College Physics I

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3 Lecture Hour(s) 0 Lab Hour(s) This is an algebra-based course. No calculus is used. The course is a study of fundamental principles of mechanics and thermodynamics. The topics covered include units, physical quantities, and vectors; kinematics and dynamics of translational motion; applications of Newton’s laws; work and energy; momentum, impulse, and collisions; kinematics and dynamics of rotational motion; equilibrium and elasticity; gravitation; periodic motion; fluid mechanics; temperature and heat; kinetic theory and thermal properties of matter, and thermodynamic systems & processes.