Heidi Van Tassell
Faculty Chair - Physical Science
Program Director:
Office: PS 15 - Room: 206
480-461-7008
Office Hours
Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
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10:00 AM - 12:00 PM | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
Office hours are both in-person at MCC Southern & Dobson campus Building 15, Room 206, and live online at my webex classroom.
Send an email to request online or outside of office hours meetings.
Classes Taught
Summer 2026
| PHY131 | University Physics II: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 Credits | ||||
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Electric charge and current, electric and magnetic fields in vacuum and in materials, and induction. AC circuits, displacement current, and electromagnetic waves. Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in MAT230 or MAT231 or permission of Department or Division and PHY121. Corequisites: MAT241 or permission of Department or Division. |
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| General Education Designations: Natural Sciences Quantitative [SQ] | ||||||
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13997
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Online (On Your Time)
Lecture
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05/26/2026 – 07/16/2026
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Class Started |
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Notes: This is an Online class that does not meet at specific class times. Students are required to have access to a computer or mobile device, and Internet access, unless otherwise specified.
Before enrolling in their first online class at MCC, students need to view the online orientation and complete the readiness survey on https://www.mesacc.edu/online/get-started for additional information. Lab Notes: Students registering for class 13997 must also register for lab 13998. |
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14005
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Online (On Your Time)
Lecture
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05/26/2026 – 07/16/2026
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Closed |
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Notes: This is an Online class that does not meet at specific class times. Students are required to have access to a computer or mobile device, and Internet access, unless otherwise specified.
Before enrolling in their first online class at MCC, students need to view the online orientation and complete the readiness survey on https://www.mesacc.edu/online/get-started for additional information. Lab Notes: Students registering for class 14005 must also register for lab 14006. |
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13998
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Online (On Your Time)
Lab
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05/26/2026 – 07/16/2026
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Class Started |
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Notes: This is an Online class that does not meet at specific class times. Students are required to have access to a computer or mobile device, and Internet access, unless otherwise specified.
Before enrolling in their first online class at MCC, students need to view the online orientation and complete the readiness survey on https://www.mesacc.edu/online/get-started for additional information. Lecture Notes: Students registering for class 13998 must also register for lecture 13997. |
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14006
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Online (On Your Time)
Lab
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05/26/2026 – 07/16/2026
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Closed |
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Notes: This is an Online class that does not meet at specific class times. Students are required to have access to a computer or mobile device, and Internet access, unless otherwise specified.
Before enrolling in their first online class at MCC, students need to view the online orientation and complete the readiness survey on https://www.mesacc.edu/online/get-started for additional information. Lecture Notes: Students registering for class 14006 must also register for lecture 14005. |
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Fall 2026
| PHY121 | University Physics I: Mechanics | 4 Credits | ||||
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Kinematics, Newton's laws, work, energy, momentum, conservation laws, dynamics of particles, solids, fluids, mechanical waves, and sound. Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in MAT220, or MAT221, or permission of Department or Division. One year of high school physics suggested but not required. |
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| General Education Designations: Natural Sciences [NSI], Natural Sciences Quantitative [SQ] | ||||||
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15811
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Dobson Campus
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In-Person
Lecture
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08/25/2026 – 12/18/2026
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TuTh
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7:30 AM – 8:45 AM
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Open 14 of 24 |
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Notes: Zero-Textbook-Cost Class: The total cost of required online instructional materials for this "Z Class" is $0. Lab Notes: Students registering for class 15811 must also register for lab 15812. |
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15812
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Dobson Campus
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In-Person
Lab
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08/25/2026 – 12/18/2026
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TuTh
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9:00 AM – 10:15 AM
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Open 14 of 24 |
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Notes: Open Educational Resources (OER) are learning, teaching, and research materials in any format and medium that reside in the public domain or have an open license copyright that permits no-cost access, re-use, re-purpose, retention, redistribution, and adaptation by others. Lecture Notes: Students registering for class 15812 must also register for lecture 15811. |
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