PHYS 203 Physics I (Lec/Lab)
A calculus-based introduction to physics including Newton's laws, energy, linear and angular momentum, conservation laws, simple harmonic motion, and thermodynamics.
Offered
Spring
Student Learning Outcomes
- Quantify motion using vectors.
- Identify properties of waves.
- Explain different fluid properties.
- Explain and apply the Archimedes' Principle of Buoyancy.
- Explain the first law of thermodynamics.
- Explain the Carnot Cycle.
- Characterize motion using kinematic equations.
- Draw free-body diagrams.
- Describe and compute different forces (friction, tension, gravitational, etc.) and net force.
- Explain and apply Newton's laws of motion.
- Describe and quantify momentum and its exchange in collisions.
- Understand conservation of energy principles as well as specific types of energy (linear kinetic, rotational kinetic, gravitational potential, spring potential).
- Compute quantities involving exchange of energy and momentum.
- Understand rotational motion and moment of inertia.