PHY 121 - General Physics I

Course unit(s): 1
Meets GAR (students beginning prior to Fall 2024): Meets general academic requirement SC.
Meets Explore Core requirement (students beginning Fall 2024 and later): NP
Prerequisite or corequisite: MTH 121 Calculus I

An introductory, calculus-based physics course. Discussions, demonstrations, and problem solving are emphasized during lecture periods. The activity-based component meets in the laboratory where concepts are explored through experimentation and other hands-on activities. Follow-up discussions, demonstrations, and problem solving are emphasized during lecture periods. Topics covered include one and two-dimensional kinematics and dynamics, momentum, energy, rotational kinematics and dynamics.