PH 211 - General Physics (Calculus Based) I

3 Credit(s)

Prerequisite(s): WR 115 or designated placement, and MTH 112Z or designated placement.

Corequisite(s): MTH 251, PH 211L, PH 211R

Course Description: This is the first term of a three-term calculus-based physics course. Conservation laws and Newtonian mechanics are covered. This includes but is not limited to forces 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 Level: Lower Division Collegiate

Course Learning Outcomes:

CLO#1: Use vectors, algebra, calculus, dimensional analysis, and logical reasoning to solve general physics problems resourcefully. (ILO: Quantitative Literacy and Reasoning)
CLO#2: Make sensible assumptions and simplifications to solve general physics problems, when it appears that not enough information is provided.
CLO#3: Explain and apply conservation laws in physics (momentum, angular momentum, energy) using calculus where appropriate.
CLO#4: Explain and apply Newton’s laws (inertia, force, mass, acceleration, action, reaction) using calculus where appropriate.
CLO#5: Select the equations (using calculus where needed) appropriate to the constraints of a given physics problem.