PHYS 10000 - Basic Concepts of Physics

Hunter Core
Scientific World (SW)
GER
2/E

This is an introductory, one-semester physics course designed for non-science majors. It minimizes the use of mathematics, beyond simple addition, multiplication, subtraction and division. The course will meet three hours per week in lecture. The contents are the lecture material of the existing PHYS 101 LC course. Topics include: Newton’s laws of motion, linear motion and falling objects, momentum, energy, rotational motion, gravity, atomic structure, liquids, gases, heat, vibrations and waves, sound, electrostatics, electric current, magnetism, electromagnetic induction, light, color, reflection and refraction, an introduction to quantum mechanics, and radioactivity. This course is a co-requisite or pre-requisite of PHYS 10100, which consists of traditional lab experiments and guided problem-solving sessions, that are closely correlated with the lecture material covered in this course.
3 hrs
3 cr.