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Name
George Hitt
Form Start Date
Sep 16, 2019
Form Type
Proposal For Change(s) In, Restoration Of, Or Removal Of An Undergraduate Course (A)
Form ID
2497
Form Submitted Date
Oct 28, 2019
Form Steps:
3,4,8,9,10 Submitted on:
Sep 16, 2019
Course prefix and number:
PHYS 351
Course title:
Computational Methods in Physics
CIP (IPED):
40.0801
College of:
Gupta College of Science
Department of:
Physics and Engineering Science
Date change is to be effective:
Spring/2020
Semester(s) offered:
F
Course action:
Other Course Change
Submitted on:
Sep 16, 2019
Prerequisite(s):
n/a
Co-requisite(s):
n/a
Number of Credits:
n/a
Title of Course:
Yes
From:
Computational Methods in Physics
To:
Computational Methods for Physicists and Engineers
Course Number:
n/a
Other:
n/a
Submitted on:
Sep 16, 2019
Crosslisting:
n/a
Is this course repeatable for credit?
No
Are there any course equivalencies for this?
No
Is this course part of academic program assessment?
No
Current catalog description:
PHYS 351 - Computational Methods in Physics (3 credits). (Prereq: PHYS 212 or PHYS 214) This course introduces students to the computational tools that physicists routinely use to analyze and to codify the foundational principles of physics. By the end of the semester a student completing this course is able to perform order-of-magnitude calculations; design and write computer programs that simulate physical systems described by multiple variables; and analyze a set of noisy data. The communication and synthesis of scientific knowledge is highlighted throughout the course via formal written reports that describe the theoretical analysis of a physical system. F.
Proposed catalog description, in the present tense, including prefix, number, title, (credits), (prerequisites), (co-requisites), course description, and semesters offered. Catalog description should be exactly as it is to appear in the catalog.:
PHYS 351 - Computational Methods for Physicists and Engineers (3 credits). (Prereq: PHYS 212 or PHYS 214) This course introduces students to the computational tools that physicists routinely use to analyze and to codify the foundational principles of physics. By the end of the semester a student completing this course is able to perform order-of-magnitude calculations; design and write computer programs that simulate physical systems described by multiple variables; and analyze a set of noisy data. The communication and synthesis of scientific knowledge is highlighted throughout the course via formal written reports that describe the theoretical analysis of a physical system. F.
Submitted on:
Oct 25, 2019
What research has led to this request?
The program's accrediting body, ABET, revised and updated their student learning outcomes and curriculum requirements effective this academic year. As a new program going for initial accreditation in 2020, the revisions necessitated a significant redesign of the Engineering Science program's major requirements, pattern of course offerings, and required and elective courses. A significant program outcome is to prepare graduates for professional licensure. A gap analysis was performed against ABET’s new curricular requirements as well as the latest content of the relevant license exams and the creation of several new courses was warranted, with subsequent accommodating adjustments to existing courses. This course change is only a course title change. The skills taught in the course are traditionally packaged in other ways in more traditional engineering programs, but methods of numerical approximation, domain discretization, etc. are crucial for engineers' background to understand computational approaches used in research and industry such as the finite element method. The course title is amended to make this connection more obvious. See attachments for details.
What impact will this request have on existing academic programs?
The main impact will be on the ease of understanding for external evaluators, who might not be familiar with the means that physics-influenced programs impart skills in computational methods to students.
What financial costs are associated with this request?
None.
If NO change in cost is anticipated, how is this possible?
The course is already required by Engineering Science majors and the department already offers a section every F term which amply accommodates the demand, so there will be no increase in teaching load.
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