Page 245 of Santa Rosa Junior College 1996-1998 Catalog by Santa Rosa Junior College

244 Santa Rosa Junior College PHY SC 1 Laboratory Physical Science 4 units/3 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory. CR/NC option. Not open to students who have completed Physical Science 10. Recommended: Eligibility for English 100B or equivalent A descriptive introduction into many physical science disciplines integrated with laboratory analysis. Topics include electromagnetic, gravitational and nuclear energy, optics, chemistry, astronomy, meteorology and dinosaurs. This course is designed to meet the career demands of those in elementary and secondary education which require a broad-based, descriptive science background. (CSU/ UC) AA/AS area C; CSU areas B1 B3; IGETC area 5 PHY SC 10 Introduction to Physical Science 3 units/3 hours. CR/NC option. Not open to students who have completed or are currently enrolled in Physical Science 1. Recommended: Eligibility for English 100A or equivalent A descriptive, non-mathematical introduction into many of the major fields of study existing within the physical sciences. Topics include electromagnetic, gravitational and nuclear energy, the atom, matter in motion, planetary motion, planets and stars, volcanoes and earthquakes, clouds and weather, and dinosaurs. This course is designed to meet the career demands of those pursuing a career in elementary education which requires a descriptive, broad-based science background. (CSU/UC) AA/AS area C; CSU area B1; IGETC area 5. The Physics 4A, 4B, 4C, 4D sequence is a calculus treatment intended for engineering, physics and chemistry majors. The Physics 2A-2B sequence is a one year, non-calculus course intended primarily for premedical, pre-dental and similar pre-professional majors. PHYS 1 Intro to Physics Problem Solving 3 units/3 hours. CR/NC option. Provisional Prerequisite: Math 155. Credit will not be granted to students who have completed Physics 2A, Physics 4A, or equivalent An introduction to some basic concepts in physics with emphasis on the development of problem solving skills. This course is designed to assist students in preparing for enrollment in Physics 2A or Physics 4A. (CSU/UC) AA/AS area B PHYS 2A General Physics Lecture 3 units/3 hours. CR/NC option. Not open to students enrolled in or who have completed Physics 4A or 4B. Provisional Prerequisite: Mathematics 58 or equivalent with grade of C or better Translational and rotational motion, statics, conservation of momentum and energy, oscillations, mechanical waves and sound, fluid mechanics, heat and thermodynamics. (CSU/UC) AA/AS area C; CSU area B1; IGETC area 5 CAN PHYS 2 PHYS 2B General Physics Lecture 3 units/3 hours. CR/NC option. Not open to students enrolled in or who have completed Physics 4C. Prerequisite: Physics 2A Electricity and magnetism, light, atomic and nuclear physics. (CSU/UC) CSU area B1; IGETC area 5; CAN PHYS 4 PHYS 3A-3B General Physics Laboratory 1 unit each/each course is 3 hours laboratory. CR/ NC option. Prerequisite: For Physics 3A: Physics 2A completed or in progress. For Physics 3B: Physics 2B completed or in progress Laboratory experiments to accompany Physics 2A-2B. (CSU/UC) CSU areas B1 B3; IGETC area 5 CAN PHYS 2 for 3A; CAN PHYS 4 for 3B PHYS 4A Physics for Scientists and Engineers 4 units/3 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory, 1 hour by arrangement. Provisional Prerequisite: Mathematics 1B completed or in progress. Recommended: One year of high school physics or Physics 2A Measurement, vectors, translational and rotational motion, work and energy, conservation of energy and momentum, static equilibrium, fluid mechanics. (CSU/ UC) AA/AS area C; CSU areas B1 B3; IGETC area 5 CAN PHYS 8, CAN PHYS SEQ C PHYS 4B Physics for Scientists and Engineers 4 units/3 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory. Prerequisite: Physics 4A with a grade of C or better. Provisional Prerequisite: Mathematics 2A completed or in progress Heat, kinetic theory, thermodynamics, mechanical waves and sound, geometrical optics, interference, diffraction and polarization of light. (CSU/UC) CSU areas B1 B3; IGETC area 5; CAN PHYS SEQ C PHYS 4C Physics for Scientists and Engineers 4 units/3 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory. Prerequisite: Physics 4A with a grade of C or better. Provisional Prerequisite: Mathematics 2A completed or in progress Electricity and magnetism. (CSU/UC) CSU areas B1 B3; IGETC area 5; CAN PHYS 12, CAN PHYS SEQ C PHYS 4D Physics for Scientists and Engineers 2 units/2 hours. Prerequisite: Physics 4B with a grade of C or better. Provisional Prerequisite: Mathematics 2B completed or in progress Special relativity, atomic structure and quantum physics, nuclear processes, high energy physics. (CSU/UC) CSU area B1; IGETC area 5; CAN PHYS SEQ C PHYS 10 Descriptive Introduction 3 units/3 hours. CR/NC option. Prerequisite: Mathematics 150B or equivalent. Recommended: Eligibility for English 100A or equivalent Some important concepts in classical and modern physics. Lecture/ demonstrations and problem solving using elementary algebra. (CSU/UC) AA/AS area C; CSU area B1; IGETC area 5 PHYS 10L Introduction to Physics Laboratory 1 unit/3 hours laboratory. CR/NC option. Prerequisite: Physics 10 completed or in progress Experimental laboratory to accompany Physics 10. (CSU/UC) CSU areas B1 B3; IGETC area 5 PHYS 49 Special Studies in Physics 1-3 units/3-9 hours by arrangement. Prerequisite: Application to department Seminars and individual conferences by arrangement to provide for independent study and enriched academic experience. (CSU/UC) Students are limited to a total of 6 units of independent study including 49 and 98 courses. Physics Physical Science

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