Standard Course Syllabus
Physics 2010/2020
General Physics  

Date Approved:  26 March 2001

Offered: This two-semester sequence may be started in the Fall or Spring.  An accelerated version of the sequence may be offered in the summer

 Prerequisites for this Course: Math 1060.  Algebra and Trigonometry are used extensively throughout the course

 This course is a prerequisite for: The sequence is a corequisite for 2010L/2020L AGeneral Physics Laboratory@

 Credit Hours: Four (per semester).  Five hours of lecture/discussion per week.

 Example Texts: APhysics@ by Cutnell and Johnson, APhysics: Algebra and Trigonometry@ by Hecht

 Topics Covered: First semester: Measurement.  The SI system of units.  Vectors and Scalars  Kinematics in one and two dimensions. Newton=s Laws. Conservation laws of energy, Momentum and Angular momentum, Mechanical waves, Thermodynamics.  Second semester: Electricity and Magnetism, Electromagnetic waves, Light and Optics, Nuclear Physics   Selected topics from modern physics.

 Skills Emphasized: General problem solving.  Using algebra and trigonometry to describe physical situations.  Visualizing physical systems and interactions. 

 Notes: This sequence is primarily intended for students in pre-medicine, pre-dentistry, and technology programs which do not require calculus.