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PHO103: Introduction to Black & White Photography
3 Credits
Presents fundamentals of camera operation and principles of visualization and composition. Emphasizes darkroom procedures, film processing, and selective printing techniques. Two class hours, two lab hours. Students must provide their own photographic supplies.
PHO105: Intermediate Photography
3 Credits
Explores precise control of exposure, image processing workflow, and location/studio lighting techniques. Discusses artistic and commercial aspects of photography. Portfolio development. Two class hours, two lab hours. Students must provide their own fully adjustable manual shutters speed and aperture camera and photographic supplies. Prerequisite: PHO103 or PHO118.
PHO118: Introduction to Digital Photography
3 Credits
Presents the fundamentals of digital image capture using cameras and scanners. Emphasizes the making of images and the interpretation of their character in terms of subject and form: Classical photography with digital technology. Emphasizes the post-production work needed to bring images to an audience electronically, rather than intensive post-production experience with image manipulation, special effects, "new media," or animation. Student to supply his or her own adjustable manual shutters speed and aperture digital camera and photographic supplies, batteries, memory cards and any necessary hardware accessories or software accessories to make the camera functional. Two class hours, two lab hours.
PHY100: How Things Work
3 Credits
Explores the physical world and its impact on human life, including the basic principles of mechanics, thermodynamics, electricity, magnetism, waves, optics, and atomic physics. Recommended for students pursuing nontechnical majors. Two class hours and two laboratory hours. Prerequisite: Basic arithmetic skills equivalent to MAT091.
PHY121: College Physics 1
4 Credits
An algebra/trigonometry based introduction to physics for career or transfer students with majors somewhat, but not closely, related to physics. Topics include one and two dimensional motion, Newton's laws, energy, momentum, rotation, statics, fluid mechanics, heat and thermodynamics, and special relativity. Three class hours, three lab hours. Fall only. Prerequisite: MAT 121 or MAT 136 or higher or by placement.
PHY122: College Physics 2
4 Credits
An algebra/trigonometry based introduction to physics for career or transfer students with majors somewhat, but not closely, related to physics. Topics include Coulomb's law, potential, Kirchhoff's laws, capacitance, magnetic fields, induction, RC, RL and LC circuits, alternating currents, sound, electromagnetic waves, standing waves, interference, optics, atomic and nuclear physics. Three class hours, three lab hours. Spring only. Prerequisite: MAT 121 or MAT 136 or higher or by placement.
PHY131: Physics With Calculus 1
4 Credits
Introduces fundamental principles of physics. Includes one and two dimensional motion, Newton's laws, energy, momentum, rotation, statics, harmonic motion, waves, gravitation, fluid mechanics, heat, and ideal gases. A calculus based physics course for students in science and engineering related programs. Three class hours, three lab hours. Fall only. Prerequisite or corequisite: MAT 141 or higher or by placement.
PHY132: Physics With Calculus 2
4 Credits
Introduces electric fields of discrete and continuous charges, Gauss's law, potential, DC circuits, capacitance, magnetic fields, Ampere's law, induction, Maxwell's equations, AC circuits, and thermodynamic processes and laws. Three class hours, three lab hours. Spring only. Prerequisites: PHY131 and MAT 142 (MAT 142 can be taken concurrently with PHY 132).
PHY133: Physics With Calculus 3
4 Credits
Introduces waves, standing waves, optics, interference and diffraction, electromagnetic waves, special relativity, wave-particle duality, the Bohr atom, wave functions, Schrodinger's equation and hydrogen molecules, solids, radioactivity and nuclear physics, and elementary particles. Three class hours, three lab hours. Spring only. Prerequisite or corequisite: PHY 132.
PHYLB6: College Physics 2 Lab
This is the required lab for PHY 122, College Physics 2.
PLG114: Introduction to Legal Studies
3 Credits
Introduces structure and procedures of the American federal and state judicial systems, the legislative process, legal reasoning and research, the litigation process, and several substantive areas of law. Includes the canons of legal ethics and the role and responsibilities of a paralegal.
PLG116: Commercial Law
3 Credits
Provides in-depth analysis of contract law. Introduces Article 2 of the Uniform Commercial Code, agency relationships, and sole proprietorships, partnerships and corporations. Prerequisite: PLG 114 or consent of program director. Students cannot earn credit for both PLG116 and for either BUS205 or BUS206.
PLG122: Tort Law
3 Credits
Examines the principles of premises and personal liability, including intentional tort law, negligence law, product liability, strict liability, mass tort liability and affirmative defenses to causes of action sounding in tort liability.
PLG125: Civil Litigation
3 Credits
Examines civil procedure in state and federal courts and provides indepth analysis of the litigation process emphasizing the function of the paralegal within the process. Applies the rules of civil procedure by analyzing fact patterns, drafting pleadings, and organizing information for trial preparation. Prerequisite: PLG 114 or consent of the program director
PLG201: Legal Research and Writing
4 Credits
Uses a law library, performs legal research, analyzes legal problems, and writes a legal memorandum. Locates and uses both primary and secondary legal resources to solve legal problems and to present solutions in the appropriate legal format. Introduces use of databases and the Internet as legal research tools and resources. Prerequisite: PLG 114 or consent of the program director.