Physics

Effective date: September 2019

Students will explore one-dimensional motion (kinematics, dynamics, work and energy and momentum), electricity, heat, waves and optics. Students will apply concepts of measurement to develop graphical and data analysis skills in lab exercises and reports that introduce scientific communication skills.

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Credits

4

Format

4 lecture hours, 2 seminar or lab hours per week

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Physics

Tuition

$0 plus additional fees. Effective until August 31, 2019.

Effective date: January 2017

This course provides a first introduction to physics. Students will examine topics involving one-dimensional kinematics, Newton's Laws, work, energy and power. Further topics include simple DC circuits, properties of waves and the Laws of Reflection and Refraction. Problem solving, analyzing graphs and lab work will be emphasized.

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Credits

4

Format

4 lecture hours and 2 lab hours per week

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Physics

Tuition

$505.80 plus additional fees. Effective until August 31, 2019.

Effective date: January 2017

This is the first part of a survey of physics primarily for students in life sciences and non-science programs. It is suitable for students who require Physics 12 as a prerequisite. Students explore kinematics, dynamics, work, energy and power, thermal energy, nuclear energy, fluids, circular motion and gravitation.

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Credits

4

Format

4 lecture hours and 2 lab hours per week

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Physics

Tuition

$415.80 plus additional fees. Effective until August 31, 2019.

Effective date: September 2008

PHYS 105 continues the survey of general college Physics topics, including properties of vibrations, wave motion and sound, geometric optics, the properties of electric and magnetic fields and simple DC circuits. PHYS 104 and PHYS 105 satisfy laboratory science requirements for students in non-science programs.

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Credits

4

Format

4 lecture hours and 2 lab hours per week

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Physics

Tuition

$415.80 plus additional fees. Effective until August 31, 2019.

Effective date: January 2008

This course consists of Physics laboratory exercises at the first-year level, suitable for Advanced Placement Physics students. Exercises are drawn from topics in Newtonian mechanics, electricity and magnetism and include linear motion, work and energy, momentum, angular motion and momentum, electric and magnetic fields and forces.

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Credits

1

Format

2 lab hours per week

Tuition

TBD plus additional fees. Effective until August 31, 2019.

Effective date: September 2016

This calculus-based course is intended for students in Science or Engineering. Students will study the mechanics of particles analyzing problems involving forces and equations of motion in multiple dimensions, conservation laws, rotational kinematics and dynamics. Students will further investigate electric fields and electric potential; DC circuits, and magnetic fields. Students will explore how these fundamental principles apply in laboratory settings.

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Credits

4

Format

4 lecture hours and 2 lab hours per week

Related programs

Applied Chemistry and Biotechnology; Engineering Transfer; Physics

Tuition

$415.80 plus additional fees. Effective until August 31, 2019.

Effective date: September 2016

This calculus-based course is intended for students in Science or Engineering. Students will study periodic motion, travelling and standing waves, thermal physics, geometric optics, physical optics. Students will explore fundamental concepts modern physics, including relativity, the structure of matter and radioactivity. Students will explore how these fundamental principles apply in laboratory settings.

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Credits

4

Format

4 lecture hours and 2 lab hours per week

Related programs

Applied Chemistry and Biotechnology; Engineering Transfer; Physics

Tuition

$415.80 plus additional fees. Effective until August 31, 2019.

Effective date: January 2019

This course provides an introductory survey to topics of particular interest to Electronics and Computer Engineering students. Students will first review vectors, kinematics, Newton's Laws, work, energy and power. Students will then study torque and rotational motion, waves, light, thermal physics, static electricity and magnetism.

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Credits

4

Format

4 lecture hours per week, plus 2 lab hours on alternate weeks

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Electronics and Computer Engineering Technology - Renewable Energy; Physics

Tuition

$346.50 plus additional fees. Effective until August 31, 2019.

Effective date: September 2011

This course is an introduction to Newtonian Mechanics in the context of human movement and the optimization of motor skills. The sequence of topics includes: terminology of biomechanics, Newton's Laws of Motion, forces, linear kinematics, work and energy, power, momentum, rotational kinematics, hydrostatics, and biomechanical analysis of sport.

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Credits

3

Format

2 lecture hours and 2 seminar hours per week, plus 2 lab hours on alternate weeks

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Physics

Tuition

$346.50 plus additional fees. Effective until August 31, 2019.

Effective date: September 2017

This is a calculus-based course in electricity and magnetism. Topics include: electrostatics, including Coulomb's law and Gauss's law for uniform and non-uniform charge distributions; capacitance and dielectrics; electric circuits, including RC circuits; magnetic fields, including the Biot-Savart law and Ampere's law; electromagnetic induction and application using Lenz's law; and LR circuits and Maxwell's equations.

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Credits

4

Format

4 lecture hours and 2 lab hours per week

Tuition

$415.80 plus additional fees. Effective until August 31, 2019.

Effective date: September 2016

This course examines alternative energy and sustainability of fuel cells, solar, wind and wave power as well as energy storage systems. Students will study waves and sound, electricity and magnetism, radiative heat transfer, semiconductor theory, and nuclear energy.

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Credits

4

Format

4 lecture hours per week, plus 2 lab hours on alternating weeks

Related programs

Mechanical Engineering Technology; Physics

Tuition

$346.50 plus additional fees. Effective until August 31, 2019.

Effective date: January 2017

Topics will be reviewed and expanded beyond those covered in technology programs including thermal energy, mechanical waves, sound, physical optics, geometric optics, elementary electricity and magnetism, simple AC and DC circuits.

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Credits

3

Format

3 lecture hours and 2 lab hours per week

Tuition

$346.50 plus additional fees. Effective until August 31, 2019.