PHYS 110 — Technical Physics with Lab
This course represents a non -calculus, but rigorously algebraic, approach to the analysis of the concepts and relationships of all the principal areas of Physics . Topics of study include Mechanics, such as Kinematics in one and two dimensions, Dynamics and Newton’ s Laws of Motion, Friction, Rotatio ns and Torque, Uniform Circular Motion, Universal Gravitation, Momentum and Angular Momentum, Kinetic and Potential Energy, Properties of Solids and Fluids, Strength of Materials, Harmonic Motion, Waves, Sound, Light and Electromagnetic Waves, Heat and Thermodynamics, and Electricity and Magnetism, as well as Relativity, and Quantum and Nuclear Physics, if time permits. Emphasis will be placed in understanding natural phenomena and solving numerical problems in both the Metric (SI) and English (US) Systems of units. Weekly laboratory experiments help the student develop a feel for realistic measurements and meaningful calculations. Successful completion of this course fulfills the Associates of Arts degree science requirement. Prerequisite(s): none Corequisite(s): MATH-040 or appropriate placement The first semester of a two semester series, this course represents a non -calculus, but rigorously algebraic, approach to the analysis of the concepts and relationships of Mechanics: Kinematics in one and two dimensions, Dynamics and Newton’ s Laws of Motion, Friction Forces, Rotations and Uniform Circular Motion, Universal Gravitation, Torque and Static Equilibrium; Momentum and Angu