C College Physics I

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Term hours: 54 lecture and 54 laboratory. This course is the first half of an algebra- and trigonometry-based two-semester physics sequence ( PHYS 201 C and PHYS 202 C ) designed primarily for students planning to major in life sciences, medical/dental fields, architecture, psychology, and similar professional fields. The course covers Newtonian mechanics, conservation laws, rotational dynamics, and properties of matter, heat, and waves. The laboratory portion of the course investigates these topics both qualitatively and quantitatively, and includes the use of graphing, statistics, and propagation of errors. This course satisfies a requirement for biology majors in the CSU system, but not the UC system. (CSU/UC Credit Limitation/AA GE, CalGETC, C-ID: PHYS 105 and PHYS 100S = PHYS 201 C + PHYS 202 C )