Spring 1996 Course Descriptions

Physics (physics) 7C
Physics for Scientists and Engineers (4 units)

Course format: Three hours of lecture, one hour of discussion, and three hours of laboratory per week.
Prerequisites: 7A-7B, Math 1A-1B, Math 53, 54 (Math 54 may be taken concurrently).
Description:
Electromagnetic waves, physical optics, relativity, and quantum physics.
(F,SP) Staff.
(From the '97-'99 General Catalog updated as of 12/04/97)

Mathematics (math) 53
Multivariable Calculus (4 units)

Credit option: Students will receive 1 unit of credit for 53 after taking 50B and 3 units of credit after taking 50A.
Course format: Three hours of lecture and two hours of discussion per week; at the discretion of the instructor, an additional hour of discussion/laboratory per week.
Prerequisites: 1B.
Description:
Parametric equations and polar coordinates. Vectors R2 and R3. Partial derivatives. Multiple integrals. Vector calculus.
(F,SP) (From the '97-'99 General Catalog updated as of 12/04/97)

Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Computer Science (compsci) 61C
Machine Structures (3 units)

Course format: Two hours of lecture, one hour of discussion, and an average of six hours of self-scheduled programming laboratory per week.
Prerequisites: 61B.
[Formerly 60B.]
Description:
The internal organization and operation of digital computers. Machine architecture support for high-level languages, logic, arithmetic, instruction sequencing and operating systems (I/O, interrupts, memory management, process switching). Elements of computer logic design. Tradeoffs involved in fundamental architectural design decisions.
(F,SP) Clancy, Staff.
(From the '97-'99 General Catalog updated as of 12/04/97)

Engineering (engin) 28
Basic Engineering Design Graphics (3 units)

Course format: Two hours of lecture and one hour of discussion plus drop-in laboratory.
Description:
Introduction to the engineering design process and graphical communications tools used by engineers. Conceptual design of products. Tolerance analysis for fabrication. Documentation of design through engineering drawing. Development of spatial reasoning skills. Basic descriptive geometry. Graphical presentation of data. Use of Computer-Assisted Design as a design tool.
(F) Lieu.
(From the '97-'99 General Catalog updated as of 12/04/97)

Art Practice (art) 12
The Language of Drawing (3 units)

Course format: Six hours of instructional studio and three hours of open studio per week.
Prerequisites: 8A or 8B.
Description:
A study of drawing as a tool for articulating what the eyes, hand, and mind discover and investigate when coordinated. Some sessions will be devoted to drawing the human figure.
(F,SP) (From the '97-'99 General Catalog updated as of 12/04/97)