Associate in Science Degree in Physics
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Total Units: 57 - 65
Term 1
16 Units. Specified core courses are signified by icon.| Course Name | Units | Notes | |
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| MATH-30: Analytic Geom/Calc I | 5 | Recommended placement varies. | |
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Prerequisite(s): MATH 20 and MATH 26 or college-level pre-calculus A first course in differential and integral calculus of a single variable: functions, limits and continuity, techniques and applications of differentiation and integration, Fundamental Theorem of Calculus. Primarily for Science, Technology, Engineering & Math Majors. (C-ID MATH 210). |
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| ENGL-2: Reading and Composition | 3 | Recommended placement varies. | |
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Prerequisite(s): ENGL 118 or ENGL 119 This course develops college-level critical reading and writing practices. Students will critically read expository, argumentative, and fictional texts and develop expository, persuasive, and argumentative academic writing. Essays will demonstrate reading comprehension, analysis, critique, academic research, and synthesis. (C-ID ENGL 100). |
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| Butte Local Area F - Self-Integration (Select One) | 3 | ||
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| CHEM-1: General Chemistry I | 5 | ||
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Prerequisite(s): CHEM 110 or one year of high school chemistry, This course introduces students to the basic principles of chemistry with a quantitative emphasis. Topics include atomic theory, chemical bonding, molecular geometry, chemical reactions, stoichiometry, gases, thermochemistry, intermolecular forces and solutions. This is the first semester of a one-year course in chemistry intended for majors in the natural sciences (chemistry, biochemistry, biology, physics, pre-medicine), mathematics, and engineering. The two-semester sequence of CHEM 1 and CHEM 2 provides the basic chemical background needed for further investigations into our physical environment. (C-ID CHEM 110/120S). |
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Term 2
17 Units. Specified core courses are signified by icon.| Course Name | Units | Notes | |
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| MATH-31: Analytic Geom/Calc II | 4 | ||
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Prerequisite(s): MATH 30 A second course in differential and integral calculus of a single variable: integration; techniques of integration, infinite sequences and series, polar and parametric equations, applications of integration. Primarily for Science, Technology, Engineering & Math Majors. For students who have no knowledge of or access to a symbolic math program (such as MAPLE, Mathematica, Derive, or the TI-89,) the mathematics department offers instruction in MAPLE (MATH 31A), which may be taken concurrently with MATH 31. (C-ID MATH 220). |
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| PHYS-41: Phy-Scientists/Egr I | 4 | ||
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Prerequisite(s): MATH 30 This course, intended for students majoring in physical sciences and engineering, is part of a three-semester course whose contents may be offered in other sequences or combinations. Core topics include an introduction to kinematics, dynamics, work and energy, momentum, gravitation and simple harmonic motion. It is highly recommended that students also enroll in PHYS 51. (C-ID PHYS 205). |
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| PHYS-51: Problem Solving-PHYS 41 | 1 | PHYS-41 cohort. | |
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Corequisite(s): PHYS 41 This course is a supplement to PHYS 41 and is intended to enhance the students problem solving skills in the areas of vectors, statics, kinematics, dynamics, momentum, energy, rotational motion, oscillatory motion, and fluid mechanics. |
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| CHEM-2: General Chemistry II | 5 | ||
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Prerequisite(s): CHEM 1 This course is a continuation of CHEM 1, General Chemistry I. Topics include chemical kinetics and equilibrium, acid-base and solubility equilibria, thermodynamics, oxidation-reduction, electrochemistry, coordination compounds, nuclear chemistry, introduction to organic chemistry and qualitative analysis. This is the second semester of a one-year course in chemistry intended for majors in the natural sciences (chemistry, biochemistry, biology, physics, pre-medicine), mathematics, and engineering. The two-semester sequence of CHEM 1 and CHEM 2 provides the basic chemical background needed for further investigations into our physical environment. (C-ID CHEM 120S) (C-ID CHEM 120S = CHEM 1 and CHEM 2). |
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| Butte Local Area B - Social and Behavioral Sciences (Select One) | 3 | ||
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Term 3
12.5 - 14.5 Units. Specified core courses are signified by icon.| Course Name | Units | Notes | |
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| MATH-32: Analytic Geom/Calc III | 4 | ||
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Prerequisite(s): MATH 31 Vector valued functions, calculus of functions of more than one variable, partial derivatives, multiple integration, Green's Theorem, Stokes' Theorem, divergence theorem. (C-ID MATH 230). |
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| PHYS-42: Phy-Scientists/Egr II | 4 | ||
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Prerequisite(s): PHYS 41, MATH 31 This course, intended for students majoring in physical sciences and engineering, is part of a three-semester course whose contents may be offered in other sequences or combinations. Core topics include electrostatics, magnetism, DC and AC circuits, and Maxwell's equations. It is highly recommended that students also enroll in PHYS 52. (C-ID PHYS 210). |
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| PHYS-52: Problem Solving-PHYS 42 | 1 | PHYS-42 cohort. | |
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Corequisite(s): PHYS 42 This course is a supplement to PHYS 42 and is intended to enhance the students' problem solving skills in the areas of electric fields and potential, electric currents, electric circuits, induced currents, magnetic fields, dielectrics, alternating currents, and electromagnetic waves. |
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| Butte Local Area C - Humanities (Select One) | 3 - 4 | ||
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| Kinesiology Activity (Select One) | 0.5 - 1.5 | ||
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| Elective | If transferring, take other General Education for target school(s). For CSUs, consider A1 or A3. See www.assist.org | ||
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Term 4
11.5 - 17.5 Units. Specified core courses are signified by icon.| Course Name | Units | Notes | |
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| MATH-40: Differential Equations | 4 | ||
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Prerequisite(s): MATH 31 The course is an introduction to ordinary differential equations including both quantitative and qualitative methods as well as applications from a variety of disciplines. Introduces the theoretical aspects of differential equations, including establishing when solution(s) exist, and techniques for obtaining solutions, including, series solutions, and singular points, Laplace transforms and linear systems. (C-ID MATH 240). |
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| PHYS-43: Phy-Scientists/Egr III | 4 | ||
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Prerequisite(s): PHYS 41, MATH 31 This course, intended for students majoring in physical sciences and engineering, is part of a three-semester course whose contents may be offered in other sequences or combinations. Core topics include optics and modern physics. (C-ID PHYS 43). |
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| Multicultural Breadth Competency (Select One) | 3 - 8 | ||
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| Kinesiology Activity (Select One) | 0.5 - 1.5 | ||
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| Elective | If transferring, take General Education for target school(s). For CSUs, consider A1 or A3. See www.assist.org. | ||
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