Moodle at Eckerd College 2024-25 Academic Year

Temperature, gas laws, first and second laws of thermodynamics, entropy. Electric charge, fields, current, DC circuits. Magnetic fields and forces, Ampere's law, and Faraday's law of induction. Geometrical and physical optics. Calculus based with laboratory. Prerequisite: PH 241N and MA 131M.

Special relativity. Classical wave equation. Mechanical, electromagnetic and quantum mechanical waves. Fourier series. Laboratory component. Prerequisites: PH242 and MA132M.

NOTE: Lab time is to be determined, and will be in addition to the MWF 8:20 to 9:20 time slot.

Analyze philosophical issues concerning human nature, our relationship to the world around us, and major philosophical issues of value and meaning. Study works of several great philosophers to help students develop their own views.

Various systems for judging good and bad, right and wrong. Definitions of the good life, ethical theories and their application to issues such as abortion, civil rights, war and peace, censorship, etc.

An introduction to the study of symbolic logic, with special emphasis on formal methods of proof and the philosophical issues underlying formal reasoning.

Philosophy of AI

A philosophical investigation of our relationship to the natural environment, and how these considerations affect our moral obligations to other people, as well as future generations.

Explores recent issues in philosophy of mind and cognitive science, such as how to make sense of conscious experience, and how to interpret our relationship with the world around us. Prior experience with philosophy recommended.