Both the subject material and the illustrations have been chosen so as to give a large amount of useful information. Subject areas include the principles of mechanics, heat, wave motion, electricity, and optics. This course is the second quarter of Physical Science, a requirement for students enrolled in the Business and Computer Science programs. The subject areas covered in this course include nuclear physics, the periodic table, compounds, molecules and ions, chemical principles and reacting geology, internal and surface processes, rocks and minerals, the atmosphere, winds, air masses and storms, the solar system, place and time, the moon, pollution, air, land, and water. This subject will be taken by all students who have not had one unit of high school physics.
Topics covered include geometric optics, vectors, equations of motion, work, energy and electricity.
Laboratory experiments complement the lecture and provide material for the student to exercise and develop report writing skills. This exam msut be taken during the student's first term, prior to taking any physics courses or other related courses. The purpose of this subject is to provide the four-year engineering student with the basic principles of mechanics. The mathematical level of the course includes the use of vecor algebra and elementary applications of differential and integral calculus. The laboratory sessions correlate theory with experimental results.