2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog

PY 111 General Physics I

Non-calculus-based course covering the basic principles of mechanics (units, vectors, 1D and 2D motion, concepts of force, torque, static equilibrium, energy, work, momentum, rotational motion, and gravitation), fluid mechanics, temperature, and thermal expansion.

A prerequisite to PY 113

Credits

3

Prerequisite

MA 140 Precalculus or higher

Corequisite

PY 113 General Physics Laboratory I