Physical Sciences & Engineering
Arlisa Richardson, Division Chair
623-988-8017 | arlisa.richardson@cgc.edu
Courses
Prefix | Course |
---|---|
AIM | Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning |
AST | Astronomy |
CHM | Chemistry |
ECE | Engineering Science |
EEE | Electrical Engineering |
ELE | Electronics |
ELT | Electronics Technology |
GLG | Geology |
GPH | Physical Geography |
PHY | Physics |
Career Programs
Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
Matar, Habib
- M.A. Arizona State University
Astronomy
Viola, Donna
- Ph.D., University of Arizona
Chemistry
Bowles, Joachim
- B.S., Oregon State
- M.S., University of Oregon
Krishnaswamy, Sujatha
- B.S., University of Madras
- M.S., Indian Institute of Technology
- M.S., Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
McFavilen, Michael
- B.S., M.S., University of California at San Diego
- M.S., Arizona State University
Schnoebelen, Carly
- B.S., University of Arizona
- Ph.D., Purdue University
Woodrum, Brian
- B.S., Elmhurst College
- Ph.D., Arizona State University
Engineering
Matar, Bassam
- B.S., Oklahoma State University
- M.S., Northern Arizona University
Neal, Nichole
- M.S., Kettering University
Silvestri, Fanny
- B.A., Ecole Supérieure des Techniques Aéronautiques et de Construction Automobile
- M.A., University of Montreal
Geology
Michel, Carolina
- Ph.D
Geography
Santoro, Michael
- B.S., M.A., Ph.D., Arizona State University
Physics
Flaherty, Sean
- B.S., California Lutheran University
- M.N.S., Arizona State University
Pauls, Jennifer
- B.A., B.S., Bethel College
- Ph.D., University of Kansas
Richardson, Arlisa
Division Chair
- B.S., M.A., Grambling State University
- M.S., University of Texas at Dallas
- M.S., Ph.D., Arizona State University
Roman, Kathryn
- M.S.N., Arizona State University
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AIM)
Basic concepts and applications of artificial intelligence (AI), including AI project cycles. Focus on issues surrounding AI including ethics, bias, culture, regulations, and professional expectations. Prerequisites: None.
Introduction to machine learning concepts and Python applications, including data acquisition, supervised and unsupervised learning, and data modeling. Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in AIM100, CIS156, and MAT206.
Fundamental concepts in Natural Language Processing (NLP) and text processing. Focus on knowledge and skills necessary to create a language recognition application. Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in AIM110.
Understand and apply the basic techniques to process images using OpenCV and Python libraries. Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in AIM110.
Fundamentals of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to support business solutions. Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in AIM210 and AIM220.
Focus on how a social issue is explored, brought through the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Project cycle, and delivered as a solution using the different domains of AI, including computer vision and natural language processing. Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in AIM210 and AIM220.
Astronomy (AST)
Survey of astronomy for the nontechnical student. The history, content, and evolution of the solar system and the universe in general. Astronomical principles and instrumentation. The planets, moons, sun, comets, stars and star formation, galaxies, and cosmology. Prerequisites: None.
Introduction to the search for life in the universe for the non-science major. Earth's location in space and time, nature of life, light and the spectrum, origin and history of the universe, origin of life on Earth and the possibility of life on other planets. Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in MAT090 or MAT091 or MAT092 or completion of higher level mathematics course, or satisfactory placement.
Introduction to astronomy for the non-science major. The scientific method, properties of light, astronomical instruments, our Solar System and solar systems around other stars. Includes hands-on astronomical observations and laboratory exercises. Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in MAT092 or higher, or satisfactory district placement.
Introduction to astronomy for the non-science major. Structure and evolution of stars; supernovae, black holes, and quasars; nebulae; star clusters; galaxies; cosmology, including the birth and death of the universe. Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in MAT092 or higher, or satisfactory district placement. Course Notes: Note that AST111 is not a prerequisite for this course.
Conceptual, experimental, and computational aspects of a special topic in astronomy. Prerequisites: Permission of Department or Division. Course Notes: AST294AB may be repeated for credit.
