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PROGRAMS / COURSE DESCRIPTION
PHYS 203 ENGINEERING PHYSICS (ELECTRICITY
AND MAGNETISM)
Units: 4.0 - 48-54 hours lecture and 48-54 hours
laboratory. CSU, UC (UC credit limitation). (Prerequisite:
PHYS 202 and MATH 228 or MATH H228. MATH 228
or MATH H228 may be taken concurrently)
Charge and matter, the electric field, electric potential,
capacitors and dielectrics, direct current and resistance,
electromotive force and circuits, the magnetic field,
inductance, magnetic properties of matter,
electromagnetic oscillations, alternating currents,
electromagnetic waves, and the Maxwell Equations.
PHYS 204 ENGINEERING PHYSICS IV
Units: 4.0 - 48-54 hours lecture and 48-54 hours
laboratory. CSU, UC (UC credit limitation). (Prerequisite:
PHYS 203.)
Course material includes the nature and propagation of
light, reflection and refraction, interference, diffraction,
gratings and spectra, relativity, elements of quantum
physics, waves and particles, nuclear physics.
PHYS H204 HONORS ENGINEERING PHYSICS
(LIGHT AND MODERN PHYSICS)
Units: 4.0 - 48-54 hours lecture and 48-54 hours
laboratory. CSU, UC (UC credit limitation).
(Prerequisite: PHYS 203)
The nature and propagation of light, reflection and
refraction, interference, diffraction, gratings and spectra,
relativity, elements of quantum physics, waves and
particles. See Honors Program listing for further
information on admission to the Honors Program.
PHYS 221 GENERAL PHYSICS I
Units: 4.0 - 48-54 hours lecture and 48-54 hours
laboratory. CSU, UC (UC credit limitation). (Prerequisite:
MATH 104 and MATH 226 or MATH H226. MATH 226
or MATH H226 may be taken concurrently.)
Vectors, motion in one and two dimensions, particle
dynamics, work and energy, conservation laws,
collisions, rotational motion and dynamics,
thermodynamics.
PHYSIOLOGY
See Biology
POLITICAL SCIENCE
Political science is the study of political philosophies,
processes, principles, and the structures of government
and other political institutions. This academic discipline
leads toward an understanding of the institutions of
political ideologies, institutions of government, the roles
of citizens and political leaders, interest groups and
political parties, the electoral process, and contemporary
issues that surround our public life. This field
also includes an analysis of governments around the
world and of international relations.
Career Opportunities
Attorney
Budget Analyst
Campaign Consultant/Staff Member
Educator
Foreign Diplomat/International Organization Worker
Government Official/Elected Official
Intelligence Officers & Analysts
Law Enforcement Officer
Legislative/Executive Staff Assistant
Lobbyist
National/International Business Position
Nonprofit Organization Staff Member
Print/Broadcast Journalist
Political Party Worker
Urban Planner/City Manager
Faculty
Full Time
Dino Bozonelos
David Dupree
Degrees and Certificates Awarded
Associate in Arts, Liberal Arts
PHYSIOLOGY • POLITICAL SCIENCE
PHYS 222 GENERAL PHYSICS II
Units: 4.0 - 48-54 hours lecture and 48-54 hours
laboratory. CSU, UC (UC credit limitation). (Prerequisite:
PHYS 221; corequisite: MATH 227 or MATH H227.
Recommended preparation: PHYS 100 is strongly
recommended.)
Electromagnetic theory, oscillations, waves, geometrical
optics, interference and diffraction quantum physics,
atomic and nuclear physics.
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