PHYSICAL SCIENCES, MATHEMATICS & ENGINEERING DIVISION (PSME)
The PSME division emphasizes university programs, laboratory instruction, computer-assisted instruction and general education and basic skills instruction. Foothill College's PSME offers numerous computer science, physical sciences, mathematics and engineering disciplines such as astronomy, chemistry, engineering, geology, mathematics, meteorology, nanotechnology, oceanography and physics. The Physical Sciences, Mathematics & Engineering Division consists of 22 full-time, certificated faculty and three full-time classified staff.
Peter MurrayFoothill is participating in an exciting program that allows students who are Liberal Arts or Social Science majors to move through elementary algebra to complete a transferable Statistics course in two quarters!
Foothill College has an exciting new program where you can gain experience teaching math or science at the elementary, middle school or high school level while earning credit and getting paid!
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ENGR40 is an overview of modern energy systems and future clean energy technology, and the first course in our emerging energy program. Be the energy leader on your block, explore energy careers, and help usher in an era of clean energy technology.
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Coming mid-Fall 2011, a new course at Foothill College, designed to meet the demand of the job market, will be offered in Energy Efficiency for Building Systems Investment. If you have a degree in Engineering, the Physical Sciences, Architecture, or experience with HVAC systems or Project Management for Commercial Buildings – and you are unemployed – this training is for you! The training is free.
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When you need help completing a math, chemistry or physics assignment, find yourself confused about a concept or want to improve your study skills, visit the on-campus Physical Sciences, Mathematics & Engineering (PSME) Center in Room 4215.
Offering you a supportive environment for study, the PSME Center is staffed by Foothill faculty as well as science and math graduate students from Stanford, San Jose State University and CSU East Bay. Open weekdays, the center also has numerous computers with the latest math, chemistry and physics software applications.
For more information about the PSME Center, call (650) 949-7042.
Foothill's PSME Division also offers exciting opportunities for students and community members to learn outside of the classroom. Under the leadership of founder and Foothill Astronomy Instructor Andrew Fraknoi, Foothill College enjoys a national reputation for bringing science's best and brightest to speak to audiences at the outstanding and free Silicon Valley Astronomy Lecture Series.
For more Silicon Valley Astronomy Lecture Series information, access the Astronomy Department or call (650) 949-7888.
Please note: The Smithwick Theater is closed for renovations until January 2012. Our Atronomy Series will resume upon its reopening.
Each year, Foothill's PSME Division invites Foothill College students and local high school students to test their knowledge of physics, challenge their creativity and have fun by competing for prizes in the annual Foothill College Physics Olympics.
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Are you interested in seeing fun, vivid demonstrations of the laws of nature? Check out Foothill's Physics Show.
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