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Mapping:
Curriculum and Learning Outcomes
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Learning
Outcome
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Relevant
Courses (PHYS) |
Physics
Knowledge
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| Demonstrate
Understanding of how science and
physics work in practice.
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1020,
1040, 1080, 1100, 1200, 1800,
2110, 2120, 2210, 2220, 2215,
2225, 3870, 3880
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Explain how
experimental evidence can
falsify scientific hypotheses
and how it can contribute to
acceptance of scientific
concepts.
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1040,
1200, 1800, 2110, 2120, 2210,
2220, 2215, 2225, 2710, 3710 |
Categorize the variety
of approaches to research in
physics; analyze the distinctive
roles each approach plays in the
development of physical
explanations.
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Distinguish physics
from other sciences by
explaining the differences in
focus on subject matter, kinds
of questions, kinds of
explanations, and techniques.
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1200, 2110, 2120,
2210, 2220
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Identify main points
of scientific ethics and
responsibility relating to
laboratory practice, work with
students and collaborators,
co-authorship, publication and
public advocacy.
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2215, 2225, 4900
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Explain how science is
a community effort and argue
both the necessity of scientific
cooperation and the advantages
and disadvantages of solitary
science.
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1020, 1200, 2110,
2120, 2210, 2220, 2710, 3710
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Identify and relate
the major historical threads in
the development of physics.
Identify major contemporary
issues in physics and a range of
applications of physics in
today’s economy.
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1020, 1200, 2110,
2120, 2210, 2220, 2710, 3710 |
Solve
correctly algebraic and calculus
problems from typical bachelor’s
degree physics texts.
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2110, 2120, 2210, 2220,
2710 |
Interpret
the meaning of the mathematics
that occurs in a particular
physics context from typical
bachelor’s degree physics texts
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2110,
2120,
2210, 2220
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Estimate
orders of magnitude of physics
quantities; estimate orders of
magnitude of solutions to
physics problems; explain how to
identify quickly whether a
problem solution or other
physics quantity is of
reasonable magnitude
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1800,
2110, 2120, 2210, 2220, 3700
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Graph
related physics quantities in
ways that illuminate underlying
physical interpretations;
interpret graphs from typical
bachelor’s degree physics texts.
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1800,
2110, 2120, 2210, 2220, 3700 |
Build
and work with mathematical
models
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2110,
2120, 2210, 2220, 3600, 3700,
4600, 4710, 4720 ,
4900 |
Give
examples of physics problems
with similar mathematics but
different physics
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2110,
2120, 2210, 2220, 3600, 3700,
4600, 4710, 4720 ,
4900 |
Organize
a problem from a typical
bachelor’s degree physics text
by identifying the relevant
physics principles, identifying
relevant vs. irrelevant
quantities, and making
appropriate diagrams.
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2110,
2120, 2210, 2220
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Organize
quantitative information in a
problem from a typical
bachelor’s degree physics text
by clearly stepping through the
mathematics of the problem
solution.
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2110,
2120, 2210, 2220 |
Understanding
and
application of the fundamental
notions of force and energy.
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1020,
1200,
1800, 2110, 2210
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Understanding
of
the use of energy considerations
to study complex systems from a
thermodynamic viewpoint.
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2110,
2210,
3700
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Understanding
the
fundamental interactions of
nature, principally
electromagnetism.
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1200,
1800,
2120, 2220, 3600, 3710, 4600
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Understanding
of
the conceptual basis and
elementary applications of
relativity theory.4900
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2220,
3030,
3710, 4550
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Analytical
proficiency
in the foundations and
applications of Newtonian
mechanics for understanding
macroscopic dynamics.
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1200,
1800,
2110, 2210, 3550, 4550
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Formulation
and
analysis of dynamical systems
using Lagrangian and Hamiltonian
methods.
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3550,
4550
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Understanding
the
conceptual basis, formalism and
applications of quantum theory
for understanding microscopic
phenomena.
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2120,
2220,
2710, 4700, 4710
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Understanding
of
the myriad phenomena of light,
its propagation, and its
interaction with various
physical media.
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1200,
2120,
2220, 4600, 4650, 4680
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Laboratory
and Computer Skills
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Follow practices necessary
for safety in using
undergraduate research or
teaching laboratory equipment.
Explain these practices to
others, including identifying
both potential dangers and
ethical issues. Suggest how
safety could be improved in a
particular undergraduate
research or teaching laboratory.
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2110,
2120, 2215, 2225, 3870, 3880,
4900, 5870
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Carry out error analysis
on laboratory data; explain what
the errors mean for data
interpretation.
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2215,
2225, 3870, 3880, 4900, 5870 |
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Evaluate the quality of
laboratory data; explain the
importance of such evaluation.
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3870,
3880, 4900, 5870 |
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Design a laboratory
measurement to answer a physics
question on the level of typical
bachelor’s degree physics texts.
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4900 |
Analyze
the connections between what one
measures and how one infers the
physics interpretation of the
measurements.
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2110,
2120, 2215, 2225, 3870, 3880,
4900, 5870 |
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Outline ethical laboratory
practices and make arguments for
their importance. Include ethics
of reporting laboratory
procedures and results as well
as ethical practices in carrying
out an experiment and reporting
data.
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4900
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Apply
critical analysis of the
generation and collection of
data to computer experiments.
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4900,
5870
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Research
and Communication
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Demonstrate physics
research skills and
understanding.
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4900
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Demonstrate
the ability to communicate about
science.
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3870, 3880,
4900, 5870 |
Outline
ethical research practices
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3870, 3880,
4900, 5000, 5870 |
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