Chandler-Gilbert Community College Course Catalog and Student Handbook for the 2017-2018 year.
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Course Descriptions Course Descriptions Chandler-Gilbert Community College Catalog and Student Handbook 2015-2016 For the most current information regarding course descriptions, log on to www.maricopa.edu/academic/ccta. 559 PHS - Physical Science PHS110 / 4 CREDITS / 6 PERIODS FUNDAMENTALS OF PHYSICAL SCIENCE Survey of the principles of physics and chemistry. Prerequisites: Grade of "C" or better in MAT090, or MAT091, or MAT092, or MAT093, or equivalent, or satisfactory score on Math placement exam. PHS120 / 4 CREDITS / 6 PERIODS INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICAL SCIENCE: ASTRONOMY, METEOROLOGY, GEOLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY Designed primarily for students with limited background in physical science and mathematics and for nonscience majors. Topics from astronomy, meteorology, geology and oceanography. A laboratory course designed to help the students learn the basic laws and facts of the physical sciences which provide the starting points for scientific thought and speculations. May not receive credit for both PHS120 and GLG106. Prerequisites: None. PHY - Physics PHY101 / 4 CREDITS / 6 PERIODS INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICS A survey of physics emphasizing applications of physics to modern life. Prerequisites: Grade of "C" or better in MAT090, or MAT091, or MAT092, or MAT093, or equivalent, or satisfactory score on Math Placement exam. PHY111 / 4 CREDITS / 6 PERIODS PHY 1111 GENERAL PHYSICS I Includes motion, energy, and properties of matter. Prerequisites: MAT182 or MAT187 or one year high school Trigonometry with a grade of C or better or permission of Department or Division Course Notes: PHY111 is recommended for preprofessional and suggested for certain other majors. Students may receive credit for only one of the following: PHY111 or PHY111AA. PHY112 / 4 CREDITS / 6 PERIODS PHY 1112 GENERAL PHYSICS II Includes electricity, electromagnetism, and modern physics. Prerequisites: PHY105 or PHY111.