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100 Level Physics Courses
Physics 121: General Physics I
- Credits
- 4
- Hours
- 3 class; 2 recitation
- Corequisite
- MATH 131; PHYS 121L
- Description
- Introductory concepts. Mechanics, including Newton's Laws of force, linear and angular momentum, energy, gravitation, heat and thermodynamics, and applications.
Physics 121L: General Physics I Laboratory
- Credits
- 1
- Hours
- 3 lab
- Corequisite
- PHYS 121
- Description
- Experiments from the subject matter of PHYS 121.
Physics 122: General Physics II
- Credits
- 4
- Hours
- 3 class; 2 recitation
- Corequisite
- MATH 132; PHYS 122L; PHYS 122
- Prerequisite
- PHYS 121
- Description
- Continuation of PHYS 121 including electricity and magnetism, optics, and atomic and nuclear phenomena.
Physics 122L: General Physics II Laboratory
- Credits
- 1
- Hours
- 3 lab
- Description
- Experiments from the subject matter of PHYS 122.
Physics 131: General Physics I
- Credits
- 4
- Hours
- 3 class; 2 recitation
- Corequisite
- MATH 131; PHYSICS 131L
- Prerequisite
- High school physics and some exposure to calculus are highly recommended.
- Description
- A treatment of physics for science and engineering students from a modern point of view. The subject is logically developed starting with optics and the theory of relativity. Quantum and classical mechanics are then introduced.
Physics 131L: General Physics Laboratory I
- Credits
- 1
- Hours
- 2 lab
- Corequisite
- PHYSICS 131
- Description
- Laboratory experiments pertinent to the subject matter of PHYS 131 are performed.
Physics 132: General Physics II
- Credits
- 4
- Hours
- 3 class; 2 recitation
- Corequisite
- PHYS 132L; MATH 132
- Prerequisite
- PHYSICS 131; MATH 131
- Description
- A continuation of PHYS 131. Attempts to probe successively smaller scales are explored. The four forces of nature are introduced and practical applications of gravity and electromagnetism are developed. The dynamics of large numbers of particles are introduced, resulting in applications to the everyday world.
Physics 132L: General Physics Laboratory II
- Credits
- 1
- Hours
- 2 lab
- Corequisite
- PHYS 132
- Description
- Laboratory experiments pertinent to the subject matter of PHYS 132 are performed.
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