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PHYS 4D Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Modern Physics
6 Units
POLI 5 Introduction to Political Thought 4 Units and Theory
(See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.)
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or ESL 5.
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
A survey in the eld of political theory including how to interpret, discuss, critique, debate and write about classical and contemporary political thought and theory. Both classic or traditional approaches as well as more current and contemporary paradigms speci c to constituent groups traditionally excluded will be examined. Through this course of study, students will learn to think and discuss critically, about both classic and modern issues in politics (e.g., individual versus community rights, freedom, equality and distributional justice, environmental sustainability and generational equity, the “rights” of nature and non-human life, power, sovereignty and the state, etc.).
POLI 10 Introduction to Administration of Justice 4 Units
Advisory: EWRT 211 and READ 211 (or LART 211), or ESL 272 and 273.
(Also listed as ADMJ 1. Students may enroll in either department, but not both, for credit.)
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
An introduction to the characteristics of the criminal justice system in the United States. Focus is placed on examining crime measurement, theoretical explanations of crime, response to crime, components of the system and current challenges to the system. Examines the evolution of the principles and approaches utilized by the justice system and the evolving forces which have shaped those principles and approaches. Although justice structure and process is examined in a cross cultural context, emphasis is placed on the US justice system, particularly the structure and function of US police, courts and corrections. Students are introduced to the origins and development of criminal law, legal process, and sentencing and incarceration policies.
POLI 11 Federal Courts and Constitutional Law 4 Units
Advisory: EWRT 211 and READ 211 (or LART 211), or ESL 272 and 273. (Also listed as ADMJ 11 and PARA 11. Students may enroll in only one department for credit.)
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
Federal court procedure and the impact of U.S. Constitutional law on federal and state law. Read and analyze the Constitution. E ect of U.S. Supreme Court cases on current constitutional interpretation.
POLI 13 Concepts of Criminal Law (CP 2) 4 Units
Advisory: EWRT 211 and READ 211 (or LART 211), or ESL 272 and 273.
(Also listed as ADMJ 3 and PARA 3. Students may enroll in only one department for credit.)
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
Historical development, philosophy of law and constitutional provisions; de nitions, classi cation of crime, and their application to the system of administration of justice; legal research, study of case law, methodology, and concepts of law as a social force in a multicultural, multiethnic society.
POLI 15 Grassroots Democracy: Race, 4 Units Politics and the American Promise
(See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.)
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or ESL 5.
(Also listed as ICS 25. Students may enroll in either department, but not both, for credit.)
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
Applied and theoretical learning for students of social justice, this course will examine race, culture and contradictions in the ideal of the American Dream through a comparative analysis of American experiences of migration. Particular emphasis will be on the historical experiences of European immigrants, African Americans, Mexican Americans, and Asian Americans. The course will also discuss the contemporary social and cultural implications of the migration process. Using a multidisciplinary social science approach, attention will be given to issues of race, ethnicity, gender, class, and ecology as well as the role of the state (policy) to the process of migration and immigration.
POLI 16 Grassroots Democracy: Social 4 Units Movements Since the 1960s
(See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.)
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or ESL 5.
(Also listed as ICS 36. Students may enroll in either department, but not both, for credit.)
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
Applied and theoretical learning for students of social justice, this course is a comparative survey of protest movements since the 1960s. An introductory, comparative, and interdisciplinary study of Mexican American, African American, Asian American, and white working class social and political struggles from 1960 to the present. The course traces the development of protest movements in response to racial, class, gender, ecological and political inequality in the context of U.S. politics and history. The course critically examines the internal and external factors contributing to the rise and fall of social and political movements with special attention to the conjuncture of ecology, gender, race, ethnicity, culture, class, and sexual orientation in contemporary U.S. politics.
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Prerequisite: PHYS 4C.
Advisory: EWRT 211 and READ 211 (or LART 211), or ESL 272 and 273.
Five hours lecture, three hours laboratory (96 hours total per quarter).
An introduction to special relativity and quantum mechanics. Nuclear physics, elementary particles, and other selected topics are treated as time allows.
PHYS 10 Concepts of Physics 5 Units
(See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.) Prerequisite: MATH 114 or equivalent; or a qualifying score on the Intermediate Algebra Placement Test.
Advisory: EWRT 211 and READ 211 (or LART 211), or ESL 272 and 273.
Five hours lecture (60 hours total per quarter).
An exploration of the fundamental concepts of physics as applied to everyday phenomena from a limited mathematical perspective emphasizing verbal logic, critical analysis, and rational thought. The history of scienti c procedure as an interplay between theory and experimentation will be analyzed. Students will critically evaluate the role of scienti c discovery in the success and development of technology.
PHYS 50 Preparatory Physics
4 Units
Advisory: MATH 43 (or MATH 43H) and PHYS 10.
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
A study in basic problem solving techniques in mechanics as a preparation for PHYS 4A.
PHYS 77
PHYS 77X
PHYS 77Y
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor and division dean.
Three hours laboratory for each unit of credit (36 hours total for each unit of credit per quarter).
Pass-No Pass (P-NP) course.
Individual special reading, writing, or study projects in Physics as determined in consultation with the instructor.
Special Projects in Physics
1 Unit 2 Units 3 Units
POLITICAL SCIENCE
POLI 1 American Government and Politics
(See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.) (Not open to students with credit in POLI 1H.)
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or ESL 5.
Five hours lecture (60 hours total per quarter).
5 Units
All courses are for unit credit and apply to a De Anza associate degree unless otherwise noted.
Critical examination of the contemporary and historical struggle for the development of democratic political institutions in the United States at the state, local, and national levels. Particular emphasis given to the con ict between disparate socioeconomic groups in the conduct of U.S. political life (e.g. traditional elites versus the historically (and currently) disenfranchised-- women, people of color, workers, immigrants, etc.) and the interrelationship among social equity, democracy and sustainable environmental conditions.
POLI 1H American Government and Politics - HONORS
5 Units
(See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.)
(Not open to students with credit in POLI 1.)
(Admission into this course requires consent of the Honors Program Coordinator.) Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or ESL 5.
Five hours lecture (60 hours total per quarter).
Critical examination of the contemporary and historical struggle for the development of democratic political institutions in the United States at the state, local, and national levels. Particular emphasis given to the con ict between disparate socioeconomic groups in the conduct of U.S. political life (e.g. traditional elites versus the historically (and currently) disenfranchised-- women, people of color, workers, immigrants, etc.) and the interrelationship among social equity, democracy and sustainable environmental conditions. As an honors course, the students will be expected to complete extra assignments to gain a deeper insight in American Government and Politics.
POLI 2 Comparative Politics
4 Units
(See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.)
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or ESL 5.
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
Comparative analysis of di erent kinds of political systems, including their history, political institutions, society, culture, economy, processes and policies, the environmental conditions in which they operate, and their consequences.
POLI 3 International Relations 4 Units
(See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.)
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or ESL 5.
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
Critical examination of the basic elements of contemporary international relations: scope, terminology, methodology, sovereignty, nationalism, national policies, globalization, power, international and regional political systems. The course will also discuss non-governmental organizations and issues such as human rights and the environment.
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