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PHY 200 General Physics I

A non-calculus course intended primarily for CNHS majors.  Topics include kinematics, Newton’s laws of motion, linear and angular momentum, work and energy, gravity, oscillations and waves, sound and fluids. Lecture and laboratory.  

Credit Hours: 4

Prerequisites

MAT 170. Concurrent: PHY 200L

PHY 200L General Physics I Laboratory

The laboratory component of PHY 200.
Credit Hours: 0

Prerequisites

Concurrent: PHY 200

PHY 201 General Physics II

A continuation of General Physics I.  Topics include, thermodynamics, electricity, magnetism and induction, DC and AC circuits, and optics.  Lecture and laboratory.  

Credit Hours: 4

Prerequisites

PHY 200. Concurrent: PHY 201L

PHY 201L General Physics II Laboratory

The laboratory component of PHY 201.
Credit Hours: 0

Prerequisites

Concurrent: PHY 201

PHY 205 General Physics with Calculus I

This is the first of a two-course sequence in calculus-based general physics. Topics covered include translational and rotational kinematics, Newton's laws of motion and gravitation, work and energy, linear and angular momentum, periodic motion and waves, sound, fluids, and thermodynamics. Lecture and laboratory.

Credit Hours: 4

Prerequisites

MAT 170 or equivalent. Concurrent: PHY 205L

Corequisites

MAT 260.

PHY 205L General Physics with Calculus I Laboratory

The laboratory component of PHY 205.
Credit Hours: 0

Prerequisites

Concurrent: PHY 205

PHY 206 General Physics with Calculus II

This is the second of a two-course sequence in calculus-based general physics. Topics covered include electricity, magnetism, optics, relativity, and selected topics in modern physics. Lecture and laboratory.

Credit Hours: 4

Prerequisites

PHY 205 and MAT 260. Concurrent: PHY 206L

PHY 206L General Physics with Calculus II Laboratory

The laboratory component of PHY 206.
Credit Hours: 0

Prerequisites

Concurrent: PHY 206