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2021-2022 Undergraduate Academic Catalog and Student Handbook 
    
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2021-2022 Undergraduate Academic Catalog and Student Handbook [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions

 

Mathematics Applied
  

  • MAP 5436 - Applied Math

    Credits: 3

    Prerequisites: None
    Course Description: This course covers probability, random processes, statistics, differential equations, special functions, Laplace and Fourier transforms for students with a level of mathematical maturity and experience comparable to that normally found in entering graduate students. The course will emphasize application of analytical methods to practical problems.

Mathematics - Calculus and Precalculus
  

  • MAC 1147 - Pre-calculus Algebra and Trigonometry

    Credits: 4

    Prerequisites: None
    Course Description: Topics include the study of polynomial, rational, absolute value, exponential, and logarithmic functions. Other topics include matrices, system of equations and inequalities, Trigonometric functions and applications, analytic trigonometry. This course is intended for students whose major requires the calculus sequence.
  

  • MAC 2311 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus 1

    Credits: 4

    Prerequisites: Any of the following:

    a grade of C in a MAC course numbered 1147 or higher

    IB credit for a MAC course numbered 1147 or higher.

    Any course grades, AP or IB scores used to meet this prerequisite must be on file by registration.
    Course Description: This course is an introduction to analytic geometry; limits; continuity; differentiation of algebraic, trigonometric, exponential and logarithmic functions; applications of the derivative; inverse trigonometric functions; differentials; introduction to integration; and the fundamental theorem of calculus.
  

  • MAC 2312 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus 2

    Credits: 4

    Prerequisites: MAC 2311 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus 1  
    Course Description: Techniques of integration; applications of integration; differentiation and integration of inverse trigonometric, exponential, and logarithmic functions; sequences and series are presented in this class.
  

  • MAC 2313 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus 3

    Credits: 4

    Prerequisites: Letter grade of C or better in MAC 2312 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus 2  (Amended 10/25/2021)
    Course Description: This course covers solid analytic geometry, vectors, partial derivatives and multiple integrals.

Mathematics - Discrete
  

  • MAD 2104 - Discrete Mathematics

    Credits: 3

    Prerequisites: MAC 2312 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus 2  
    Course Description: This course discusses logic, sets, functions, integers, mathematical reasoning and induction, counting principles, permutations and combinations, discrete probability, advanced counting techniques and inclusion-exclusion.
  

  • MAD 3105 - Discrete Mathematics II

    Credits: 3

    Prerequisites: MAD 2104 - Discrete Mathematics  
    Course Description: The purpose of this course is to develop knowledge and skills in fundamental mathematical topics that are relevant to computing, particularly to the systematic development of software. This course is intended for computer science majors and other science majors with an interest in mathematics. The topics covered in this course include graphs, relations and Boolean Algebra.
  

Mathematics - Topology and Geometry
  

  • MTG 4302 - Elements of Topology 1

    Credits: 3

    Prerequisites: MAS 3105 - Linear Algebra  
    Course Description: This course will present the basic concepts and examples of general topology. Topology provides a general setting for studying continuous mathematics, and is a foundation for much of pure and applied mathematics. Specific topics presented: basics of set theory and then introduce topological spaces and continuous functions, notions of connectedness, compactness, countability and separation, metric spaces and function spaces, and the notion of completeness.
  

  • MTG 4303 - Elements of Topology II

    Credits: 3

    Prerequisites: MTG 4302 - Elements of Topology 1  
    Course Description: This course will present the basic concepts and examples of general topology. Topology provides a general setting for studying continuous mathematics, and is a foundation for much of pure and applied mathematics. Specific topics presented: basics of set theory and then introduce topological spaces and continuous functions, notions of connectedness, compactness, countability and separation, metric spaces and function spaces, and the notion of completeness.

