GENERAL PHYSICS

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: MATH 217 or 221 . Not open to students with credit for PHYSICS 207 or 247 . Course Designation: Core GenEd - Natural Science & Wellness + Lab Comm QR - Quantitative Reasoning B Breadth - Physical Science Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe an object's motion using kinematic quantities (position, velocity, acceleration). Predict how motion will change using kinematic equations. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Sum forces on an object (mathematically and graphically) to solve for equilibrium and/or predict the object's acceleration and motion using Newton's laws. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Predict changes in motion of multi-object systems using conserved quantities (e.g., momentum or energy). Audience: Undergraduate 4. Calculate equilibrium pressure, velocity, and flow rate fluids using Newton's laws and conservation principles. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Perform measurements and analyze results in laboratory experiments using concepts from this course. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe an object's motion using kinematic quantities (position, velocity, acceleration). Predict how motion will change using kinematic equations. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Sum forces on an object (mathematically and graphically) to solve for equilibrium and/or predict the object's acceleration and motion using Newton's laws. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Predict changes in motion of multi-object systems using conserved quantities (e.g., momentum or energy). Audience: Undergraduate 4. Calculate equilibrium pressure, velocity, and flow rate fluids using Newton's laws and conservation principles. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Perform measurements and analyze results in laboratory experiments using concepts from this course. Audience: Undergraduate