Most of the physical phenomena we encounter in everyday life are due to the electromagnetic force. This course will begin with Coulomb’s law for the force between two charges at rest and introduce the electric field in this context. We will then discuss moving charges and the magnetic interaction between electric currents. The mathematical formulation of the basic laws in terms of the electric and magnetic fields will allow us to work towards the unified formulation originally given by Maxwell.

Lab Section for PHYS 116

Lab Section for PHYS 116

This course will begin with a description of the motion of particles and introduce Newton’s dynamical laws and a number of important force laws. We will apply these laws to a wide range of problems to gain a better understanding of the laws and to demonstrate the generality of the framework. The important concepts of work, mechanical energy, and linear and angular momentum will be introduced and the unifying idea of conservation laws will be discussed. Additional topics may include the study of mechanical waves, fluid mechanics and rotational dynamics.

This course will begin with a description of the motion of particles and introduce Newton’s dynamical laws and a number of important force laws. We will apply these laws to a wide range of problems to gain a better understanding of the laws and to demonstrate the generality of the framework. The important concepts of work, mechanical energy, and linear and angular momentum will be introduced and the unifying idea of conservation laws will be discussed. Additional topics may include the study of mechanical waves, fluid mechanics and rotational dynamics.

This course will begin with a description of the motion of particles and introduce Newton’s dynamical laws and a number of important force laws. We will apply these laws to a wide range of problems to gain a better understanding of the laws and to demonstrate the generality of the framework. The important concepts of work, mechanical energy, and linear and angular momentum will be introduced and the unifying idea of conservation laws will be discussed. Additional topics may include the study of mechanical waves, fluid mechanics and rotational dynamics.

Required of candidates for Honors in Philosophy. The continuation of PHIL 498. In special cases, subject to approval of the Department, a double course (499D).

Admission with consent of the instructor. Spring semester. The Department.

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Students who enroll in this course will likely encounter and be expected to engage in the following intellectual skills, modes of learning, and assessment: Emphasis on written work, readings, independent research, and oral presentations.

What is distinctive of propaganda qua political messaging strategy? What makes a particular signal propagandistic? Perhaps propaganda is false or misleading. On the other hand, wasn’t the Crown sincere in its injunction to “keep calm and carry on”? Or perhaps propaganda is manipulative, and therefore rationally subversive. But if that’s right, then in what sense are familiar examples of bald-faced authoritarian propaganda really propaganda?

In his posthumously published masterpiece, Philosophical Investigations (1953), Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951) asked himself “What is your aim in philosophy?” and he answered: “To show the fly the way out of the fly-bottle.”  But who is the fly?  What is the fly-bottle?  Why does the fly need to be shown a way out?  And what is the way out?

(Offered as PHIL-311 and LJST-211) Law shapes every corner of our lives. Law defines our rights against the state as well as our obligations to it. Law makes us into citizens, criminals, owners, spouses, and more. But what justifies law’s enormous power over us, and what is law, really? This course, an introduction to legal philosophy, explores the nature of law’s authority and in particular, law’s relationship to morality. Our questions will include: Are laws best understood as social conventions or as moral truths? When, if ever, is criminal punishment justified?