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PH 5.311 MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY PHLEBOTOMY( 2 credits) Phlebotomy students will learn basic medical language in written and oral forms to communicate as members of a health care professional team and to understand the basics of physician’ s diagnosis and treatment that influence blood draws. Prerequiste: MTH 020 Basic Mathematics and WR 095 College Writing Fundamentals Corequisite: CS 120 Digital Literacy, OA 109 Job Success Skills, OA 2.671 Medical Law and Ethics, PH 5.310 Phlebotomy, PH 5.320 Anatomy and Physiology for Phlebotomists and PH 5.330 Communication and Customer Service for Phlebotomists
PH 5.320 ANATOMY / PHYSIOLOGY: PHLEBOTOMST( 2 credits) Provides an overview of basic anatomy and physiology of body systems and anatomic terminology. Relates major areas of the clinical laboratory to general pathologic conditions associated with the body systems. Systems include: circulation, heart, lymph, respiratory, urinary, cells and blood, and muscular / skeletal. Students acquire skills to identify veins of arms, hands, legs and feet on which phlebotomy is performed. Students acquire skills to identify veins of arms, hands, legs and feet on which phlebotomy is performed. Prerequisite: MTH 020 Basic Mathematics and WR 095 College Writing Fundamentals Required: High School Diploma or GED
PH 5.330 COMM / CUSTOMER SERV: PHLEBOTOMST( 2 credits) Students acquire skills in the basic concepts of communication, personal and patient interaction, stress management and professional behavior. Topics include: proactive listening; giving and receiving constructive feedback; maintaining a professional image; working well as a team; proper manner for greeting and interacting with a patient, physician, nurse, respiratory therapist and other hospital personnel; communicating instructions effectively; telephone skills; knowledge of basic ICD-9 coding systems and CPT-4 codes for insurance billing. Prerequisite: MTH 020 Basic Mathematics and WR 095 College Writing Fundamentals. Required: High school diploma or GED
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PH 104 DESCRIPTIVE ASTRONOMY •( 4 credits) An introductory course covering the historical and cultural context of discoveries concerning planets and stars and their motion. Topics include models and the scientific method, astronomical tools, the solar system, start and stellar evolution, galaxies and cosmology. An accompanying laboratory is used for experiments, including outdoor observations. Prerequisite: MTH 065 Elementary Algebra or equivalent.
PH 201 GENERAL PHYSICS •( 5 credits) The first of a three-term sequence of introductory college physics for students who are planning to transfer credit to a four-year college or university, or for anyone desiring an understanding of physics principles. Topics covered include: mechanics, force and motion in one- and two-dimensions, circular motion, gravitation, energy, linear and angular momentum, and simple harmonic motion. This is a laboratory class. Prerequisites: Completion of MTH 112 with grade of“ C” or better.
PH 202 GENERAL PHYSICS •( 5 credits) The second of a three-term sequence of introductory college physics for students who are planning to transfer credit to a four-year college or university, or for anyone desiring an understanding of physics principles. The themes of thermodynamics, waves and electricity will be explored. Specific topics include fluids, temperature, heat, thermodynamics, wave motion, sound, electrostatic force, field, potential, and circuits. This is a laboratory class. Prerequisite: Completion of PH 201 General Physics with a“ C” or better.
PH 203 GENERAL PHYSICS •( 5 credits) The third term of a three-term sequence of introductory college physics for students who are planning to transfer credit to a four-year college or university, or for anyone desiring an understanding of physics principles. The topics covered in this course include geometric and physical optics, magnetism, electromagnetic induction, AC and DC circuits, atomic physics, and nuclear processes. This is a laboratory class. Prerequisites: Completion of PH 201 General Physics with a grade of“ C” or better and completion of PH 202 General Physics with a“ C” or better.
PH 211 GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS •( 5 credits) The first of a three-term calculus-based sequence of introductory college physics for students in science, engineering and other curricula who are planning to transfer credit to a four-year college or university, or for anyone desiring an understanding of physics principles. Topics include measurement; scientific models; motion in a straight line; motion in two dimensions; vectors; force and motion; Newton’ s laws of motion; energy; momentum; conservation laws; center of mass; linear and angular momentum; universal gravitation. Lab exercises help elucidate physical principles and teach measurement and analysis skills. This is a laboratory class. Prerequisites: Completion of MTH 251 Differential Calculus and MTH 252 Integral Calculus with a grade of‘ C’ or better. Recommended: Co-requisite of MTH 254 Calculus for students who will take PH212 & PH213.
PH 212 GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS •( 5 credits) The second of a three-term calculus-based sequence for students in science, engineering and other curricula who are planning to transfer credit to a four-year college or university, or for anyone desiring an understanding of physics principles. Topics include universal gravitation; rotational mechanics and dynamics; static equilibrium; fluid mechanics; simple harmonic motion; waves; superposition of waves; sound; and geometric and physical optics; matter waves. Lab exercises help elucidate physical principles and teach measurement and analysis skills. This is a laboratory class. Prerequisites: MTH 252 and PH 211 General Physics with Calculus with a‘ C’ or better. Corequisite: MTH 254 Calculus for those students who will take PH 213.
PH 213 GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS •( 5 credits) The third of a three-term calculus-based sequence of introductory college physics for students who are planning to transfer credit to a four-year college or university, or for anyone desiring an understanding of physics principles. Topics include electrostatic force, field and potential; current and resistance capacitance; magnetic field; forces on charged particles due to a magnetic field; Hall effect and other applications of electric and magnetic fields; Law of Biot and Savart; Ampere’ s law; magnetic dipoles; Faraday’ s law of induction; Lenz’ s law; induced electric fields; self and mutual induction; RC and RL direct current circuits; magnetic properties of matter; AC and DC circuits; displacement currents and Maxwell’ s equations; electromagnetic waves. This is a laboratory class. Prerequisites: PH 212 General Physics with Calculus and MTH 254 Calculus with a“ C” or better.
PH 265 SCIENTIFIC COMPUTING •( 3 credits) Covers basic computational tools and techniques for courses in science and engineering. Project approach to problem solving using symbolic and compiled languages with visualization. Basic computer literacy assumed. Prerequisite: MTH 251 Differential Calculus or co-enrolled.
PH 299 SPECIAL STUDIES: PHYSICS( 1-3 credits) Allows the student to investigate, with supervision from a faculty member, a topic of his or her interest at an individualized pace. Credits and projects will be determined jointly by the instructor and the student.
Courses marked with the following symbols may be used to fulfill general education requirements for the Associate of General Studies degree: ‣ Humanities / Art • Math / Science • Social Sciences.