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• PHS 107: Introductory Astronomy

  3.00 Credits

  Community College of Allegheny County

  
  This course is a descriptive introduction to astronomy, the scientific study of the contents of the entire Universe. Students learn the physical processes that govern the nature and the behavior of various objects in space, as well as the methods astronomers use to understand them.
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• PHS 107H: Honors Introductory Astronomy

  3.00 Credits

  Community College of Allegheny County

  
  This course is a descriptive introduction to astronomy, the scientific study of the contents of the entire Universe. Students learn the physical processes that govern the nature and the behavior of various objects in space, as well as the methods astronomers use to understand them.
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• PHS 108: Introduction to Weather

  3.00 Credits

  Community College of Allegheny County

  
  This is a survey for both science and non-science majors on the basic concepts of weather. Topics include temperature, pressure, wind, humidity, cloud formation, precipitation, storms, weather maps and forecasting, and climate patterns.
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• PHS 161: Physical Science for the Industries

  3.00 Credits

  Community College of Allegheny County

  
  In this course, students learn the fundamentals of matter, its form and properties. Matter is studied in terms of energy and its changing environment. Students learn the laws governing energy transfers in electrical, mechanical and thermodynamic systems. Students also explore concepts of chemistry and physics and their application to industrial usage. Prerequisite:    MAT 080 or a score of 52 or higher on the College Placement Test for Math  
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• PHS 202: Historical Geology

  4.00 Credits

  Community College of Allegheny County

  
  This is a course for both science and non-science majors on the evolution of the Earth, its crust and life on Earth. The history of the Earth and life are covered including the Precambrian, Paleozoic, Mesozoic and Cenozoic eras. Students learn principles such as geologic time concepts, stratigraphic principles and paleontology. The evolution of life and the Earth's surface are explored through the geologic eras from the Hadean to the present age. Pleistocene glaciation, the rise of the human species, current concepts of continental drift, plate tectonics and sea floor spreading are examined. The accompanying laboratory program allows students to practice scientific procedures by conducting investigations which are coordinated with lecture topics.
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• PHS 203: Physical Geology

  4.00 Credits

  Community College of Allegheny County

  
  This is a course for both science and non-science majors. Students engage in a systematic study of the physical and historical aspects of the earth, including materials of the earth's crust and processes acting upon and beneath the earth's surface. Students explore topics such as: minerals, rocks, weathering, mountain building processes, running water, glaciers, earthquakes and volcanoes. The accompanying laboratory program allows students to practice scientific procedures by conducting investigations which are coordinated with lecture topics.
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• PHY 100: Basic Physics

  4.00 Credits

  Community College of Allegheny County

  
  This is a course for students with little or no high school preparation in physics. Students in programs that require college-level physics should take this course first if they have no previous background in physics. Students examine methods of measurement and problem-solving techniques using hands-on activities in the lab. Students learn the physical concepts of motion, forces, work and energy. In addition, students explore topics such as electricity, waves, optics, atomic and nuclear physics. Prerequisite:    MAT 090   
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• PHY 120: Physics and Society, Experimental

  3.00 Credits

  Community College of Allegheny County

  
  This course will explore the scientific method, the distinction between science and pseudoscience, energy, climate and sustainability and the interplay between scientific and social developments in basic physics. Prerequisite:    MAT 090   
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• PHY 123: Physics for the Health Sciences/Respiratory Therapy

  4.00 Credits

  Community College of Allegheny County

  
  This is a course that examines those laws and principles of physics dealing with motion, forces, fluids and electricity/magnetism that have relevance to respiratory therapy and other health-science professions. Major topics of study include: measurement units, conversions and experimental errors, forces, Newton's laws of motion, the characteristics of liquids and gases, the flow of fluids under various conditions, the effects of heat and temperature on gases and liquids and the basics of electricity and magnetism. Corequisite:    MAT 108 
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• PHY 125: Applied Nuclear Physics

  4.00 Credits

  Community College of Allegheny County

  
  This course is for students in nuclear medicine technology or radiation therapy technology. Basic principles of physics used in radiation therapy and radioisotope diagnosis are studied. Topics include the atoms and nuclides, radiation counting and detection, radioactive decay, laws and modes of decay, half-life, properties of alpha, beta and gamma radiation and its production. The laboratory component introduces data reduction procedures and reinforces concepts presented in lecture. Corequisite:    MAT 108 
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