Physics

PHYS 121 — College Physics I. 4 hours.

Mechanics, sound, fluids, thermodynamics. A non-calculus course for life scientists and general education. Emphasis is on life science applications. Three lecture periods and two laboratory hours per week. Prerequisite: MATH 131 or its equivalent.

PHYS 122 — College Physics II. 4 hours.

Continuation of PHYS 121. Electricity, magnetism, optics, and atomic and nuclear physics. Prerequisite: PHYS 121.

PHYS 201 — General Physics I. 5 hours.

Mechanics, fluids, waves, sound thermodynamics. A calculus based course for physical scientists and engineers. Four lecture periods and two laboratory hours per week. Corequisite: MATH 147 or equivalent.

PHYS 202 — General Physics II. 5 hours.

A continuation of PHYS 201. Optics, electricity, magnetism, atomic physics, modern physics. Prerequisite: PHYS 201.