Chemistry (CHM)
A survey of chemistry and its impact on society and the environment. Prerequisites: None. Course Notes: Completion of CHM107LL required to meet the Natural Science requirement.
Laboratory experience in support of CHM107. Prerequisites or Corequisites: CHM107. Course Notes: General Education Designation: Natural Sciences (Quantitative) - [SQ] in combination with: CHM107
A survey of the fundamentals of general chemistry. Emphasis on essential concepts and problem solving techniques. Basic principles of measurement, chemical bonding, structure and reactions, nomenclature, and the chemistry of acids and bases. Preparation for students taking more advanced courses in chemistry. Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in [(CHM100, or high school algebra, or MAT140 or higher, or an EdReady-Quantitative Reasoning, Algebra and Statistics score of 70 or higher, or an EdReady-College Algebra score of 80 or higher) and (RDG100, or RDG100LL, or higher, or eligibility for CRE101 as indicated by appropriate reading placement)], or permission of the Instructor, or Department or Division Chair. Course Notes: General Education Designation: Natural Sciences (Quantitative) - [SQ] in combination with: CHM130LL. Arizona Shared Unique Number SUN# CHM 1130 in combination with: CHM130LL. Students may receive credit for only one of the following: CHM130 and CHM130LL, or CHM130AA.
A survey of the fundamentals of general chemistry. Emphasis on essential concepts and problem solving techniques. Basic principles of measurement, chemical bonding, structure and reactions, nomenclature, and the chemistry of acids and bases. Preparation for students taking more advanced courses in chemistry. Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in [(CHM100, or high school algebra, or MAT140 or higher, or an EdReady-Quantitative Reasoning, Algebra and Statistics score of 70 or higher, or an EdReady-College Algebra score of 80 or higher) and (RDG100, or RDG100LL, or higher, or eligibility for CRE101 as indicated by appropriate reading placement)], or permission of the Instructor, or Department or Division Chair. Course Notes: Student may receive credit for only one of the following: CHM130 and CHM130LL, or CHM130AA.
Laboratory experience in support of CHM130. A grade of C or better required in all Prerequisites. Prerequisites or Corequisites: CHM130. Course Notes: General Education Designation: Natural Sciences (Quantitative) - [SQ] in combination with: CHM130. Arizona Shared Unique Number SUN# CHM 1130 in combination with: CHM130. Students may receive credit for only one of the following: CHM130 and CHM130LL, or CHM130AA.
Elements of fundamental and organic chemistry. Includes the general chemical behavior of inorganic matter and the structure of organic and biochemical systems. Course designed for specific allied health programs at MCCD. May not be applicable to other allied health programs or transferable. Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in (CHM100 or MAT090 or MAT091 or MAT092 or higher or satisfactory math placement), or one year of high school chemistry taken within the last five years with a grade of C or better, or permission of the Instructor, or Department or Division Chair.
Laboratory experience in support of CHM138, Chemistry for Allied Health. Prerequisites: None. Corequisites: CHM138.
Detailed study of principles of chemistry for science majors and students in pre-professional curricula. Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in [(CHM130 and CHM130LL), or CHM130AA, or one year of high school chemistry taken within the last five years] and (a grade of C or better in MAT151 or higher level mathematics course, or satisfactory placement), or permission of the Instructor, or Department or Division Chair. Course Notes: General Education Designation: Natural Sciences (Quantitative) - [SQ] in combination with: CHM151LL. Arizona Shared Unique Number SUN# CHM 1151 in combination with: CHM151LL. Completion of all prerequisites within the last two years is recommended. Students may receive credit for only one of the following: CHM150 and CHM151LL, or CHM151 and CHM151LL, or CHM150AA, or CHM151AA.
