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218 Physical Sciences including Global Positioning System (GPS) entry, storage, retrieval and output, which they can apply in their chosen business and/or academic area of interest. Prior usage of computers would be desirable. (CSU, AVC) GEOG 4 *WEATHER AND CLIMATE 3 units 3 hours weekly Course Prerequisite: Completion of MATH A. Reading Prerequisite: Eligibility for College Level Reading or satisfactory completion of ENGL 1A Writing Prerequisite: Eligibility for ENGL 50BR4. A survey of the causes and effects of the earths weather. Lecture topics include composition of the earths atmosphere, clouds, optical phenomena (such as rainbows and mirages), precipitation, air pollution, winds, storms, weather instruments, weather maps, forecasting and climates of the present and past. (CSU, UC, AVC) Geology courses Physical Science C o u r s e GEOL 2 PHYSICAL GEOLOGY 3 units 3 hours weekly Reading Prerequisite: College Level Reading completion of ENGL 1A Writing Prerequisite: ENGL 50BR4. Eligibility for or satisfactory Eligibility for Math Prerequisite: Eligibility for MATH A. Introduction to the earths geologic features and processes responsible for their formation. Topics include minerals, rocks, volcanos, structures, faults, earthquakes, continental drift, streams, groundwater, glaciers, ocean basins, shorelines, and fossil fuels. (CSU, UC, AVC) GEOLOGY LAB 1 unit 3 hours weekly Reading Prerequisite: College Level Reading completion of ENGL 1A. Writing Prerequisite: ENGL 50BR4. Eligibility for or satisfactory Eligibility for GEOL 2L PHYSICAL Math Prerequisite: Eligibility for MATHA. Identification of rocks and minerals and interpretation of geologic and topographic maps. (CSU, UC, AVC) GEOL 3 HISTORICAL GEOLOGY 3 units 3 hours weekly Reading Prerequisite: Eligibility for College Level Reading or satisfactory completion of ENGL 1A Writing Prerequisite: Eligibility for ENGL 5OBR4. Advisory: Eligibility for MATH A. A survey of earth history as told in the rocks and fossils from the birth of planet Earth to the present. (CSU, UC, AVC) PHY SCI 1 *PHYSICAL SCIENCE 3 units 4 hours weekly Course Prerequisite: Completion of MATH A. Reading Prerequisite: Eligibility for College Level Reading or satisfactory completion of ENGL 1A Writing Prerequisite: Eligibility for ENGL 50BR4. Designed to meet lower division physical science requirements for the non-science major. Introduces the physical universe in terms of concepts. Emphasis is placed on the language of science and evidence for our modem concepts. Attention is focused on the nature of solid matter and how we find out about it. Especially recommended for students interested in teaching, library science, and humanities. This course is a laboratory science and satisfies the lab credit requirement in the general education and graduation patterns. (CSU, UC, AVC) PHYS 2A PHYSICS 3 units Physics Courses INTRODUCTORY 3 hours lecture weekly Course Prerequisite: Completion of MATH D or MATH 5 or high school trigonometry or precalculus. Course Corequisite: Concurrent enrollment in PHYS 2A Lab. Advisory: Eligibility for College Level Reading and ENGL 1A or satisfactory completion of ENGL 1A Kinematics, Newtons laws, statics, linear momentum, linear-rotational analogs, rotational dynamics, energy and its transformation, simple harmonic motion. (CSU, UC, AVC) PHYS 2AL INTRODUCTORY PHYSICS LAB 1 unit 3 hours lab weekly Course Corequisite: Concurrent enrollment in PHYS 2A. Measurements, data analysis, kinematics, dynamics, energy and work and simple harmonic motion. (CSU, UC, AVC) PHYS 2B INTRODUCTORY PHYSICS 3 units 3 hours lecture weekly Course Prerequisite: Completion of PHYS 2A and PHYS 2A Lab. Course Corequisite: Concurrent enrollment in PHYS 2B Lab. Thermodynamics, wave motion, light, electricity and magnetism, quantum theory, nuclear structure, elementary particles. (CSU, UC, AVC)

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