Physical Geography courses
| PGEOG 1 |
| Title |
Earth Surface Study |
| Lecture |
3.0 |
| Lab |
0.0 |
| Units |
3.0 |
| Prerequisite |
None |
| Grading |
Letter Grade or Credit/No Credit |
| Catalog Description |
This is an introductory physical science course, which will emphasize an understanding of the salient scientific principles underlying the spatial distribution of phenomena that exist in the Earth's hydrosphere, biosphere, atmosphere, and lithosphere and the role humans play within these systems. |
Physics courses
| PHYS 2A |
| Title |
General Physics |
| Lecture |
4.0 |
| Lab |
2.0 |
| Units |
4.0 |
| Prerequisite |
MATH 40 |
| Grading |
Letter Grade or Credit/No Credit |
| Catalog Description |
Physics 2A is an algebra and trigonometry based general physics course for students not majoring in physics or engineering. It covers kinematics, dynamics, work and energy, momentum, rotational motion, properties of fluids, simple harmonic motion, waves, temperature and ideal gases, heat and thermodynamics. |
| PHYS 2B |
| Title |
General Physics |
| Lecture |
4.0 |
| Lab |
2.0 |
| Units |
4.0 |
| Prerequisite |
PHYS 2A |
| Grading |
Letter Grade or Credit/No Credit |
| Catalog Description |
Physics 2B is an algebra and trigonometry based general physics course for students not majoring in physics or engineering. The course covers electric charge, Coulomb's Law, electric field, electric potential, capacitance, electric current, D.C. circuits, magnetism, electromagnetic induction, A.C. circuits, electromagnetic waves, geometric optics, the wave nature of light, the Special Theory of Relativity and introduction to Quantum Theory and models of the atom. |
| PHYS 3A |
| Title |
Physics for Science and Engineering I |
| Lecture |
5.0 |
| Lab |
2.0 |
| Units |
5.0 |
| Prerequisite |
MATH 60 (First semester calculus course) |
| Recommended Preparation |
PHYS 2A |
| Grading |
Letter Grade or Credit/No Credit |
| Catalog Description |
Physics 3A is the first course of a calculus based sequence for majors in physics, chemistry, mathematics, engineering, astronomy and certain other fields. Physics 3A covers kinematics, vectors, dynamics, energy, translational and rotational motion, static fluids, simple harmonic oscillations and mechanical waves. |
| PHYS 3B |
| Title |
Physics for Science and Engineering II |
| Lecture |
4.0 |
| Lab |
2.0 |
| Units |
4.0 |
| Prerequisite |
PHYS 3A |
| Grading |
Letter Grade or Credit/No Credit |
| Catalog Description |
Physics 3B is the second course of a calculus-based sequence for majors in physics, chemistry, math, engineering, astronomy and certain other fields. The course covers electric charge, Coulomb's Law, electric field, Gauss's law, electric potential, capacitance, electric current, D.C circuits, magnetic fields, electromagnetic induction, A.C circuits, Maxwell's equations and electromagnetic waves. |
| PHYS 3C |
| Title |
Physics for Science and Engineering III |
| Lecture |
4.0 |
| Lab |
2.0 |
| Units |
4.0 |
| Prerequisite |
PHYS 3A |
| Grading |
Letter Grade or Credit/No Credit |
| Catalog Description |
Physics 3C is part of a calculus based sequence for majors in physics, chemistry, mathematics, engineering, astronomy and certain other fields. Physics 3C includes thermodynamics, electromagnetic waves, ray optics, wave optics, special relativity, basic quantum theory, wave mechanics, properties of atoms, nuclear structure and nuclear reactions. |
| PHYS 10 |
| Title |
Conceptual Physics |
| Lecture |
4.0 |
| Lab |
2.0 |
| Units |
4.0 |
| Prerequisite |
none |
| Grading |
Letter Grade or Credit/No Credit |
| Catalog Description |
Covers classical physics (mechanics, electricity, magnetism and light) and modern physics (relativity and quantum mechanics). Emphasizes understanding basic concepts and their application to explain natural phenomena. Both science and non-science students may take course. Extensive use of demonstrations will be made to teach the physics concept. |
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