Includes one 3 hour laboratory per week. The topics are thermal physics, electromagnetism, electric circuits, and electromagnetic waves. Extends physical concepts pesented in the classroom to the laboratory. The student will learn practical measurement techniques, instrumentation, and computer interfacing. The first semester of a two semester sequence of introductory physics for biological science majors including pre- professional majors.
Topics are classical mechanics, fluids and thermodynamics.
Each course is accompanied by one 3 hour laboratory period per week. An emphasis in these courses will be on the application of physical principles to problems of technology and other areas of science. The topics are wave motion, acoustics, electromagnetism including DC and AC circuits, optics, and modern physics. The evolution of science and generation of scientific knowledge as social phenomena. The popular view of science as a quest for objective reality is examined.