PH 201L - General Physics I Lab

1 Credit(s)

Prerequisite(s):

WR 115 or designated placement

WR 115Q as required, and

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

Corequisite(s):

PH 201

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 and laboratory. Both sections are required and to be taken concurrently.

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.