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PHYSICS
Graduate Courses
PHYS628 SCIENCE SEMINAR (3 sh)
This seminar explores various topics in the physical sciences
with an emphasis on physics. Students are expected to
research and develop knowledge on subjects discussed in the
seminar, where the expertise of the instructor is used to
explain and interpret the more technical aspects.
Students will participate in class discussions using a
knowledge base formed in part by class assignments.
Students will give presentations to the class. Specific
topic selection is based upon the expertise and interest of
the designated science faculty. Examples include:
Biographies of 20th Century Physicists, Science in the 20th
Century, Pseudoscience, Science and Science Fiction, and
Popularization of Science.
July 2003
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