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PHYSC 2 SCIENTIFIC METHOD AS CRITICAL THINKING 3 Units

Prerequisite(s): Engl 1A.
Recommended Preparation: Any transfer level course in the physical sciences.
Written expression and analysis of ideas, arguments and issues in the Physical Sciences. Instruction in critical thinking, inductive and deductive reasoning, and the scientific method. Particular emphasis on compositional expression necessary in developing a complex scientific argument; an interdisciplinary course. Total of 54 hours lecture. Transfer Credit: CSU; UC Grading: Letter Grade or Pass/No Pass 
#0460                                 ONLINE VAN CORVA
No. 0460: No on-campus meetings. You MUST log in to the PCC Canvas site and begin the class by the first day of the semester or YOU WILL BE DROPPED AND REPLACED. Simply entering the Canvas site counts as attendance. Basic computer including Photoshop and writing skills are highly recommended. There will be one required field trip arranged on your own time. 
#2449                                 ONLINE VAN CORVA
No. 2449: No on-campus meetings. You MUST log in to the PCC Canvas site and begin the class by the first day of the semester or YOU WILL BE DROPPED AND REPLACED. Simply entering the Canvas site counts as attendance. Basic computer including Photoshop and writing skills are highly recommended. There will be one required field trip arranged on your own time. 
#2491                                 ONLINE VAN CORVA   
    &                                 ONLINE VAN CORVA
No. 2491: No on-campus meetings. You MUST log in to the PCC Canvas site and begin the class by the first day of the semester or YOU WILL BE DROPPED AND REPLACED. Simply entering the Canvas site counts as attendance. Basic computer including Photoshop and writing skills are highly recommended. There will be one required field trip arranged on your own time.

PHYSC 3 PHYSICAL SCIENCES 3 Units

Prerequisite(s): Eligibility for Math 131 or higher.
Basic principles of physics and chemistry and their applications to modern daily life with a primarily conceptual approach. Emphasis on critical thinking skills and general methods of scientific inquiry. Recommended for students in the California State Teacher's Preparation Program and other appropriate non-sciences majors but open to all qualified students. Total of 54 hours lecture. Transfer Credit: CSU; UC credit limitations. See counselor. Grading: Letter Grade or Pass/No Pass 
#2402                                 HYBRID QUAN J
No. 2402: This course requires 3 on-campus meetings to be held from 3:00-5:00pm in room E311 on Thursdays, Aug. 30, Oct. 25 and Dec. 1.jxquan@pasadena.edu.

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