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Fall 2023
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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.
Corequesite: PHYS 201 Physics with Applications to Earth and Life Systems 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 |
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