Philosophy
  

  • PHI 2010 - Introduction to Philosophy

    Credits: 3

    Prerequisites: None
    Course Description: This course is an introduction to the nature of philosophy, philosophical thinking, major intellectual movements in the history of philosophy, and specific problems in philosophy. This course meets communication/writing-intensive requirements (W).

Physics
  
  
  

  • PHY 2049 - Physics 2

    Credits: 3

    Prerequisites: PHY 2048 - Physics 1  and MAC 2312 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus 2  
    Co-requisite: PHY 2049L - Physics 2 Laboratory  

    Course Description: The second of a two-semester sequence of physics for scientists and engineers. Content includes Coulomb’s law, electric fields and potentials, capacitance, currents and circuits, Ampere’s law, Faraday’s law, inductance, Maxwell’s equations, electromagnetic waves, ray optics, interference and diffraction.
  

  • PHY 2049L - Physics 2 Laboratory

    Credits: 1

    Prerequisites: None
    Co-requisite: PHY 2049 - Physics 2  

    Course Description: This laboratory experience for   with MAC 2312 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus 2   illustrates the practical applications of Coulomb’s law, electric fields and potentials, capacitance, currents and circuits, Ampere’s law, Faraday’s law, inductance, Maxwell’s equations, electromagnetic waves, ray optics, interference and diffraction.
  
  

  • PHY 3101L - Modern Physics Laboratory

    Credits: 2

    Prerequisites: None
    Co-requisite: PHY 3101 - Introduction to Modern Physics  

    Course Description: This course studies experiments that explore radiation and the atomic nature of matter including the photoelectric effect, atomic emission and absorption spectroscopy, the Franck-Hertz experiment, electron spin resonance and nuclear radiation.
  

  • PHY 3113 - Introduction to Theoretical Physics

    Credits: 3

    Prerequisites: MAP 2302 - Differential Equations  and PHY 2049 - Physics 2  
    Course Description: Analytical techniques to solve problems of Physics. The course is designed to develop the basic mathematical skills required in subsequent courses in Physics as well as form the basis for a fundamental understanding of the Mathematics needed for the study of Physics.
  

  • PHY 3272 - Physics of Space Flight

    Credits: 3

    Prerequisites: PHY 2049 - Physics 2  
    Course Description: Basic Physics is used to describe the motions of space craft, with a discussion of various types of propulsion systems, including chemical methods, nuclear systems, electric and photon propulsion.
  

  • PHY 3840L - Experimental Techniques in Engineering Physics

    Credits: 2

    Prerequisites: EGN 2001C Skills and Design 1  PHY 2049 Physics 2  PHY 2049L Physics 2 Laboratory  
    Co-requisite: PHY 3101 Introduction to Modern Physics  

    Course Description: Hands-on experience in mechanical and electrical fabrication for building research apparatus. Starting from shop drawings, properties of materials and machine-shop techniques, the students will build scientific equipment. Equipment includes those used by scientists and engineers to study properties of materials and to prove concepts of modern physics.
    Primary Term(s) Offered: Rotation Year
  

  • PHY 4134 - Widely Applied Physics I

    Credits: 3

    Prerequisites: PHY 3101 Introduction to Modern Physics  CHM 2045 Chemistry 1  CHM 2045L Chemistry 1 Laboratory   
    Course Description: This course is part 1 of a 2 course sequence (4134, 4135) for the engineering physics degree. It aims to give a broad view of how physics is applied to engineering problems, building on the students’ physics background. It aims to make students develop an attitude of discovery/innovation/creativity. As such, the course will be more descriptive than the standard upper-level courses, with more emphasis on engineering applications and less emphasis on mathematical techniques. Topics may partially be selected in order to reflect the capstone projects of the course participants.
    Primary Term(s) Offered: Rotation Year
  

  • PHY 4135 - Widely Applied Physics II

    Credits: 3

    Prerequisites: PHY 3101 Introduction to Modern Physics  PHY 4134 Widely Applied Physics I  CHM 2045 Chemistry 1  CHM 2045L Chemistry 1 Laboratory   
    Co-requisite: EML 4951C Engineering Design Senior Capstone 2  

