PH 201 - General Physics I

WR 115  or designated placement

WR 115Q  as required 

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

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. This course number includes both lecture and lab.

Course Learning Outcomes:

• CLO#1: Use vectors, algebra, dimensional analysis, and logical reasoning to solve general physics problems using a wide range of resources. (ILO: Quantitative Literacy and Reasoning)
• CLO#2: Explain and apply conservation laws in physics (momentum, angular momentum, energy).
• CLO#3: Explain and apply Newton’s laws (inertia, force, mass, acceleration, action, reaction).
• CLO#4: Interpret laboratory data to draw conclusions about general physics experiments.