Austin Community College

FY 2002 Course Descriptions

Physics


PHY 0141 MATHEMATICS FOR PHYSICS (1-0-2). Content to parallel the mathematics needed in General College Physics, PHYS 1401: scientific notation, methods of solving physics problems, simple trigonometric functions (sin, cos, tan), simultaneous equations, etc. This course is not for college-level credit. Repeatable up to two credit hours. ( )

PHY 1653 ELEMENTARY PHYSICS METHODS (3-3-0). Intended for engineering, computer science, chemistry, and physics majors with strong mathematics background. Coverage includes mechanics, thermodynamics, vibrations and waves, electricity and magnetism, and optics. This course serves as a prerequisite for the calculus-based PHYS 2425/2426 sequence. Prerequisites: MATH 1316 or equivalent.

PHYS 1401 GENERAL COLLEGE PHYSICS I (4-3-3). Study of principles and applications of concepts in mechanics, energy, heat, wave motion, and sound. PHYS 1401/1402 is the standard algebra-based physics sequence and may, in addition, serve as a prerequisite for the calculus-based PHYS 2425/2426 sequence for students who have not taken high school physics. Fee: $20 Prerequisites: MATD 0390 or equivalent. ( )

PHYS 1402 GENERAL COLLEGE PHYSICS II (4-3-3). Study of principles and applications of concepts in electricity and magnetism, geometric and physical optics, and modern physics. This is the second half of the algebra-based PHYS 1401/1402 sequence. Fee: $20 Prerequisites: Same as for PHYS 1401 and, in addition, credit for PHYS 1401. ( )

PHYS 1405 CONCEPTUAL PHYSICS I (4-3-3). Conceptual survey of topics in physics, including the fundamentals of motion, forces, energy and momentum. Intended for liberal arts and other non-science majors, but science majors with weak physics background may wish to use this as an introduction to physics principles. Fee: $20 Skills: B ( )

PHYS 1407 CONCEPTUAL PHYSICS II (4-3-3). Conceptual survey of topics in physics, including the fundamentals of optics, electricity, magnetism and modern physics. Intended for liberal arts and other non-science majors, but science majors with weak physics background may wish to use this as an introduction to physics principles. Fee: $20 Skills: B ( )

PHYS 2425 ENGINEERING PHYSICS I (4-3-3). Calculus-based study of motion, forces, work, energy, momentum and angular momentum, vibrations and waves, and heat. Intended for majors in engineering, physics, chemistry, and mathematics. Fee: $20 Prerequisites: 1) Credit in MATH 2413 or equivalent, 2) concurrent enrollment or credit in MATH 2414 or its equivalent, 3) one year of high school physics or PHY 1653 or both PHYS 1401 and 1402. ( )

PHYS 2426 ENGINEERING PHYSICS II (4-3-3). Calculus-based study of electricity and magnetism, and geometric and physical optics, and modern physics. This is the second half of the calculus-based PHYS 2425/2426 sequence. Fee: $20 Prerequisites: 1) PHYS 2425 or equivalent AND 2) credit in MATH 2414. ( )

SCIT 1418 APPLIED PHYSICS I (4-3-3). An introduction to physics for students who have limited backgrounds in science and mathematics. Topics include motion, solid mechanics and fluid mechanics, properties of matter, heat, and thermodynamics. Fee: $20 Skills: M Prerequisites: MATD 0370 or equivalent. (PHY 1634)


Course Descriptions as of September 24, 2001 11:27am
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