Heidi Van Tassell
Faculty Chair - Physical Science
Chair:
Program Director:
Office: PS 15 - Room: 206
480-461-7008
Office Hours
Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
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9:00 AM - 10:00 AM | 10:15 AM - 12:00 PM | 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM | 10:15 AM - 12:00 PM | 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM |
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
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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Class Started |
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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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Class Started |
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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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