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LOS ANGELES CITY COLLEGE 80TH ANNIVERSARY CATALOG 2008-2009<br />

ASTRONOMY 5<br />

Fundamentals of <strong>As</strong>tronomy Laboratory<br />

1 UNIT – (UC:CSU)<br />

<strong>As</strong>tronomy: <strong>As</strong>tronomy 1<br />

<strong>As</strong>tronomy 5 laboratory course offers a presentation of the methods and<br />

techniques used by astronomers to determine the nature of the universe.<br />

This course uses some very basic mathematics, and can be taken by nonscience<br />

and/or science majors. When taken together with <strong>As</strong>tronomy 1 or<br />

<strong>As</strong>tronomy 10 or <strong>As</strong>tronomy 11, a student’s ‘science with a lab’ transfer and<br />

graduation requirement is met. Topics covered in <strong>As</strong>tronomy 5 include star<br />

names, asterisms and constellations, sky motion, planet motion, orbital<br />

motion, stellar brightness, stellar spectrum, crater formation, star clusters,<br />

galaxies and deep sky objects. An important part of the course involves<br />

working with and learning the operation of astronomical instruments and<br />

equipment including celestial globes, astrolabes, azimuth sundials,<br />

astronomical binoculars and computer controlled telescopes.<br />

ASTRONOMY 10<br />

The Solar System<br />

3 UNITS - (UC:CSU)<br />

Advisory: English 28/31 or concurrent enrollment in Learning Skills 1 or 7.<br />

This conceptual course surveys the solar system. Course topics include the<br />

Earth and Moon, the other 7 planets and their moons and rings, asteroids,<br />

comets, meteoroids, the Sun, plus the origin and structure of the solar system.<br />

There will also be some discussion of the design and workings of telescopes<br />

and other astronomical instruments. No college math preparation is needed!<br />

ASTRONOMY 11<br />

Stars, Galaxies, and the Universe<br />

3 UNITS - (UC:CSU)<br />

Advisory: English 28/31 or concurrent enrollment in Learning Skills 1 or 7.<br />

This conceptual course surveys the universe beyond the solar system.<br />

Topics covered include the properties of stars, stellar evolution, black holes,<br />

galaxies, the big bang, cosmology, and the possibility of extraterrestrial<br />

life. No college math preparation is needed!.<br />

PHYSICS 6<br />

General Physics I<br />

4 UNITS - (UC:CSU)<br />

Prerequisite: Completion of three years of high school math, including<br />

trigonometry, or Mathematics 240.<br />

Advisory: English 28/31 or equivalent.<br />

Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory and discussion 3 hours.<br />

This course is designed for majors in Health and Life Sciences, Architecture,<br />

and all those needing a one year course in college physics requiring<br />

trigonometry but not calculus (see also Physics 21). The principal topics are<br />

mechanics, heat and sound.<br />

PHYSICS 7<br />

General Physics II<br />

4 UNITS - (UC:CSU)<br />

Prerequisite: Physics 6 with a satisfactory grade or equivalent.<br />

Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory and discussion 3 hours.<br />

Physics 7 is the second of a two-semester, trigonometry based sequence<br />

of general physics courses. Topics covered include electricity and<br />

magnetism, optics, relativity and quantum theory, atomic and nuclear<br />

physics.<br />

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PHYSICS 11<br />

Introductory Physics<br />

4 UNITS - (UC:CSU)<br />

Prerequisite: Mathematics 115 and 120 with a satisfactory grade or equivalent.<br />

Advisory: English 28/31 or equivalent.<br />

Credit allowed for only one of Physics 11 or 12.<br />

Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory and demonstration 3 hours.<br />

This general introductory course with laboratory serves as the prerequisite<br />

for Physics 101, 6, 21, and for the health career programs. It is aimed at<br />

developing physical intuition, problem solving techniques and laboratory<br />

procedures. It is not open to students who have had a college course in<br />

physics. Those needing only one semester of laboratory science should<br />

consider enrolling in Physics 12 and 14.<br />

PHYSICS 12<br />

Physics Fundamentals<br />

3 UNITS - (UC:CSU)<br />

Open to all students. Advisory: English 28/31 or equivalent.<br />

Credit allowed for only one of Physics 12 and 11.<br />

A journey into the world of physics— its ideas, methods, personalities, and<br />

implications. A brief attempt to make some sense of the universe for all those<br />

who do not plan further work in physics. Credit for a laboratory science course<br />

may be earned through concurrent enrollment in Physics 14. Not open to<br />

students who have had a college course in physics.<br />

PHYSICS 14<br />

Physics 14 Laboratory<br />

1 UNIT - (UC:CSU)<br />

Co-requisite: Physics 12.<br />

Laboratory 3 hours.<br />

Advisory: English 21<br />

This introductory laboratory course in general physics provides the liberal<br />

arts student with laboratory experience which supplements the instruction<br />

given in Physics 12. Taken with or after Physics 12, it completes the units<br />

requirement for a Natural Science course with laboratory.<br />

PHYSICS 21<br />

General Physics I with Calculus<br />

4 UNITS - (UC:CSU)<br />

Prerequisite: Physics 11 with a satisfactory grade or high school physics.<br />

Co-requisite: Mathematics 261.<br />

Advisory: English 28/31 or equivalent.<br />

Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Discussion 1 hour.<br />

Physics 21 is the first of a two-semester, calculus-based, sequence of general<br />

physics courses. (Physics 22 completes the sequence.) This sequence is<br />

recommended and designed for Pre-medical students, Life Science students<br />

and other students that require a two-semester, calculus based, sequence<br />

of physics courses. Topics covered in Physics 21 include mechanics, waves<br />

and fluids, with an emphasis on applications to the life sciences.<br />

PHYSICS 22<br />

General Physics II with Calculus<br />

4 UNITS - (UC:CSU)<br />

Prerequisites: Physics 21 with a satisfactory grade or equivalent.<br />

Co-requisite: Mathematics 262.<br />

Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Discussion 1 hour.<br />

Physics 22 is the second of a two-semester, calculus-based, sequence of<br />

general physics courses. This sequence is recommended and designed for<br />

Pre-medical students, Life Science students and other students that require<br />

a two-semester, calculus based, sequence of physics courses. Topics<br />

covered in Physics 22 include thermodynamics, electricity and magnetism,<br />

optics, and atomic and nuclear physics.. There will be an emphasis on<br />

applications to the life sciences.

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