Introduction to Physics with Lab

Catalog description

PHY101 is an introductory course in classical Newtonian physics. In this course, students study the scientific method, measuring the fundamental characteristics of length and mass, scalars and vectors, acceleration and gravity, Newton’s laws of motion, Kepler’s laws of planetary motion, potential and kinetic energy, momentum, fluids, temperature, and heat, electricity and magnetism, and optics. Students apply this knowledge through critical thinking assignments and laboratory experiments. This course fulfills a General Education Natural and Physical Science requirement. This is an approved Colorado gtPathways course (GT-SC1).