PHY 123 - Physics for the Health Sciences/Respiratory Therapy

Institution:

Community College of Allegheny County

Subject:

Physics

Description:

This is a course that examines those laws and principles of physics dealing with motion, forces, fluids and electricity/magnetism that have relevance to respiratory therapy and other health-science professions. Major topics of study include: measurement units, conversions and experimental errors, forces, Newton's laws of motion, the characteristics of liquids and gases, the flow of fluids under various conditions, the effects of heat and temperature on gases and liquids and the basics of electricity and magnetism.

Credits:

4.00

Credit Hours:

Prerequisites:

Corequisites:

MAT 108 

Exclusions:

Level:

Instructional Type:

Lecture/Lab

Notes:

Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.ccac.edu

Phone Number:

(412) 323-2323

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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