PH 201 - General Physics I

WR 115  or designated placement

WR 115Q  as required 

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

Corequisite(s):  

PH 201L  

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: Use vectors, algebra, dimensional analysis, and logical reasoning to solve general physics problems. (ILO: Quantitative Literacy and Reasoning)
• CLO#2: Use conservation laws (momentum, angular momentum, energy) to analyze physical systems.
• CLO#3: Use Newton’s laws to describe and predict the motion of objects.
• CLO#4: Select the equations appropriate to the constraints of a given physics problem.