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Fall 2023
Sep 19, 2024 |
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| PHYS 201 - Physics with Applications to Earth and Life Systems |
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An introduction to the aspects of physics relevant to the earth and life sciences, surveyed at a non-calculus level. This course prepares students to understand Earth, environmental, and life processes, from earthquakes and climate change to electrical conduction in the nervous system and biological systems. Topics include motion and forces; energy and its conservation; fluids; oscillations and waves; electrostatic force and currents; simple and complex systems; and radioactivity. Laboratory (3 hours). Note: This is a one-semester course and may not be acceptable to some professional or graduate programs.
Corequisite: Physics for Earth and Life Scientists with Laboratory.
Prerequisite: MATH 180 Precalculus.
1.250 Credit hours 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Non-Matriculated, Post-Baccalaureate Tchr Lcnse, Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture, Directed Study Environ, Society,& Sustainblty Department Course Attributes: D.v1_DomainGenEd-Domain II-B, D.v1_Laboratory Requirement, Undergraduate Level Course, 3 hour/wk laboratory component, Lrng Objective 03, Lrng Objective 10 Restrictions: May not be assigned one of the following Student Attributes: DGCE Student Corequisites: PHYS 201L Prerequisites: PREREQ for PHYS 201 General Requirements: ( May not be taken concurrently. ) or ( May not be taken concurrently. ) or ( Course or Test: MATH 180 to 221 May not be taken concurrently. ) |
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