PHYS1020 — Physics Concepts
PHYS 1020 - Physics Concepts PHYS 1020 - Physics Concepts Hours/Week: Lecture 3 Lab 2 Course Description: Why does a car slip when it corners too quickly? How does electricity light a bulb? What is happening as an astronaut orbits the Earth? This course introduces ideas that answer each of these questions and more. It is a comprehensive study of the basic pillars of physics that describe and explain the world around us: motion, force, energy, electromagnetism, and optical phenomena. While this course is a problem-solving course, its focus is on the concepts of physics rather than on detailed quantitative analysis. This course is intended for beginning students of physics who have not had a recent course in physics at the high school or college level. The laboratory associated with this course emphasizes measurement, interpretation of data, and synthesis of results. MnTC Goals 3 Natural Science Kinematics Basic Kinematic Quantities One-Dimensional Two-Dimensional 2. Newton’s Laws of Motion Inertia Acceleration Interactions Between Objects 3. Circular Motion Centripetal Force Orbital Motion 4. Work and Energy Definition of Work Kinetic Energy Potential Energy Conservation of Energy Oscillatory Motion 5. Temperature and Heat Definition of Temperature Heat Capacity Gas Behavior 6. Electromagnetism Electric Charge Conductors and Insulators Electric Current Electric Circuits 7. Optics Color and Wavelength Interference of Light Polarization Learning
Prerequisites: MATH0070, MATH0030, MATH0060
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