2023-2024 College Catalog 
    
    Dec 26, 2024  
2023-2024 College Catalog [***ATTENTION: THIS IS AN ARCHIVED CATALOG***]

PHY 161 - University Physics I


Credits: 4
Lab/Lecture: Three lecture. Three lab.

First semester calculus-based physics course designed for pre-engineering and pre-science majors. Mechanics, motion, statics and dynamics, work, power and energy, impulse, and momentum will be studied.
Course Outcomes:
Students will be able to:
  1. explain the concepts of distance, velocity, and acceleration;
  2. calculate distance, velocity, and acceleration in two and three dimensions;
  3. quantitatively describe motion in two and three dimensions through vector analysis;
  4. participate in laboratory investigations, utilizing scientific methods and equipment;
  5. analyze force interactions;
  6. utilize the concept of conservation of energy and momentum to quantitatively analyze and solve problems;
  7. apply concepts of static equilibrium to problem solving;               
  8. describe physical interactions in a planetary system;
  9. solve problems involving rotational motion.


Prerequisite(s): MAT 220 .
General Education: Physical and Biological Sciences.