PHYS 101 - Introduction to Physics 1

Description:PHYS 101 is the first physics laboratory course introducing students to contents and methods useful for careers in engineering, bio-medicine, physics, or mathematics. It is an algebra-based study of the physical world, covering topics such as mechanics, matter, work, energy, rotational dynamics, and sound. Student experiments in the laboratory are used to illustrate the concepts studied in the lecture and practiced in the problems. This course is also a useful introduction for students who have not had physics in high school but who plan to take the engineering physics sequence starting with PHYS 151.
Credit hours:3-2-4
Prerequisite(s):successful completion of MATH 098 [with a "C" or better grade] or equivalent competencies and eligibility for ENGL 101
Applicability towards graduation:
  • Certificate or degree - All Certificates and Degrees
  • Group requirement - Natural/Physical Science
  • Area of concentration - General Science
IAI:P1 900L: General Education Physics (GECC)
Offered:Fall, Spring, and Summer

Fall 2008 Offerings

CourseSecBegEndDaysInstructorNotes
PHYS 101018:00a
8:00a
8:50a
9:50a
M,W,Th
T (lab)
Smith, J
PHYS 101025:00p7:20pT,ThStaff
  • Includes Lab Time

Summer 2008 Offerings

CourseSecBegEndDaysInstructorNotes
PHYS 1010110:00a12:20pM,T,W,ThSmith, J

Physics Courses

NumberTitleHours
PHYS 100Physics of the Modern World4-0-4
PHYS 101Introduction to Physics 13-2-4
PHYS 102Introduction to Physics 23-2-4
PHYS 151Mechanics and Wave Motions3-2-4
PHYS 152Electricity & Magnetism3-2-4
PHYS 153Thermodynamics and Modern Physics3-2-4