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Course Info for PHYS - 101 - 20, Fall 2023
Class number: 1030 Title: Prin Physics I Department: Physics
Career: Undergraduate Component: Laboratory Session: Regular
Instructor's Permission Required: No Grading Basis: Regular Units: 1.25
Enrollment limited to 18 Current enrollment: 18 Available seats: 0
Start date: Tuesday, September 5, 2023 End date: Thursday, December 21, 2023 Mode of Instruction: In Person
Schedule: T: 1:30PM-4:10PM, MC - 217 Instructor(s): Palandage, Kalum
Prerequisite(s): None
Distribution Requirement: Meets Natural Science Requirement
Course Description:
An introduction to the fundamental ideas of physics. Beginning with kinematics—the quantitative description of motion—the course covers the Newtonian mechanics of point masses, Newton’s theory of universal gravitation, the work-energy principle, and the conservation of energy and momentum. A student taking Physics 101 cannot earn credit Physics 141.