Dec 06, 2024  
2024-25 RCC Catalog 
    
2024-25 RCC Catalog
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PH 201L - General Physics I Lab


1 Credit(s)

Prerequisite(s):  

WR 115  or designated placement, and

WR 115Q  as required

MTH 112Z  or higher-level math course, or designated placement

Corequisite(s): PH 201 PH 201R   

Course Description: This is the first term of a three-term algebra-based physics course. Conservation laws and Newtonian mechanics are covered. This includes but is not limited to force and motion, forms of energy (including kinetic potential and various types of internal energy such as rotational, thermal and latent), conservation of momentum, conservation of angular momentum, conservation of energy, Newton’s laws, kinematics, free-body diagrams, net force equations, torque and orbital mechanics. Students must enroll in lecture, laboratory and recitation sections. All three sections are required. 

Course Learning Outcomes:

  • CLO#1: Apply conservation laws in physics (momentum, angular momentum, energy).
  • CLO#2: Apply Newton’s laws (inertia, force, mass, acceleration, action, reaction).
  • CLO#3: Interpret laboratory data to draw conclusions about general physics experiments. (ILO: Critical Thinking)

Typical Required and Recommended Equipment and Materials: Scientific calculator, Ruler, Protractor, Mechanical pencil, Eraser, Engineering paper

ACTI Code and Course Type
100 Lower Division Collegiate

Length of Course:
A required state minimum of (30) and a standard RCC delivery of (33) lecture hours per term, not to exceed (36) hours per term.



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