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Last updated on: Thursday, August 28, 2008 at 05:00:00 pm
PHS111
Applied Physics I
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| 4 Credit Hours, 3 Lecture Hours, 3 Lab Hours |
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Electives: |
Liberal Arts, Open/Free, Science |
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Prerequisites/
Proficiencies: |
College Reading proficiency and MAT130 College Algebra & Trigonometry or MAT140 Advanced Algebra and Trigonometry or MAT251 or higher or placement test above MAT130 |
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| Course Description | This course is designed for the student in science, electronic technology, or a health profession such as physical therapy. Subject matter covered will include: principles of mechanics, concurrent forces, nonconcurrent forces, friction, elasticity, motion, forces and motion, work and energy, power, impulse and momentum, and simple harmonic motion. A non-calculus approach. | |
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PHS112
Applied Physics II
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| 4 Credit Hours, 3 Lecture Hours, 3 Lab Hours |
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Electives: |
Liberal Arts, Open/Free, Science |
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Prerequisites/
Proficiencies: |
PHS111 Applied Physics I |
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| Course Description | This course is a continuation of Applied Physics I. Subject matter covered will include: fluid mechanics, sound, Archimedes principle, Bernoulli's equation, heat and the laws of thermodynamics, properties of gases, electricity and magnetism, wave motion, reflection, refraction, and lenses. A non-calculus approach. | |
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PHS121
Radiologic Science
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| 3 Credit Hours, 3 Lecture Hours |
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Electives: |
Liberal Arts, Open/Free, Science |
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| Major Restrictions |
Radiologic Technology |
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| Course Description | This course is designed to examine the fundamentals of physical principles of electrical and x-ray physics and the operational study of x-ray equipment and auxiliary devices. Areas of concentration include the following topics: fundamental and derived units, mechanics, matter, magnetism and electricity, electromagnetism, generators, motors, transformers, and the x-ray tube. | |
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PHS131
Engineering Physics I
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| 4 Credit Hours, 3 Lecture Hours, 3 Lab Hours |
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Electives: |
Liberal Arts, Open/Free, Science |
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Prerequisites/
Proficiencies: |
MAT251 Calculus I |
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CoRequisites: |
MAT252 Calculus II |
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| Course Description | This course deals with the principles of mechanics and includes the following topics: composition and resolution of vectors, statics, moments, rectilinear motion, Newton's second law, motion of a projectile, work and energy, impulse and momentum, circular motion, rotational kinematics and dynamics, elasticity, harmonic motion. | |
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PHS132
Engineering Physics II
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| 4 Credit Hours, 3 Lecture Hours, 3 Lab Hours |
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Electives: |
Liberal Arts, Open/Free, Science |
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Prerequisites/
Proficiencies: |
PHS131 Engineering Physics I |
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CoRequisites: |
MAT253 Calculus III |
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| Course Description | This course deals with the concepts of heat, sound and optics, and includes the following: thermometry, quantity of heat, change of state, work and heat; heat transfer, thermal properties of matter, the first and second law of thermodynamics, wave motion, vibrating systems; acoustical phenomena; the nature and propagation of light; reflection and refraction at a single surface, lenses and lens aberration; optical instruments; illumination, color, and polarized light. | |
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PHS133
Engineering Physics III
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| 4 Credit Hours, 3 Lecture Hours, 3 Lab Hours |
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Electives: |
Liberal Arts, Open/Free, Science |
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Prerequisites/
Proficiencies: |
PHS131 Engineering Physics I |
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CoRequisites: |
MAT253 Calculus III |
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| Course Description | This course covers the principles of electricity and magnetism, Coulomb's Law, potential, D.C. Circuits, the magnetic field of a current and of a moving charge, induced electromotive force, capacitance and inductance, and the magnetic properties of matter. | |
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