No course may be taken for credit which is a prerequisite for, or introductory to, a course already completed successfully. A current prerequisite list is published in the Schedule of Courses each semester. Students are responsible for checking their courses against the list before registering. An introductory course focused on the fundamentals of physics. Primarily for non-science majors.
Emphasis is on building concepts and applying principles to make quantitative measurements.
Among the topics covered are classical mechanics, thermodynamics, electricity and magnetism, optics, and the rudiments of modern physics. Facility with algebra and trigonometry is required. Only in sequence. Historical introduction, description of the solar system, stars, galaxies, and the universe as a whole, and their properties, together with the rudiments of physics underlying these subjects. Primarily for science students.