Lecture and one laboratory period per week. A working knowledge of basic trigonometry and advanced high-school algebra will be assumed. 101 GS4 Concepts of Physics An introduction to selected concepts and theories of physics, presenting their origin in connection with specific persons and events and their development into their present forms. Topics include the Copernican revolution, Newtonian dynamics, electromagnetic theory, the theory of relativity, and the quantum theory of microscopic matter. Emphasis will be given to concepts that have broad applications to phenomena of common experience.
Presentation is by lectures, demonstrations, and laboratory experiments.
No mathematical background beyond high school algebra will be assumed. An introductory course presenting a unified view of the fundamental principles of physics. Conceptual development and problem-solving skills are emphasized. Lectures and one laboratory period per week. Working knowledge of trigonometry and advanced high school algebra will be assumed.