    Course Description: This course is part 2 of a 2 course sequence (4134, 4135) for the engineering physics degree. It aims to give a broad view of how physics is applied to engineering problems, building on the students’ physics background. It aims to make students develop an attitude of discovery/innovation/creativity. As such, the course will be more descriptive than the standard upper-level courses, with more emphasis on engineering applications and less emphasis on mathematical techniques. Topics may partially be selected in order to reflect the capstone projects of the course participants.
    Primary Term(s) Offered: Rotation Year
  

  • PHY 4221 - Introduction to Classical Mechanics

    Credits: 3

    Prerequisites: PHY 2049 - Physics 2  and MAC 2313 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus 3  
    Course Description: An introduction to classical mechanics. Topics include, Newton’s laws, particle dynamics, central forces, oscillatory motion, Lagrangian and Hamiltonian mechanics, system and rigid body dynamics.
  

  • PHY 4320 - Introduction to Electromagnetism

    Credits: 3

    Prerequisites: PHY 2049 - Physics 2  and MAC 2313 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus 3  and MAP 2302 - Differential Equations  
    Course Description:  

    The theory of electromagnetic fields and waves is developed from basic principles. Vector calculus, coulomb’s law, Gauss’s law, electrostatic potential, dielectrics, solutions to Laplace’s and Poisson’s equations, magnetic induction, vector potential, magnetic materials, Maxwell’s equations and propagation of waves in space and various media are discussed.
  

  • PHY 4424 - Geometrical and Physical Optics

    Credits: 3

    Prerequisites: PHY 4320 Introduction to Electromagnetism  
    Course Description: This course will provide students with a deep understanding of optics and imaging for engineering applications. Topics include geometrical optics (ray-tracing, aberrations, lenses, radiometry and photometry), wave optics (polarization, interference, Fresnel and Fraunhofer diffraction), image formation and holography.
    Primary Term(s) Offered: Rotation Year
  
  
  
  

  • PHY 4911 - Engineering Physics Capstone 2

    Credits: 3

    Prerequisites: PHY 4910 - Undergraduate Research 1  
    Course Description:  

    The primary purpose of this course is to provide students with an opportunity for firsthand, supervised research in Physics. Projects may involve inquiry, design, investigation, scholarship, discovery or application in Physics.
  

  • PHY 4930 - Special Topics in Physics

    Credits: 3

    Prerequisites: PHY 2048 - Physics 1  and PHY 2048L - Physics 1 Laboratory  
    Course Description: Special sessions exploring the current issues in Physics. Topics may vary and are selected on the basis of what is new or currently relevant in the field.
  
  

  • PHZ 3442 - Semiconductor Physics

    Credits: 3

    Prerequisites: PHY3101 Introduction To Modern Physics
    Course Description: The course addresses fundamental concepts of semiconductor physics and provides the students with a solid background for further specialization in the area of Engineering Physics for electronics, optoelectronics, sensors and energy harvesting. Starting with a review of quantum mechanics and the solution of Schrödinger’s equation in a periodic crystal, the effective mass of carriers and the band structure of semiconductors will be derived. The course will provide the students with a deep understanding of the underlying microscopic Physics behind the transport properties of semiconductors (Fermi level, intrinsic carrier concentration, temperature dependence, extrinsic semiconductors, dopant energies, extrinsic carrier density, kinetic theory, Boltzmann transport, mobility and diffusion, drift-diffusion equations), as well as the optical properties of semiconductors (optical absorption, generation-recombination, carrier lifetime). In the last part of the course, an introduction to bipolar junctions and semiconductor devices will be presented.
  
