2012-2013 Undergraduate Catalog

PHYS 220 Introductory Physics I

(4 lecture, 3 laboratory) Prerequisite: MATH 124 or high school algebra. First semester of algebra-based physics. Areas covered are classical mechanics and heat. (LAC, gtP)

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PHYS 221 Introductory Physics II

(4 lecture, 3 laboratory) Prerequisite: PHYS 220. Second semester of algebra-based physics. Areas covered are waves, sound, light, electricity, magnetism and modern physics.

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PHYS 240 General Physics I

(4 lecture, 3 laboratory) Prerequisite: MATH 131 or take concurrently. First semester of calculus-based introductory physics. Kinematics, Newton's laws, momentum, work, energy, gravity, oscillatory systems, heat and thermodynamics. (LAC, gtP)

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PHYS 241 General Physics II

(4 lecture, 3 laboratory) Prerequisites: PHYS 240, MATH 132 or take concurrently. Second semester of calculus-based introductory physics. Electricity, magnetism, electromagnetic radiation, wave motion, sound, light, geometric and physical optics.

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