization, especially the internationalization of finance, is
having a profound effect on democratic institutions. Examines the
origins and evolution of globalization processes and their
consequences for democracy.
Prerequisites: American Government and Macroeconomics. At least one course in International Relations or Comparative Government also is recommended.
(4Units)(Formerly PSCI 4210) Study of judicial decision-making and of the organization of American court systems. Emphasis is placed on both the federal and state courts. Includes analysis of controversies surrounding the courts.
(3Units)(Formerly The Chief Executive) Study of the chief executive in American national government. The roles, responsibilities, powers, and limits of the President and other decision-makers in the Executive Branch are analyzed, and the centrality of the executive in the American political system is emphasized.
(4Units) Concentrates on structural and behavioral approaches which have
contributed to the understanding of organizations. The literature
on organizations is reviewed. The meaning of organizations in
contemporary society is emphasized.
(3Units)(Formerly Changing Sex Roles in Organizations) (Offered under the subjects GEND and PSCI) Deals with changes in the work environment resulting from the influx and upward mobility of women into professional positions. Addresses the dynamics of the change for both men and women. Specific topics include changing demographics, cultural taboos, problems, and the legal climate.
(4Units)(Formerly GEND/PSCI 3700) (Offered under the subjects PSCI and GEND) Focuses on the politics of ethnicity and gender. It will begin with a consideration of the Europatriarchal ideology underlying social relations in capitalist societies, investigate the impact of these relations on peoples experiencing colonization (Native Americans, African-Americans, Mexican-Americans, Asian-Americans, other “Third World” peoples, and women everywhere) and discrimination because of sexual preferences, and conclude with critical perspectives arising out of contemporary liberation movements.
(3Units)(Offered under the subjects GEND and PSCI) Designed to examine American law, focusing upon significant, recent, and current cases and opinion which act to discriminate between the rights, duties, and obligations of men and women on the basis of gender.
(4Units) Primary goals are to promote an awareness of ethical issues in
government, the development of moral judgment and growing
commitment to act responsibly in public service. Emphasis will also
be placed on the linkages between the individual, political
organizations, and American society.
Prerequisites: PSCI 1201 or consent of instructor.
(3Units) Addresses two areas of the policy-making process: a) the role of
social/political institutions with particular attention to
administrative agencies, interest groups, and the judiciary in
addition to the presidency and Congress; b) principal models of
policy formation including elitism, systems theory, and
incrementalism. Policy-making in a number of specific domestic
problem areas will be studied.
(3Units) Concepts of democracy and citizenship are introduced. Pedagogy for
introducing concepts to children through age appropriate exercises
will be covered within the State Frameworks for the Social
Sciences.