PHYS150 - Principles I

Status
O
Activity
LEC
Section number integer
3
Title (text only)
Principles I
Term
2021C
Syllabus URL
Subject area
PHYS
Section number only
003
Section ID
PHYS150003
Course number integer
150
Registration notes
Course is available to Freshmen and Upperclassmen.
Attendance At First Lab Meeting Required
Registration also required for Laboratory (see below)
Meeting times
TR 10:15 AM-11:45 AM
W 10:15 AM-11:15 AM
T 05:15 PM-06:45 PM
Meeting location
DRLB A5
DRLB A2
Level
undergraduate
Instructors
Eugene J Mele
Description
This calculus-based course is recommended for science majors and engineering students. Classical laws of motion; interactions between particles; conservation laws and symmetry principles; particle and rigid body motion; gravitation, harmonic motion, and applications of mechanics to real-world problems. Credit is awarded for only one of the following courses: PHYS 008, PHYS 101, 150, 170. Students with AP or Transfer Credit for PHYS 101, or PHYS 150 who complete PHYS 150 will thereby surrender the AP or Transfer Credit. Prerequisite: Students in PHYS 150 should already have taken MATH 104 or the equivalent, or be taking it simultaneously with PHYS 150.
Course number only
150
Fulfills
College Quantitative Data Analysis Req.
Physical World Sector
Use local description
No