Foundations of Physics I Honors

(3 Credits)

Measurement, Motion Along a Straight Line, Vectors, Motion in Two and Three Dimensions, Force and Motion, Kinetic Energy and Work, Potential Energy and Conservation of Energy, Center of Mass and Linear Momentum, Torque and Angular Momentum, Rotation and Rigid-Body Motion, Gravitation, Equilibrium, Stability, Elasticity, Oscillations and Harmonic Motion, Special Relativity. Textbook: Young and Freedman, Sears and Zemansky's University Physics with Modern Physics, 14th Edition. Additional (optional) reading: Halliday, Resnick & Walker, Fundamentals of Physics, Extended, 10th edition. R. P. Feynman, R. B. Leighton, & M. Sands, The Feynman Lectures on Physics, Vol. 1. Pre-req OR Co-req: MATH-SHU 131 Calculus or MATH-SHU 201 Honors Calculus. Anti-Requisite: PHYS-SHU 11 General Physics. Fulfillment: CORE ED; Biology Foundational Courses; Chemistry Foundational Courses; Mathematics Science Lecture sections; Honors Mathematics Science Lecture sections; Neural Science Foundational Courses; Physics Foundational Courses; Computer Systems Engineering Prerequisite Science; Electrical Systems Engineering Prerequisite Science.