PHY 201 General College Physics I

4 credits
Lecture: 3 per week Laboratory: 3 per week Total: 6 per week

Covers classical mechanics and thermodynamics. Includes kinematics, Newton’s laws of motion, work, energy, momentum, rotational kinematics, dynamic and static equilibrium, elasticity, gravitation, fluids, simple harmonic motion, calorimetry, ideal gas law, and the laws of thermodynamics. Part I of II. This is a UCGS transfer course.

Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 6 hours per week. I of II.

Prerequisite(s): MTH 161 or MTH 167 with a grade of C or better.