Physics

Spring
The course introduces students to phenomena, concepts, and principles of Physics at an introductory level. Topics will include light, waves, sound, energy, electricity, states of matter, and Newton’s Laws. This course is for students who may not have had prior Physics instruction. This course is required for the Radiologic Technology degree, but it is also applicable for other majors who need a three for four credit science.

Spring
The course illustrates many of the topics introduced in lecture through hands-on laboratory experiments. Experiments in laboratory are conducted, but not limited to, the topics of force, acceleration, gravity, friction, circular motion, matter, temperature, and the Law of Reflection.

Summer
Among the topics covered are the kinematics and dynamics of linear motion, the conditions for static equilibrium, the principles of conservation of energy and of momentum, Newton's law of gravitation, the kinematics and dynamics of rotational motion, mechanics of solids and fluids and thermodynamics. This course is recommended for students wishing to transfer an algebra-based Physics course to a four-year institution; however, it is highly recommended that the student work with the transfer institution to ensure transferability.

Summer
The course illustrates many of the topics introduced in lecture through hands-on laboratory experiments. Experiments in laboratory are conducted, but not limited to, the topics of force, acceleration, gravity, friction, circular motion, matter, and temperature.

Among the topics covered are thermodynamics, electric concepts, magnetic concepts, waves and atomic theory. This course is recommended for students wishing to transfer an algebra-based Physics course to a four-year institution; however, it is highly recommended that the student work with the transfer institution to ensure transferability.

The course illustrates many of the topics introduced in lecture through hands-on laboratory experiments. Experiments in laboratory are conducted, and include, but are not limited to, topics including wave motion, electricity and magnetism, light, geometrical and physical optics as well as relativity and quantum theory.