Physics

Contact Information

Department Chair: Dr. Gholam H. Pahlavan

E-Mail:  gholam.pahlavan@hccs.edu
Phone: (713) 718-7773

Office Location:

Houston Community College Southwest
Stafford Campus
10141 Cash Road
Stafford, TX  77477
Room S113

 
Patti Wooldridge, Secretary

Phone: (713) 718-7771
Fax: (713) 718-6706

Hours of Operation: 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM  Monday - Friday
Departmental Web Site: http://learning.swc.hccs.edu/courses/physscience

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PHYS 1305: Physics for Health Sciences
Prerequisite: MATH 0312
Credit: 3 (2 lecture, 2 lab)
Topics include physical mechanics applied to the skeletal frame, gravity and blood circulation, friction at body joints, hydrostatic change of blood pressure, heat transfer in humans, thermodynamics of biological systems, principles of electromagnetic radiation with respect to the inner body, and electrical hazards in patient care areas.  Sample Course Outline

PHYS 1306: Current Topics in Physics
Credit: 3 (3 lecture)
Non-science majors are introduced to solar power, nuclear fission, atomic fission power plants, superconductivity, liquid helium relativity, elementary particles and symmetry, electromagnetic radiation, states of matter, the basic forces in nature, and the dual nature of light.

PHYS 1401: College Physics I
Prerequisite: MATH 1314 and MATH 1316
Credit: 4 (3 lecture, 3 lab)
A non-calculus based course. Topics include forces and motion, work and energy, momentum, fluid motion, thermal properties of matter and laws of thermodynamics.  Sample Course Outline

PHYS 1402: College Physics II
Prerequisite: PHYS 1401
Credit: 4 (3 lecture, 3 lab)
Second semester of college physics. Topics include wave motion, sound, electricity, magnetism, electromagnetic waves, electromagnetic induction, geometrical and wave optics, and modern physics.  Sample Course Outline

PHYS 2325: University Physics I (Calculus-Based Physics I)
Formerly General Technical Physics I
Prerequisite: MATH 2413. (Calculus I)
Credit: 3 (3 lecture)
A calculus-based physics course designed specifically for chemistry, physics and engineering majors. Topics include principles of mechanics, sound, wave phenomena, kinetic theory of gases, fluid flow, and thermal physics.  Sample Course Outline

PHYS 2326: University Physics II (Calculus-Based Physics II)
Formerly General Technical Physics II
Prerequisite: PHYS 2325 and MATH 2413
Credit: 3 (3 lecture)
A second semester calculus-based physics course. Topics include principles of electricity and magnetism, optics, electromagnetic waves, relativity, and introductory quantum theory.  Sample Course Outline

PHYS 2125: University Physics Laboratory I
Formerly Technical Physics Laboratory I
Prerequisite/Co-requisite: PHYS 2325
Credit: 1 (3 lab)
For science and engineering majors. Selected experiments in technical physics.  Sample Course Outline

PHYS 2126: University Physics Laboratory II
Formerly Technical Physics Laboratory II
Prerequisite/Co-requisite: PHYS 2326
Credit: 1 (3 lab)
For science and engineering majors. Selected experiments in technical physics.  Sample Course Outline