PHY 115 - Survey of Physics with Lab

Units: 4
When Offered: Fall, Spring
A one-semester physics survey course for science-related and technical majors including a study of mathematical methods of physics, kinematics, forces, Newton’s Laws, earthquakes, fluids, work, energy, power, momentum, heat and thermodynamics, electricity, waves, light, sound, and nuclear physics. NOTE: This course does not meet the prerequisite for PHY 224 - Physics for Scientists II. Students who need a two-semester physics sequence should take PHY 214 - Physics for Scientists I and PHY 224 - Physics for Scientists II or PHY 201 - Physics for Engineers I with Lab and PHY 203 - Physics for Engineers II with Lab.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Fee: Additional lab fee
Prerequisite(s): MAT 145 or 245