PHYS& 121

We've replaced MED 184 Physics with PHYS& 121, a new transferable class which includes a laboratory component. Dave DeBruyne teaches the academic portions of the class while we in Mechanical Engineering Design handle the labs.

Using funds provided by the Washington Stage Board for Community & Technical Colleges Allocation to Clover Park Technical College for the Transfer High Demand District Plan, we purchased lab equipment. At the right, students can be seen working on their first lab, an exploration of velocity and acceleration using a car and a ramp. Electronic photo gates handle the timing, allowing velocity to be calculated at different locations along the inclined plane. Additional calculations based on these velocities determine the acceleration.

Through a variety of laboratory activities, students expand upon the physics concepts presented to them in the academic portion of the class. PHYS& 121 will be open to all students campus wide. It also qualifies as 5 transferable credits in the sciences for those students interested in the AAS-T degrees.

Catching Up!

Apologies...it's been a long time since the last post and plenty has been going on around here!

For starters, these two guys, Steve(l) and Tim(r) graduated at the end of Spring Quarter! Both graduated with Pi Theta Kappa honors. Steve is the first student to earn the AAS-T option from the Mechanical Engineering Design Program.

CONGRATULATIONS STEVE AND TIM!!!