  
  
  

  • PHZ 4470 - Materials Characterization

    Credits: 3

    Prerequisites: PHZ 4404 - Introduction to Solid State Physics  and MAC 2313 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus 3  
    Course Description: This course introduces a large variety of materials characterization techniques that have been developed and are currently used in materials science research while comprehensive understanding of each technique can require substantial background in math, physics and chemistry. This course aims to deliver the basic concepts regarding the principles, the practical aspects and the limitations of these characterization methods.
  

  • PHZ 4702 - Biomedical Physics 1

    Credits: 3

    Prerequisites: PHY 2049 - Physics 2  and PHY 2049L - Physics 2 Laboratory  
    Course Description: This is the first in a series of two introductory courses on the applications of Physics in Biology and Medicine. It discusses applications of classical mechanics, hydrodynamics, and thermodynamics to motion and the structure of musculoskeletal system, the respiratory system and the circulatory system, as well as to the biology of cell.
  
  

  • PHZ 4731 - Introduction to Health (Medical) Physics

    Credits: 3

    Prerequisites: PHZ 3361 - Radiation Detection and Measurement  
    Course Description:  

    An introduction to health (medical) Physics. Topics include the biological effects of radiation exposure, environmental and personnel monitoring, dosimetry and dose calculations and Governmental regulations.

Psychology
  

  • PSY 2012 - General Psychology

    Credits: 3

    Prerequisites: None
    Course Description: An introduction to the basic principles, theories, and methods of psychology surveying the various areas of psychology.  This course meets communication/writing-intensive requirements (W).

Quantitative Methods in Business
  

  • QMB 3200 - Advanced Quantitative Methods

    Credits: 3

    Prerequisites:   and COP 2271 Introduction to Computation and Programming   

     
    Course Description: Advanced concepts in statistical analysis. Linear models and experimental design, multiple regression analysis, analysis of variance with multiple classification, analysis of covariance, repeated measures analysis of variance, multiple comparison techniques, and diagnostic procedures and transformations are discussed in this course.
  

  • QMB 5565 - Quantitative Empirical Research Methods

    Credits: 3

    Prerequisites: None
    Course Description: This course will begin with a concentrated review of probability, distributions of random variables, and hypothesis testing, and move on to provide a foundation in applied multivariate statistical methods. The course will focus not just on estimating models, but also on specifying, evaluating, and refining models to support a problem driven research agenda.

Spanish Language
  

  • SPN 1100 - Beginning Spanish 1

    Credits: 3

    Prerequisites: None
    Course Description: This course is the first in a sequence of two courses designed to develop the basic skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing in Spanish language. It focuses on the acquisition of communicative language competence through multiple learning activities and continuous practice of both written and spoken forms of language. 
  

  • SPN 1101 - Beginning Spanish 2

    Credits: 3

    Prerequisites: SPN 1100 - Beginning Spanish 1  
    Course Description: This course is the second in a sequence of two courses designed to develop the basic skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing in Spanish language. It focuses on the acquisition of communicative language competence through multiple learning activities and continuous practice of both written and spoken forms of language. 

Statistics
  

  • STA 2023 - Statistics 1

    Credits: 3

    Prerequisites: None
    Course Description: This course covers probability, random variables, hypothesis testing, confidence interval estimation, small sample methods, correlation, simple linear regression, and nonparametric statistics.
  

  • STA 3032 - Probability and Statistics

    Credits: 3

    Prerequisites: MAC 2312 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus 2  with a grade of C or higher
    Course Description: This course is a survey of the basic concepts in probability and statistics with applications in electrical, mechanical, and civil engineering. Topics include probability, common discrete and continuous probability distributions, estimation and hypothesis testing, and simple regression.

    **This course is not equivalent to STA 3036 - Probability and Statistics for Business, Data Science, and Economics and will not be approved as a substitution if you change majors into DSBA.
  