Detailed study of principles of chemistry for science majors and students in pre-professional curricula. Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in [(CHM130 and CHM130LL), or CHM130AA, or one year of high school chemistry taken within the last five years] and (a grade of C or better in MAT151 or higher level mathematics course, or satisfactory placement), or permission of the Instructor, or Department or Division Chair. Course Notes: Completion of all prerequisites within the last two years is recommended. Student may receive credit for only one of the following: CHM150 and CHM151LL, or CHM151 and CHM151LL, or CHM150AA, or CHM151AA.
Laboratory experience in support of CHM150 or CHM151. A grade of C or better required in all Prerequisites. Prerequisites or Corequisites: CHM150 or CHM151. Course Notes: General Education Designation: Natural Sciences (Quantitative) - [SQ] in combination with: CHM150 or CHM151. Arizona Shared Unique Number SUN# CHM 1151 in combination with: CHM150 or CHM151. Student may receive credit for only one of the following: CHM150 and CHM151LL, or CHM151 and CHM151LL, or CHM150AA, or CHM151AA.
A study of the chemical properties of the major groups of elements, equilibrium theory, thermodynamics, electrochemistry, and other selected topics. Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in [(CHM150 or CHM151) and CHM151LL], or CHM150AA, or CHM151AA, or permission of the Instructor, or Department or Division Chair. Course Notes: Completion of CHM152LL required to meet the Natural Science requirement. Student may receive credit for only one of the following: CHM152 and CHM152LL, or CHM152AA. General Education Designation: Natural Sciences (Quantitative) - [SQ] in combination with CHM152LL.
A study of the chemical properties of the major groups of elements, equilibrium theory, thermodynamics, electrochemistry, and other selected topics. Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in [(CHM150 or CHM151) and CHM151LL], or CHM150AA, or CHM151AA, or permission of the Instructor, or Department or Division Chair. Course Notes: Completion of prerequisites within the last two years recommended. Student may receive credit for only one of the following: CHM152 and CHM152LL, or CHM152AA.
Laboratory experience in support of CHM152. A grade of C or better required in all Prerequisites. Prerequisites or Corequisites: CHM152. Course Notes: Student may receive credit for only one of the following: CHM152 and CHM152LL, or CHM152AA. General Education Designation: Natural Sciences (Quantitative) - [SQ] in combination with: CHM152.
Chemistry of representative groups of organic compounds, emphasizing biological applications. Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in (CHM130 and CHM130LL) or (CHM150 or CHM151 and CHM151LL), or permission of the Instructor, or Department or Division Chair. Course Notes: General Education Designation: Natural Sciences (Quantitative) - [SQ] in combination with: CHM230LL. Arizona Shared Unique Number SUN#: CHM 2230. Completion of prerequisites within the last two years recommended. CHM230 course content is designed to meet the needs of students in such areas as agriculture, home economics, nursing, pre-physician assistant, and physical education among others. Students may receive credit for only one of the following: CHM230 and CHM230LL, or CHM230AA.
Laboratory experience in support of CHM230. Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in CHM130LL or CHM151LL, or equivalent. Prerequisites or Corequisites: CHM230. Course Notes: General Education Designation: Natural Sciences (Quantitative) - [SQ] in combination with: CHM230. CHM230LL students may receive credit for only one of the following: (CHM230 and CHM230LL), or CHM230AA. Completion of prerequisites within the last two years recommended. Designed for students in agriculture, dental hygiene, home economics, nursing, and physical therapy.
Rigorous introduction to chemistry of carbon-containing compounds. Reaction mechanisms and recent methods of synthesis emphasized. Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in (CHM152 and CHM152LL), or CHM152AA, or (CHM154 and CHM154LL), or permission of the Instructor, or Department or Division Chair. Course Notes: Completion of prerequisites within the last two years recommended.
Laboratory experience in support of CHM235. Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in CHM235 or Corequisites: CHM235. Completion of prerequisites within the last two years recommended.
Study of chemistry of carbon-containing compounds continued. Structural determination and additional reaction mechanisms and modern methods of synthesis emphasized. Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in (CHM235 and CHM235LL) or CHM235AA, or permission of the Instructor, or Department or Division Chair. Course Notes: Students may receive credit for only one of the following: CHM236 and CHM236LL, or CHM236AA. Completion of prerequisites within the last two years recommended.
