2010-2011 College Catalog - North Florida Community College

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
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thermodynamics. Prerequisite:
A grade of “C” or better in
MAC 1114 or equivalent with
instructor permission.
PHY 1053L. GENERAL
PHYSICS I LAB: One Credit,
One two hour session per
week. (Fall) Lab exercises on
measurement and treatment
of measurement uncertainties,
application of the scienti c
method, kinematics, static’s,
dynamics, and heat and
thermodynamics. Prerequisite or
co-requisite: PHY 1053
PHY 1054. GENERAL
PHYSICS II: Three Credits,
Three Hours - Lecture. (Spring)
Sequel course to PHY 1053,
which includes the following
topics: properties of matter,
electricity, and magnetism,
AC and DC circuits, light and
optics and special relativity
and quantum mechanics.
Prerequisite: A grade of “C”
or better in PHY 1053. Corequisite:
PHY 1054L
PHY 1054L. GENERAL
PHYSICS II LAB: One Credit,
One two-hour session per week.
(Spring) Continuation of lab
exercises on gas laws, uid
statics and dynamics, electricity
and magnetism, AC and DC
circuits, optics, and nuclear
physics. Prerequisite or corequisite:
PHY 1054
PHY 2048. PHYSICS
FOR SCIENTISTS AND
ENGINEERS I: Four Credits,
Four Hours - Lecture. (Fall)
An introductory calculusbased
physics lecture course
for students majoring in
engineering physics and other
sciences, which include: scalars
and vectors, kinematics,
Newton’s laws and momentum,
circular and rotational motion
and dynamics, work and
energy, uid mechanics,
vibrations and waves, heat and
thermodynamics. Co-requisite:
MAC 2311 or equivalent calculus
I; Co-requisite: PHY 2048L.
PHY 2048L. PHYSICS
FOR SCIENTISTS AND
ENGINEERS I LAB: One
Credit, One two hour session
per week. (Fall) Laboratory
course for rst semester of
calculus based physics for
science and engineering majors.
Co-requisite: PHY 2048
PHY 2049. PHYSICS
FOR SCIENTISTS AND
ENGINEERS II: Four Credits,
Four Hour - Lecture. (Spring)
Sequel course to PHY 2048.
For students majoring in
engineering, physics and
other sciences which include:
properties of matter, electricity,
and magnetism, AC and DC
circuits, light and optics and
special relativity and quantum
mechanics. Prerequisite Grades
of “C” or better in PHY 2048 and
MAC 2311. Co-requisite: MAC
2312.
PHY 2049L. PHYSICS
FOR SCIENTISTS AND
ENGINEERS II LAB: One
Credit, One two hour session
per week. Two Hours. (Spring)
Laboratory course designed to
demonstrate and verify physics
concepts/principles covered in
the parent course, PHY 2049.
Co-requisite: PHY 2049.
All Science courses require
an additional lab fee.
POLITICAL SCIENCE
POS 2041. AMERICAN
NATIONAL GOVERNMENT:
Three Credits, Three Hours.
(On Demand) A study of the
government of the United States
with emphasis on the U. S.
Constitution, federalism, public
policy development, political
participation, civil rights, and
current domestic and foreign
policy issues.
PSYCHOLOGY
DEP 2004. HUMAN
DEVELOPMENT: Three
Credits, Three Hours. (Fall,
Spring, Summer) A survey of
the development of language,
personality, intelligence, and
motor functions from the
prenatal period to old age and
death.
EDP 2002. EDUCATIONAL
PSYCHOLOGY: Three
Credits, Three Hours. (Fall,
Spring, Summer) A survey of
the psychology of education,
learning, and motivation. The
course analyzes the different
variations in ability among
students and discusses their
achievement of personal and
social adjustment. PSY 2012 is
recommended, but not required.
PSY 2012. GENERAL
PSYCHOLOGY: Three Credits,
Three Hours. (Fall, Spring,
Summer) An introduction to
the eld of psychology with
the emphasis on such topics
as perception, intelligence,
learning, social behavior, and
personality.
PUBLIC RELATIONS
PUR 2949R. PUBLIC
RELATIONS: (Sentinel
Ambassadors) One Credit, One
Hour. (Fall, Spring) This course
will provide students with
the opportunity to serve their
community and the College
while expanding their public
relations skills. Students will
serve as recruiters for NFCC
both on and off campus, will
serve as hosts at various College
and community functions and
perform other promotional
activities.
2010-2011 NFCC College Catalog