  • STA 3036 - Probability and Statistics for Business, Data Science, and Economics

    Credits: 3

    Prerequisites: Statistics 1 (STA 2023), Calculus 1 (MAC 2311), COP 2073 - Introduction to Data Science
    Course Description: This course is intended to follow an introductory statistics course and to support a rigorous curriculum in Business, Data Science, and Economics. It provides a strong foundation in probability and inferential statistics, an introduction to causal inference, in depth coverage of regression analysis, and an introduction to models for limited dependent variables.

    **This course is not equivalent to STA 3032 - Probability and Statistics and will not be approved as a substitution if you change majors.
  

  • STA 3162C - Applied Statistics

    Credits: 3

    Prerequisites: STA 3441 or MAC 2311 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus 1  
    Course Description: Inferential statistics from an applied point of view. Probability and sampling distributions, confidence intervals and hypothesis testing, ANOVA, correlation, simple and multiple linear regressions.
  
  

  • STA 4853 - Time Series Analysis for Business, Data Science, and Economics

    Credits: 3

    Prerequisites: STA 3036 - Probability and Statistics for Business, Data Science, and Economics  
    Course Description: The objective of the course to develop student’s ability to build models of time series data appropriate to the properties exhibited by the data, apply appropriate techniques to forecast future values, conduct forecast validation, and analyze the strengths, weaknesses, and limitations of forecasts in their intended use.

Student Life Skills
  

  • SLS 1106 - Academic & Professional Skills

    Credits: 1

    Prerequisites: None
    Course Description: This course is designed to prepare incoming Florida Poly students with the tools to successfully embark on their academic and career journey. It includes understanding your plan of study, the demands of college courses and methods for excelling in your studies. Students will also learn personal and academic project planning, self-reflections, essential career-skills, and opportunities for engaging in the full Florida Poly student experience.
  

  • SLS 1901 - Foundations for Academic Success

    Credits: 0

    Prerequisites: Completion of one semester at Florida Polytechnic University
    Course Description: Academic Success is a semester-long course that gives students a concentrated academic coaching experience, providing structure, resources, accountability, and support to help each student achieve their goals.  In addition to academic skills, the course focuses on resiliency and having the skills to bounce back from adversity. 
  

  • SLS 1930 - Special Topics

    Credits: 1-3 Variable

    Prerequisites: None
    Course Description: This student life skills course for the freshman level centers around topics chosen by the instructor or department offering of current interest to students and may focus on current issues, skills, or a combination of disciplinary perspectives with the purpose of broadening student perspectives and experiences. Topics vary from semester to semester. Credit hours may vary. 
  

  • SLS 2930 - Special Topics

    Credits: 3

    Prerequisites: None
    Co-requisite: None

    Course Description: This student life skills course centers around topics chosen by the instructor or department offering of current interest to students and may focus on current issues, skills, or a combination of disciplinary perspectives with the purpose of broadening student perspectives and experiences. Topics vary from semester to semester. Credit hours may vary. 
  

  • SLS 3930 - Special Topics

    Credits: 1-3 Variable

    Prerequisites: None
    Course Description: This student life skills course for the junior level centers around topics chosen by the instructor or department offering of current interest to students and may focus on current issues, skills, or a combination of disciplinary perspectives with the purpose of broadening student perspectives and experiences. Topics vary from semester to semester. Credit hours may vary. 
  

  • SLS 4930 - Special Topics

    Credits: 1-3 Variable

    Prerequisites: None
    Course Description: This student life skills course for the senior level centers around topics chosen by the instructor or department offering of current interest to students and may focus on current issues, skills, or a combination of disciplinary perspectives with the purpose of broadening student perspectives and experiences. Topics vary from semester to semester. Credit hours may vary. 

Transportation and Logistics
  

  • TRA 4174 - Hazardous Materials Management & Transportation

    Credits: 3

    Prerequisites: MAN 2591 Introduction to Operations and Supply Chain Management  OR MAN 3504 - Introduction to Operations and Supply Chain Management  
    Course Description: This course presents the packaging, transport, storage and delivery of hazardous materials. The Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) impact is also considered.
 

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