Laboratory experience in support of CHM236. Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in CHM236 or Corequisites: CHM236. Completion of prerequisites within the last two years recommended.
Structures, properties, and functions of proteins, enzymes, nucleic acids, carbohydrates and lipids; the utilization and synthesis of these materials by living systems and the relationship of the processes to energy production and utilization. Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in [(CHM230 and CHM230LL) or CHM230AA], or [(CHM235 and CHM235LL) or CHM235AA], or permission of the Instructor, or Department or Division Chair. Course Notes: Completion of prerequisites within the last two years recommended. Designed for students in agriculture, dental hygiene, home economics, nursing, and physical therapy.
Engineering Science (ECE)
Learning culture of engineering, engineering use of computer tools, and computer modeling as applied to engineering analysis and design. Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in MAT15+ or higher-level mathematics course, or an appropriate District placement above MAT15+, or permission of Instructor or Division or Department Chair. Course Notes: Arizona Shared Unique Number SUN# EGR 1102 - In combination with: ECE103
Fundamentals of the design process: engineering modeling, communication and problem-solving skills in a team environment. Emphasis on process-based improvements to the design process. Introduction to engineering as a profession. Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in ECE102 or permission of Instructor or Division or Department Chair. Course Notes: Student may receive credit for only one of the following: ECE103 or ECE103EP.
Use MATLAB to solve engineering problems. An overview of programming, including matrices, structures, strings, functions, control flow, file management, data analysis, graphing capabilities, and mathematical calculations. Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in [(MAT150 or MAT151 or MAT152 or MAT155 or MAT156) and MAT182] or MAT187 or higher level mathematics course or permission of Instructor or Division or Department Chair.
Introduction to the profession of engineering and its impact on culture and society. Prerequisites: None.
Modeling of static equilibrium in particles and rigid bodies through analysis of forces and mechanical properties. Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in PHY115 or PHY121 or permission of Instructor or Division or Department Chair. Corequisites: MAT230 or MAT231 or permission of Instructor or Division or Department Chair.
Modeling of dynamic motion in particles and rigid bodies through kinetics and kinematics. Work and energy principles; impulse and momentum principles; planar kinematics; equations of motion; conservation of energy and momentum. A grade of C or better required in all Prerequisites. Prerequisites: [ECE211 and (PHY115 or PHY121)] or permission of Instructor or Division or Department Chair. Prerequisites or Corequisites: MAT240 or MAT241 or permission of Instructor or Division or Department Chair.
Designed to provide students with a strong fundamental foundation in the mechanics of solids. Includes the concepts of stress and strain applied to the analysis and design of members subjected to axial and torsional loads and members subjected to shear and bending, applications and transformation of plane stress and plane strain, deformation of beams, and elastic buckling of columns. Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in ECE211 or ECE214 or permission of Instructor or Division or Department Chair.
Introduction to engineering graphics, including tolerancing and fasteners, as well as creation and use of engineering drawings. Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in ECE103, or ECE103EP, or permission of Instructor or Division or Department Chair. Corequisites: ECE216LL.
Laboratory experience in support of ECE216. Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in ECE103, or ECE103EP, or permission of Instructor. Corequisites: ECE216.
Fundamentals of probability, descriptive statistics, sampling distributions, parameter estimation, tests of hypotheses, regression analysis, analysis of variance, and design of experiments. Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in MAT220, or MAT221, or equivalent.
Electrical Engineering (EEE)
Number systems, conversion methods, binary and complement arithmetic, Boolean switching algebra and circuit minimization techniques. Analysis and design of combinational logic, flip-flops, simple counters, registers, Read Only Memory (ROMs), Programmable Logic Device (PLDs), synchronous and asynchronous sequential circuits, and state reduction techniques. Building physical circuits. Prerequisites: None. Corequisites: CSC100 or (CSC110 or CSC110AB) or permission of Instructor or Division or Department Chair.
