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A course designed for non-science majors which considers the everyday applications of physics. This course is a non-mathematical approach to the basic concepts of physics. Open to students with or without high school physics, but not open to those who have credit for any college physics course. It covers the subjects of motion, energy, waves, music, electromagnetism, relativity and nuclear energy. Graded or Pass/No Pass option.

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This course is designed to supplement PHYS G110. The student will do laboratory exercises which illustrate some of the phenomena discussed in PHYS G110. Graded or Pass/No Pass option.

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This course is an algebra/trigonometry based study of mechanics, heat, and sound. Topics include force, motion, energy, heat transfer, effects of heat, and the nature and properties of waves. Graded. C-ID: PHYS 105, 100S.

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This course is an algebra/trigonometry based study of electricity, magnetism, light, and modern physics. Topics include electric charges and fields, DC circuits, magnetic fields, electromagnetic induction, reflection, refraction, interference of light, quantum theory, matter waves, radioactivity, and nuclear reactions. Graded. C-ID: PHYS 110, 100S.

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This course is an introduction to physics using calculus. Topics studied include vectors, motion, forces, energy, momentum, oscillators, and the properties of waves. Graded. C-ID: PHYS 205.

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This is a calculus based physics course which covers the topics of electric charge, electric fields, potential dielectrics, DC circuits, magnetic fields, magnetic forces, electromagnetic induction, electromagnetic oscillators, and waves. Graded. C-ID: PHYS 210.

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This is a calculus based physics course including the topics of measurement of heat and temperature, effects of heat, kinetic theory of gases, thermodynamics, propagation of light, reflection, refraction, interference, diffraction, relativity, quantum theory and matter waves. Graded. C-ID: PHYS 215.