The request to revise PHYS 3101

Date: March 4, 2016
To: College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
From: Office of Academic Affairs
Approved On: February 24, 2016
Approved by: Undergraduate Course and Curriculum Committee
Implementation Date: Summer 2016

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PHYS 3101 – Topics and Methods of General Physics

Credit Hours: (3)

Covers additional topics in physics at an introductory level. Subjects will include gravitation, angular momentum, wave motion, geometrical and physical optics, electromagnetic waves, fluid dynamics, and thermodynamics. Integration of mathematical concepts with basic physical principals. Physics topics chosen from material covered in PHYS 2101 and PHYS 2102. Mathematical concepts inlcude approximation methods, integration and differentiation, vector algebra, and coordinate systems. Exercises and problems will emphasize topics traditionally challenging to beginning physics students. An emphasis is placed on developing additional background and problem solving skills necessary for students to succeed in upper division physics courses.

Prerequisite(s): PHYS 2102 and MATH 1242 both with grades of C or above.