General Information

Introductory physics developed without the use of calculus, often taken by students in disciplines such as Biology or Chemistry. Similar in content to PHYS 2207. There are no scheduled lectures, discussion sections, labs, or prelim times. Instruction occurs via one-on-one tutoring in the learning center.

Prerequisites

Three years of high school mathematics, including trigonometry.

Topics Covered

Major topics for PHYS 1101: forces and equilibrium, kinematics, dynamics, momentum, energy, fluid mechanics, waves and sound, thermal physics, and thermodynamics. At the level of College Physics, 5th edition, by Giambattista.

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