Introduction to Physics

6 credits · Undergraduate

(3 hrs Lecture | 3 hrs Lab) This is a non-calculus course intended for pre-medical, pre-dental, and arts students. Topics include the following: mechanics, electric and magnetic fields, electric circuits, light, optics, Bohr theory, radioactivity, and nuclear reactions. Note: In order for a student with credit in PHYS-1301(6) to proceed to further courses in Physics, he/she must have (a) permission of the Department and (b) standing in MATH-1101(6) or both MATH-1103(3) and MATH-1104(3). Requisite Courses: Pre-Calculus Mathematics 40S or Applied Mathematics 40S or MATH-0042 [prerequisite(s)]; PHYS-1301L (lab) (must be taken concurrently).