1980-81

                                SENATE DOCUMENT #6



                                 APC DOCUMENT #6 

            Curriculum and Course Changes in the Department of Physics





        The Academic Policies Committee recommends to the Faculty Senate

        adoption of the following curriculum and course changes for the

        Department of Physics:  





        1. ADD:   four courses to regular offerings:



            100  ASTRONOMY  (2)

                 A course designed primarily for the general student covering

                 modern topics in astronomy such as the evolution of stars,

                 comparative planetology, and black holes.



            101  LIGHT, PHOTOGRAPHY, PERCEPTION, AND VISUAL PHENOMENA (2)

                 A course for the general student covering basic optics with

                 applications in the areas of photography, vision, color, and

                 art.



            105  THE WORLD OF INTEGRATED CIRCUITS (2)

                 A course for the general student in integrated circuits,

                 including micro-computers, robots, speech and music 

                 synthesizers, and interfacing with scientific experiments.



            200  DESIGN OF SOLAR HEATED HOMES (2)

                 A course designed for the general student surveying the

                 fundamentals of solar energy as applied to active and passive

                 space heating of residential sized structures.



            Rationale:  These courses have been extremely popular evening

            offerings and because they are offered at least once a year,

            they should not be called Special Topics courses.



        2.  CHANGE TITLES of Phy 221 and 222 to Physics I and Physics II.



            Rationale:  The title change is to make the course content more

            readily understood by the world beyond UNCA.



        3.  ADD course:



            240  DIGITAL ELECTRONICS AND INTEGRATED CIRCUITS (CS 240) (2)

                 The operation, applications, and interfacing of linear and

                 digital integrated circuits to scientific experiments.

                 Prerequisite:  Phy 112 or 222.



                 Rationale:  The addition of Dr. Detjen to our faculty enabled

                 us to offer this course.



        4.  CHANGE MAJOR REQUIREMENTS:



            Program A.   ADD as major requirements Phy 325 (Thermal Physics),

              Phy 402 (Electromagnetic Theory), Phy 411 (Quantum Physics),

              Phy 490 (Physics Seminar), and Phy 495 (Research).


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            Rationale:  They are appropriate courses for students intending

            graduate work, and in recent years most students graduating in

            this program have taken these courses.  



            Program B.   ADD as major requirements Phy 325 (Thermal Physics) 

              and Phy 490 (Senior Seminar) as well as a choice of 6 hours 

              chosen from Phy 100, 101, 105, 200, 240.



            Rationale:  The advanced courses are germane to the needs of a 

              science teacher, and choice of 6 hours from the lower level

              courses better meet the needsof certification students than

              anything previously offered by the Physics Department.



            Major in Physics with Concentration in Computer Science.  ADD 

              as major requirements Phy 240 (Digital Electronics), Phy 325 

              (Thermal Physics), Phy 402 (Electromagnetic Theory), and

              Phy 490 (Senior Seminar), as well as CS 243 and 244 (Intermediate

              Programming I and II) and CS 246 (Computer Graphics).



            Rationale:  These courses, which were previously elective, are

            appropriate to the major, and in recent years most students 

            graduating in this program have taken these courses.





                      (Passed by Faculty Senate 10/16/80)