1981-1982



                                 Senate Document #4



                                  APC Document #2

                            Physics Curriculum Revision





        APC recommends approval of the following catalog revisions

        concerning Physics offerings:  



        I) Delete:  



            Phys 105 The World of Integrated Circuits (2) 



                     A course for the general student in integrated

                     circuits, including microcomputers, robots, speech and

                     music synthesizers, and interfacing with scientific

                     experiments.  



            Rationale:  This material is adequately covered in Physics 240

            Digital Electronics and Integrated Circuits and the

            Microcomputer Course Sequence (see CSCI 248 Microcomputers I

            and CSCI 249 Microcomputers II).  The general student can take

            the special topics course:  The Physics of Sound for an

            introduction to electronics, integrated circuits, speech, and

            music synthesizers.  The sound course (being offered this Fall

            for the first time) is being developed in conjunction with

            Director McCormack and Dr. Joyce Dorr so that it can complement

            the Musical Instrument Manufacture Program with NCSU.  



        II) Add 



            Phys 105 Contemporary Physics (4) 



                     A survey course with laboratory covering the

                     fundamentals of mechanics, heat, light, sound,

                     electricity, atomic and nuclear physics, and their

                     application in today's society.  



            Rationale:  This is the required course for students in the

            Western Carolina University nursing program (refer to the WCU

            catalogue).  Since UNA has a two-plus-two program agreement

            with WCU, we are committed to offer, for students in this

            program, the proper course that adequately meets their needs.  



            This type of survey course in physics has also been suggested

            by Dr. Bob Williams of the Management Department and Dr. Gwen

            Henderson of the Education Department for UNCA students.  



        III) Minor Alterations 



            1)  On p. 44 the incorrect titles appear for Physics 111/112

                and Physics 221/222.  The correct titles are



                      111  Introductory Physics I

                      112  Introductory Physics II




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                      221  Physics I

                      222  Physics II



            2)  On p. 125  The phase "basic topics" in the course 

                description for Physics 101 ("Light, Photography ...")

                should read "basic optics."    



            3)  On p. 125  remove the Chemistry 141 requirement from

                Physics 221 (Physics I) and add it to Physics 324 

                (Modern Physics) on p. 126.