2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog (Updated Spring 2021) 
    
    May 12, 2024  
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PHYS 161 General Physics I Mechanics and Particle Dynamics

Credit 3
This is the first semester of a three-semester calculus based course in general physics (see PHYS 262 , PHYS 263 ). Areas covered include laws of motion, energy conservation, linear momentum, collisions, rotation and angular momentum, universal gravitation and fluid mechanics. Registration in the laboratory part of the course is required. Prerequisite(s): High School Physics and MATH 112 . Corequisite(s): PHYS 163  Concurrent registration in MATH 211  is recommended. Three lectures per week. Satisfies GEN ED Area III: Biological and Physical Sciences.



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