Fundamentals of Physics I

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Pre- or Co-requisite: MATH 2010 or permission of instructor. A study of the fundamental concepts in physics and their use in analyzing physical systems. Topics covered: one-dimensional kinematics, vectors and kinematics in two-and three-dimensions, Newton’s laws and particle dynamics, rotational kinematics and dynamics, temperature, thermal properties of matter, the first law of thermodynamics, kinetic theory of gases. (Three hours lecture and one recitation hour per week)