PHYC130 Catalog description and Student Learning Outcomes

PHYC130 is the first of a 2-semester, calculus-based physics course sequence primarily for life-science majors. (STEM majors should instead take the 3-semester Physics 140/240/241 sequence.)

Prerequisite: A "C" or "CR" or higher, or concurrent enrollment in Math 180 or equivalent.

Student Learning Outcomes:

By the end of this course, students will be able to:

• apply Newton's Laws to static and dynamic systems of particles and rigid bodies
• distinguish between conservation principles and apply them appropriately to physical systems.
• employ laboratory equipment and techniques to acquire experimental measurements, interpret the data, and communicate the results in a coherent manner.
• apply thermodynamic principles to systems involving solids and ideal gasses.