2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog

PHYS 110 Light, Sound, and Motion

This course introduces kinematics of motion, Newton’s laws of motion, energy and momentum and wave mechanics and interference effects of light and sound. Applications involving acoustic and optical technology are presented. This course will not fulfill requirements for pre-professional science programs, chemistry, or physics majors.

Credits

4

Prerequisite

MATH 106 or two years of high school algebra

Corequisite

PHYS 110L

Offered

Fall semester of even calendar years

Notes

Meets the general education laboratory science requirement.