Introduction to circuits and devices. Component models, transient analysis, steady state analysis, Laplace transform, and active and passive filter networks. Prerequisites: None. Corequisites: (PHY116, or PHY131, or permission of Instructor or Division or Department Chair) and (MAT276 or permission of Instructor or Division or Department Chair).
Assembly language programming including input/output (I/O) programming and exception/interrupt handling. Register-level computer organization, I/O interfaces, assemblers, and linkers. Processor organization and design, data path, control, pipelining, and input/output. Memory organization with cache and virtual memory. Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in [(CSC100 or CSC110 or CSC110AB) and CSC/EEE120], or permission of Instructor or Division or Department Chair.
Geology (GLG)
Introduction to Earth's materials, surface and internal geologic processes, plate tectonics and geologic time. Includes practical experience in rock and mineral identification, topographic maps, and applied problems in geology. Prerequisites: None. Course Notes: Enrollment in both a GLG101IN lecture section and a GLG101IN laboratory section is required. Students may receive credit for only one of the following: GLG101 and GLG103 or GLG101IN.
The origin and history of the Earth, its dynamic geographic and climatic changes. Evolution and sequence of life recorded in the fossil record; tectonic evolution of major continents through time. Prerequisites: None. Course Notes: Enrollment in both a GLG102IN lecture section and a GLG102IN laboratory section is required. Students may receive credit for only one of the following: GLG102 and GLG104 or GLG102IN.
Acquaints students with the use and importance of geological studies as they apply to the interactions between people and the Earth. Includes geological processes and hazards such as earthquakes, volcanoes, floods and landslides. Examines environmental impact and use of mineral and energy resources. Prerequisites: None. Course Notes: Enrollment in both a GLG110IN lecture section and a GLG110IN laboratory section is required. Students may receive credit for only one of the following: GLG110 and GLG111 or GLG110IN.
Field trips to selected areas in the Southwest, such as Arizona, Utah, California, and Sonora to observe and interpret various geological features and phenomena. Prerequisites: None. GLG103 suggested but not required. Course Notes: GLG230AA may be repeated for a total of four (4) credit hours.
Geography (GPH)
Earth's physical processes and impacts on human environments via the atmosphere, biosphere, lithosphere and hydrosphere. Topics and practical experiences include severe weather, climate change, biomes and ecosystems, landform processes; mountain building and erosion by rivers, glaciers, waves and wind, topographic maps. Prerequisites: None.
Atmospheric processes and elements. General and local circulation, heat exchange and atmospheric moisture. Prerequisites: None. Course Notes: General Education Designation: Natural Sciences (Quantitative) - [SQ] in combination with: GPH214
Basic meteorological and climatological measurements. Prerequisites: None. Corequisites: GPH212. Course Notes: General Education Designation: Natural Sciences (Quantitative) - [SQ] in combination with: GPH212
Physics (PHY)
A survey of physics emphasizing applications of physics to modern life. Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in MAT090, or higher level mathematics course, or eligibility for MAT120 or higher as indicated by appropriate placement. Course Notes: Students may receive credit for only one of the following: PHY101 or PHY101AA.
Includes motion, energy, and properties of matter. Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in MAT182 or MAT187 or MAT220 or MAT221 or eligibility for MAT220 as indicated by appropriate placement 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.
Includes electricity, electromagnetism, and modern physics. Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in PHY111.
Kinematics, Newton's laws, work, energy, momentum, conservation laws, dynamics of particles, solids, fluids, mechanical waves, and sound. Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in MAT220 or MAT221 or permission of Department or Division. One year of High School physics or PHY111 and PHY112 suggested but not required.
Electric charge and current, electric and magnetic fields in vacuum and in materials, and induction. AC circuits, displacement current, and electromagnetic waves. Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in MAT230 or MAT231 or permission of Department or Division and PHY121. Corequisites: MAT241 or permission of Department or Division.
Heat, entropy, and laws of thermodynamics; wave propagation; geometrical and physical optics; introduction to special relativity. Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in PHY116 or PHY131 or permission of Instructor.