Physics Courses 101. The course requires no Mathematics beyond elementary algebra and assumes no prior knowledge of physics. Topics to be covered include motion, energy, waves, sound, light, electricity, magnetism and heat. The emphasis will be on the discovery approach to learning and on material that can be used in elementary classroom. The physics of color, image formation, sound production and harmony, recording, radio and television, and sailing and surfing.
Discussions are mostly qualitative and emphasize understanding.
The first semester of a two semester sequence of introductory physics. The topics are classical mechanics, fluids, and optics. Each course is accompanied by one 3 - hour laboratory period per week. Calculus is used, so the calculus sequence in Mathematics should be taken concurrently or prior to the physics sequence. Extends physical concepts presented in the classroom to the laboratory.