PHYS& 134 - General Physics I

Credits: 5
Variable Credit Course: No

Lecture Hours: 55
Lab Hours: 0
Worksite/Clinical Hours: 0
Other Hours (LIA/Internships): 0

Course Description: Algebra-based physics course. The subject matter is mechanics with emphasis on Newton’s laws, energy, momentum, and rotational motion.

Prerequisite: MATH 099 with a grade of C or higher; and ENGL 099 with a grade of C or higher (or placement into college-level English). AND Concurrent enrollment in PHYS& 124.
Distribution Requirements:

Natural Sciences Distribution Requirement

Meets FQE Requirement: No
Integrative Experience Requirement: No

Student Learning Outcomes

Know and be able to apply the concepts, laws and principles of classical mechanics (kinematics, dynamics, energy, and momentum) to explain or predict physical phenomena.
Solve numerical problems in classical mechanics using appropriate physical laws, principles, and mathematical techniques (including equations and graphs) for variables such as velocity, acceleration, force, energy, momentum, etc.
Construct and use Free-Body Diagrams to solve for unknown variables in static and dynamic systems.
Use conservation and non-conservation techniques to solve momentum and energy problems.
NATURAL SCIENCES: Demonstrate an understanding of the fundamental concepts in at least one scientific discipline.

Course Contents

Scalars and vectors.
Kinematics: Displacement, velocity, and acceleration.
Statics and dynamics. Newton’s Laws, forces, and equilibrium.
Circular motion and satellite motion.
Work, power and energy.
Momentum, impulse, and center of mass.
Rotational kinematics and dynamics.

Instructional Units: 5