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2023-2024 Catalog and Student Handbook Spring 2024 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

PHY 251 - General Physics I

Class: 3 Lab: 3 Clinical: 0 Work: 0 Credits: 4

Prerequisite(s): MAT 271  Minimum grade C
Corequisite(s): MAT 272 
This course uses calculus-based mathematical models to introduce the fundamental concepts that describe the physical world. Topics include units and measurement, vector operations, linear kinematics and dynamics, energy, power, momentum, rotational mechanics, periodic motion, fluid mechanics, and heat. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate an understanding of the principles involved and display analytical problem-solving ability for the topics covered. This course has been approved for transfer under the CAA and ICAA as a general education course in Natural Science. This is a Universal General Education Transfer Component (UGETC) course.
Offered: Spring